Denver Center for the Performing Arts
CONTRACT
LORT Non-Rep LORT B & D - DCPA Theatre Company pays above LORT B minimum ($1,008/wk) for all its contracts.
SEEKING
Equity actors for roles in 2021-22 season (see breakdown). Productions in the Wolf Theatre will be understudied.
Online appointment sign up will be available at 10am (MDT) on Wednesday, August 25th. Appointments will be assigned on a first come, first serve basis (approx. 140 performers each day). To request an appointment visit: denvercenter.org/casting
Performers will receive an email confirmation with Zoom audition details and a 30 minute window in which their appointment will take place. Performers will be placed in the Zoom waiting room until casting is ready to see each person. We will be seeing 10 actors per 30 minute window, so a 3 minute audition package will be strictly enforced.
This EPA audition is for Equity members only and members will be expected to enter their Equity card number at sign-up for proof of membership.
INSTRUCTIONS
Prepare two contrasting monologues. Singers should prepare a song from a musical standard and may forgo one monologue in lieu of song. Total audition package should be no longer than 3 minutes (strictly enforced). An accompaniment track and sheet music of DCPA’s choosing can be provided upon request if actor does not have access to their own accompaniment. Actors will be asked to submit digital copies of their headshot and resume along with their Equity card number.
PERSONNEL
Viewing auditions:
Grady Soapes, CSA- DCPA Director of Casting
OTHER DATES
Audition dates:
Wednesday, September 1st and Thursday, September 2nd for national auditions. Friday, September 3rd for Denver local auditions
Audition times:
9:00 AM- 5:00 PM (MDT)
Lunch; 12:00PM - 1:00PM
See production dates in breakdown.
OTHER
No stage manager positions are available at this time.
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 submit.
BREAKDOWN
The Denver Center intends to lead all decisions from selecting each play to the final bow, with empathy and respect. We acknowledge that race, gender, ethnicity and physical abilities of the actors on stage have meaning and we want to be mindful of that throughout our practices. Our casting process will be led with thoughtfulness and appreciation of the artists we encounter and any level of discrimination will not be tolerated. We do not want to assume that the space you are entering or have entered is fully inclusive of your needs, but instead want to create an environment and expand our conditions that allows for your multi-faceted personhood to thrive and feel welcome.
A CHRISTMAS CAROL
Playwright: Charles Dickens, Adapted by Richard Hellesen
Director: Melissa Rain Anderson
Choreographer: Christine Rowan
Music Director: Joshua Zecher-Ross
LORT B Contract
Wolf Theatre
FIRST REHEARSAL: October 19th 2021
FIRST PREVIEW: November 19th 2021
OPENING: November 26th 2021
CLOSING: December 26th 2021
Seeking excellent singers/actors who move very well. Seeking versatile, dynamic actors with excellent language skills, a joyous spirit and deep emotional depth.
Peter Cratchit & Dick Wilkins – (Male, Any Ethnicity, 14- 19, Tenor) No understudy assignment.
Also plays:
Labourer
Phantom
Suitor #2 – (Male, Any Ethnicity, 25-35 Tenor) This role will also include an understudy assignment
Also plays:
Narrator
Party Guest
Phantom
Suitor #3 – (Male, Any Ethnicity, 25-35 Baritone) This role will also include an understudy assignment
Also plays:
Narrator
Londoner Merchant
Phantom
Mrs. Cratchit & Ghost of Christmas Past– (Female, Any Ethnicity, 30-45, Alto) Has genuine gravitas and emotional depth. No understudy assignment.
Street Singer – (Female, Any Ethnicity, 25-35 Soprano) Has great comedic timing and grounded genuine honesty. No understudy assignment
Also plays:
Young Miss Fezziwig
Parent
Song Belle
Sister-in-law
Caroler
Martha – (Female, Any Ethnicity, 18-25, Alto) Has fun playful energy and grounded genuine honesty. No understudy assignment.
Also plays:
Maid
Young Miss Fezziwig
Phantom
Parent
WHO’S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF
Playwright: Edward Albee
Director: Rose Riordan
LORT D Contract
The Singleton Theatre
FIRST REHEARSAL: November 29th 2022
FIRST PREVIEW: January 7th 2022
OPENING: January 14th 2022
CLOSING: March 6th 2022
Seeking:
Booze. Books. Cigarettes and Arguments.
Looking for any ethnicity, complexity, mostly just interesting human beings ready to spar.
George - (Male, 46-year-old ) a member of the history department at New Carthage University. George is married to Martha, in a once loving relationship now defined by sarcasm and frequent acrimony. George is /Desperate. Tired. Keeps up the fight but does not have the same taste for it as Martha.
