New Jersey Theatre Alliance Group Auditions - Equity Only Auditions
Various Producers
**Breakdowns Added**
AUDITION DATE
Mon, Aug 20, 2018
10:00 am - 6:00 pm (EDT)
Lunch 1:30 to 2:30
APPOINTMENTS
For registration information, Visit https://njtheatrealliance.org/annual-combined-auditions
CONTRACT
Other Various.
SEEKING
Equity actors and actor/singers for various roles within various NJ-area
theatres' seasons. Various NJ Area Theatres will be participating in these auditions. For any theatre wishing to have their participation in these auditions count toward a portion of the required AEA Auditions, a breakdown for that theatre will be added to this notice. For all other participating theatres' info or general info on these auditions, visit: Visit https://njtheatrealliance.org/annual-combined-auditions
PREPARATION
Please prepare EITHER
A) A brief monologue (not to exceed two minutes) OR
B) A brief song (not to exceed two minutes) OR
C) 16 bars of a song and a one-minute monologue.
If singing, bring sheet music; an accompanist is provided all day.
LOCATION
South Orange Performing Arts Center
1 SOPAC Way
South Orange, NJ 07079-4402
OTHER
For updates to this notice, including added theatres' breakdowns, continue to check back on Casting Call until closer to the audition date. Check back on the NJTA website for continued and full updates concerning attending theatres.
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
Pushcart Players 2018-19 Season
261 Bloomfield Avenue, Suite A, Verona, NJ 07044
www.pushcartplayers.org
TYA - Actor/ASM weekly: $535.25 per performance: $121.50
Paul Whelihan - Producing Artistic Director
Seeking
Male and female actors who sing and move well with strong comedic sense and character versatility. Must be available for daytime / weekday engagements and be able to participate as ACTOR / ASM. Limited short-term out-of-town touring, primarily day tours from central location in Verona, NJ. Performers who are Disabled and Non-Disabled, Black, Asian, Native, Latino, Arab, White and Multi-Racial, Female-identifying or Male-identifying are encouraged to apply. Pushcart Players does not discriminate in practices or employment opportunities on the basis of an individual's race, color, national or ethnic origin, religion, age, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, veteran status, or disability.
Season is year-round (most performances between October 2018 and August 2019) with contracts beginning and ending variously per production throughout.
If UNABLE TO ATTEND, you may submit photo/resume to:
Paul Whelihan, Producing Artistic Director, Pushcart Players, 261 Bloomfield Avenue, Suite A, Verona, NJ 07044
paul@pushcartplayers.org in subject line: 2018-19 Season
Deadline for submissions 9/1/18
ELLIS ISLAND: GATEWAY to AMERICA
(October 2018 – June 2019), A loving look at a small group of immigrants arriving in America in 1903, following their participation in shaping the nation's history through the Civil Rights Movement in 1965.
Seeking:
WOMAN 2 – various roles, alto / mezzo-soprano, non-Caucasian, late 20’s – early 50’s;
MAN 2 – various roles, baritone, non-Caucasian, late 20’s – early 50’s.
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THE VELVETEEN RABBIT
(October 2018 - June 2019)
Seeking:
WOMAN 1 – (various roles Boy, Diesel the Engine, Gwen - a Rabbit), alto / mezzo-soprano, any ethnicity, youthful 20’s – early 30’s;
WOMAN 2 - (various roles: Nana, Amelia the Airplane, ensemble) alto / mezzo-soprano with belt, non-Caucasian, 20's - early 50's;
MAN 1 – (Velveteen Rabbit) lyric baritone / tenor, non-Caucasian early 20's to late 30's;
MAN 2 (Riding Horse, Doctor, ensemble) baritone, any ethnicity, late 20's - early 50's. MAN 3 (Motel the Boat, Bob - a Rabbit, ensemble) tenor, any ethnicity, late 20-s - early 50's
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STONE SOUP AND OTHER STORIES
(October 2018 – July 2019). A collection of folk tales from around the world, visiting the cultures and traditions of India, Africa, the western U.S. and Eastern Europe.
Seeking
MAN 2 – various roles, baritone, any ethnicity, late 20’s – early 50’s.
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A SEASON of MIRACLES
(Late November through December 2017) Holiday stories celebrating Christmas, Chanukah and Kwanzaa.
Seeking:
WOMAN 1 – various roles, soprano, any ethnicity, late 20’s – early 50’s;
WOMAN 2 – various roles, alto / mezzo-soprano, non-Caucasian, late 20’s – early 50’s;
MAN 1 – various roles, tenor / lyric-baritone, non-Caucasian, late 20’s – early 50’s;
MAN 2 – various roles, baritone, any ethnicity late 20’s – early 50’s
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PETER and the WOLF
(October 2018 – July 2019) Classic Russian folk tale, re-told with some use of puppetry.
