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THE WHO AND THE WHAT Equity Principal Auditions - Lincoln Center Theater Auditions

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THE WHO AND THE WHAT - Lincoln Center Theater

THE WHO AND THE WHAT - Equity Principal Auditions
Lincoln Center Theater
New York, NY


Call Type
Equity Principal

Date of Audition
1/14/2014

Location
NOLA Rehearsal Studios
250 W 54th Street
New York, NY 10019
11th floor

Time(s)

Equity Principal Auditions
Tuesday, January 14, 2014
10 AM to 6 PM
Lunch 1:30 to 2:30

> EPA Rules are in effect.
> A monitor will be provided.

Personnel
DIRECTOR: KIMBERLY SENIOR
WRITER: AYAD AKHTAR
CASTING: DANIEL SWEE

Other Dates
1ST REHEARSAL: 5/6/14
1ST PREVIEW: 5/31/14
OPEN: 6/16/14
CLOSE: 7/13/14

Contract
LORT Non-Rep
LORT D; $583/week minimum

Seeking
2 Equity female actors.

The 2 male roles have been cast

see breakdown.

Breakdown
A breakdown has been added for this notice. See below.

Preparation
Sides will be provided at the auditions.

Bring picture and resume, stapled together.

Other

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

Always bring your Equity Membership Card to auditions.

Breakdown

ZARINA
Female. 32. American born of South Asian origin - brilliant, elegant, wry, wounded, stubborn and charismatic. A Harvard grad, now an aspiring writer, but also the older sister taking care of the family in the wake of her mother's passing. The guiding consciousness of the play. Afzal’s eldest daughter.

MAHWISH
Female. 26. American born of South Asian origin - very cute, very sassy, very loyal, very loving. Zarina's younger sister, eager to marry her boyfriend of ten years, but beholden to her father's will, which has it that she cannot marry her boyfriend until her older sister marries. Equally comfortable as the cheerleader in high school as she is in the mosque on Friday afternoons.

The following roles are cast (i.e. offered and accepted). Auditioning performers will be considered as possible replacements, should any become necessary.

AFZAL
CAST. Male. 60. A Pakistani man who has immigrated to the U.S. and has made a life in Atlanta. Owner of a large fleet of taxis. Quick-witted, traditional, expansive, gregarious. For those who know the culture, he is the quintessential Punjabi. Large hearted, large mouthed, generous, emotional and volatile. He is the loving father of Zarina and Mahwish, and every bit the charming and benevolent immigrant patriarch. ROLE IS CAST

ELI
CAST. Male. Early 30s. Caucasian. A convert to Islam, and now an Imam in a disenfranchised part of Atlanta. Committed to community service. Able to lead a congregation as well as connect one on one with people. Grew up in a very rough and urban section of Detroit and identifies himself with the plight of the poor and urban American. He is serious, smart and sensitive, a romantic at heart, but also a certified plumber who is as comfortable with a wrench in his hand as he is with a book. ROLE IS CAST

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