PATRON OF THE ARTS - NYC EPA
Cherry Lane Alternative Inc.
AUDITION DATE
Thu, Jan 04, 2018
9:30 am - 5:30 pm (EST)
Lunch 1 to 2
CONTRACT
LOA-NYC
contract approval pending; salary TBD
SEEKING
Equity actors for 3 roles.
This is part of the Mentoring Project.
PREPARATION
Prepare a brief monologue - approximately 1 1/2 minutes. Bring picture and resume.
LOCATION
Cherry Lane Theatre
38 Commerce St
New York, NY 10014-3755
PERSONNEL
Director: Mike Donahue
Writer: Kate Cortesi
Casting: Nicole Van Denburg
At EPA:Seri Lawrence and Janio Marrero (Co-Artistic Directors), Kate Cortesi (Playwright)
OTHER DATES
1st Rehearsal: 2/518
1st Performance: 3/1/18
Through: 3/10/18
OTHER
When a high school drug dealer does a drop off at a new address, he’s unexpectedly reunited with the father of his childhood best friend. The laid-off father is holed up to re-start the painting career of his youth, and this young entrepreneur wants to help. So, they make an unusual arrangement.
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
DEX
39, male. Any ethnicity. Leathery and lanky, disheveled and dehydrated. A natural lecturer. A painter, dependent on substances for inspiration. He can turn from warm and attentive to cold and defensive on a dime.
GABE
17, male. Any ethnicity. High-energy, competent. Goatee and a scar over one eye. A natural caretaker.
HENDRIX
18, male. Dex’s slightly estranged son. Artsy, hip, brooding, half Latinx. On a different plane from Dex and Gabe, he is headed to RISD after graduating high school.
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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