Martha - (Female, 52-year-old) Martha is the daughter of the president of New Carthage University. She is married to George (but thought she was marrying a version of her father), though disappointed with his aborted academic career. Martha is /Inappropriate and ambitious. False sense of importance. Loves to spar. Thinks she’s sexy. Hates getting older. She’s not ready to give up her internal fantasy as the wife of an important professor.
Nick - (Male, 28-year-old) Nick has just become a new member of the biology faculty at New Carthage University. He is 28 years old, Athletic, good-looking, Midwestern, and clean-cut. Nick is married to Honey. Nick is: /Eager. Smart. Ambitious. More complicated than he appears.
Honey - (Female, 26-year-old) Honey is the petite, bland wife of Nick. She is 26 years old, has a weak stomach, and is not the brightest bulb of the bunch. Honey is /Accepting and trying. Not keeping up.
RATTLESNAKE KATE- World Premiere
Music & Lyrics: Neyla Pekarek
Playwright: Karen Hartman
Director: Chris Coleman
Choreographer: William Carlos Angulo
Music Director: Angela Steiner
LORT B Contract
Wolf Theatre
FIRST REHEARSAL: December 28th 2021
FIRST PREVIEW: February 5th 2022
OPENING: February 12th 2022
CLOSING: March 14th 2022
Seeking:
Performers with vocal dexterity (should harmonize and blend well in folk/jazz/blues material).
When movement is concerned - Creative, playful, athletic storytellers who thrive in ensemble collaboration. Actors should be excellent movers or dancers of any level who can handle a varied and highly nuanced physical vocabulary.
Katie – Female, White, 18-30 (Soprano or Mezzo- belter, Strong harmony singer; good head voice) The Kate who gets out. An oddball with a whimsical spirit. A fighter, believer and survivor. In some ways the boldest of the Kates, because she believes entirely she can make her life anew. Katie is not conventionally feminine – any body type.
Also Plays:
Annie Oakley
Company
Kate – Female, White, 30’s into 40’s (Soprano or Mezzo- belter, Strong harmony singer) The woman who kills the rattlesnakes. Possibly the most straight up badass of the Kates, which is saying something. Runs her own 600-acre farm. Kate has a great sense of humor, is up for a fight, can throw back a whiskey, and loves hard. She is also a bit of an entrepreneur. Kate is not conventionally feminine – any body type.
Also plays:
Company
Katherine – Female, White, 50’s into 60’s (Mezzo/Alto, Strong harmony singer. Ideally, range is comfortable down to E below middle C (E2)) Katherine is Kate at her most mature: hardened, but still open to heartbreak. Her relationship with Ernie, her son, is perhaps the deepest in the story: closely attached, with big dreams that don’t always come to life. She farms alone until the end. Possesses deep, unmet emotion and a need to be remembered. Katherine is not conventionally feminine – any body types.
Also plays:
Company
Colonel – Male, Black, 40’s into 50’s (Bari-tenor, Male, 40s into 50s) A writer obsessed with the west. He worships an ideal of Kate, and she of him. Their epistolary romance spans thirty years but they never meet. He sings and writes like the dashing cowboy he claims to be, but lives a safe and sedentary life.
Also Plays:
Company
Ernie – Male, Chicanx or Latinx actor of indigenous descent, 18-25 (High Tenor, Comfortable harmony singer) Kate’s adopted son, seen at age three through early twenties. Loving, tender, clear. Grows up and sets out without his mom, breaking her heart. Has an inner strength and feistiness that becomes more apparent as he matures.
Also plays:
Water Guy
Company
Jack Slaughterback – Male, White, 30’s (Bari-tenor) Kate’s husband for a time, a farmer and a gambler. Sexy in his no-good way. Grounded, earthy, always looking for a win.
Also plays:
Company
Brownie – Female, Any Ethnicity, Any age (Soprano, wide range, someone who plays the cello) A horse, Kate’s best friend, voiced by a cello-playing woman and embodied by a separate performer, probably a dancer. The fourth part in barbershop harmonies with the Kates
Also plays:
Company
Pa – Male, White, 40’s/50’s (Bass, Heavyset) Kate’s father. Western patriarch type. Earthy character, able to transform into multiple roles.
Also plays:
Revenue Man
Judge
Company
Quincy Cullen – Male, White, 30’s (Bari-tenor, scary) A moonshine customer of Kate’s who gets out of control after a few drinks, and makes claims on her son. He is earthy, ruthless, and bit dangerous.
Also plays:
Claude Hampton
Company
Celia – Female, Chicanx or Latinx of indigenous descent, 30’s/40’s (Alto) Owns a landmark restaurant and saloon passed down by her family. Versatile with excellent sense of humor and a great sense of truth. Also plays a citified reporter and a young contemporary woman.
