Purple Rose Theatre Company 2024-25 Season - Livonia, MI EPA Purple Rose Theatre | Chelsea, MI
Notice: Audition Call Type: EPA
Tuesday, May 28, 2024
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM (E)
Lunch 2:10 PM - 3:10 PM
To schedule an audition appointment please go to:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/PRTC_24- 25auditions_Day1 .
For assistance with sign up genius, please email info@purplerosetheatre.org. The deadline to sign up is: Monday, May 27, 2024 by 6:00pm ET.
SPT
$725 weekly minimum (SPT 8)
Equity actors for roles in Purple Rose Theatre Company's 2024-25 Season (See breakdown).
Please prepare two contrasting monologues that are each 1-minute in length each. Bring one Headshot and one Resume with you to the audition. If you cannot attend in person auditions, please send a virtual audition to info@purplerosetheatre.org, subject line ATTN: Auditions. Self-tape two contrasting monologues no more than 1-minute in length each. Please also include a full body slate with professional and/or legal name, preferred pronouns, union status, and any representation. Please email headshot and resume along with your video submission. Please check website at
purplerosetheatre.org for future audition announcements if you cannot attend in person. Deadline: Video Submissions open Tuesday, May 28, 2024 and will close by Tuesday, June 18, 2024 at 6:00 p.m.
Vistatech Center at Schoolcraft College 18600 Haggerty Road
Livonia, MI 48152
Please park in the North Parking Lot. Parking is free. Please use North Entrance at The Vistatech Center, located at the corner of Vistatech Drive and Chippewa Drive. Turn right once in the center and follow posted signs. THIS SPACE'S VENTILATION HAS NOT BEEN VERIFIED BY ACTORS' EQUITY ASSOCIATION.
Artistic Director: Jeff Daniels
Managing Director: Katie Hubbard
Artistic Associates: Lucas Daniels; Rhiannon Ragland
Company Manager: Amy Klain
Expected to attend:
Casting Director (Artistic Associate): Rhiannon Ragland
Artistic Associate: Lucas Daniels
See breakdown for production specific dates.
PRTC may utilize an 8 out of 10 tech rehearsal schedule.
Rehearsals are held minimum five days a week, 5-8 hour days, maximum 38 hours a week, in Chelsea, MI. Day, evening & weekend rehearsals may be scheduled depending on actor’s and director's schedule.
Performance Schedule:
Wednesday: 3pm, Thursday: 3pm & 7:30pm, Friday: 8pm, Saturday: 3pm & 8pm, Sunday: 2pm
OTHER
PRTC utilizes the option of a bi-weekly pay schedule.
Please see the link for the PRTC Prevention of Workplace Harassment and Discrimination
Policy:
https://www.purplerosetheatre.org/wpcontent/uploads/2024/05/Revised_08.2022_PRTC_Harassment_Discrimination_Policy_plus-Form.pdf
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.
First rehearsal: The week of August 26, 2024
First performance- preview: Friday, September 27, 2024
Press opening night: Friday, October 4, 2024
Closing date: Saturday, December 21, 2024
WALLY WILKINS, Jr.: 40s
JERRY CONICELLI: 50s
LAMAR JOHNSON: 40s
BERNICE WILKINS: Wally’s daughter, early 20s
MADGE MILBURY: (911 OPERATOR/POLICE CHIEF/ANASTASIA ANDREWS/KIMBERLEY CARLTON/ KEVIN, THE DIGITAL KID/ ALICE IN SHIPPING/CONNIE IN ACCOUNTING): elderly, Wally’s secretary
First rehearsal: The week of January 6, 2025
First performance- preview: Friday, February 7, 2025
Press opening night: Friday, February 14, 2025
Closing date: Saturday, March 8, 2025
MILLIE: female, white, 20s or 30s, funeral home employee
SIENNA: female, Asian-American, 20s or 30s, would-be writer
First rehearsal: The week of March 3, 2025
First performance- preview: Friday, April 4, 2025
Press opening night: Friday, April 11, 2025
Closing date: Saturday, May 24, 2025
ISABELLA (IZZY) CAVANAUGH: Female, 60s, Any ethnicity
CAREY CAVANAUGH: Female, 30s, Any ethnicity but same ethnicity as IZZY. IZZY’s tightly wound daughter
JOSH CAVANAUGH: Male, 30s, Any ethnicity. IZZY’s adopted son, former athlete with a touch of OCD.
