Northern Stage Company
REVISED
See updated dates for THE RAILWAY CHILDREN in breakdown
CONTRACT
LORT Non-Rep $739 weekly minimum (LORT D)
SEEKING
Equity actors for roles in Northern Stage Company's 2022-23 Season (see breakdown).
Actors of all genders and ethnicities encouraged to submit.
INSTRUCTIONS
SEE PREPARATION INSTRUCTIONS IN BREAKDOWN. Please send headshot/resume along with your video submission.
Deadline: Mon, Mar 28, 2022
SUBMIT TO
PERSONNEL
See production specific personnel in breakdown.
Casting: Koppel Casting
Casting Director: Karie Koppel (viewing auditions)
OTHER DATES
See production specific dates in breakdown.
OTHER
www.northernstage.org
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 submit.
BREAKDOWN
No roles will be understudied.
PREPARATION INSTRUCTIONS:
Musicals: Please send in one monologue and a 1-minute vocal selection. You may use the provided accompaniment at https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1ZcIj4d0dQwCX7WMXKZFjbjlUrOyfjlUa?usp=sharing , or select a song of your choice.
Plays: Please send in two contrasting 1-minute monologues.
Additionally, if you are a musician, please send in a 1 minute video of yourself playing your instrument.
SIDE BY SIDE BY SONDHEIM
Music & Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
Director & Choreographer: Kyle Brand
Music Director: TBD
First Rehearsal: May 27, 2022
First Preview: June 15, 2022
Closing: July 10, 2022
Pay - Equity $739/week (LORT D, Favored Nations)
Travel/Housing: Provided by Northern Stage
ROLES:
NARRATOR. 30+. Male-identifying. Vocal range: D4-C3. Our show’s guide into the life and music of composer & lyricist Stephen Sondheim. A host with quick wit and will have featured songs “Being Alive”, “Buddy’s Blues” and “We’re Going to Be Alright.”
MAN. 40+. Male-identifying. Vocal range: B4-G2. Classy and erudite, with a great amount of vulnerability. Featured musical numbers include “You Must Meet My Wife”, “I Remember”, and “Anyone Can Whistle”.
WOMAN 1. 30+. Female-identifying. Vocal range: F5-D3. The ‘ingenue’ of the piece, but with a healthy dose of life experience and know-how. Featured musical numbers include “Not Getting Married Today”, “Broadway Baby”, “Losing My Mind”, and “We’re Going to Be Alright”
WOMAN 2. 40+. Female-identifying. Vocal range: C6-E3. Has seen it all, been through it all, but chooses to remain vulnerable. Featured musical numbers include “Another Hundred People”, ‘Never Do Anything Twice”, ‘Send in the Clowns,” and “I’m Still Here”.
SHOOK (Workshop and World Premiere)
Music & Lyrics by Zoe Sarnak
Book by Alexis Sheer
Director: Maggie Burrows
Music Supervisor: Kris Kukul
Choreographer: Steph Paul
WORKSHOP DETAILS
Location: Northern Stage (White River Junction, Vermont)
Dates/Residency: June 10th - 29th, 2022
Pay - Equity: $600/week (LORT D, Experimental Contract, Favored Nations)
Travel/Housing: Provided by Northern Stage
World Premiere PRODUCTION DETAILS
Location: Northern Stage (White River Junction, Vermont)
First Rehearsal: August 26th, 2022
First Preview: September 23rd, 2022
Closing: October 23rd, 2022
Pay - Equity $739/week (LORT D, Favored Nations)
Travel/Housing: Provided by Northern Stage
ROLES:
MIA. Female-identifying. Mezzo (or Alto with significant upper range), high belt. Up to E5. The overlooked ingenue ready to rage out and play a new part. Gifted, explosive, and possesses real emotional depth. While her peers see her as a Juliet, she feels more like the bastard Edmund—hungry for power and recognition. In pursuit of the throne, Mia is emboldened to try on different versions of herself—including the villain. Powerhouse singing voice. Open to a variety of styles: Brandi Carlile to Cynthia Erivo to Florence Welch, etc.
