HINDLE WAKES - Submissions For Possible Replacements
Mint Theater Company
CONTRACT
LOA-NYC $478/week
SEEKING
Seeking photo and resumes from AEA Members Only for possible replacements for Mint Theatre Company production of Hindle Wakes by Stanley Houghton. PLEASE NOTE: THIS PRODUCTION HAS BEEN CAST. Hindle Wakes chronicles the reactions of three families in the wake of the revelation that working-class Fanny Hawthorne has spent the weekend with Alan Jeffcote, the wealthy son of the local mill owner. All actors must have a good ear for dialect, this play is set in Lancashire, 1912.
INSTRUCTIONS
Deadline: Fri, Nov 17, 2017
SUBMIT TO
Jonathan Bank
Mint Theater
330 West 42nd St, Suite 1210
New York, NY 10036
PERSONNEL
Author: Stanley Houghton
Director: Gus Kaikkonen
OTHER DATES
1st Rehearsal 11/27/17, 1st Preview 12/22/2017, closing 02/18/2018
OTHER
PLEASE NOTE: THIS PRODUCTION HAS BEEN CAST. Submissions by mail only, please do not deliver in person.
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
All roles have been CAST. Seeking submissions for possible replacements only.
NATHANIEL JEFFCOTE
ROLE CAST. (Male, 50-60) Owner of Daisy Bank Mill. A tall thin withered domineering man of 60. He is self-made, having risen from to his successful position from the same working-class background of his friend and now employee, Christopher Hawthorn. Having the means to do, he hands his son anything he asks for. He finally holds Alan responsible for his actions by insisting he marry Fanny after their weekend tryst.
ALAN JEFFCOTE
ROLE CSAT. (Male, Mid 20s) An easy-going young fellow, well-educated, healthy and attractive—and determinedly provincial. He is very pleased with his luxurious lifestyle and surrounds himself with only the best. He indulges in the recklessness his wealth allows him, spending a weekend away with Fanny, despite his engagement to another
MRS. JEFFCOTE
ROLE CAST. (Female, 50-60) Nathaniel’s wife and Alan’s mother. A mild, good-natured woman, late 50s to 60. She plays the role of wife to a wealthy business owner well, focusing on domestic and social matters. She is very concerned that Alan marrying a working girl will negatively affect their social standing.
CHRISTOPHER HAWTHORN
ROLE CAST. (Male, Late 50s-60s) A mill worker. A decent man. A trusted employee of his former co-worker, Nathaniel Jeffcote, with whom he is on good terms. He loves his daughter greatly, and although disappointed when he learns of her rendezvous with Alan, he is much softer on her than his wife.
MRS. HAWTHORN
ROLE CAST. (Female, 50-60) Christopher’s wife. A keen, working-class woman of 55. She holds herself and her family to a high standard of importance. She is determined that Fanny marry Alan to save her reputation.
FANNY
ROLE CAST. (Early 20s) The Hawthorn’s daughter. A skilled weaver at the mill. A good-looking, sturdy, determined girl. She knows what she wants and is not afraid to go after it, even if it goes against the social rules of the time. She is independent in both thought and action, breaking from both her parents and her would-be husband over the course of the play.
SIR TIMOTHY FARRAR
ROLE CAST. (Male, mid 50s-60s) Chairman of the Education Committee at Hindle. A portly, rough Lancashire man. He is the coarsest and commonest person in the play, despite his high station. He wishes Alan and Beatrice to marry, regardless of Alan’s affair.
BEATRICE FARRAR
ROLE CAST. (Female, early 20s) Sir Timothy’s daughter. A determined, straightforward girl. She is betrothed to Alan Jeffcote at the start of the play. She remains level headed and introspective throughout the dissolvement of her engagement, understanding that Alan marrying Fanny is the proper thing to do.
ADA
ROLE CAST. (Female, 20s) The Jeffcote’s maid. Dutiful to the family and their house, she knows her place and follows the rules. Possible understudy for Beatrice and Fanny.
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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