Also plays:
Restaurant Owner
Female Reporter
Water Delivery Gal
Company
Fantasy Kate – Female, Any Ethnicity, young 20’s (A dancer who can sing, comfortable with harmonization) Kate in the romantic tall tale pas de deux that the Colonel spins in his letters to Kate. Highly expressive, buoyant dancer with contemporary sensibilities and excellent musicality. Should have lots of partnering experience.
Fantasy Buckskin Bill– Male, Any Ethnicity, 20’s to 30’s (Bari-tenor and Dancer) A dancer who can sing – the Colonel in the romantic tall tale pas de deux that the Colonel spins in his letters to Kate. Highly expressive, buoyant dancer with contemporary sensibilities and excellent musicality. Should have lots of partnering experience.
Also plays:
Army Doc
Jailer
Company
Ensemble- Male, Any Ethnicity, 30’s Covers Ernie
Ensemble- Female, Any Ethnicity, 30’s Covers Kate
Also plays:
Mrs. Coleman
Understudy- Female, Any Ethnicity, Covers other female roles
IN THE UPPER ROOM-World Premiere
Playwright: Beaufield Barry
Director: Gregg T Daniels
LORT D Contract
The Kilstrom Theatre
FIRST REHEARSAL: January 6th 2022
FIRST PREVIEW: February 11th 2022
OPEN: February 18th 2022
CLOSE: March 13th 2022
**Colorism is a theme throughout the work. The notes on complexion serve to inform that storyline and the relationship dynamics.**
Eddie- (Male, Black, mid 50’s) A quiet, gentle man who has seen a lot and always strives to do the right thing. But within his integrity he holds secrets that could destroy the family he’s worked so hard to keep. Eddie is the heart of the Berry’s.
Janet- (Female, Black, light complexion, late 30’s) Janet became a woman and mother too early in life. She started out as a child intimidated into silence by her mother in law and has slowly begun to find her voice and use it. She rises to defend her daughters and her take on her role in the family dynamic.
John- (Male, Black, late 30’s) John is a childlike, boisterous ball of charisma. He both masks his feelings behind big stories and tall tales as well as wears them on his sleeve. If Eddie is the heart, John is the soul. He’s stuck between being the child in his family as well as the man.
Rose- (Female, Black, dark complexion, mid 50’s) Rose is a woman who bares the trauma of her life in every action. Every threat, growl, harsh word and hug are a manifestation of her past. In the outside world she is put together, God fearing, righteous and pure class. At home she unravels with jealousy, control and the spirit of a little girl no one came to save.
Josephine- (Female, Black, dark complexion, 17) The older of the Berry’s teen daughters, Josephine is progressive and intelligent. She is also the target of her grandmother’s abuse which have turned into her own source of insecurity. Josephine is holding onto her own secrets and shame and must work hard to break the family’s generational trauma or be doomed to repeat it.
Yvette- (Female, Black, light complexion, 16) The younger Berry daughter, Yvette is content to be seen, be pretty, and be popular. She’s lived oblivious to the dysfunction in her family and that in part is due to Roses’ overwhelming favoritism. When things get tough Yvette digs her heels in and rises to the challenge, she longs to understand her grandmother and protect her sister.
Delores- (Female, Black, 50’s-60’s) One half the comedy duo that is Janet’s aunties, Delores is a pokeno playing, “I’ll pray for her”, “Oh girl no she didn’t type”. Underneath her humor and boisterousness is pure love and concern for her niece. She’s also been married a few times.
Jackie- (Female Black, 50’s-60’s) Janet’s other aunt and Delores’ sister, Jackie is convinced if she can’t explain something it’s evil and if she didn’t see it, it’s a lie. She and Delores play off of each other and their lives are fully intertwined.
CHOIR BOY
Playwright: Tarell Alvin McCraney
Director: Jamil Jude
LORT D Contract
The Kilstrom Theatre
FIRST REHEARSAL: MARCH 22nd 2022
FIRST PREVIEW: April 22nd 2022
OPENING: April 29th 2022
CLOSING: May 29th 2022
Headmaster Marrow (Male, late 30’s to early 40’s, man of color) – The youngest and latest Headmaster for the Charles R Drew Prep School for Boys. He is the Paternal Uncle to Bobby.
Pharus Jonathan Young (Male, late teens, boy of color) – Effeminate and a gifted tenor. Is proud of who he is and just wants to be seen. Soft yet strong. Begins the play as a junior at Charles R Drew Prep School for Boys and is the Lead of the school's famous choir. Roommates with AJ.
