Portland Center Stage
AUDITION DATES
Wed, Apr 13, 2022
11:00 am - 7:00 pm (PST)
Lunch break 2 -3 pm PDT.
Thu, Apr 14, 2022
10:00 am - 6:00 pm (PST)
Lunch break 1-2pm PDT
Fri, Apr 15, 2022
10:00 am - 6:00 pm (PST)
Lunch break 1-2pm PDT
Sat, Apr 16, 2022
11:00 am - 7:00 pm (PST)
Lunch break 2-3pm PDT
APPOINTMENTS
Please email casting@pcs.org your 3 most desired slots (in five minute increments, ie 10:00, 10:05, 10:10, etc). by April 12.
CONTRACT
LORT Non-Rep $1008 weekly minimum - (LORT B) $739 weekly minimum - (LORT D)
SEEKING
Equity actors for roles in Portland Center Stage 2021-22 Season (see breakdown).
As an Equal Opportunity Employer, Portland Center Stage does not discriminate in employment based on race, color, religion, sex or national origin. Qualified applicants are considered for all positions without regard to age, marital status, sexual orientation, or the presence of a non-job-related medical condition or handicap.
We are committed to identifying & interrupting instances of racism & all forms of oppression, through the principles of inclusion, diversity, equity, & accessibility (IDEA). To learn more, please visit https://www.pcs.org/idea.
PREPARATION
Please prepare either 2 contrasting monologues or 1 monologue and 1 song. Email casting@pcs.org your most up to date headshot and resume. An accompanist will be provided.
LOCATION
Portland Center Stage
128 NW 11th Ave
Portland, OR 97209-4160
PERSONNEL
Viewing Auditions:
Marissa Wolf, Artistic Director
Chip Miller, Associate Artistic Director
RaChelle Schmidt, Artistic Associate
OTHER DATES
See production specific dates in breakdown.
OTHER
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Effective July 1, 2021, and continuing until this policy is revoked in accordance with guidance from the CDC or local authorities, Employees are required to be fully vaccinated prior to conducting in-person PCS work, unless a reasonable accommodation is approved. “In-person PCS work” applies to both paid and volunteer work and includes 1) working in any PCS buildings and 2) conducting off-site PCS work in-person with other employees, volunteers, students, or members of the public.
An Equity Monitor will not be provided. The producer will run all aspects of 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
Some roles will be understudied.
Tick, Tick…Boom, by Jonathan Larson
Directed by Marissa Wolf, on the Mainstage
First Rehearsal: July 22, 2022
First Preview: August 20, 2022
Opening: August 26, 2022
Closing: September 18, 2022
Seeking:
JON - A struggling composer, almost 30. Charming, passionate, and a little self-involved. (Tenor)
MICHAEL - An actor turned marketing executive. Jon’s roommate and best friend. Soulful and devoted, but secretive. (Tenor)
SUSAN - A dancer. Jon’s girlfriend. Sexy, sweet and fiercely independent. (Mezzo-Soprano, Alto)
The Ripple, The Wave That Carried Me Home, by Christina Anderson
Directed by TBA, on the mainstage (a co-production with Artists Repertory Theatre)
First Rehearsal: September 13, 2022
First Preview: October 8, 2022
Opening: October 14, 2022
Closing: October 30, 2022
Seeking:
Janice - Female, mid-30s. Black. smart, observant, protective. A charming storyteller like her father Edwin. An unassuming force like her mother Helen. Janice came of age in Kansas during the 1970s, the only child of her activist parents. As an adult, she lives a quiet life in Ohio with her husband and two young sons. When she receives an invitation to a naming ceremony of a community center pool in honor of her deceased father, Janice evaluates her parent’s activism and the impact it had on their family. Performer should be comfortable with direct-address.
Helen - Female, 30-49. Black. Janice’s mother. Compassionate and engaging. Born and raised in Beacon, Kansas and will spend the rest of her days there. She’s always loved swimming. Consider it a necessary part of mental, spiritual, and physical health. She's invested in the well-being of Black people in her city. She comes from an upper-middle class family. She can navigate formal and informal settings equally, but always feels a bit more comfortable in formal settings.
Gayle - Female, 30-39. Black. Helen’s younger sister. Funny, feisty, world-traveler. While Helen stayed in Beacon, Gayle is the sister who left to make a life elsewhere. She returns to Beacon in her old age to live with the recently widowed Helen. In her younger days, Gayle ran a farm with her husband. She loves the land. This actor will also play: Young Chipper Ambitious Black Woman -- Black American woman. Chair of the African-American Recognition Committee in Beacon, Kansas. She’s a networker and connector. A boisterous Black sorority sister who maintains an almost dizzying level of engagement with her community. She’s organizing the event to honor Edwin.
