DEPOT THEATRE 2025 SEASON - WESTPORT, NY EPA
Depot Theatre | Westport, NY
AUDITION DATE
Saturday, March 29, 2025
10:00 AM - 2:00 PM (E)
APPOINTMENTS
Auditions will be run on a first come, first served basis. Doors will open at 10 AM to begin sign-ups.
CONTRACT
SPT
$435 weekly minimum (SPT 3) - will be revised pursuant to tier level increase in 2025
SEEKING
Equity actors for roles in Depot Theatre's 2025 Season (see breakdown).
PREPARATION
Please prepare a brief cut of an up-tempo and a brief cut of a ballad in the style of the show of interest: FIRST DATE contemporary Broadway (pop/rock) and MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET, rock, gospel, country, and R&B. For plays: prepare a 1-2 minute monologue in the style of the show (dark comedy) British accent for RADIANT, and American accent for ROOMMATE. See breakdown for production-specific preparation for MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET. Please bring your headshot and resume stapled together.
LOCATION
Westport Heritage House
6459 Main Street
Westport, NY 12993
THIS SPACE'S VENTILATION HAS NOT BEEN VERIFIED BY ACTORS' EQUITY ASSOCIATION.
PERSONNEL
EXPECTED TO ATTEND:
- Beth Glover, Artistic Director, Director of FIRST DATE
- Karen Lewis, Artistic Director
- Chan Harris, Director of RADIANT VERMIN
- Michael Santora, Director of MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET
- Aaron Jodoin, Musical Director for FIRST DATE
- Amy Fitts, Arts in Education Staff
- Peter Corley, Production Assistant
- Kim Rielly, Executive Director
OTHER DATES
- FIRST DATE - First rehearsal: June 16. Performances: June 26 - July 13
- RADIANT VERMIN - First rehearsal: July 7. Performances: July 17 - August 3
- MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET - First rehearsal: July 28. Performances: August 7-24
- THE ROOMMATE - First rehearsal: August 18. Performances: August 28-31
OTHER
An Equity Monitor will not be provided. The producer will run all aspects of this audition.
Notice: Audition Call Type: EPA
BREAKDOWN
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.
PREPARATION
FOR MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET:
- ELVIS: Please prepare an Elvis Presley song (or a song in that style or from the era) and accompany yourself on the guitar.
- JOHNNY CASH: Please prepare a Johnny Cash song (or song in that style from that era) and accompany yourself on the guitar. Baritone-Bass
- JERRY LEE LEWIS: Please prepare a Jerry Lee Lewis song (or song in that style or from the era) and accompany yourself on the piano.
- CARL PERKINS: Please prepare a Carl Perkins or Elvis Presley song (or song in that style from that era) and accompany yourself on the guitar. An amp will be provided.
SEEKING:
FIRST DATE
Book by Austin Winsberg
Music and Lyrics by Alan Zachary and Michael Weiner
- Aaron: Late 20s-30s, male, any ethnicity. Tenor. New Yorker. Jewish investment banker. He has never been on a blind date before. Out of his element, nervous, and trying way too hard.
- Casey: Late 20s-30s, female, any ethnicity. Great belt/mix voice. Daring, bold, and delightfully controversial. All as a defense mechanism.
- Man #1: (Gabe, Casey’s Uber Gay Bestie, Reggie, Edgy British Guy, Google Backup, Aaron’s future son, Stoner, Friendly Therapist) 20s-30s; Male, any ethnicity. Baritone/Tenor range. Displays a wide age range, and character voices.
- Man #2: (Waiter, Edgy Rocker, Casey’s Dad, Google Backup, British Artist) Late 20s-30s, Tenor, any ethnicity. Displays a wide age range, and character voices.
- Woman #1: (Aaron’s Grandma Ida, Casey’s sister Lauren, Google Girl, Aaron’s Ex, Aaron’s Mother) Belt/mix with soprano, any ethnicity. Strongly comedic with a great voice, warmth, and personality. Displays a wide age range, and character voices.
RADIANT VERMIN
by Philip Ridley
- Ollie: 20s – British married to Jill, any ethnicity. Facility with various UK dialects and lightning-fast character shifts required.
- Jill: 20s – British, any ethnicity. Facility with various UK dialects and lightning-fast character shifts required.
- Miss Dee / Kay: 30s – 40s. Can be British or American, any ethnicity. Dee is a real estate agent. Kay is homeless, poor, young.
MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET
by Colin Escott and Floyd Mutrux
- ELVIS: 20s; male; actor/singer/guitar player. Sound and look somewhat like Elvis without being an “impersonator.” Tenor-Baritone.
- JERRY LEE LEWIS: 20s-early 30s; male; actor/singer/pianist. A superb piano player, able to play like Jerry Lee Lewis; fun, energetic; comic skills a plus. Tenor.
- CARL PERKINS: mid 20s; male; actor/singer/guitar player (lead guitar); Must be an excellent lead guitarist. Tenor.
- JOHNNY CASH: late 20s-late 30s; male; singer/guitar player. Sounds and look somewhat like Johnny without being an “impersonator.”
- SAM PHILLIPS: mid-30s-40s; “Father of Rock ‘n’ Roll” and founder of Sun Records who brought the “Million Dollar Quartet” together on that fateful night. NOTE: Non-Singing Role.
- DYANNE: 20s-early 30s; Excellent singer, any ethnicity. Mezzo Soprano w/Belt.
THE ROOMMATE
by Jen Silverman
- Sharon: quintessential middle American woman in her mid to late 50s, any ethnicity.
- Robyn: Polar opposite of Sharon but keeping it undercover as much as she can. Late 50s, any ethnicity.
