OLDCASTLE THEATRE 2016 SEASON Equity Principal Auditions - Oldcastle Theatre Company Auditions

Call Type
Equity Principal

Time(s)
Equity Principal Auditions by APPOINTMENT
Wednesday, April 27, 2016
10 AM to 6 PM
Lunch 1 to 2

Contract
LOA
ref. to LORT; $400/week

Location
Oldcastle Theatre Company
331 Main Street
Bennington, VT 05201

Seeking
Equity actor and actor/singers for various roles in the upcoming 2016 Season.

See breakdown

Preparation
Prepare EITHER:

1) 2 contrasting monologues and be prepared to read from the script.

OR

2) If also auditioning for the musical, prepare 2 contrasting songs and 1 monologue. Bring sheet music; accompanist provided.

Bring picture and resume

Other Dates
EPA in Bennington: 4/27, 10am to 6pm at the theatre
EPA in NYC: 4/29, 9:30am to 5:30pm at AEA

Other
www.oldcastletheatre.org

Personnel
Eric Peterson, Producing Artistic Director
Tim Howard, Director

· A monitor will not be provided. The producer will run all aspects of this audition.

Appointments
AEA members call 802-447-0564 or email epeterson@oldcastletheatre.org

AEA members without appointments seen as time permits.

Performers of all ethnic and racial background are encouraged to attend.

Always bring your Equity Membership Card to auditions.

Breakdown

2016 SEASON

Seeking the following roles:


39 STEPS
by Patrick Barlow
First rehearsal : 5/17. Runs: 6/3 - 6/19

All roles CAST, but seeking an AEA Stage Manager

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BIG RIVER
Music & Lyrics Roger Miller
Book William Hauptman
First rehearsal: 6/21. Runs: 7/8 - 7/24

Huck Finn:
18+ actor to play teenager. Energetic, adventure-loving. Songs include Waitin' for the Light to Shine,I, Huckleberry, Me, Muddy Water, River in the Rain

Jim:
African-American runaway slave. Large man with tender heart and big voice. Songs include Rive in the Rain, Worlds Apart, Free At Last

The Duke:
A con man 30s to 50s. Songs include When the Sun Goes Down in the South

Miss Watson
Lady, caretaker of Huck. Sings Do You wanna Go to Heaven

Several actors will play more than one role

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THE CITY OF CONVERSATION
by Anthony Giardina
First rehearsal: 7/19. Runs: 8/5 - 8/21

Hester Ferris
Attractive, 50s. Washington power broker, not unlike Pamela Churchill Haywood Harriman. Ages over the 30 years of the play.

Anna Fitzgerald
Young Reaganite politico in philosophical opposition to Hester

Senator Chandler Harris
50s, attractive John Warner-like

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THE CONSUL, THE TRAMP & AMERICA'S SWEETHEART
by John Morogiello
First rehearsal: 8/16. Runs: 9/2 - 9/18

Miss Hollombe
20s. Ambitious assistant to Mary Pickford at United Artists Studio in1930s. Play concerns making of Chaplin's THE GREAT DICTATOR.
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THE RIDE DOWN MT. MORGAN
by Arthur Miller
First rehearsal: 9/20. Runs: 10/7 - 10/23

Leah
Lyman's second wife, 30s, smart, fierce, articulate