Ivoryton Playhouse Women Playwrights Initiative - CT OPEN Call
Ivoryton Playhouse Foundation, Inc.
AUDITION DATE
Mon, Jan 08, 2018
10:00 am (EST)
APPOINTMENTS
No appointments. Actors seen on first come, first seen basis.
CONTRACT
Staged Reading Code
$11 hourly rate 17 hours max
SEEKING
Actors for the WOMEN PLAYWRIGHTS INITIATIVE: PASSION, POWER, PROSE 2018 FOUR ONE-ACT PLAYS.
PREPARATION
Please prepare a short monologue
Please bring a picture and resume, stapled together
LOCATION
Ivoryton Playhouse Rehearsal Studio
22 Main St
Centerbrook, CT 06409
PERSONNEL
Executive/Artistic Director: Jacqueline Hubbard
Director of New Plays – Laura Copland
OTHER DATES
February 25 – March 3, 2018
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
HENRY, LOUISE, and HENRI
By Kathleen Cahill
Directed by Linda MacCluggage
Rehearsals: February 25-March 2.
Staged Reading: Friday, March 2, 2018
Seeing:
Henry: 40’s or a bit older - A typical American couple, abroad. Married to each other for a long time
Louise: 40’s or a bit older - A typical American couple, abroad. Married to each other for a long time
French Waiter: Ageless. Unflappable.
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TO FALL IN LOVE, DO THIS
By Jennifer Lane
Directed by Hannah Simms
Rehearsals: February 25-March 2.
Staged Reading: Friday, March 2, 2018
Seeking:
Wyatt: Male, Any ethnicity, 30's
Merryn: Female, Any ethnicity, 30's
Scientists claim that there are 36 questions you can ask to fall in love with anyone. Can this exercise save Wyatt and Merryn's marriage, splintered by a tragedy?
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BLOOD
By Yael Haskal
Directed by Kathryn Markey
Rehearsals: February 25-March 3.
Staged Reading: Saturday, March 3
Seeking
Beulah: Late 40’s-late 50’s. Ideally African-American or woman of color. A hospital nurse. Lived and worked in rural Luray, Virginia for most of her life. Warm, caring, traditional, expressive.
Lindy: Late 20’s-late 30’s. African- American or biracial. Sensitive, but contained. Is hiding a painful secret. Professional and direct.
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GENTLEMAN’S PACT
By Karen Howes
Directed by Addie Gorlin
Rehearsals: February 25-March 3.
Staged Reading: Saturday, March 3
Seeking:
Bill: 30’s or slightly younger. Attractive yet insecure English professor
Arthur: 45 or older. Taller, more confident political science professor
Evelyn: mid 30’s. Married to Arthur
Actors must have a grasp of witty, comedic timing, with a light touch, and be able to play off of one another as a true ensemble.
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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