Goodman Theatre 2018-19 Season - Chicago EPA/Singing Actors
Goodman Theatre
AUDITION DATE
Mon, Apr 09, 2018
9:00 am - 5:00 pm (CDT)
Lunch: 12:30-1:30pm. Accompanist will be provided.
APPOINTMENTS
Equity Members may sign up for an appointment through the Member Portal beginning Monday, April 2nd at noon.
CONTRACT
LORT Non-Rep LORT B+; $993/week minimum (Albert) LORT D; $676/week minimum (Owen)
SEEKING
People of all ages and ethnicities for the 2018/2019 Season. Please see breakdown for roles and dates.
PREPARATION
Please prepare one monologue of your choice and 16-32 Bars of your song of choice. Please provide sheet music. Accompanist provided on April 9th.
LOCATION
Goodman Theatre
170 N Dearborn St
Chicago, IL 60601-3205
PERSONNEL
Director of Casting/Managing Producer, Adam Belcuore
Casting Coordinator, Rachael Jimenez
Artistic Casting Apprentice: Nik Whitcomb
OTHER DATES
See breakdown for rehearsal/performance dates.
OTHER
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
Goodman Theatre is committed to equality of opportunity in all aspects of employment. It is the policy of Goodman Theatre to provide full and equal employment opportunities to all artists without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, veteran status, age, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, genetic information, physical or mental disability or any other legally protected status. All dates and roles are subject to change. All roles will be understudied.
ALBERT STAGE:
We’re Only Alive For A Short Amount of Time
Written and performed by David Cale; Directed By Tony Speciale (DATES: 8/21/2018-10/21/2018; 10/28/2018)
When a family tragedy turned his young world upside down, tropical birds, glamorous movie stars and musicians gave David Cale an escape, and propelled his own show business dreams to reality.
DAVID *This role has been cast. Male identified, 40’s-60’s, open ethnicity, actor who sings.
A Christmas Carol (10/23/2018 – 12/30/2018)
By Charles Dickens, Adapted by Tom Creamer; Directed by Henry Wishcamper
EBENEZER SCROOGE *This role has been cast.
YOUNG SCROOGE/NARRARTOR/ENSEMBLE Male identified, 20’s-40’s, open ethnicity
MR. FEZZIWIG/MR.CRUMB/ENSEMBLE *This role has been cast.
BOB CRATCHIT Male identified, 40’s-60’s, open ethnicity
FRIDA/ENSEMBLE *This role has been cast
MARLEY/OLD JOE Male identified, 40’s-50’s, open ethnicity
GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PAST/ENSEMBLE *This role has been cast.
DICK WILKINS/ABE/ENSEMBLE Male identified, 30’s-50’s, open ethnicity
MRS. FEZZIWIG/ENSEMBLE *This role has been cast.
BELLE/ENSEMBLE Female identified, 30’s, open ethnicity
GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PRESENT/ENSEMBLE Open Gender, 30’s-60’s, open ethnicity
MRS. CRATCHIT Female identified, 40’s-60’s, open ethnicity
MARTHA/ENSEMBLE *This role has been cast.
SCHOOL MASTER/UNDERTAKER/ENSEMBLE Male identified, 30’s-60’s, open ethnicity
MR. ORTLE/ENSEMBLE Male identified, 30’s-40’s, open ethnicity
EMILY Female identified, young performer, open ethnicity
BOY SCROOGE/TURKEY BOY Male identified, young performer, open ethnicity
PETER Male identified, young performer, open ethnicity
BELINDA Female identified, young performer, open ethnicity
TINY TIM Male identified, young performer, open ethnicity
How to Catch Creation
Written by Christina Anderson; Directed by Niegel Smith (DATES: 12/18/2018 – 2/24/2019)
Four artists and intellectuals in San Francisco struggle to nurture creative impulse and establish legacy—in both their professional and personal lives. When one discovers the works of a black queer feminist writer from a bygone era, their lives begin to intersect in unexpected ways.
GRIFFIN Male identified, late 40’s, Black
TAMI Female identified, early 40’s, Black
RILEY Female identified, late 20’s, Black
STOKES Male identified, late 20’s, Black
G.K. MARCHE Female identified, late 30’s, Black
NATALIE Female identified, early 30’s, Black
Sweat
Written by Lynn Nottage; Directed by Ron OJ Parson (DATES: 2/12/2019- 4/14/2019; 4/21/2019)
Direct from Broadway comes a Pulitzer Prize-winning collision of race, class and friendship at a pivotal moment in America. A group of friends in a Rust Belt town has spent their lives sharing secrets and laughs on the factory floor. But when layoffs begin to chip away at their trust, they’re pitted against each other in a heart-wrenching fight.
JASON Male identified, 20’s, white American of German descent
EVAN Male identified, 40’s, African-American
CYNTHIA Female identified, 40’s-50’s, African-American
CHRIS Male identified, 20’s, African-American
TRACEY Female identified, 40’s-50’s,white American of German descent
STAN Male identified, 50’s, white-American of German descent, sustained a leg injury in the factory and moves with a pronounced limp.
JESSIE Female identified, 40’s, Italian-American
OSCAR Male identified, late 20’s-30’s, Colombian-American
BRUCIE Male identified, 40’s, African-American
The Winter’s Tale Written by William Shakespeare
Directed by Robert Falls. (DATES: 4/2/2019-6/9/2019)
Following his celebrated productions of King Lear and Measure for Measure, Robert Falls reimagines one of Shakespeare's most wildly theatrical tales. A paranoid king accuses his queen of infidelity, setting off a calamitous series of events spanning 16 years.
