LANTERN THEATER COMPANY 2023-24 SEASON - PHILADELPHIA EPA
LANTERN THEATER COMPANY
Lantern Theatre
923 Ludlow St
Philadelphia, PA 19107-4236
Mon, Feb 27, 2023
10:00 AM to 6:00 PM (EST)
Break: 1:30 - 2:30pm
Appointments will be accepted for EQUITY MEMBERS ONLY. Email your preferred time range to
casting@lanterntheater.org with “EPAs” in the subject line and you will receive a reply with your confirmed timeslot within one business day. Only Equity members may schedule advance appointments. Equity members without appointments will be seen as time permits. Non-union actors are not eligible for appointments, but will be seen as time permits on a walk-in basis.
SPT
$690 weekly minimum (SPT 8)
Equity actors for roles in Lantern Theater Company's 2023-24 Season (see breakdown).
Lantern Theater Company is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate against any employee or applicant on the basis of race, color, sex, gender, age, marital status, parental status, sexual orientation, religion, disability, or public assistance status in the recruitment, hiring, training, compensation, promotion, transfer, layoff, recall, and termination of employees. We are committed to being an antiracist organization and building a diverse, inclusive, and equitable work environment, onstage and behind the scenes. Actors of all ethnicities, ages, and genders are strongly encouraged to audition and will be given full consideration.
Prepare one monologue OR two contrasting monologues – up to 3 minutes total. Please bring a picture and resume, stapled together. No accompanist will be provided.
Expected to attend:
Charles McMahon, Artistic Director/Director
Maria Carroll, Artistic Associate
See production dates in breakdown.
Typical Performance Schedule:
Wednesday 2PM and 7PM
Thursday 7PM
Friday 8PM
Saturday 2PM and 8PM
Sunday 2PM
Select Tuesday at 6:30PM
OTHER
IMPORTANT NOTE: Lantern Theater Company’s 2023/24 season will not be publicly announced until March 2023, after the EPAs. Until that public announcement, please do not post any season information on social media, including play titles, roles, etc. Thank you in advance for your support and discretion.
An Equity Monitor will not be provided. The producer will run all aspects of 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.
Equity encourages everyone participating in the auditions to wear a two-ply cloth face mask, surgical mask, singer’s mask or respirator (N95, KN95 or KF94). Single-ply face masks, gaiters and bandanas are not recommended. Singer’s masks can be found at www.broadwayreliefproject.com/singersmask.
Equity encourages members to prepare for their audition prior to arriving at the audition venue, to the extent that they can (e.g., get dressed, hair/make-up, etc.) to avoid crowding in bathrooms and dressing rooms.
Holding/Audition room information:
The audition room can accommodate no more than 50 individuals at a time.
The holding room can accommodate no more than 35 individuals at a time.
First Rehearsal: August 15, 2023
Performances: September 7 – October 8, 2023
ORGON: Husband of Elmire, son of Madame Pernelle, and father of Mariane and Damis. Male, 40s.
MADAME PERNELLE: Orgon’s mother. Female, 60s.
ELMIRE: Orgon’s second wife. Grounded. Female. 30s – 40s.
DAMIS: Orgon’s son and Elmire’s stepson. Male, 20s.
MARIANE: Orgon’s daughter. In love with Valère. Female, 20s.
VALÈRE: Mariane’s suitor. Male, 20s.
CLÉANTE: Orgon’s brother-in-law. Calm, reasonable. Male, 30s – 40s.
TARTUFFE: Poses as a religious ascetic but is really a hypocritical scoundrel. Male, 30s – 40s.
DORINE: The wise servant and Mariane’s maid. Female, 20s – 40s.
First Rehearsal: October 17, 2023
Performances: November 9 – December 10, 2023
GODFREY CRUMP: A widower from the South, recently relocated to Brooklyn. Male, Black, 35 years old.
ERNESTINE CRUMP: Godfrey’s older daughter. Smart and thoughtful. Female, Black, 17 years old.
ERMINA CRUMP: Godfrey’s younger daughter. Female, Black, 15 years old.
“SISTER” LILY ANN GREEN: Godfrey’s sister-in-law (sister of his late wife). A strong, independent thinker. Female, Black, 30s.
GERTE SHULTE: A German woman who moves to New York City after World War II. Female, white, 30s.
First Rehearsal: January 9, 2023
Performances: February 1 – March 3, 2024
FRANK: The faith healer. A “two bottles of whiskey a day” man. Male, middle-aged. CAST. Actors will be considered as possible replacements, should any become necessary.
GRACE: Frank’s wife. Described as “correct, methodical, orderly.” Female, middle-aged. CAST. Actors will be considered as possible replacements, should any become necessary.
TEDDY: Frank’s manager. Described as “Cockney, buoyant, cheerful.” Male, middle-aged. CAST. Actors will be considered as possible replacements, should any become necessary.
First Rehearsal: April 23, 2023
Performances: May 16 – June 16, 2023
DUKE SOLINUS: Ruler of Ephesus.
EGEON: A merchant from Syracuse.
ANTIPHOLUS OF SYRACUSE: Twin brother to Antipholus of Ephesus and son of Egeon.
ANTIPHOLUS OF EPHESUS: Husband of Adriana and friend of Duke Solinus. Until the end of the play he does not know that Antipholus of Syracuse is his brother or that Egeon is his father.
ADRIANA: Wife of Antipholus of Ephesus and sister to Luciana.
DROMIO OF EPHESUS: Servant of Antipholus of Ephesus.
DROMIO OF SYRACUSE: Twin brother to Dromio of Ephesus.
LUCIANA: Sister of Adriana.
EMILIA: An abbess in Ephesus, and also the wife of Egeon and mother of the Antipholus twins.
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