THE WOLVES - Atlanta EPA
Horizon Theatre Company
AUDITION DATES
Mon, Oct 08, 2018
10:00 am - 2:00 pm (EDT)
Tue, Oct 09, 2018
10:00 am - 2:00 pm (EDT)
APPOINTMENTS
Preferred contact: ellen@horizontheatre.com. If no email access, call 404-523-1477 x113.
CONTRACT
SPT $479 weekly minimum
SEEKING
Equity actors for roles in THE WOLVES. Atlanta-based actors strongly encouraged to attend.
PREPARATION
Sides will be provided. If you have not been seen at Horizon before, please also prepare two contrasting contemporary monologues. Please bring two photos and resumes, attached.
LOCATION
Horizon Theatre
1083 Austin Ave NE
Atlanta, GA 30307-1940
PERSONNEL
Playwright: Sarah DeLappe
Director: Heidi McKerley (expected to attend auditions)
Co-Artistic/Producing Director: Lisa Adler (expected to attend auditions)
OTHER DATES
First rehearsal: December 26, 2018
Opening: February 1, 2019
Closing: March 3, 2019
Performances: Wed, Thurs and Fridays at 8pm, Saturdays at 3pm and 8:30pm and Sundays at 5pm.
Dates are subject to change
OTHER
Performs at Horizon Theatre
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.
BREAKDOWN
This production will be athletic since the play takes places during drills of a girls' soccer team. Athleticism/soccer skills will be evaluated at callbacks. SOCCER MOM does NOT need soccer experience.
Left quad. Right quad. Lunge. A girl’s indoor soccer team warms up. From the safety of their suburban stretch circle, the team navigates big questions and wages tiny battles with all the vim and vigor of a pack of adolescent warriors. A portrait of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness for nine American girls who just want to score some goals.
#00 (Female Identified, 18+ to play 17, Open Ethnicity)
Goalie. Intense performance anxiety, an extreme perfectionist, high achiever. Seventeen.
She is the heart of the team. 4.9 GPA, Editor in Chief of high school newspaper, leads model UN, plays cello in the state youth orchestra. Before every game she vomits from anxiety. She is an amazing athlete.
#2 (Female Identified, 18+ to play 16, Open Ethnicity)
Defense. Innocent, unlucky, kind, petite person. Sixteen.
Naïve, sheltered. She does not like gossiping about others. She is kind, humble, generous and often trying to reach out to those in need. She is part of her church’s youth group and has no cellphone or TV. A limited world view. She has suffered multiple concussions from soccer. Actors with soccer experience is a plus.
#7 (Female Identified, 18+ to play 16, Open Ethnicity)
Striker. Too cool for school. Sarcastic, swears, thick eyeliner. “16 going on 21”. Child of a bad divorce. Daughter of a lawyer, who is always busy, always working. She hit puberty before ALL the other girls in her class. Dating a college boy. She finds worth through her sexual value. She’s tough and can be mean.
#8 (Female Identified, 18+ to play 16, Open Ethnicity)
Defense. Childlike and determined to stay that way. Sixteen. Sheltered upbringing. Obsessed with making it to nationals in Miami. A giggly, excitable girl.
#11 (Female Identified, 18+ to play 17, Open Ethnicity)
Midfield. Brainy, morbid, budding elitist, thoughtful. Seventeen.
She is super smart and knows it. Doesn’t like to be wrong. She sincerely enjoys documentaries and is a columnist for the high school paper. Both of her parents are therapists and very involved in her life. She has a more global view of the world than her teammates.
#13 (Female Identified, 18+ to play 16, Open Ethnicity)
Midfield. Stoner, older pot dealer brother, into her wackiness. Sixteen. Class clown and jock. Enjoys being the life of the party. Loves to tease and doesn't want to take anything too seriously.
#14 (Female Identified, 18+ to play 16, Armenian-American)
Midfield. #7’s insecure sidekick. Just switched to contacts. Sixteen.
Her dad is Armenian. Her teammates inappropriately speak about her being Mexican. She is besties with #7. She has a firm understanding of right and wrong. Her mom, SOCCER MOM, is involved in her life. She has a great family.
#25 (Female Identified, 18+ to play 17, Open Ethnicity)
Defense, Captain. Classic (ex) coach’s daughter. Seventeen.
She is well respected by the team, a hard worker and a strong leader. She isn’t afraid to police her teammates with language and behavior. She is exploring her sexual identity. Role does require a buzz cut, will wear a wig for majority of play. MUST BE WILLING TO SHAVE HEAD.
#46 (Female Identified, 18+ to play 16, Open Ethnicity)
Bench, later Striker. The new girl. Awkward, different, just wants to fit in. Sixteen.
She is homeschooled and lives in a yurt with her new age, travel writer mom. She has traveled and lived all over the world. Because of her lifestyle, she is lacking in social skills and understanding of American teen culture. She just wants to be friends with her teammates. Impressive soccer skills required.
SOCCER MOM (Female Identified, 40s-50s, Open Ethnicity)
Mom of #14. Warm, generous, suburban mom who prides herself on her involvement in her kid’s lives. She never misses a game. She is grieving for her daughter, throwing herself into support of the team and trying not to think about the deep loss. No soccer experience necessary.
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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