Northlight Theatre 2018-19 Season - Chicago EPA
Northlight Theatre
AUDITION DATE
Mon, Apr 02, 2018
10:00 am - 7:00 pm (CDT)
Break: 12-12:30, lunch: 2-3pm, break: 5-5:30pm.
APPOINTMENTS
Equity Members may sign up for an appointment beginning Monday, March 26th at noon.
CONTRACT
LORT Non-Rep LORT D; $676/week minimum.
SEEKING
Actors for two remaining shows in the 2018-19 Season, CURVE OF DEPARTURE and INTO THE BREECHES. See breakdown for details. Northlight Theatre is interested in seeing all actors at this EPA: actors of any ethnicity, gender identification, and age are encouraged to audition, regardless of character descriptions for the plays in our upcoming season.
It is the intention of Northlight Theatre to understudy all Equity roles with non-union actors.
PREPARATION
We would like to see monologues from the 2018-2019 season plays. Please read the plays, and then select one of the provided monologues or sides belonging to the character(s) that best fit you. Monologues are available on the Northlight website: northlight.org/opportunities. Actors may alternatively perform a monologue of their choosing that is no more than two minutes in length.
LOCATION
Paskal Rudnicke Casting
10 W. Hubbard St.
Suite 2N
Chicago, IL 60654
Select PR Casting in the silver callbox to be buzzed into building.
PERSONNEL
Casting Directors: Mickie Paskal, Jennifer Rudnicke, AJ Links
Casting Assistant: Emma Gruhl
Northlight Artistic Assistant: Kristen Osborn
OTHER DATES
CURVE OF DEPARTURE by Rachel Bonds, directed by BJ Jones
1st Rehearsal--August 21, 2018
1st Preview--September 13, 2018
Opening--September 21, 2018
Closing--October 21, 2018
Extension Closing--October 28, 2018
INTO THE BREECHES by George Brant, directed by Jessica Thebus
1st Rehearsal--April 16, 2019
1st Preview--May 9, 2019
Opening--May 17, 2019
Closing--June 16, 2019
Extension Closing--June 30, 2019
OTHER
Scripts will be available at the AEA office and at Northlight.
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
CURVE OF DEPARTURE - character descriptions as detailed by playwright Rachel Bonds
Linda – 50s, African American.
Rudy – ALREADY CAST
Felix – ALREADY CAST
Jackson – late 20s, Latinx.
INTO THE BREECHES - character descriptions as detailed by playwright George Brant
Maggie Dalton - white female in her mid 40s, the talented if untested Director, plays The Chorus
Celeste Fielding - white female in her 50s, the diva, plays Henry Fifth and Fourth
Ellsworth Snow - white male in his 60s, the conservative Board President of the Oberon Play House
Winifred Snow - white female in her 50s, untalented but enthusiastic socialite, plays Falstaff
Stuart Lasker - white male in his 40s, the quip-ready Stage Manager, plays Mistress Quickly
Ida Green - African American female in her 30s, the imaginative costume designer, plays Hotspur
June Bennett - white female in her late teens/early 20s, the ingenue, plays the Kates
Grace Richards - white female in her late 20s/early 30s, a raw talent, plays Henry Fourth and Fifth
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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