Edwin - Male, 30-49. Black. Helen's husband and Janice's father. Charming, enthusiastic, optimistic, determined. A boots on-the-ground rabble rouser turned courtroom/legal activist. Protective. Loves his wife deeply. Was very close to Janice when she was a child, but as she grew up the relationship became strained. Was born and raised in Beacon and spent his life there.
It’s a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play, adapted by Joe Landry
Directed by Chip Miller, on the Mainstage
First Rehearsal: October 25, 2022
First Preview: November 19, 2022
Opening: November 25, 2022
Closing: December 24, 2022
Seeking:
Freddie Filmore - (Also called Announcer), Actor playing Joseph and others.
Jake Laurents - Actor playing George.
Sally Applewhite - Actor playing Mary.
Lana Sherwood - Actor playing Violet and others.
Harry “Jazzbo” Heywood - Actor playing Clarence and others.
MS. HOLMES & MS. WATSON - APT. 2B, by Kate Hamill
Directed by Marissa Wolf, on the Mainstage
First Rehearsal: December 19, 2022
First Preview: January 14, 2023
Opening: January 20, 2023
Closing: February 12, 2023
Seeking:
SHERLOCK HOLMES - (30s-40s): female-identifying. A true once-in-a-generation genius. Eccentric. Focused, to a fault. Can be less-than-sensitive. Always playing psychological 3-D chess; operating on a totally different level than civilians. Like many geniuses, has a bit of a megalomaniac streak. Gets bored easily; likes applause; smokes weed to relax; sometimes accused of being unfeeling. LOVES costumes and drama.
DR. JOAN WATSON - (30s-40s): female-identifying. American. A formerly type-A high-achiever, running away from trauma and resulting burnout. Recently divorced; struggling to find herself, feels broken. Reflexively defensive. Once had great bedside manner. Sometimes accused of being a loser; is not a loser.
IRENE ADLER / MRS. HUDSON / MRS. DREBBER - (late 20s-40s): female-identifying. Irene Adler – a whip-smart, super-charming sex worker finding success at the highest levels. Follows her own code; bit of an anarchist, ethically speaking. Always playing psychological 3-D chess; operating on a totally different level than civilians. Has incredible charm, confidence, and wit, and she knows it - uses it without mercy. Her sexual energy is powerful; people don’t think clearly around her. You may want to be Irene, or you want to be with Irene; but you can’t ignore her. Mrs. Hudson – Holmes & Watson’s long-suffering landlady. Mrs. Drebber – seemingly an ordinary housewife. Somebody you would be very wise not to underestimate.
MORIARTY / LESTRADE / ELLIOT MONK (30s-50s): male-identifying. Moriarty – a criminal so great you’ve never heard of him. A master blackmailer; knows just when to play his cards. Always playing psychological 3-D chess; operating on a totally different level than civilians. Wears many, many masks. A professional. Amoral, of course, but you’d like him. Lestrade – an inspector newly promoted to his position at Scotland Yard. Not very imaginative. Often says the wrong thing. Elliot Monk – an amoral, spotlight-seeking tech billionaire bro from
Young Americans (world premiere), by Lauren Yee
Directed by Desdemona Chiang, in the Ellen Bye Studio (a co-production with Pittsburgh Public Theater)
First Rehearsal: January 17, 2023
First Preview: February 11, 2023
Opening: February 17, 2023
Closing: March 26, 2023
Seeking:
JOE - Male, about 30 and about 50, an immigrant.
JENNY - Female, 25, his soon to be wife, also an immigrant.
LUCY - Female, 19, not an immigrant.
Choir Boy, by Tarell Alvin McCraney
Directed by Chip Miller, on the Mainstage
First Rehearsal: March 17, 2023
First Preview: April 15, 2023
Opening: April 21, 2023
Closing: May 14, 2023
Seeking:
HEADMASTER MARROW - late 30’s, early 40’s man of Color, Is the Youngest and latest Headmaster for the Charles R Drew Prep School for Boys. He is Paternal Uncle to BOBBY MARROW.
PHARUS JONATHAN YOUNG - late teens, an effeminate young man of color. Begins the play a junior at the Charles R Drew Prep School for Boys and the Lead of the School’s famous choir. He is roommates with AJ JAMES.