Seeking
MAN 2 – various roles, baritone, any ethnicity, late 20’s – early 50’s.
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A CINDERELLA TALE…HAPPILY EVER AFTER
(October 2018 - July 2019)
Seeking:
WOMAN 1 – Cinderella, soprano, any ethnicity, late 20’s – 30's;
WOMAN 2 – (various roles including Stepmother, Fairy Godmother), alto / mezzo-soprano, non-Caucasian, late 20’s – early 50’s;
WOMAN 3 - (various roles, Stepsister) alto / mezzo-soprano, any ethnicity late 20's - early 50's,
MAN 1 – various roles, tenor / lyric-baritone, any ethnicity, late 20’s – 30's
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LIFT EVERY VOICE - The Hope and Promise of America's Civil Rights Movement
(February 2018 - July 2019) A multi media celebration of the ordinary people during this extraordinary period in American history.
Seeking:
MAN 1 - various roles, tenor / lyric baritone, Asian, late 20's - 30's;
MAN 2 - various roles, baritone, African American, 20's - 30's;
WOMAN 1 - various roles, mezzo-soprano, Caucasian, late 20's 30's;
WOMAN 2 - various roles, mezzo, African American, late 20's - 30's.
New Jersey Repertory Company 18-19
SPT 4; $381/week min
www.njrep.org
APPLE SEASON
A World Premiere by E. M. Lewis
Rehearsals begin on or about December 24, 2018.
First preview: Jan. 17, 2019
Official opening: Jan. 19, 2019 Official closing: Feb. 17, 2019
Performances - January 17 – February, 17, 2019.
Performance Schedule: Thursday 8 pm, Friday 8 pm, Saturday 3 pm and 8 pm, Sunday 2 pm
Lissie and her brother, Roger, fled their family farm when they were both still in high school. Today, they've come back for their father's funeral. When Billy -- who they both knew when they were kids -- offers to buy the farm, it sets all three of them tumbling down a rabbit hole of memory and grief, as they try to let go of a tangled past that refuses to let go of them.
CAST BREAKDOWN:
MARY ELIZABETH FOGERTY (Lissie) (43) A fourth grade teacher. Damaged.
WILL RIZZELL (Billy) (45) A farmer. Wears blue jeans and boots, a faded t-shirt, a John Deere ball cap, and glasses that make him look vaguely scholarly, despite everything else. In love with Lissie.
ROGER EUGENE FOGERTY (46) A cowboy, who lives and works on a large ranch in Wyoming. Lissie’s older brother.
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THE SOURCE
A World Premiere by Jack Canfora, directed by Evan Bergman
Rehearsals begin on or about February 19, 2019
First preview: Mar. 14, 2019
Official opening: Mar. 16, 2019 Official closing: Apr. 14, 2019
Performances – March 14 – April 14, 2019.
Performance Schedule: Thursday 8 pm, Friday 8 pm, Saturday 3 pm and 8 pm, Sunday 2 pm
The machinations that go on behind the scenes of a newspaper dynasty - the tycoon who runs it, his entitled son, and the ambitious woman who thinks she knows them both.
CAST BREAKDOWN:
ELEANOR BROCK, in her late 30’s- early 40’s
ANDREW, about 40
ROLAND McCABE, in his 70’s
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SURFING DNA
– A One Woman show written and performed by Jodi Long.
May 9 – June 9, 2019
First preview: May 9, 2019
Official opening: May 11, 2019 Official closing: June 9, 2019
Performance Schedule: Thursday 8 pm, Friday 8 pm, Saturday 3 pm and 8 pm, Sunday 2 pm
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TO BE ANNOUNCED-A Drama
July 5 – August 4, 2019
First preview: July 5, 2019
Official opening: July 6, 2019 Official closing: Aug. 4, 2019
Performance Schedule: Thursday 8 pm, Friday 8 pm, Saturday 3 pm and 8 pm, Sunday 2 pm
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TO BE ANNOUNCED-A Drama
August 29 – September 29, 2019.
First preview: Aug. 29, 2019
Official opening: Aug. 31, 2019 Official closing: Sept. 29, 2019
Performance Schedule: Thursday 8 pm, Friday 8 pm, Saturday 3 pm and 8 pm, Sunday 2 pm
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MEMOIRS OF A FORGOTTEN MAN
– A New Jersey Premiere by D.W. Gregory
Rehearsals begin on or about October 1, 2019.
First preview: Oct. 24, 2019
Official opening: Oct. 26, 2019 Official closing: Nov. 24, 2019
Performances October 24 – November 24, 2019.