First rehearsal: The week of May 19, 2025
First performance- preview: Friday, June 20, 2025
Press opening night: Friday, June 27, 2025
Closing date: Saturday, August 30, 2025
BERT, a boisterous Golden Lab, 48 in dog years
TRIXIE, BERT’s smart-ass sister, same age as BERT
BITCHY, a once feral veterinarian’s cat, 63 in cat years
LEONARD, a wise veterinarian’s parrot, 37 in parrot years
THE OWNER, BERT and TRIXIE’s pack leader, early 30s
THE NURSE, the veterinarian’s nurse, late 30s
CONTENT DISCLOSURES:
- Physical and verbal violence: displaying or engaging in violence, combat, or aggression. Including but not limited to: brawls and boxing.
- Peer pressure/Bullying: influence from members of one's peer group. Including but not limited to: Peer pressure to fight.
- Gender/Race/cultural/social revelations of stereotypes, bias, and institutionalized Racism. Including loaded language based on social stereotypes i.e. references of “Karens”.
- Bribery and gambling
- Recurring religious themes (i.e., discussions/demonstration of: prayer, church, church attendance, secular holidays etc.)
- Marital Distress
- Delusional Disorder; (Fantasy Prone Personality) Social Media disorder and ostracism. - Medical emergency response: High blood pressure and medical tools associated; Heart Attack: A heart attack, also called a myocardial infarction. Stress Cardiomyopathy.
- Controlled substance use, pills, references to Medical Marijuana or CBD, alcohol etc. - Regional Implicit Bias (stereotypes of small Midwest towns)
- Discussions of incarceration
- Stress, anxiety and hysterical blindness related to unemployment/failed business/layoffs - Normal physical demonstrations of consensual healthy relationships (i.e. hugging, kissing, lifting, etc.)
- References to Death/Grief/Loss
- Contractual breach and threats of reparations and legal repercussions
- Episodic delusion and hallucinations
- Singing
- Peer pressure/Bullying: influence from members of one's peer group. Including but not limited to: Peer pressure to fight.
- Bribery and gambling
- Recurring religious themes (i.e., discussions/demonstration of: prayer, church, church attendance, secular holidays etc.)
- Delusional Disorder; (Fantasy Prone Personality) Social Media disorder and ostracism. - Medical emergency response: High blood pressure and medical tools associated; Heart Attack: A heart attack, also called a myocardial infarction. Stress Cardiomyopathy.
- Controlled substance use, pills, references to Medical Marijuana or CBD, alcohol etc. - Regional Implicit Bias (stereotypes of small Midwest towns)
- Discussions of incarceration
- Stress, anxiety and hysterical blindness related to unemployment/failed business/layoffs - References to Death/Grief/Loss
- Contractual breach and threats of reparations and legal repercussions
- Episodic delusion and hallucinations
- Singing
- Physical and verbal violence: displaying or engaging in violence, combat, or aggression. Including but not limited to: brawls and boxing.
- Peer pressure/Bullying: influence from members of one's peer group. Including but not limited to: Peer pressure to fight.
- Gender/Race/cultural/social revelations of stereotypes, bias, and institutionalized Racism. Including loaded language based on social stereotypes i.e. references of “Karens”.
- Bribery and gambling
- Recurring religious themes (i.e., discussions/demonstration of: prayer, church, church attendance, secular holidays etc.)
