La Jolla Playhouse
CONTRACT
LORT Non-Rep $1008 weekly minimum (LORT B)
SEEKING
Equity actors for principal roles in THE OUTSIDERS (see breakdown).
All stage managerial positions have been filled.
Actors of all ethnicities, genders, and abilities are encouraged to submit.
INSTRUCTIONS
Please prepare a song from the show OR a brief country, soul, rock, or folk song that shows range with accompaniment. You may also use the accompaniment at: https://tinyurl.com/OutsidersEquityMaterial . Send submissions to: https://formspring-xpeow.formstack.com/forms/the_outsiders_epa_submission_form . Virtual auditions should be received no later than Wednesday, June 8 at 5pm PT
Deadline: Wed, Jun 8, 2022
PERSONNEL
Based on S.E. Hinton’s Novel and Francis Ford Coppola’s Film
Book by Adam Rapp
Music and Lyrics by Jamestown Revival and Justin Levine
Directed by Danya Taymor
Choreographed by Rick Kuperman & Jeff Kuperman
Music Supervisor: Justin Levine
Music Director: Matt Hinkley
Casting Director: Jacole Kitchen (viewing auditions)
OTHER DATES
Rehearsals start – January 3, 2023
Previews start – February 19, 2023
Opens – March 5, 2023
Closes – April 2, 2023
OTHER
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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 submit.
BREAKDOWN
All roles will be understudied.
SEEKING:
Sherry “Cherry” Valance- 17, A dreamer. Brave, bold, confident, curious. Has been conditioned to be what society expects her to be: Bob's Girlfriend and Captain of the Cheerleading team. Experiences an awakening once she meets Ponyboy and the other Greasers. Falls in love with Dallas Winston. Displays tremendous compassion for the Greasers and Ponyboy in particular. Breaks the mold.
Dallas “Dally” Winston- 19, wily, rebellious, audacious. Sensual and single minded. The outlier of the Greasers, originally from New York’s Hell’s Kitchen. A drifter and a lone wolf. Falls for Cherry despite himself. Deeply protective of Johnny Cade, sees him as a little brother.
Darrell Darry Curtis- 20, the oldest Curtis brother. A former golden boy, intelligent and athletic, his future was ripped away from him. Now works a job (roofing) and has taken on the difficult task of raising and providing for his two younger brothers following their parents’ tragic death. Hardworking, stern and protective, he had to grow up too fast. Sacrificed his future to give his brothers one.
Sodapop Curtis- 17, the middle Curtis brother. Charismatic, exceptionally handsome, and a high-school drop-out, he now works at the local gas station. Ponyboy's security blanket at home. Privately nursing a broken heart, but hides it well and deflects so he doesn't have to take anything too seriously.
Keith Two-Bit Matthews- 18, a natural clown with an infectious sense of humor, extremely loyal to the Greasers and to the Curtis family. Starts to fall for Marcia, one of the soc girls.
Bob- 17/18, the leader of the Soc’s, clean-cut, aggressive, cocky, a bully. Cherry's boyfriend and the captain of the football team. Can turn on the charm when it serves him. Comes from extreme privilege, he doesn't take no for an answer.
Randy- 18, Bob’s second in command. Preppy, clean-cut, conflicted, a follower. Begins to question the social order and the constant violence of the gang wars in Tulsa.
Paul - 20, Another one of Bob’s friends and a higher up in the Soc chain-of-command. Former top dog. A one-time football teammate of Darrell, he got to have the future Darry dreamed of.
Marcia- 17, Cherry’s best friend and a soc. One of the popular girls at school, she has a great sense of humor and starts to take an interest in Two-Bit, crossing the invisible lines drawn by society.
Sheila McCrory- 30s-40s, Black: A social worker in Tulsa, she has been assigned to the Curtis' boys after their parents' brutal deaths in a car accident. Compassionate, honest, determined, she doesn't pull punches and leads with tough love. She helps guide the Curtis boys through the challenges they face in the wake of their parents’ death.
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 submit.
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