Martha's Vineyard Playhouse 2018
Martha's Vineyard Playhouse
AUDITION DATE
Tue, Apr 03, 2018
9:00 am - 5:00 pm (EDT)
Lunch 12 to 1
CONTRACT
NEAT Weekly salary $400 (actors) $450 (stage managers)
SEEKING
Equity actors for various roles in the upcoming season. See breakdown.
PREPARATION
Prepare a brief monologue. Bring picture and resume.
LOCATION
Ripley-Grier Studios (520)
520 8th Ave
New York, NY 10018-6507
Studio 10A
PERSONNEL
Personnel in attendance: MJ Bruder Munafo – Artistic Director, Catherine Rush – Director, Adrienne D. Williams -Director
OTHER DATES
2018 Season: The dates under each show are from first rehearsal through final performance (6 week actor contracts).
OTHER
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.
Always bring your Equity Membership card to auditions.
BREAKDOWN
Martha's Vineyard Playhouse 2018 Season
Martha’s Vineyard, MA
NEAT (Tier A / Category 5)Weekly salary $400 (actors) $450 (stage managers)
Artistic Director, MJ Bruder Munafo, will be present
Stage managers may e-mail resumes to
mj@mvplayhouse.org
2018 Season: The dates under each show are from first rehearsal through final performance (6 week actor contracts).
PASSIONATA
Premiere
A British Farce by Gwyn McAllister / Directed by MJ Bruder Munafo
June 5 – July 14 (1st rehearsal June 5: performances from June 23 - July 14) PLEASE NOTE ALL CHARACTERS HAVE A BRITISH ACCENT (except Antonio)
FIONA – 23-year old daughter of the household, witty and whip-smart. Headstrong, independent.
KATHERINE CUMBERLAND – 50s/60s, member of the aristocracy. domineering, social climber
HAROLD CUMBERLAND – 50s/60s. Kindly, Eager to please
TOM – 25-year-old member of the aristocracy. Smart, sensitive and a bit pushy
EDWARD – a wealthy young lord masquerading as a gardener. A somewhat spoiled dandy but very sweet and likable
CLARICE – Edward's sister, a missionary. 30ish. Sanctimonious spinster
ANTIONIO – A middle-aged Italian gardener. Handsome, charming seducer of women. Insightful and wise. (ITALIAN ACCENT)
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ANGELA’S MIXTAPE
By Eisa Davis / Directed by Adrienne D. Williams
July 3 – August 11 (1st rehearsal July 3, performances from July 21 - August 11)
ALL CHARACTERS ARE AFRICAN-AMERICAN WOMEN.
Each actor should be able to carry a tune.
EISA – Character ages 14-30 in the play. Central character. Niece to Angela. A strong-willed woman on a journey of self-discovery and awakening.
ANGELA – Character ages 30s – 50s in the play. She is the radical woman known to the public, but this role highlights her family role as beloved aunt to Eisa.
MOMMY – Character ages 40s-60s in the play. Free spirited in her personal life; practices law in her professional life. A caring parent who isn’t afraid of expressing her own opinions.
CESS track – late teens - older, plays fellow niece of Angela and others
GRANDMA track – plays 40’s- 60s plays grandmother, fought for civil rights, and others
The play is a “mixtape”, jumping from one scene to the next, proceeding primarily by rhythm or melody. The text is not only spoken, but sometimes sung.
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CHILMARK
Premiere
A New Play written and directed by Catherine Rush
July 31 – September 8 (1st rehearsal July 31, performances from August 18 - September 8)
ALL CHARACTERS USE SIGN LANGUAGE (except Miss Hall)
MR. EZRA LAMBERT – 40s (hearing) Signs fluently. Owns the Chilmark General Store and runs it with the help of his daughter. He fought as a young man in the civil war, with his best friend, Nate Smith. He is illiterate. His wife died early leaving him with a young daughter to raise alone.
MISS ANNE LAMBERT – 20s (deaf) Signs fluently. Graduated from American School for the Deaf two years ago. She is an independent, forthright young woman who has proposed the idea to start a school in Chilmark for all the children, deaf and hearing. She has asked Miss Sarah Hall to assist with a proposal.
CAPTAIN NATHANIEL SMITH – 40s (deaf) Signs fluently. Is a former whaling captain who lost his job. He is a survivor of horrendous hardship on the seas and has moved back to the island and found himself a young wife. He has twin boys, aged four – one deaf and one hearing. He is known island wide for his vivid storytelling.
MRS. ELIZABETH ATHEARN – 50s - 60s (hearing) Signs fluently. Is the widow of a prominent Islander, sells eggs, makes dresses and has a huge, warm heart “everyone’s mother”, She has been a midwife, babysitter and nanny to more than one generation in Chilmark.
MISS SARAH HALL – 30s - 40s (hearing) Has some signing ability. An unmarried, strong-willed woman, she has made educating the deaf to speak her mission. She believes in the “German Method”, which insists there be no signing support for learning to speak. She makes a proposal at the Chilmark town meeting.
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THE ROOM WHERE I WAS HELD
Premiere
A New Play by David Zax / Directed by MJ Bruder Munafo
August 28 – October 6 (1st rehearsal August 28, performances from September 15 - October 6)
JOSH SALAZAR – 28 (M), an American freelance journalist
ALLAN SALAZAR – 64 (M), Josh’s father, a lobbyist
LINDA SALAZAR – 62 (F), Josh’s mother, a teacher
HANNY KHARO – 33 (F), an Afghan-British journalist
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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