SEABASS. Male-identifying. Tenor. Up to A5. The jock recruited to be an understudy at the Festival. Fun, Passionate, Endearing. Always the life of the party and a total Romeo… including the broken heart. But here at the Festival, a new person captures his attention just as he’s thrust onstage to take on the role of the iconic lover. Has an open and emotionally expressive modern voice. Open to a variety of styles.
ELI. Male-identifying. Tenor or Baritenor. Up to Ab5. An over-thinking ingenue who has never been kissed. Smart, Sensitive, Funny. Eli is someone who is prepared for any scenario from rain to snow. But the one thing he didn’t prepare for was falling in love. And now suddenly, for the first time, Eli finds himself playing a lover in real life: the Juliet to Seabass’ Romeo. Has an open and emotionally expressive modern voice. Open to a variety of styles.
DJ. Female-identifying. Alto with range up to D5. A Mercutio on and off stage dripping with swagger. Sexy, Chill, Hedonistic. She loves to take the piss out of everyone and have a good time. For DJ, the Festival is always a lust-filled weekend bedding any woman she desires. The only rule is: no catching feels. But when DJ is sidelined by someone else’s love story, she must reconsider her no-strings-attached attitude.
BEE. Female-identifying. Mezzo, high belt. Up to E5. A skillful leading lady and Mia’s biggest rival at the Festival. Bold, Inventive, Electric. Bee has a tough outer shell and plays a killer Lady M, but underneath it all has a softness rooted in a pure love for theatre. Has excellent vocal chops and rhythmic sensibility.
WILLIE. Female-identifying. Mezzo. Up to D5. A wide-eyed freshman. Excited, Earnest, Lovely. Willie is a first-timer at the Festival, and is bursting at the seams with nerves and excitement being around so many theatre people. She longs for love and thinks this might be the place to find it. Has excellent comedic timing and physical humor.
COLIN. Male-identifying. Baritenor or Tenor. Up to Ab5. The brooding leading man. Charming, Scheming, Toxic. Colin is reigning champ and king of the Festival. He is set to play Romeo, but throws everyone for a loop when he arrives at the Festival on the side of the rival team playing King Lear. And not only are his eyes set on keeping the throne, he’s also cast his gaze towards Mia. Has a unique rock or alt pop voice. Open to a variety of styles: Frank Ocean to Rufus Wainwright to Jeff Buckley etc.
ARI. Any gender. Flexible range. Excellent in tight 3-part harmony. One of “The Witches’”. Think The Craft. Ari is the wise one. Reads palms and tea leaves.
TRIX. Any gender. Flexible range. Excellent in tight 3-part harmony. One of “The Witches’”. Think The Craft. Trix is the mischievous one. Particularly good at hexing.
SKY. Any gender. Flexible range. Excellent in tight 3-part harmony. One of “The Witches’”. Think The Craft. Sky is the spacey one. Lives by planetary shifts.
THE RAILWAY CHILDREN
Based on the Book by Edith Nesbit
Adapted by Carol Dunne & Eric Love
Directors: Carol Dunne & Eric Love
First Rehearsal: November 1, 2022
First Preview: November 22, 2022
Closing: January 1, 2023
Pay - Equity $739/week (LORT D, Favored Nations)
Travel/Housing: Provided by Northern Stage
ROLES:
ROBERTA (BOBBIE). Female, 15 years old, kind, loving and smart. She is always conscious of how the family is being perceived and feels a responsibility to take care of her Mother. Plays the piano. Role CAST.
PETER. Male, 13 years old, adventurous and always wants to be helpful. Can go a little rogue sometimes. Role CAST.
PHYLLIS. Female, 8 years old, a little stubborn but with a kind heart. She is usually along for the ride. Role CAST.
THE STATION MASTER. Male-identifying, 30s-40s, the heart and soul of the show, tells the story.
MOTHER. Female, 30s-40s, singer, musician (piano), a loving mom, kind but very weary from family hardships.
FATHER/IMMIGRANT/OTHERS. Male-identifying, 30s-40s. Plays the clarinet.
PERKS/OTHERS. Male-identifying, 40s-50s, plays guitar.
DR. SMITH/OTHERS. Female-identifying, 20s-30s.
OLD GENTLEMAN/OTHERS. Male-identifying, 60s.
MRS. RANSOME/OTHERS. Female-identifying, 40s-50s. Plays the fiddle.