- Marital Distress
- Delusional Disorder; (Fantasy Prone Personality) Social Media disorder and ostracism. - Controlled substance use, pills, references to Medical Marijuana or CBD, alcohol etc. - Regional Implicit Bias (stereotypes of small Midwest towns)
- Stress, anxiety and hysterical blindness related to unemployment/failed business/layoffs - References to Death/Grief/Loss
- Contractual breach and threats of reparations and legal repercussions
- Singing
- Physical and verbal violence: displaying or engaging in violence, combat, or aggression. Including but not limited to: brawls and boxing.
- Peer pressure/Bullying: influence from members of one's peer group. Including but not limited to: Peer pressure to fight.
- Gender/Race/cultural/social revelations of stereotypes; bias; and institutionalized Racism. Including loaded language based on social stereotypes i.e. references of “Karens”.
- Bribery and gambling
- Recurring religious themes (i.e., discussions/demonstration of: prayer, church, church attendance, secular holidays etc.)
- Marital Distress
- Delusional Disorder; (Fantasy Prone Personality) Social Media disorder and ostracism. - Regional Implicit Bias (stereotypes of small Midwest towns)
- Discussions of incarceration
- References to Death/Grief/Loss via matricide (murder of spouse)
- Contractual breach and threats of reparations and legal repercussions
- Singing
- Physical and verbal violence: displaying or engaging in violence, combat, or aggression. Including but not limited to: brawls and boxing.
- Peer pressure/Bullying: influence from members of one's peer group. Including but not limited to: Peer pressure to fight.
- Recurring religious themes (i.e., discussions/demonstration of: prayer, church, church attendance, secular holidays etc.)
- Marital Distress
- Delusional Disorder; (Fantasy Prone Personality) Social Media disorder and ostracism. - Medical emergency response: High blood pressure and medical tools associated; Heart Attack: A heart attack, also called a myocardial infarction. Stress Cardiomyopathy.
- Regional Implicit Bias (stereotypes of small Midwest towns)
- Normal physical demonstrations of consensual healthy relationships (i.e. hugging; kissing; lifting, etc.)
- References to Death/Grief/Loss
- Contractual breach and threats of reparations and legal repercussions
- Singing
MADGE MILBURY (911 OPERATOR/POLICE CHIEF/ANASTASIA CARLTON/KIMBERLY CARLTON/ KEVIN, THE DIGITAL KID/ALICE IN SHIPPING/CONNIE IN ACCOUNTING) - Physical and verbal violence: displaying or engaging in violence, combat, or aggression. Including but not limited to: brawls and boxing.
- Peer pressure/Bullying: influence from members of one's peer group. Including but not limited to: Peer pressure to fight.
- Bribery and gambling
- Recurring religious themes (i.e., discussions/demonstration of: prayer, church, church attendance, secular holidays etc.)
- Delusional Disorder; (Fantasy Prone Personality) Social Media disorder and ostracism. - Medical emergency response: High blood pressure and medical tools associated; Heart Attack: A heart attack, also called a myocardial infarction. Stress Cardiomyopathy.
