THE WHALE Equity Principal Auditions - Off the Wall Productions Auditions

Call Type
Equity Principal

Time(s)
Equity Principal Auditions BY APPOINTMENT
Monday, January 19, 2015
12 PM to 8 PM
break 3:30 to 4:30

Contract
SPT
SPT 5 ($371/week)

Location
Off The Wall Performing Arts Center
25 West Main Street
Carnegie, PA 15106
Meter parking available on the street, or in the lot across from theatre

Seeking
AEA actors for 4 available roles.

see breakdown.

Preparation
Please come prepared with a headshot and resume, stapled together.

Audition will consist of cold readings from the script. Visually impaired performers may request an advance copy of sides when making an audition appointment.

Other Dates
First rehearsal: March 30, 2015. Runs Apr. 24 – May 9, 2015 (10 performances).

Other
Equity members without appointments will be seen throughout the audition day, as time permits.

Personnel
Producer: Hans Gruenert
Artistic Director: Virginia Wall Gruenert
Writer: Samuel D. Hunter
Director: Linda Haston

· A monitor will not be provided. The producer will run all aspects of this audition.

Appointments
AEA members may email info@insideoffthewall.com, or call 724-873-3576 between 10 AM and 5 PM, Mon-Fri.

Performers of all ethnic and racial background are encouraged to attend.

Always bring your Equity Membership Card to auditions.

Breakdown

On the outskirts of Mormon country, Idaho, a six-hundred pound recluse hides away in his apartment eating himself to death. Desperate to reconnect with his long-estranged daughter, he reaches out to her, only to find a viciously sharp-tongued and wildly unhappy teen. Big-hearted and fiercely funny, The Whale tells the story of a man’s last chance at redemption, and of finding beauty in the most unexpected places.

SEEKING:

LIZ: Female, 30’s-50’s. Charlie’s friend, caretaker, and enabler.

ELDER THOMAS: Male, early 20’s. Mormon on a mission.

ELLIE: Female, 17. Charlie’s estranged daughter.

MARY: Female, 40’s-early 50’s. Charlie’s ex-wife and Ellie’s mom.

The following role has been CAST. However, actors will be considered for possible understudy:

CHARLIE: Male, 600 lbs., 40’s-50’s. Note: This role has been cast.