BLACKSMITH/OTHERS. Male-identifying, 20s-30s. Plays the accordion.
‘BOV WATER
Written by Celeste Jennings
Director: TBD
First Rehearsal: January 6, 2023
First Preview: January 25, 2023
Closing: February 12, 2023
Pay - Equity $739/week (LORT D, Favored Nations)
Travel/Housing: Provided by Northern Stage
ROLES:
SISTER GIRL. female-identifying, Black, mid to late 20s-mid 30s, inquisitive, young.
ANOTHER DAUGHTER. female-identifying, Black, 40s-50s, pensive, considerate.
SOMEBODY’S MAMA. female-identifying, Black, mid to late 40s-early 70s, good sense of humor, grounded, realistic, accountability.
SWEAT
Written by Lynn Nottage
Director: Sarah Wansley
First Rehearsal: February 15, 2023
First Preview: March 8, 2023
Closing: March 26, 2023
Pay - Equity $761/week (LORT D, Favored Nations)
Travel/Housing: Provided by Northern Stage
ROLES:
JASON. Male, 21-29, White, a steel worker, jovial, scrappy, volatile.
CHRIS. Male, 21-29, Black, a steel worker, ambitious, charismatic, kind.
STAN. Male, 50s, White, friendly but stern, a former steel worker who was injured at the plant, now the bartender at the local bar.
TRACEY. Female, 45-53, White, a steel worker, best friends with Cynthia, brassy, bossy, edgy, and fiercely loyal.
CYNTHIA. Female, 45-53, Black, a steel worker, best friends with Tracey, focused, ambitious and reliable.
EVAN. Male, 40s, Black, direct but empathetic, a career parole officer.
OSCAR. Male, 22-30, Colombian American, busboy at the local bar, observant, keeps to himself.
JESSIE. Female, 40s, White, steel worker, fun-loving former hippie now struggling with alcoholism.
BRUCIE. Male, 40s, Black, Chris' father and Cynthia's estranged husband, charismatic, struggling with addiction.
SENSE AND SENSIBILITY
Based on the Book by Jane Austen
Director: Aileen McGroddy
First Rehearsal: May 23, 2023
First Preview: June 14, 2023
Closing: July 9, 2023
Pay - Equity $761/week (LORT D, Favored Nations)
Travel/Housing: Provided by Northern Stage
ROLES:
FANNY DASHWOOD/LUCY STEELE/LADY MIDDLETON/GOSSIP. Female-identifying. Fanny (Ferrars) Dashwood: wife to John Dashwood and sister to Edward; nasty. Lucy Steele: a young girl from no fortune. Lady Middleton: an over-bred lady.
COL. BRANDON/THOMAS/LADY MIDDLETON/GOSSIP. Male-identifying. Col Brandon: an older bachelor, over 45 years old. Thomas: a servant. Lady Middleton: an over-bred lady.
MARIANNE DASHWOOD. Female-identifying. The middle Dashwood sister; sensitive.
ELINOR DASHWOOD. Female-identifying. The eldest Dashwood sister; sensible.
EDWARD FERRARS/ROBERT FERRARS/LADY MIDDLETON/GOSSIP. Male-identifying. Edward Ferrars: a gentleman, a bachelor. Robert Ferrars: a callow young man, Edward's younger brother. Lady Middleton: an over-bred lady.
JOHN WILLOUGHBY/JOHN DASHWOOD/GOSSIP. Male-identifying. John Willoughby: an unusually handsome young man. John Dashwood: half-brother to the Dashwood sisters (from their father's side - no relations to Mrs. Dashwood).
MARGARET DASHWOOD/MRS. FERRARS/GOSSIP. Female-identifying. Margaret: The youngest Dashwood sister; 10-13 years old.
MRS. DASHWOOD/ANNE STEELE/GOSSIP. Female-identifying. Mrs. Dashwood: Mother to the Dashwood sisters. Anne:Lucy's sister, indiscreet.
MRS. JENNINGS/GOSSIP. Female-identifying. Mrs. Jennings: a good-natured, boisterous woman; mother-in-law to Sir John and a terror to the countryside.
JOHN MIDDLETON/DOCTOR/SERVANT/GOSSIP. Male-identifying. John Middleton: a country gentleman, distant relation to Mrs. Dashwood.
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 submit.
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