RAGTIME - Chicago EPA
Marriott Lincolnshire
AUDITION DATE
Jul 27, 2017
10:00 am - 1:00 pm (CDT) Possible extension to 4pm based on signups/turnout
APPOINTMENTS
Equity members may schedule appointments online through the member portal beginning Thursday July 20th at 12pm.
CONTRACT
Special Agreement $774/wk min
SEEKING
Actors and singers for the 2018 production of RAGTIME.
PREPARATION
Please prepare one 16 to 32 bar cut, and bring a second in case the Artistic Team needs to hear more. An accompanist will be provided. Bring music in your key.
LOCATION
Stage 773
1225 W Belmont Ave
Chicago, IL 60657-3205
PERSONNEL
Nick Bowling: Director
Andy Hite: Lead Artistic Director
Peter Marston Sullivan: Associate Artistic Director
OTHER DATES
Rehearsals: Thursday, January 4th
Previews: January 24th
Press: January 31st
Close: March 25th
OTHER
No performers under 18 are being seen at this time. All ethnicities strongly encouraged to attend.
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.
BREAKDOWN
RAGTIME | Character Breakdown
Rehearsals: Thursday, January 4th
Previews: January 24th
Press: January 31st
Close: March 25th
Booker T. Washington
The dominant figure in the Black community of the United States at the turn of the century.
Age: 45 to 55
Ensemble
To play Immigrants, Citizens of New Rochelle and Harlem, Coalhouse supporters, reporters, and various other supporting roles.
Age: Various
Coalhouse Walker Jr.
A proud, sophisticated man who fights to live within his social boundaries and then rebels against them when even that is not good enough.
Age: 30s
Emma Goldman
The Russian born radical anarchist in early 1900's New York City.
Age: 30 to 40
Evelyn Nesbit
The beautiful vaudeville performer, famous for the murder of her high profile lover by her rich husband.
Age: 18 to 25
Father
Rich. Conservative. Staunch in his ways but not intentionally unkind.
Age: 30 to 45
Grandfather
Mother's conservative father. A retired professor. Irritated by everything.
Age: 50 to 65
Henry Ford
An American industrialist and founder of the Ford Motor Company.
Age: 35 to 45
Harry Houdini
The famous magician who immigrated to America and made a name for himself largely as an escape artist.
Age: 25 to 35
J.P. Morgan
The rich, famous financier.
Age: 60 to 65
Little Boy
Mother and Father's son. Curious. Kind.
Age: 8 to 12
Little Girl
Tateh's daughter, a young Latvian girl in a new home.
Age: 7 to 10
Mother
A strong, kind woman who defies social norms to do the things she feels are right.
Age: 30s
Sarah
A washwoman who is adopted into Mother's home when Mother finds Sarah's baby in the garden.
Age: 18 to 25
Sarah's Friend
A friend of Sarah's who attends her funeral.
Age: 18 to 25
Tateh
A haggard, Latvian immigrant who dreams the American Dream for himself and his daughter.
Age: 30 to 40
Willie Conklin
A racist volunteer fireman who destroys Coalhouse's car.
Age: 25 to 40
Younger Brother
Mother's younger brother who has his heart broken by Evelyn Nesbit and joins Coalhouse in his protests towards discrimination. He is a young man in search of something.
Age: 20 to 30
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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