- Controlled substance use, pills, references to Medical Marijuana or CBD, alcohol etc. - Regional Implicit Bias (stereotypes of small Midwest towns)
- References to Death/Grief/Loss
- Contractual breach and threats of reparations and legal repercussions
- Singing
- Multi-character changes and challenges
OVERVIEW:
- Themes of funerals, death and grief
- Multi Eulogy performance
- Normal human romantic behaviors (hugging, kissing, etc.,)
- Facebook conspiracy theories
- Obsession with fireworks (Pyromania)
- Multiple house fire references (pyrophobia trigger)
- Small town syndrome/geographical narcissism
- Derogatory language concerning ethnic food
- Moments of substituted judgment concerning personal beliefs
- Socio-political debate
- References to estate planning/ wills/ inheritance
- Christian Biblical references/ creationism/ evolution theory
- Reference to group sexual activity
- Funeral worker prejudice
- Betrayal/ false promises/ accusations of lying
- Parental loss with themes of terminal illness and suicide
- Confessions of sexual assault
- Excessive drinking (alcoholism triggers)
- Themes of abandonment/autophobia (fear of being alone)/ emotional trauma or stunting CHARACTER
- Female, white, twenties or thirties, funeral home employee
- Themes of funerals, death and grief
- Multi Eulogy performance
- Normal human romantic behaviors (hugging, kissing, etc.,)
- Small town syndrome/geographical narcissism
- Derogatory language concerning ethnic food
- Moments of substituted judgment concerning personal beliefs
- Socio-political debate
- References to estate planning/ wills/ inheritance
- Christian Biblical references/ creationism/ evolution theory
- Reference to group sexual activity
- Funeral worker prejudice
- Betrayal/ false promises/ accusations of lying
- Confessions of sexual assault
- Excessive drinking (alcoholism triggers)
- Female, Asian American, twenties or thirties, would-be writer
- Multi Eulogy performance
- Obsession with fireworks (Pyromania)
- Multiple house fire references (pyrophobia trigger)
- Small town syndrome/geographical narcissism
- Moments of substituted judgment concerning personal beliefs
- Socio-political debate
- Betrayal/ false promises/ accusations of lying
- Parental loss with themes of terminal illness and suicide
- Confessions of sexual assault
- Excessive drinking (alcoholism triggers)
- Themes of abandonment/ autophobia (fear of being alone)/ emotional trauma or stunting
- Death of a partner/Spouse
- Death of a Parent
- Emotional Abuse
- Racism
- Ableism
- Sexism and misogyny
- Adoption
- Mental Health and related disorders ex. OCD
- Alcohol consumption
- Blackmail
- Singing and dancing
- Death of a Partner/Spouse
- Emotional Abuse
- Ableism
- Sexism/Misogyny
- Alcohol Consumption
- Blackmail
- Death of a Parent
- Emotional Abuse
- Racism
- Ableism
- Sexism and misogyny
- Mental Health and related disorders ex. OCD
- Alcohol consumption
- Blackmail
- Singing and dancing
- Death of a Parent
- Emotional Abuse
- Racism
- Ableism
- Sexism and misogyny
- Adoption
- Mental Health and related disorders ex. OCD
- Alcohol consumption
- Blackmail
- Singing and dancing
- Themes of loyalty, death and grief
- Multi animal-like performances by humans
- Animal restraint devices (collars; harness; leashes; cages etc.)
- Normal human behaviors performed by animals (hugging, kissing, petting, etc.,) - Fear and anxiety related to veterinary offices; procedures or employees
- Geographical narcissism
- Derogatory language concerning emotional abuse; manipulation; human existence - Moments of substituted judgment concerning personal beliefs
- Intra Animal speciesism, discrimination and stereotyping with Sociocultural debates - Adult language related to etymology of familial relationships
- References to end of life; terminal illness; life planning; wills/inheritance and euthanasia - Reference to group sexual activity and confessions of aggressive sexual behaviors - Betrayal/ false promises/ accusations of lying
- Violations of emotional exclusivity via infidelity
- Mental health conversations related to kidnapping/abduction; stockholm syndrome; and aiding runaways
- Aviophobia or fear of flying
- Excessive drinking (alcoholism triggers) and related dangerous behaviors
- Parcopresis or shy bowel A.K.A fear of pooping in public. Related: Coprophobia or fear of feces.
- Themes of abandonment/autophobia (fear of being alone)/ emotional trauma or stunting CHARACTER
- Themes of loyalty, death and grief
- Multi animal-like performances by humans
- Animal restraint devices (collars; harness; leashes; cages etc.)
