TEN THOUSAND BUCKS - NYC EPA
Peter Joshua
AUDITION DATE
Mon, Oct 29, 2018
9:30 am - 5:30 pm (EDT)
Lunch 1 to 2
CONTRACT
Showcase-NY equity actors will receive a stipend of at least $700
SEEKING
Equity actors for a staged production of a new musical. See breakdown.
PREPARATION
Please prepare either 1) a brief contemporary musical theater song; OR 2) a brief monologue that shows range; OR 3) a one-minute monologue and 16 bars of a song (audition time should not exceed 2 minutes total)
Bring picture and resume.
LOCATION
Actors' Equity New York Audition Center
165 W 46th St
16th Fl
New York, NY 10036
PERSONNEL
Writer/Producer - Peter Joshua
OTHER DATES
1st Rehearsal: Monday, November 12
1st Preview: Wednesday, December 5
Opening: Wednesday, December 12
Close: Sunday, December 23
At a space TBD in NYC
OTHER
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
Female Track #1
27, Our broken goddess, the very definition of flawed, yet has beauty pouring from her soul
Female Track #2
(partial nudity required) 56, greying, bird keeper, dressed like Miranda Priestly in the witness protection program as a homeless park beggar, frail, content, amused, low status, schizophrenic, lost, broken 49, psychology professor, hot, grounded, sad, moral, sadistic, seductive, put together, sally field meets madonna, smart, primal, calming, high status, unlost, unbroken
Female track #3
28, strategic marketing developer, professional, sociable, sexy, genuine, cutthroat, loyal, secretly bipolar, authentic, funny, admirable, a young slightly less vicious Mrs Underwood 27, yoga instructor, freelance jewelry designer, caring, calming, loving, nurturing, free spirit, loves to laugh and cause laughter, uncomfortably authentic, the perfect mother, has a 3 year old daughter
Female track #4
21, daughter of a psychology professor and Wall Street tycoon, debate team, athlete, spoiled, grounded, charming to a tee, probably would be described in a which one of your friends is secretly a psychopath” article in Cosmopolitan, insatiable, brilliant, bisexual 19, artist, free spirit, dancer, brilliantly innocent and hopelessly found, gorgeous, belongs in the stars
Female track #5
70+, matriarch, retired Republican Senator, selective memory, not entirely “here” though not too far away, crochets compulsively, not healthy, not harsh, unassuming, unconflicted, has a spirit that drains the discomfort from the room
Male Track #1
27, Our broken god, the very definition of flawed, yet has beauty pouring from his soul
Male Track #2
54, pastor, modern/hip, grounded, non-invasive, kind, desperate, judgmental, caring, doubts his product, finds small intangibles to ground his faith, a good man 51, ceo gaming company, hardcore, idealist, angry, effective, respected, modern-tech gangsta, delicately and endearingly predatory
Male track #3
(partial nudity required) 29, nurse, smart, grounded, married to piano teacher, has a 2 year old son, scraggly hair, big honest rare smile, idealistic but realistic, rugged but handsome, very serious, has seen death 27, freelance content creator/promoter, professional bum, comes from money, loyal to a tee, submissive but protective, dresses down to hide, sexier than his character breakdown, not the best guy, not the worst
Male track #4
22, handyman, simple, kind, troubled, focused, calm, works in vacuum repair/sales, magnetic, loved by all, girlfriend in 7 months pregnant 20, college basketball player, athletic, street smart, authentic, intelligence of a 19 year old who is paying attention, beautiful, easily instigated
Male track #5
35, drag queen, professional, beautiful, emotionally aggressive, nurturing, crass, lost but faking it better than most, has seen death, has seen life, uncle of 7, just shy of going global if the market could handle it, an “always coping” nihilist, may cry in the shower on coke covered in makeup and something that looks like cake once a year but otherwise has a stable emotional life
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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