LEONTES Male identified, 40’s-50’s, open ethnicity
HERMIONE Female identified, 30’s-40’s, open ethnicity
PERDITA Female identified, 30’s, open ethnicity
POLIXENES Male identified, 30’s, open ethnicity
FLORIZEL Male identified, 20’s-30’s, open ethnicity
CAMILLO Male identified, 60’s-70’s, open ethnicity
PAULINA Female identified, 60’s-70’s, open ethnicity
AUTOLYCUS Male identified, 20’s, open ethnicity
SHEPHERD Male identified, 60’s-70’s, open ethnicity
ANTIGONUS Male identified, 60’s-70’s, open ethnicity
CLOWN Male identified, 20’s-30’s, open ethnicity
MAMILLIUS Male identified, 20’s-30’s, open ethnicity
CLEOMENES Male identified, 40’s-50’s, open ethnicity
DION Male identified, 40’s-50’s, open ethnicity
EMILIA Female identified, 20’s-30’s, open ethnicity
ARCHIDAMUS Male identified, 20’s-30’s, open ethnicity
The Music Man (DATES: 5/21/2019-8/4/2019; 8/18/2019)
Book, Music and Lyrics by Meredith Willson; Based on a Story by Meredith Willson and Franklin Lacey; Directed by Mary Zimmerman
ECC dates to be announced.
He’s charming and charismatic—no wonder con man Harold Hill assumes he can easily fleece the citizens of staid River City, Iowa with the grand promise of a marching band. But the smooth-talking swindler can’t tell a trombone from a treble clef—and Marian, the local librarian, knows it
HAROLD HILL Male identified, 30’s, open ethnicity, Tenor
MARIAN PAROO Female identified, 30’s, open ethnicity, Soprano
MAYOR SHINN Male identified, 50’s-60’s, open ethnicity, Non-Singing
MARCELLUS WASHBURN Male identified, 30’s-40’s, open ethnicity, Tenor
EULALIE MACKENZIE SHINN Female identified, 40’s-50’s, open ethnicity, Alto
ALMA HIX Female identified, 30’s-40’s, open ethnicity, open vocal part
ETHEL TOFFELMIER Female identified, 30’s-40’s, open ethnicity, open vocal part
MAUD DUNLOP Female identified, 30’s-40’s, open ethnicity, open vocal part
MRS. SQUIRES Female identified, 40’s-60’s, open ethnicity, open vocal part
JACEY SQUIRES Male identified, 30’s-40’s, open ethnicity, Tenor
EWART DUNLOP Male identified, 30’s-40’s, open ethnicity, Tenor
OLIVER HIX Male identified, 30’s-40’s, open ethnicity, Baritone
OLIN BRITT Male identified, 30’s-40’s, open ethnicity, Bass
MRS. PAROO Female identified, 40’s-60’s, open ethnicity
TOMMY DJILAS Male identified, 20’s, open ethnicity, Non-Singing
ZANEETA SHINN Male Identified, 20’s, open ethnicity, Non-Singing
CHARLIE COWELL Male identified, 20-30’s, open ethnicity, Non-Singing
CONSTABLE LOCKE Male identified, 30’s-40’s, open ethnicity, Non-Singing
CONDUCTOR Male identified, 20’s-30’s, open ethnicity, Non-Singing
WINTHROP PAROO Male identified, young performer, open ethnicity, Mezzo-Soprano
GRACIE SHINN Female identified, young performer, open ethnicity, Soprano
AMARYLLIS SQUIRES Female identified, young performer, open ethnicity, Mezzo-Soprano
FEATURED/ENSEMBLE Actors who carry the show through dance and song and break-out character roles. Seeking strong dancers with partnering skills.
OWEN STAGE:
Lady in Denmark
Written by Dael Orlandersmith; Directed by Chay Yew (DATES: 9/25/2018 – 11/18/2018)
After the death of her husband, a Danish American woman living in Chicago finds solace in the hauntingly beautiful music of the couple’s favorite singer, Billie Holiday.
HELENE *This role is cast
BILLIE HOLIDAY Female identified, 30’s, Black, Mezzo
Twilight Bowl
Written by Rebecca Gilman; Directed by Erica Weiss (DATES: 1/15/2019 – 3/10/2019 ;3/17/2019)
After graduating from a small Wisconsin high school, Sam heads to college on scholarship—but her cousin Jaycee’s future isn’t looking as bright. As the young women and their friends face adulthood, their local bowling alley becomes a place to celebrate triumphs, confront challenges and perhaps even forge new identities.
SAM Female identified, 20’s, open ethnicity
JAYCEE Female identified, 20’s, open ethnicity
CLARICE Female identified, 20’s, open ethnicity
SHARLENE Female identified, 20’s, open ethnicity
BRIELLE Female identified, 20’s, open ethnicity
MADDY Female identified, 20’s, open ethnicity
Lottery Day
Written by Ike Holter; Directed by Lilli-Anne Brown (DATES: 3/5/2019– 4/28/2019)
Long the matriarch of a quickly gentrifying neighborhood, Mallory invites the lonely residents, hardcore activists and starving artists of her block to what she hopes will go down as a legendary barbeque—thanks to a special surprise. Her mysterious plan to revitalize her community, however, may just be the very thing that tears it apart.
MALLORY Female identified, Late 40’s early 50’s, Black
AVERY Male identified, Late 40’s early 50’s, Black
EZEKIEL Male identified, 20’s, Latino
CASSANDRA Female identified, Mid 30’s, Black
VIVIEN Female identified, Mid 40’s, Latina
RICKY Male identified, Early 30’s, White
TORI Female identified, Mid 30’s, Asian American ZORA Female identified, Mid 30’s ,Black
ROBINSON Male identified, Late 40’s early 50’s, Black
NUNLEY Male identified, Mid 30’s, Black
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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