- Normal human behaviors performed by animals (hugging, kissing, petting, etc.,) - Fear and anxiety related to veterinary offices; procedures or employees
- Derogatory language concerning emotional abuse; manipulation; human existence - Moments of substituted judgment concerning personal beliefs
- Intra Animal speciesism, discrimination and stereotyping with Sociocultural debates - Adult language related to etymology of familial relationships
- References to end of life; terminal illness; life planning; wills/inheritance and euthanasia - Mental health conversations related to kidnapping/abduction; stockholm syndrome; and aiding runaways
- Themes of abandonment/autophobia (fear of being alone)/ emotional trauma or stunting
- Themes of loyalty, death and grief
- Multi animal-like performances by humans
- Animal restraint devices (collars; harness; leashes; cages etc.)
- Normal human behaviors performed by animals (hugging, kissing, petting, etc.,) - Derogatory language concerning emotional abuse; manipulation; human existence - Moments of substituted judgment concerning personal beliefs
- Intra Animal speciesism, discrimination and stereotyping with Sociocultural debates - Adult language related to etymology of familial relationships
- References to end of life; terminal illness; life planning; wills/inheritance and euthanasia - Mental health conversations related to kidnapping/abduction; stockholm syndrome; and aiding runaways
- Parcopresis or shy bowel A.K.A fear of pooping in public. Related: Coprophobia or fear of feces. - Themes of abandonment/autophobia (fear of being alone)/ emotional trauma or stunting
- Themes of loyalty, death and grief
- Multi animal-like performances by humans
- Animal restraint devices (collars; harness; leashes; cages etc.)
- Normal human behaviors performed by animals (hugging, kissing, petting, etc.,) - Geographical narcissism
- Derogatory language concerning emotional abuse; manipulation; human existence - Moments of substituted judgment concerning personal beliefs
- Intra Animal speciesism, discrimination and stereotyping with Sociocultural debates - Adult language related to etymology of familial relationships
- References to end of life; terminal illness; life planning; wills/inheritance and euthanasia - Reference to group sexual activity and confessions of aggressive sexual behaviors - Betrayal/ false promises/ accusations of lying
- Mental health conversations related to kidnapping/abduction; stockholm syndrome; and aiding runaways
- Themes of abandonment/autophobia (fear of being alone)/ emotional trauma or stunting
- Themes of loyalty, death and grief
- Multi animal-like performances by humans
- Animal restraint devices (collars; harness; leashes; cages etc.)
- Normal human behaviors performed by animals (hugging, kissing, petting, etc.,) - Derogatory language concerning emotional abuse; manipulation; human existence - Moments of substituted judgment concerning personal beliefs
- Intra Animal speciesism, discrimination and stereotyping with Sociocultural debates - Adult language related to etymology of familial relationships
- References to end of life; terminal illness; life planning; wills/inheritance and euthanasia - Mental health conversations related to kidnapping/abduction; stockholm syndrome; and aiding runaways
- Aviophobia or fear of flying
- Themes of abandonment/autophobia (fear of being alone)/ emotional trauma or stunting
- Themes of loyalty, death and grief
- Animal restraint devices (collars; harness; leashes; cages etc.)
- Normal human behaviors performed by animals (hugging, kissing, petting, etc.,) - References to end of life; terminal illness; life planning; wills/inheritance and euthanasia - Betrayal/ false promises/ accusations of lying
- Violations of emotional exclusivity via infidelity
- Excessive drinking (alcoholism triggers) and related dangerous behaviors
- Themes of abandonment/autophobia (fear of being alone)/ emotional trauma or stunting
- Themes of loyalty, death and grief
- Animal restraint devices (collars; harness; leashes; cages etc.)
- Normal human behaviors performed by animals (hugging, kissing, petting, etc.,) - Fear and anxiety related to veterinary offices; procedures or employees
- References to end of life; terminal illness; life planning; wills/inheritance and euthanasia - Aviophobia or fear of flying
- Parcopresis or shy bowel A.K.A fear of pooping in public. Related: Coprophobia or fear of feces.
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