INHERIT THE WIND and PRIMARY TRUST - Chicago EPA Goodman Theatre | Chicago, IL
Notice: Audition Call Type: EPA
Monday, March 18, 2024
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM (C)
Lunch 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
LORT Non-Rep
$1151 weekly minimum (LORT B+) - Albert Stage
$776 weekly minimum (LORT D) - Owen Stage
Equity actors for roles in INHERIT THE WIND and PRIMARY TRUST (See breakdown).
Please prepare one to two monologues of your choice. Total time should not exceed 2- minutes. Also, please bring your headshot and resume stapled together.
Actors' Equity Association - Chicago Member Center
557 W Randolph St
1st Fl
Chicago, IL 60661
Goodman Artistic Director: Susan V Booth Goodman Managing Producer: Adam Belcuore
INHERIT THE WIND
Playwrights: Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee
Director: Henry Godinez
PRIMARY TRUST
Playwright: Eboni Booth
Director: Malkia Stampley
Expected to attend:
Casting Director: Lauren Port, CSA
Casting Coordinator: Grace Dolezal-Ng Goodman BOLD Artistic Producer & Director of PRIMARY TRUST: Malkia Stampley Goodman Maggio Directing Fellow: Jamal Howard
Goodman NU Directing Fellow: Danielle Roos
INHERIT THE WIND
1st Rehearsal: 8/13/24
1st Tech: 9/10/24
1st Preview: 9/14/24
Opening: 9/23/24
Closing: 10/13/24
TBD Extension: 10/20/24
*Please note that these dates are subject to
change*
PRIMARY TRUST
1st Rehearsal: 8/27/24
1st Tech: 9/17/24
1st Preview: 9/21/24
Opening: 9/30/24
Closing: 10/20/24
*Please note that these dates are subject to
change*
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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.
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By Jerome Lawrence and Robert E Lee
Directed by Henry Godinez
Albert Stage
MELINDA: Female, white, twelve. Open to performers of all ages.
HOWARD: Male, white, thirteen. Open to performers of all ages.
RACHEL BROWN: Female, white, early 20s. A schoolteacher in Hillsboro and the daughter of REVEREND JEREMIAH BROWN. Kind and empathetic.
BERTRAM CATES: Male, BIPOC, early 20s. A schoolteacher in Hillsboro. Quiet, shy, well-mannered. He’s an outsider.
REV. JEREMIAH BROWN: Male, white, 40s - 60. The town’s reverend and RACHEL’s father. Charismatic and bombastic – in a megachurch reverend kind of way.
ELIJAH/HARRY ESTERBROOK: Male, white, 40s – 60s. A religious zealot from the hills. Wild. Doubles as ESTERBROOK – a sophisticated radio man.
E.K. HORNBECK: Female, Asian, 30s. A reporter for the Baltimore Herald. A sophisticated city dweller.
MATTHEW HARRISON BRADY: Male, white, late 40s - 60s. A giant of a man. When Brady speaks, there can be no doubt of his personal magnetism.
MRS. BRADY: Female, white, 40s - 60. BRADY’S wife. Fashionable. A proper “Second Lady” to the nation’s “Second Man”. Always in her husband’s shadow, and while this does not bother her, she has a hugely buttoned up emotional well.
TOM DAVENPORT: Male, white, 20s - 30s. A crisp business-like man. Circuit district attorney.
HENRY DRUMMOND: Male, Black, 40s – 60s. A defense lawyer – and the best of the best. Smart and quick witted.
MEEKER/PHOTOGRAPHER: Male, white, 40s – 50s. The Bailiff. Has a moral compass most others don’t.
JUDGE/ENSEMBLE: Male, white, 40s - 60s. A man with great authority.
STOREKEEPER/ENSEMBLE: Open gender, open ethnicity, open age. A passive resistance to the Brady frenzy. Doesn’t want to get involved. Most likely not from Hillsboro.
MRS. KREBS/ENSEMBLE: Female, white, 40s - 50s. A bossy busybody.
MAYOR/ENSEMBLE: Male, white, 50s - 60s,. A little slick. Not unintelligent. Has fully bought in to the BRADY propaganda, but does have the capacity for change.
SILLERS/ENSEMBLE: Male, open ethnicity, 30s - 50s. Works at the feed store. A religious man, but too busy at the feed store to be fully involved.
DUNLAP/ENSEMBLE: Male, white, 30s - 50s, Farmer and cabinetmaker. Wholly believes in the bible and in MATTHEW HARRISON BRADY.
MR. BANNISTER/ENSEMBLE: Male, white, 30s-50s. A townsperson eager to involve himself in the sensation of the trial.
Directed by Malkia Stampley
Owen Stage
KENNETH- Male, Black, late 30s. An average- yet sensitive- guy with an incredibly deep emotional well and a rich imagination. Almost something a bit mysterious about the solitude of his life. Daily routines keep him going – though this comes from years of engrained coping mechanisms. Deeply craves and longs for real connection with not a clue how to achieve it – or recognize when it might be right in front of him.
BERT- Male, Black, late 30s-40s. KENNETH’s best, and only, friend. A family man with a good heart and a calming demeanor. KENNETH’s biggest cheerleader and biggest comfort.
CORRINA/WALLY’S WAITER/BANK CUSTOMERS- Female, Black, late 30s-40s. CORRINA - Waitress at WALLY’S. An open-hearted kind spirit. A serial apologizer – though she’s starting to recognize that in herself. Doubles as a rotating ensemble of waiters and bank customers with distinct personalities with range and comedic instincts.
CLAY/SAM/LE POUSSELET BARTENDER - Male, Open ethnicity, 50s-70s. SAM - KENNETH’S boss at the bookstore. Heavy smoker with a gruff exterior and a tender heart. Swears like a sailor. Doubles as CLAY - Manager at Primary Trust bank. Loves to reminisce about the glory days of being the local college’s quarterback. Also Doubles as LE POUSSELET BARTENDER - posh bartender at a bougie establishment.
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