Circle Theatre Inc | Fort Worth, TX
Wednesday, February 12, 2025
2:00 PM - 10:00 PM (C)
To schedule an audition, please visit:
https://www.circletheatre.com/hwequity
For any questions, or if you are an Equity member and a timeslot you need has been taken, please email
hello@circletheatre.com.
Once you have scheduled your appointment you may fill out the audition form (submit your headshot and resume) at:
https://airtable.com/appp8BsaWLLs0b4zt/shrtmQmLlBPTq8ABj
SPT
$323 weekly minimum (SPT 1)
Equity actors for roles in THE HATMAKERS WIFE (see breakdown).
Please prepare the sides at the following link:
https://www.circletheatre.com/sides2
Circle Theatre
230 W 4th St
Fort Worth, TX 76102
Director: Ashley H. White
Playwright: Lauren Yee
EXPECTED TO ATTEND:
Director + Artistic Director: Ashley H. White
Executive Director: Tim Long
Associate Artistic Director: Taylor Staniforth
First Rehearsal: March 24, 2025
Performance Dates: April 17 – May 10
https://www.circletheatre.com/
If you are unable to attend the audition in person, you may submit your materials to
hello@circletheatre.com by February 12th.
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.
Notice: Audition Call Type: EPA
The Hatmaker’s Wife by Lauren Yee is a captivating grown-up fairy tale where reality and imagination intertwine, exploring themes of identity, family, love, and the distractions that pull us away from these things that matter most. When a young woman (Voice) and her boyfriend (Gabe) move into their new home, they uncover the magical history of its previous occupants: a distracted hatmaker and his long-suffering wife, who has left him, taking his beloved hat along with her. Through a whimsical and surreal narrative, the play redefines the concepts of family, home, and love, bending time and space in delightful ways. The story unfolds with a large dose of magical realism — walls that literally talk, words that appear out of nowhere, a house that comes alive, and, obviously, a golem with a softness for Cheetos. A truly fantastical adventure, The Hatmaker’s Wife is a modern fable that is part ghost story, part fairy tale, showcasing Lauren Yee’s imaginative and humorous take on what it means to find real love.
NOTE: A perusal script is available at the theatre. The theatre is open Tuesday - Friday 10:30 AM - 3:30 PM. Call 817-877-3040 to schedule an appointment to read the script.
Hetchman - Age: 55 - 99/Ageless. Our hero. Hetchman the hatmaker. He wears a hat. Curmudgeonly. Despite being “old,” they are not necessarily old old. They are old in the way your math teacher could be fifty or ninety. Ageless. They also all speak with quasi-Eastern European accents.
Hetchman’s Wife - Age: 55 - 99/Ageless. Wife of Hetchman. Nondescript. Does she have a name? Who knows. Despite being “old,” they are not necessarily old old. They are old in the way your math teacher could be fifty or ninety. Ageless. They also all speak with quasi-Eastern European accents.
Meckel - Age: 55 - 99/Ageless. Hetchman’s neighbor and only friend. Meckel is cheerful, popular, and kind. He is the opposite of Hetchman. He also wears a hat. Despite being “old,” they are not necessarily old old. They are old in the way your math teacher could be fifty or ninety. Ageless. They also all speak with quasi-Eastern European accents.
Voice - Late 20s to early 30s. A young woman. Strong, hard-working, either wise or smart, she doesn’t know yet. Hyperfixates.
Gabe - Age: Late 20s to early 30s. Voice’s boyfriend. Easygoing in a way Voice has never been. Problem-solver…to a fault. Will also play Golem - A golem, a la the Jewish golem of Prague. Speaks through sounds; does intuit what is going on. Eats a lot. Made of mud. Has a strong male presence.
Wall - A wall, probably female, that speaks with a quasi-Eastern European accent. She has seen the history of this house and ventures to tell the story. Patient, or maybe not. The wall is realized in the play as an unseen voiceover, brought to life by scenic and theatrical magic.
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