Chautauqua Theater Company 2018 Season - NYC EPA
Chautauqua Institution
AUDITION DATE
Mon, Mar 12, 2018
9:30 am - 5:30 pm (EST)
Lunch 1 to 2
CONTRACT
URTA Tier III; $763/week
SEEKING
Equity actors for a few roles in the upcoming 2018 Season. See breakdown.
PREPARATION
Prepare a short monologue from post-1900 material. Please bring a picture and resume, stapled together.
LOCATION
Actors' Equity New York Audition Center
165 W 46th St
16th Fl
New York, NY 10036
PERSONNEL
Sarah Clare Corporandy, Managing Director
OTHER DATES
See breakdown for show dates.
OTHER
CTCompany.org
EPA Procedures are in effect for this audition.
An Equity monitor will be provided.
Equity’s contracts prohibit discrimination. Equity is committed to diversity and encourages all its employers to engage in a policy of equal employment opportunity designed to promote a positive model of inclusion. As such, Equity encourages performers of all ethnicities, gender identities, and ages, as well as performers with disabilities, to attend every audition.
Always bring your Equity Membership card to auditions.
BREAKDOWN
The following available roles in the 2018 season are being considered for Equity contracts. They are the only roles for which actors are sought at this time as we fill many of our roles with our Conservatory Company:
AIRNESS
by Chelsea Marcantel
First Rehearsal: June 26, Opening: July 14, Closing July 29
Facebender:
Older than the rest; the sweetheart of the group; open and exceptionally gregarious; from San Diego; a New Age hippie, but takes air guitar very seriously; he takes most things very seriously; his performances are full of feeling; he’s pushing against a well of sadness and depth of need; can sometimes feel like a man out of time, like Don Quixote.
________
GALILEO
by Regina Taylor
First Rehearsal: July 17, Opening: August 11, Closing August 18
Galileo
Male, 50s-70s, any ethnicity: A scientist and a man of many appetites, Galileo is equally passionate about the arrangement of the heavens and his next meal.
Mrs. Sarti
Female, 30s-50s, any ethnicity: Galileo's practical housekeeper and mother of his star pupil, Andrea. Mrs. Sarti keeps the bills paid, the windows washed and Galileo's feet on the earth.
Sagredo
Male, 50s-70s, any ethnicity: Galileo's close friend and research partner. An open-minded and intellectually curious man of noble birth, who reminds Galileo of the real world implications of his theories.
__________
AN OCTOROON
by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins
First Rehearsal: June 12, Opening: June 30, Closing July 8
We intend to cast this play following Branden Jacobs-Jenkins guidelines for the characters’ ethnicities.
BJJ / George / M'Closky
Male, 20s-30s, African American: A contemporary black playwright struggling to make sense of The Octoroon. Also plays George (the sympathetic white plantation owner) and M'Closky (the villainous white overseer).
Playwright / Wahnotee / Lafouche
Male, 50s-70s, white or white passing: Plays the role of Dion Boicicault, a cantankerous Irish playwright who is quite pleased with himself. Also plays Wahnotee (a Native American friend to Paul) and Lafouche (the auctioneer).
Zoe
Female, 20s-30s, mixed ethnicity: An octoroon raised and educated on the plantation, who falls in love with George and is pursued by M'Closky.
Assistant / Pete / Paul
Male, 20s-30s, Native American or mixed ethnicity. A Native American actor who works as the playwright's assistant. Also plays Pete (an older slave in charge) and Paul (a young slave boy).
Equity’s contracts prohibit discrimination. Equity is committed to diversity and encourages all its employers to engage in a policy of equal employment opportunity designed to promote a positive model of inclusion. As such, Equity encourages performers of all ethnicities, gender identities, and ages, as well as performers with disabilities, to audition.
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