Penobscot Theatre Company 2023-24 Season - Bangor, ME EPA Penobscot Theatre Company | Bangor, ME
Notice: Audition Call Type: EPA
Saturday, May 20, 2023
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM (E)
Lunch 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
To schedule an audition appointment please send an email to casting@penobscottheatre.org with the subject line Equity General Audition Request. Include in the body of the email your name, whether or not you wish to audition in-person or via zoom, and whether or not you will sing. Please also note your preference of day and any time conflicts within the audition window.
SPT
$549 weekly minimum (SPT 6)
$608 weekly minimum (SPT 7)
$690 weekly minimum (SPT 8)
Equity actors for roles in Penobscot Theatre Company's 2023-24 Season (See breakdown).
Please prepare either two contrasting 90- second contemporary monologues or one contemporary monologue and 32 bars of music from a song of your choosing. An accompanist will be provided for vocalists, but individuals must bring sheet music (if in person). You may also sing with a backing track if you prefer. Also, please bring you headshot and resume stapled together.
Bangor Opera House
131 Main St
Bangor, ME 04401-6309
THIS SPACE'S VENTILATION HAS NOT BEEN VERIFIED BY ACTORS' EQUITY ASSOCIATION.
Jen Shepard, Executive Director
Rachael Bechtel, Operations Manager / Auditions Coordinator
Julie Lisnet, Director, Crimes of the Heart Matt Hawkins, Director, Little Shop of Horrors
Expected to attend:
Jonathan Berry, Artistic Director
Larrance Fingerhut, Accompanist
See breakdown for production specific personnel.
See breakdown for production specific dates. EPA also on 5/19
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Accepting in-person and zoom appointments.
An Equity Monitor will not be provided. The producer will run all aspects of this 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.
Equity encourages everyone participating in the auditions to wear a two-ply cloth face mask, surgical mask, singer’s mask or respirator (N95, KN95 or KF94). Single-ply face masks, gaiters and bandanas are not recommended. Singer’s masks can be found at www.broadwayreliefproject.com/singersmask.
Equity encourages members to prepare for their audition prior to arriving at the audition venue, to the extent that they can (e.g., get dressed, hair/make-up, etc.) to avoid crowding in bathrooms and dressing rooms.
by Beth Henley
1st Rehearsal: 8/15/23
Opening: 9/7/23
Closing: 9/24/23
Performance Schedule:
Thursday - Saturdays @ 7pm (**Saturday 9/9 @ 5:00pm )
Sundays @ 3pm
Description: The three McGrath sisters are having a really bad day. Meg’s career is a wreck, Lenny is celebrating her birthday alone, and Babe has just been accused of shooting her husband. While they’ve always made waves in their small Mississippi town, they must now come together to face their troubling past in order to embrace their future. With equal parts heartache and hilarity, this Pulitzer Prize winning play celebrates the importance of being true to yourself and the love and support that can only come from your family.
LENNY MAGRATH, 30, the oldest sister
CHICK BOYLE, 29, the sisters' first cousin
DOC PORTER, 30, Meg's old boyfriend
MEG MAGRATH, 27, the middle sister
BABE BOTRELLE, 24, the youngest sister
BARNETTE LLOYD, 26, Babe's lawyer
by Brent Askari
1st Rehearsal: 9/26/23
Opening: 10/19/23
Closing: 11/5/23
Performance Schedule:
Wednesday - Saturdays @ 7pm (**Saturday 10/21 @ 5:00pm // No performance on Saturday 10/28) Sundays @ 3pm
Description: Beneath the seemingly still waters of a coastal island lies a hotbed of infighting and intrigue. When the only officer is a hapless laughingstock, the colorful residents run roughshod over any law and order. For Gerard, the officer in question, respect is hard to come by - but when a cantankerous lobsterman goes missing, Gerard leaves no stone unturned in his investigative pursuit. No one could've predicted the dark island underbelly he’d expose, or that it would lead him to question everything he knows. A comic caper with unexpected depth, we are thrilled to present this world premiere by Maine’s own Askari.
GERARD - 20s/30s. Male presenting, the local cop in town.
BETTY - 20s/30s. Waitress at Nadeau's Diner. Pretty. Opinionated.
MARGIE/ EDITH - 50s or 60s. Female presenting, Gerard's mother./ The owner and chairman of Blake Wholesalers. Has an air of New England Old Money.
LOUIS - 40s or 60s. Local landscaper and suitor of Margie.
