Pasadena Playhouse 2023-24 Season - LA EPA Revised Pasadena Playhouse | Pasadena, CA
Notice: Audition Call Type: EPA
REVISED
Updated notice name
Wednesday, June 14, 2023
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM (P)
Lunch 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
LORT Non-Rep
$1058 weekly minimum (LORT B)
Equity actors for roles in Pasadena Playhouse's 2023-24 Season (See breakdown).
Some roles may be understudied.
Local Pasadena/Los Angeles actors are encouraged to audition.
Please see breakdown for preparation for each production. An accompanist will be provided. Also, please bring your headshot and resume stapled together. If you are unable to attend in person, please fill out the following form:
https://forms.gle/dSKhr267d7jN1rfv6 .
Actors' Equity Association - Los Angeles 5636 Tujunga Ave
North Hollywood, CA 91601
Expected to attend:
Producing Artistic Director: Danny Feldman Associate Producer: Jenny Slattery Company Manager: Bonnie McHeffey Artistic Associate: David Kahawaii IV
See breakdown for production specific personnel.
EPAs also on 6/15 & 6/16
See breakdown for production specific dates.
OTHER
In accordance with Pasadena Playhouse's COVID-19 policies, all actors must be vaccinated against the COVID-19 virus (Either two does of the Moderna/Pfizer vaccine, or one dose of the J&J vaccine)
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.
By Adam Rapp
Director TBD
First Rehearsal: August 8, 2023
Opening: September 10, 2023
Closing: October 1, 2023
Audition Preparation: Please prepare a 1-3 minute dramatic monologue
Bella Lee Baird - (ROLE IS CAST) middle-aged professor of Creative Writing at Yale; recently diagnosed with stage-2 cancer.
Christopher Dunn - a freshman at Yale; socially awkward but talented young writer.
By Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee
Director TBD
First Rehearsal: October 3, 2023
Opening: November 5, 2023
Closing: November 26, 2023
Audition Preparation: Please prepare a 1-3 minute dramatic monologue.
People of all identities are encouraged to audition for all characters.
HENRY DRUMMOND: Character identifies as Male, 65; Attorney for the defense
MATTHEW HARRISON BRADY: Character identifies as Male, 65; Prosecuting attorney E.K. HORNBECK: Character identifies as Male, 35; Reporter for the Baltimore Herald newspaper BERTRAM CATES: Character identifies as Male, 24; Schoolteacher, the accused RACHEL BROWN: Character identifies as Female, 22; Schoolteacher, girlfriend of Cates REV. JEREMIAH BROWN: Character identifies as Male, 45-50; Protestant preacher, Rachel’s father
TOM DAVENPORT / REPORTER / TOWNSPERSON: Character identifies as Male, 35; The circuit district attorney
JUDGE / REPORTER / TOWNSPERSON: Character identifies as Male, 40s-60s MEEKER / PHOTOGRAPHER / TOWNSPERSON: Character identifies as Male, 47; The bailiff MAYOR / REPORTER / TOWNSPERSON: Character identifies as Male, 40s-50s MRS. BRADY: Character identifies as Female, 60; Wife of Matthew Harrison Brady
HOWARD BLAIR: Character identifies as Male, 18 or older to play mid-teens
MELINDA LOOMIS / TOWNSPERSON: Character identifies as Female, 18 or older to play mid-teens; Singer
MRS. KREBS: Character identifies as Female, 40s-60s; Singer; Leader of the Ladies' Aid Society BANNISTER / REPORTER: Character identifies as Male, 55; Singer; Illiterate townsperson, juror
DUNLAP / REPORTER / RADIO MAN: Character identifies as Male, 20s-40s; Singer; Local farmer, rejected juror
SILLERS / REPORTER: Character identifies as Male, 30s-40s; Singer; Feed store employee, juror
By Kate Berlant
Directed by Bo Burnham
First Rehearsal: January 9, 2024
Opening: January 21, 2024
Closing: February 11, 2024
ALL ROLES CAST
By Gloria Calderon Kellett
Director: TBD
First Rehearsal: February 13, 2024
Opening: March 17, 2024
Closing: April 7, 2024
Audition Preparation: Please prepare a 1-3 minute comedic monologue.
NOTE: This is a new play, and as such, all of this is subject to change
ILANA, 50+ Latina, a successful businesswoman.
LATINO MAN, Any age (multiple parts)?
YOLI, 21, Latina, student, Ilana and Enrique's daughter.
ENRIQUE, 50+, Latino, a successful businessman.
MARCOS, 21, White, student. Yoli's boyfriend.
Book By George C. Wolfe
Lyrics By Susan Birkenhead
Music of Jelly Roll Morton
First Rehearsal: April 30, 2024
Opening: June 2, 2024
Closing: June 30, 2024
Audition preparation: Please prepare up to 1 minute of jazz vocals.
NOTE: This show takes place during an era of segregation. All of the characters below are Black Americans.
Jelly Roll Morton: (mid 30s-40s) The son of racially mixed Creole parents, this pioneer jazz composer, pianist and bandleader exudes charm. Able to sing and tap dance.
Chimney Man: (35-60) Lean chief jurist: a mysterious, raffish agent of the supernatural. Able to sing, tap dance preferrable.
Young Jelly: (teens) Exudes as much charm as his older self. Creole. Strong vocal and tap skills.
Buddy Bolden/Announcer: (25-35) An impassioned man known as “The Father of Jazz” who feeds into his/others addictions.
Jack the Bear: (25-35) Jelly’s best friend. Full of dignified and warm-hearted southern charm, he is an easy going man and a strong singer.
Gran Mimi: (50-65) Jelly’s strict grandmother, Creole.
Anita: (25-35) Jelly’s strong-willed and capricious girlfriend. The daughter of racially mixed Creole parents. Strong vocal abilities.
Melrose Brothers (2): fast-talking, fast-dancing, ex-vaudevillians turned music publishers. Has strong tap skills.
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