Imagination Stage 2018-19 Season - Bethesda MD EPA
Imagination Stage
AUDITION DATE
Mon, Feb 12, 2018
12:00 pm - 4:00 pm (EST)
APPOINTMENTS
To set up a time slot for our Imagination Stage auditions, please contact audition@imaginationstage.org, including any time conflicts or preferences.
CONTRACT
TYA Tier 1; $509.00
SEEKING
Female and Male Equity Actors of all ages. Looking specifically for strong singers and dancers as our season includes a number of Musicals.
PREPARATION
Please prepare a 2 minute monologue and 32 bars of an up-tempo song. If you plan on singing, please bring sheet music in the appropriate key as an accompanist will be provided.
Please note that although we are a Theater for Young Audiences, your material does NOT need to be from a children's show.
LOCATION
Imagination Stage
4908 Auburn Ave
Bethesda, MD 20814-2629
Auditioners should sign in at a table in the Main Gallery.
PERSONNEL
Attending the audition will be directors for our 2018-2019 Season:
Janet Stanford, Artistic Director of Imagination Stage
Kathryn Chase Bryer, Associate Artistic Director of Imagination Stage
Meg Lowey, Casting and Artistic Coordinator of Imagination Stage
Two guest directors are being chosen for the season, but will not be present at EPAs
OTHER DATES
The theater will also be participating in the DC Baltimore Liaison EPAs in March. Details to be posted soon.
OTHER
An Equity Monitor will not be provided. The producer will run all aspects of this audition.
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
CINDERELLA
First Rehearsal: Oct. 8, 2018
Tech Begins: Oct. 26, 2018
First Preview: Oct. 31, 2018
Opening: Nov. 3, 2018
Closing: Jan. 13, 2019
Run Length: 10 weeks
Cinderella - female, our fiesty sword-fighting heroine
Stepmother - female, Cinderella's stepmother
Temperance - female, Cinderella's stepsister
Grace - female, Cinderella's stepsister
Silverbird/Godmother - female, Cinderella's protector
Rat/Ratford - male, a rat turned coachman
Prince Jason - male, a prince who longs to see the world
Wesley - male, the Prince's valet
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ANATOLE, MOUSE MAGNIFIQUE! (Rep)
First Rehearsal: Jan 7, 2019
Tech Begins: Feb. 1, 2019
First Preview: Feb. 6, 2019
Opening: Feb. 9, 2019
Closing: March 24, 2019
Run Length: 6 weeks
Anatole - male, a French mouse with a conscience
Gaston - male, Anatole's best friend
Doucette/Charlemagne - female, Anatole's wife (a mouse) / a cat
Duval - male, president of the Duval Cheese Factory
Newsmouse/Steve - a news anchor and a member fo the Super Alpha Strike Force
Mlle. Bouvier - female, Duval's Secretary
Factory Foreman/Puppeteer - a variety of puppets, humans, and a catnip dealer named Francois
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DAVY COPPERFIELD (Rep)
First Rehearsal: Jan. 7, 2019
Tech Begins: Feb. 12, 2019
First Preview: Feb. 15, 2019
Opening: Feb. 16, 2019
Closing: March 31, 2019
Run Length: 6 weeks
Davy - male, the young David Copperfield and our Narrator
Man #1 - male, plays Dr. Chillip, Mr. Murdstone, Mr. Peggotty, Creakle, Charley, and Boot Maker
Man #2 - male, plays Ham, Barkis, Miss Murdstone, Tungay, Steerforth, and Mr. Micawber
Woman #1 - female, plays Clara, Little Em'ly, Traddles, Mrs. Micawber, and Janet
Woman #2 - female, plays Betsey Trotwood, Mrs. Gummidge, Demple, Vicar, and Green Grocer
Woman #3 - female, plays Peggotty, Higgin-Bottom, Quinion, Teenager, and Mr. Dick
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ESCAPE FROM PELIGRO ISLAND
First Rehearsal: April 1, 2019
Tech Begins: April 19, 2019
First Preview: April 24, 2019
Opening: April 27, 2019
Closing: June 2, 2019
Run Length: 5 weeks
Actor 1: male, plays Dad, Giles, Captain, Lorca, Sailor 1, Vlad, Guest 1, Muso 1, Man, Cowboy 1, Eddie, Coyle, Tubby, Ebeneezer, Boy, Cop, Assassin, Criminal 1
Actor 2: female, plays Mum, Hostess, Maggie, Sailor 2, Guest 2, Muso 2, Lady Granger, Cowboy 2, Margie, Bessie, Matilda, Eliza, Robber, Mayor, Criminal 2, Criminal 3
Actor 3: male, plays Calloway, a young boy
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THE BALLAD OF MU LAN
First Rehearsal: June 3, 2019
Tech Begins: June 21, 2019
First Preview: June 26, 2019
Opening: June 29, 2019
Closing: Aug. 18, 2019
Mu Lan: female, a strategic thinker and martial artist who dreams of adventure
Emperor / General Fei: male, the Emperor of China / a general in the Emperor's army
Huan Hu / Xi Xia King - male, Mu Lan's elderly father / the king of the Xi Xia invaders
Jin Yong: male, a cocky young soldier
Xiu Qie: male, a nervous young solder
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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