DICK/COLE - 40s to 60s. Male presenting, owner of the marina/ Lobsterman. Has a claw hand.
by Charles Dickens, adapted by Lavina Jadhwani
1st Rehearsal: 11/7/23
Opening: 11/30/23
Closing: 12/24/23
Performance Schedule:
Wednesdays - Saturdays @ 7pm
Sundays @ 3pm (*Sunday 12/24 @ 12pm)
*Additional matinee performance on 12/09, 12/23 @ 2:00p
**Special Student performances on 12/07, 12/12, 12/14, 12/19 @10:00am
Description: Ebeneezer Scrooge lives a solitary, miserly life collecting debts and shunning his fellow men. One cold Christmas Eve, he is visited by four remarkable spirits who reveal his past, present, and future in the hopes of reigniting some love for his fellow man. With music, dance and theatrical spectacle, this holiday treat will delight the entire family and warm the heart of us all.
EBENEEZER SCROOGE - 40s - 60s. Male presenting. Miserly owner of an accounting house who is visited by 4 ghosts who transform his life.
ADULT ENSEMBLE (7) - Any Age, Any Race, Any Gender - looking for a diverse ensemble to play all other roles in Christmas Carol - Looking for an ensemble who has singing/instrument skills.
CHILDREN ENSEMBLE (4) ages between 6-15, Any Race, Any Gender to play the Cratchet Children and other roles.
by Nick Payne
1st Rehearsal: 1/2/24
Opening: 1/25/24
Closing: 2/11/24
Performance Schedule:
Thursday - Saturdays @ 7pm (**Saturday 1/27 @ 5:00pm )
Sundays @ 3pm
Description: Roland (a bee-keeper) and Marianne (a theoretical physicist) meet at a barbecue. There’s a spark, but where might it lead? Across a universe of possibilities, these two connect or fracture, deal with a tragic illness or live happily ever after – each potential outcome explored alongside parallel planes. In this smart and moving story, Roland and Marianne’s romance plums the beauty and wonder of what’s possible when two people come together, capturing the extraordinary richness of being alive in the universe.
MARIANNE - Female presenting, a theoretical physicist
ROLAND - Male presenting, a bee-keeper
adapted by Carol Dana and other story-keepers of the Penobscot Nation
1st Rehearsal: 2/6/24
Opening: 2/29/24
Closing: 3/17/24
Performance Schedule:
Thursday - Saturdays @ 7pm
Sundays @ 3pm (*Sunday 12/24 @ 12pm)
**Special Student performances on Wed 3/6, Tues 3/12 @10:00am
Description: In the earliest days, a boy called Gluskabe ventures into the world. With the wisdom and guidance of his Grandmother Woodchuck, the young Gluskabe discovers and shapes the Wabanaki landscape and brings balance to all elements that affect human life: the land, water and sky - the animals and the environment. Through a series of remarkable adventures, Gluskabe grows into the Penobscot Nation’s cultural hero, still remembered and revered today. With music, dance and theatrical spectacle we are thrilled to partner with the remarkable young people from our education program and citizens of the Wabanaki nations to bring these stories to brilliant theatrical life.
ADULT ENSEMBLE (5) Any Age, Any Race, Any Gender with particular focus on actors who identify as Indigenous to North America - looking for a diverse ensemble of actors to play all roles in Gluskabe - telling Wabanki stories. Looking for an ensemble who has singing/instrument/ Movement skills
by Anne Washburn
1st Rehearsal: 3/26/24
Opening: 4/18/24
Closing: 5/5/24
Performance Schedule:
Thursday - Saturdays @ 7pm (**Saturday 4/20 @ 5:00pm )
Sundays @ 3pm
Description: The electric grid has failed, society has crumbled, and, to stave off the darkness, a group of survivors gathers around a fire and recreate their fallen world through the brave act of storytelling. Out of the darkness, they find connection and, with that, light as they piece together a new society from the memories of what’s been lost. A testament to human resilience and a love letter to live theater with music, spectacle and an unlikely hero (named Bart.)
All roles are open to any race - also open to non-traditional gendered casting of roles. All sing and move well.
Matt, Homer 1, Scratchy: Male Identifying - 20s - 40s. A natural ringleader. Loves The Simpsons. Striking up a relationship with Jenny. Plays Homer in Act II and Scratchy in Act III.
Jenny, Marge: Female Identifying 20s - 30s Fan of The Simpsons. Starting to date Matt. Friend to Maria. Is the Stage Manager in Act II and also plays Marge in Acts II and III.