Mr. Pendleton (Male, late 60’s to early 70’s, White) – A mediator. Returning professor at Charles R Drew Prep School for boys. A strong advocate for people of color in his younger years.
Robert “Bobby” Marrow III (Male, mid to late teens, boy of color) – Strong headed and stubborn. A junior at Charles R Drew Prep School and member of the school's choir. Nephew to Headmaster Marrow.
Junior Davis (Male, teenager, boy of color) – Naïve. Constantly being questioned on his intelligence. The runt of the bunch. A junior at Charles R Drew Prep School and member of the school's choir.
Anthony Justin “AJ” James (Male, late teens, boy of color) – Athletic. Open and accepting. A senior at Charles R Drew Prep School and member of the school's choir and baseball team. Roommate and continuing support to Pharus.
David Heard (Male, late teens, boy of color) – Aspiring minister. Rule follower. A senior at Charles R Drew Prep School and member of the school's choir.
Quixote Nuevo
Playwright: Octavio Solis
Director: Lisa Portes
Choreographer- Marissa Herrera
Music Director- Jesse Sanchez
LORT B Contract
The Wolf Theatre
FIRST REHEARSAL: April 8th 2022
FIRST PREVIEW: May 14th 2022
OPENING: May 20th 2022
CLOSING: June 12th 2022
Quixano/Quixote – (Latinx, male-identifying - late 60s-80s) A Tejano former professor who is on his last legs. Some call his fantasies dementia. When his caretakers announce that it is time for him to move into senior care, he rebels, escapes and begins his quest to reunite with the love of his life Dulcinea. He is at once a man on the precipice of death and a border knight bent on defending honor, valor, dignity and, above all, romance. Frail but irascible, bold, and wildly imaginative. Sings.
Manny/Sancho Panza – (Latinx, male-identifying - 30s-40s) A Tejano paleta vendor who comes to believe. In Quijano’s fantasy he plays Quixote’s right hand man Sancho Panza, a part Manny is game to play, if only to keep an eye on his friend. Funny, affable, and knows more than he lets on.
Papa Calaca (Latinx, male identifying - 30s – 40s) A Tejano Reaper - he's come to goad Quixano into the great beyond - devilish, macho, sly and witty. A Tejanno troubador of sorts. Must sing. Also plays Trucker, Vivado, Captain Viedma
Padre Perez/Cardenio – (Latinx, male-identifying – 50s – 60s) Padre Perez: A Tejano man of God. Close to the family and close to the community. Humble and compassionate, but not much tolerance for the demons he thinks possess Quijano. Cardenio: a border Caliban. Haunted and haunting. Sings. Guitar a plus. Also plays Big Man with Belt and Border Patrolman
Bruno/Young Quijano (Latinx, male-identifying - 30s) Bruno: Tejano bartender/ co-owner of Rosario's Lounge and Karaoke, the local bar. He is a man with unwavering authority, gusto, and a great sense of humor. He keeps the severed finger of Pancho Villa as a souvenir in a jar. Young Quijano: Quijano as a teenager. Romantic, idealistic, dreamer. Ideally sings. Guitar a plus. Experience with puppetry a plus. Also plays Terrified Boy, Yard Sale Guy.
Dr. Campos/Dulcinea (Latinx, female-identifying - 30-40s). Dr. Campos: Quijano's therapist. Dulcinea: The woman of Quijano's dreams, a shapeshifter who appears as an apparition - a chola, a young Mexican migrant worker, a spirit - pushing him forward on his quest to find her. She is his first love, and his one true love. Sings. Experience with puppetry a plus.
Antonia/Inez (Latinx, female-identifying - late teens - 20s) Antonia: Quijano's devoted, rebellious niece, Magdalena's daughter. She is determined to take care of her uncle alone, fighting her mother's wishes to put him in a nursing home. Compassionate, intelligent, but also a little over her head. Inez: a Tejana dance hall girl, Perla's daughter, hip to social media. Sings
Magdalena/Perla (Latinx, female-identifying - 50s) Magdalena: Quijano's younger sister and caretaker. She took him in when his health began to deteriorate but has since grown resentful of him and the extra stress he brings on the household. Warm, but at the end of her rope. Antonia's mother. Perla: A Tejana dance hall woman. Inez' mom. Tough and scrappy but ultimately romantic. Sings.
Rosario/Juana (Latinx, female-identifying - 30s) Rosario: Tejana bartender/co-owner of Rosario's Lounge and Karaoke, the local bar. Tough, warm, everyone's favorite sassy bossy older sister. Juana - LOUD, direct, fashion designer, wears the pants in her marriage to Manny. She is not happy about Manny’s current expedition and promises that whatever trouble he might get himself into won’t compare to the trouble he is in at home. Sings
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 submit.
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