Portland Center Stage
CONTRACT
LORT Non-Rep $1008 weekly minimum (LORT B) $739 weekly minimum (LORT D)
SEEKING
Equity actors for roles in Portland Center Stage'S 2021-22 Season (see breakdown).
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.
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.
INSTRUCTIONS
SEE PREPARATION INSTRUCTIONS IN BREAKDOWN. Please submit by completing the following Google Form: https://forms.gle/17tko6yFbCXrSo997 . If you are interested in a specific show, please indicate this on the form.
Deadline: Thu, May 19, 2022
PERSONNEL
Viewing Auditions:
Chip Miller, Associate Artistic Director
Andrea Zee, Casting Director
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.
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
PREPARATION INSTRUCTIONS:
Please submit 2 contrasting monologues OR a song and a monologue, under 5 minutes. You may use a song of your choosing or select from the provided accompaniment.
Alto: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9xDuNJva1-k&ab_channel=ChoralGuide
Tenor: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YiWTrCF1uAk&ab_channel=ChoralGuide
Bass: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nue2MAEeeAI&ab_channel=ChoralGuide
Soprano: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oA2Naq94Z9E&ab_channel=ChoralGuide
Some roles will be understudied.
Tick, Tick…BOOM!: by Jonathan Larson
Directed by Marissa Wolf, on the Mainstage
DATES:
First Rehearsal: July 22, 2022
First Preview: August 20, 2022
Opening: August 26, 2022
Closing: September 18, 2022
SEEKING:
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.
Young Americans, by Lauren Yee (WORLD PREMIERE)
Directed by Desdemona Chiang, in the Ellen Bye Studio (a co-production with Pittsburgh Public Theater)
DATES:
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
DATES:
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 the 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 man. 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 for Boys and member of the school’s choir. He is also nephew to HEADMASTER MARROW.
JUNIOR DAVIS: Teenage young man of Color. A junior at the Charles R. Drew Prep School for Boys. He is a member of the school’s choir.
ANTHONY JUSTIN ‘AJ’ JAMES: 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 school’s baseball team. He is roommates with PHARUS YOUNG.
DAVID HEARD: Late teens, young man of Color. A senior at the Charles R. Drew Prep School for Boys. He is a member of the school’s choir.
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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