Performance Schedule: Thursday 8 pm, Friday 8 pm, Saturday 3 pm and 8 pm, Sunday 2 pm
A Soviet journalist with the gift of total recall. A psychologist seeking to rehabilitate herself. A government censor with a secret past. Over two decades their fates become entwined as victims and collaborators in Stalin’s campaign to rewrite public memory. Long before fake news was a trending topic, it was called propaganda. And in the Soviet Union, circa 1938, it was the grease that kept Stalin’s machinery of terror in motion. Enter a world where justice is arbitrary and freedom as we know it does not exist.
CAST BREAKDOWN:
ALEXEI – A man with an incredible memory – early 30’s
THE AMAZING AZAROV – a carnival performances – 50’s (played by Alexei actor)
KREPLEV – A government investigator – 50’s
VASILY – Alexei’s brother (played by Kreplev actor)
NATALYA – A psychologist – mid 40’s
MADAME DEMIDOVA – A displaced aristocrat nearly 60 (played by Natalya actor)
PEASANT WOMAN/MISS MARKAYEVNA (Alexis’ childhood teacher)/MOTHER (Alexi and Vasily’s)/UTKIN (Alexi’s editor)
Theatre’s statement: Age is not as important as the spirit of the actor. We are looking for actors who embody the sense of youth or age needed for each role. Non-traditional casting is encouraged, and actors of color, seniors and performers with disabilities are encouraged to audition for all the plays.
Plays and dates are subject to change.
The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey
3 Vreeland Road, Florham Park, NJ 07932
shakepearenj.org
AC Horton, Assistant to the Artistic Director / Casting Assistant
Rebecca Feely, Education / Casting Assistant
LORT D; $700/week
WINTER'S TALE
1st Reh - 11/6/18
Preview - 12/5/18
Opening - 12/8/18
Closes - 12/30/18
Seeking:
Mamillius - Young son of Leontes; Prince of Sicilia. A moody, precocious boy. 8-12.
Camillo - A lord of Sicilia, a valuable friend. Wise. 30’s - 40’s.
Antigonus - A lord of Silicia. 30’s - 40’s.
Florizel - The son of Polixenes; Prince of Bohemia. A brash and high-spirited young man. 20’s.
Clown - The son of the old shepherd. Not the sharpest tool in the shed. 20’s.
Autolycus- A rogue who had once served Prince Florizel, witty. 30’s.
Perdita - The daughter of Leontes and Hermione; Princess of Sicilia, graceful and virtuous. 20’s.
Emilia - Another attendant of Hermione. 20’s - 30’s.
Mopsa - A flirtatious shepherdess. 20’s.
Dorcas - A shepherdess. 20’s.
Dreamcatcher Repertory Theatre 2018-19
SPT; $245/week min
www.dreamcatcherrep.org
DEAD AND BURIED by James McLindon. Director: Laura Ekstrand
1st rehearsal: Monday, September 3. Runs September 27 – October 14 (Friday-Sunday).
In this dark comedy set in a small New England town at Halloween, 18-year-old Perdue finds a job
in a place most people wouldn’t even consider: the local graveyard. Bid, the taciturn former Marine
who runs the cemetery, hires Perdue because she’s moved by her plight. Robbie, Bid’s assistant,
a fatherless boy whose knowledge of manhood has been gleaned from the pages of Maxim ,
launches a doomed campaign to seduce Perdue. By play’s end, the characters’ search for what
they’ve lost—a mother, a father, a child—ends when they find one another instead.
Roles:
Perdue: Female, 18, lost but driven, intelligent. This role is open.
Bid: Female, middle-aged cemetery supervisor, tough as nails. (CAST)
Robbie: Male, 19, cemetery worker, goofy and looking for a friend. This role is open.
PSYCHODRAMA by Phoebe Farber. Director: Betsy True
1st rehearsal: Monday, Jan. 21. Runs Feb. 14 - March 3 (Friday-Sunday)
Welcome to the weekly divorce group, held in the basement of the Unitarian church. The members
are suddenly left stranded when Mitchell, their leader leaves halfway through. Luckily, Barb has
agreed to be the new group leader. Hold onto your seat.
Roles:
Barb: 50s, female, group leader, enthusiastic (CAST)
Chuck: 20s, male, eager to prove himself, swagger This role is open.
Syl: 40s, female, angry, likes to be in charge (CAST)
Dave: early 50s, male, passive, fearful (CAST)
Mel: early 40s, female, guarded, tries to stay positive (CAST)
MAINSTAGE 3: TBA
1st rehearsal: Monday, April 1. Runs Apr. 25 - May 12 (Friday-Sunday)
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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