GLOUCESTER STAGE 2016 SEASON PLAYS Equity Principal Auditions - Gloucester Stage Company Auditions

Call Type
Equity Principal

Time(s)
Equity Principal Auditons by APPOITNMENT
Monday, March 14, 2016
10 AM to 5 PM
no scheduled lunch break

Contract
NEAT
$401/week

Location
Boston Playwrights Theatre
949 Commonwealth Avenue
Boston, MA 02215

Seeking
Equity actors for various roles in the upcoming season plays.

See breakdown.

Preparation
Please prepare a two-minute, contemporary monologue.
Please bring a headshot & resume stapled together.

Other Dates
Boston EPA for Season Plays: 3/14, 10am to 5pm at Boston Playwrights Theatre.

Waltham, MA EPA for Musical SONGSFOR A NEW WORLD on 3/19, 10am to 2pm at Spingold Theater Center, Brandeis University

Other
If unable to attend, send picture/resume to:
Gloucester Stage Company, 267 East Main St. Gloucester, MA. 01930, or
email to: auditions@gloucesterstage.com

Personnel
Robert Walsh, Artistic Director (expected to attend the EPA)
Jeff Zinn, Managing Dir.

Theatre will also participate in the Stage Source auditions on 4/11. Visit StageSource.org for more info.

· A monitor will not be provided. The producer will run all aspects of this audition.

Appointments
AEA members Email: auditions@gloucesterstage.com
or call 978 281–4099,

AEA members without appointments seen as time permits

Performers of all ethnic and racial background are encouraged to attend.

Always bring your Equity Membership Card to auditions.

Breakdown

2016 Season Plays

For all roles listed as ‘cast’, actors will be considered for possible replacements. No understudies will be cast.

LETTICE AND LOVAGE
by Peter Shaffer
Director: Benny Sato Ambush
Rehearsals begin: 5/3/16
Performances: 5/19 – 6/11/16
Seeking:

Charlotte Schoen
head of personnel for the Preservation Trust and of similar age.

Miss Framer
a secretary.

Bardolph
a lawyer.

A Surly Man

Lettice Douffet
Role CAST. A tour guide in her middle years.

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ALBATROSS
by Matthew Spangler & Benjamin Evett
Director: Rick Lombardo
Rehearsals begin: 6/7/16
Performances: 6/16 – 7/3/16

The solo role of The Mariner has been CAST.

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THE LAST SCHWARTZ
by Deborah Zoe Laufer
Director: Paula Plum
Rehearsals begin: 6/21/16
Performances: 7/7 – 30/16
Seeking:

Norma
45. The eldest Schwartz. The keeper of the flame. Fervently self-righteous and religious, but hungry for family.

Herb
40. The oldest Schwartz brother. Financial wizard.

Bonnie
30’s. Herb's wife. Generally on the verge of hysteria. Weeps easily. Desperately wants a baby. Has converted to Judaism.

Simon
35. The middle brother. An Astronomer. Going blind. He wears coke-bottle thick glasses, a very loose-fitting cotton outfit, and white gloves.

Gene
30. The youngest brother. Directs TV commercials. The family's golden boy and a bit of a kiss-up.

Kia
20. A starlet from L.A. She lives to have fun. Can turn any interaction into a party.

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THE TOTALITARIANS
by Peter Sinn Nachtrieb
Director: Jeff Zinn
Rehearsals begin: 9/1/15
Performances: 9/17 – 10/3/15
Seeking:

Francine:
mid 30s-early 40s. A Speechwriter.

Jeffrey:
mid 30s-early 40s. Francine’s husband. A Doctor.

Penny:
mid 40s-50s. A candidate. Hypnotizingly watchable.

Ben:
early-mid 20s. An aspiring revolutionary.

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MAN IN SNOW
by Israel Horovitz
Director: Andrea Paciotto
Rehearsals begin: 9/13/16
Performances: 9/29 – 10/23/16
Seeking

David:
65-ish, American, slim, athletic, Brooks Brothers look. Cast.

Franny:
65-ish, English, David’s wife. Works in publishing.

Emily:
30’s – 40’s, their daughter, also works in publishing.

Joey:
30’s, their son.

Mr. Takayama:
80’s, Japanese, retired. Also plays Policeman.

Connie:
60’s, David’s cousin. Also plays Detective.