MR PENDLETON - late 60’s, 70’s, white male, professor at the Charles R Drew Prep School for Boys.
BOBBY MARROW - mid to late teens, a young man of color, BOBBY is a junior at the Charles R Drew Prep School, and member of the School’s Choir. He is also nephew to HEADMASTER MARROW.
JUNIOR DAVIS - a teenage young man of color, and a junior at the Charles R Drew Prep School for Boys. He is a member of the School’s Choir.
ANTHONY JUSTIN ‘AJ’ JAMES - in his late teens, athletic young man of color, a senior at the Charles R Drew Prep School for Boys. He is a member of the School’s Choir and the Schools Baseball Team. He is roommates with PHARUS YOUNG.
DAVID HEARD - in his late teen, a young man of color, a senior at the Charles R Drew Prep School for Boys. He is a member of the School’s Choir.
A Midsummer Night’s Dream, by William Shakespeare
Directed by Marissa Wolf, on the Mainstage
First Rehearsal: May 5, 2023
First Preview: June 3, 2023
Opening: June 9, 2023
Closing: July 2, 2023
Seeking:
THESEUS - Duke of Athens.
EGEUS - Father to Hermia.
LYSANDER - DEMETRIUS, in love with Hermia.
PHILOSTRATE - Master of the Revels to Theseus.
QUINCE - a Carpenter.
SNUG - a Joiner.
BOTTOM - a Weaver.
FLUTE - a Bellows-mender.
SNOUT - a Tinker.
STARVELING - a Tailor.
HIPPOLYTA - Queen of the Amazons, betrothed to Theseus.
HERMIA - Daughter to Egeus, in love with Lysander.
HELENA - in love with Demetrius.
OBERON - King of the Fairies.
TITANIA - Queen of the Fairies.
PUCK, or Robin Goodfellow.
PEASE-BLOSSOM, COBWEB, MOTH, MUSTARD-SEED, Fairies.
Other Fairies attending their King and Queen.
Attendants on Theseus and Hippolyta.
Covid-19 Requirements for Auditions:
Requirement for proof of vaccination/negative test.
As an Equal Opportunity Employer, Portland Center Stage does not discriminate in employment based on race, color, religion, sex or national origin. Qualified applicants are considered for all positions without regard to age, marital status, sexual orientation, or the presence of a non-job-related medical condition or handicap.
We are committed to identifying & interrupting instances of racism & all forms of oppression, through the principles of inclusion, diversity, equity, & accessibility (IDEA).
To learn more, please visit https://www.pcs.org/idea.
Requirement for proof of vaccination/negative test.
Everyone entering the audition venue (i.e., venue employees, Equity members, non-members, casting personnel, creatives, producers, musicians, COVID Safety Managers, etc.) will be required to undergo a symptom check and provide one of the following prior to entry into the venue:
- Proof of full vaccination. “Fully vaccinated,” as defined by the CDC, is more than 14 calendar days following receipt of a final dose of an FDA or World Health Organization authorized or approved vaccine.
(OR)
- Proof of a negative PCR test result taken no earlier than 48 hours prior to entry into the audition venue.
(OR)
- Proof of two negative antigen test results (e.g., the first taken the night before and the second taken no less than 2 hours) prior to entry into the venue.
Two-ply cloth face masks, surgical masks, singer’s masks and respirators (N95, KN95 or KF94) will be allowed for face coverings. Single-ply face masks, gaiters and bandanas are not acceptable face coverings. Everyone in the holding room and audition room will always wear a face covering as described above, except for the actor when they are actively auditioning. The time spent unmasked should be as minimal as possible. Face coverings must be worn correctly (covering the nose and mouth). Singer’s masks can be found at www.broadwayreliefproject.com/singersmask.
If the risk level for Portland is trending upwards and may rise to High (Red) we will contact members with appointments at least 24 hours before the first audition appointment time to let them know there is a chance that the auditions Revised March 14, 2022 may need to be postponed or cancelled. All members with appointments will be notified if the auditions must be postponed or canceled. (See “Community Risk Level” below.)
We encourage members to prepare for their audition at home, to the extent that they can (e.g., get dressed, hair/make-up, etc.) to avoid crowding in bathrooms and dressing rooms
Audition Space Information:
The audition room: 1450 square feet and can accommodate no more than 14 individuals at a time.
The holding room: 2650 square feet and can accommodate no more than 72 individuals at a time.
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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