Maria, Lisa 1, Second F.B.I. Agent, Itchy: Female Identifying 20s - 40s Smart but anxious. Not very worldly. Plays Lisa and an FBI agent in Act II and Itchy in Act III.
Sam, Bart 1, Mr. Burns: Male Identifying - 20s - 40s Ex-military. The “dad” or lieutenant of the group. Smart, reasonable, and cunning. Values protocol. From a small town, with few personal connections. Plays Bart in Act II and Mr. Burns in Act III.
Colleen, First F.B.I. Agent, Lisa 2: Female Identifying - 30s - 40s. Separatist, damaged, frightened; has a missing daughter (aged 12). Is the Director and plays an FBI agent in Act II and plays Lisa in Act III.
Gibson, Loving Husband, Sideshow Bob, Homer 2: Male Identifying, 30s - 40s. Has never seen The Simpsons, but instead loves Gilbert & Sullivan. Genuinely resourceful—Plays Side Show Bob in Act II and Homer in Act III.
Quincy, Businesswoman, Bart 2: Female Identifying, 20s - 30s. Confident and asks for what she wants.plays Bart in Act III.
Edna, Edna Krabappel: Female Identifying, 20s - 40s
by Howard Ashman and Alan Menken
1st Rehearsal: 5/14/24
Opening: 6/13/24
Closing: 7/14/24
Performance Schedule:
Wednesdays - Saturdays @ 7pm (Saturday 6/15 @ 5:00pm)
Sundays @ 3pm
*Additional matinee performances on 6/29 & 7/13 @ 2:00p
Description: When you live on Skid Row, nothing comes easy. Your job is drudgery, your love life’s a joke, and your bills are all overdue. But for meek floral assistant Seymour Krelborn, all of that is about to change when he discovers a strange and unusual plant that he names Audrey 2. Suddenly, business is booming, the boss is making him partner, and even his co-worker crush Audrey 1 is looking at him differently. If only the plant’s appetite wasn’t so insatiable, and its food of choice so frighteningly disagreeable.
SEYMOUR KRELBORN: 25 to 35. An insecure, put-upon florist's clerk and eventual hero. He is a genuine, well-meaning man who is taken for granted because of his clumsy ways and poor social skills. Male presenting. Vocal range top: G4, Vocal range bottom: A2
AUDREY: 25 to 35. Bleached-blond, Billie-Dawn-like, secret love of Seymour's life. She has poor self worth and education, but incredibly good looks and a sweet and vulnerable demeanor. Female presenting. Vocal range top: D5, Vocal range bottom: G#3
VOICE OF THE PLANT: 20 to 50. A vocalist - might be onstage or off - TBD. The voice is that of a conniving, street-smart 'villain.' A funky Rhythm and Blues voice is best. Vocal range top: G4, Vocal range bottom: G2
CRYSTAL: 20 to 35. Crystal, Ronnette and Chiffon are Black street urchins, acting as the occasional Greek Chorus. Young, hip, and smart, these girls are the only ones who have a grip on reality. Female presenting. Vocal range top: F5, Vocal range bottom: Ab3
RONNETTE: 20 to 35. Crystal, Ronnette and Chiffon are Black street urchins, acting as the occasional Greek Chorus. Young, hip, and smart, these girls are the only ones who have a grip on reality. Female presenting. Vocal range top: F5, Vocal range bottom: Ab3
CHIFFON: 20 to 35. Crystal, Ronnette and Chiffon are Black street urchins, acting as the occasional Greek Chorus. Young, hip, and smart, these girls are the only ones who have a grip on reality. Female presenting. Vocal range top: F5, Vocal range bottom: Ab3
MR. MUSHNIK: 55 to 65. The seasoned owner of the failing East Side flower shop and Seymour's nosy boss. He is profit-driven, greedy, and manipulative. Male-presenting. Vocal range top: F4, Vocal range bottom: G2
ORIN SCRIVELLO: 30 to 40. An egotistical dentist with a passion for leather and sadistic tendencies. Audrey's abusive boyfriend, who is targeted by Seymour. Male presenting. Vocal range top: G4, Vocal range bottom: G2
THE PLANT (AUDREY II): Puppet. An anthropomorphic cross between a Venus flytrap and an avocado, the plant has an appetite for human flesh that is appeased by Seymour. Puppeteer doubles as other sizes of the plant.
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