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Call Type
Equity Principal
Time(s)
Equity Principal Auditions
Wednesday, March 23, 2016
9:00 am - 5:00 pm (lunch 1:00 - 2:00 pm)
Friday, March 25, 2016
10:00 am - 6:00 pm (lunch 1:00 - 2:00 pm)
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Contract
SPT
$550 weekly minimum (SPT 8)
Location
Washington DCJCC
1529 16th Street NW
(Corner of Q St. NW)
Washington, DC
See breakdown for special entry instructions.
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Seeking
Equity actors for 2016-17 season. See breakdown.
Preparation
Please bring 2 contrasting one minute modern monologues.
Please bring a picture and resume, stapled together.
Other Dates
See breakdown for rehearsal, opening, and closing dates.
Personnel
Artistic Director: Adam Immerwahr
Managing Director: Rebecca Ende
Casting Director: Naomi Robin
· A monitor will not be provided. The producer will run all aspects of this audition.
Appointments
No appointments. First come, first served.
Performers of all ethnic and racial background are encouraged to attend.
Always bring your Equity Membership Card to auditions.
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Breakdown
Special Entry Instructions:
Please enter at the Q St. door.
Be prepared to show photo ID at the desk. The personnel there will then direct you to the audition location within the building.
Please be prepared that parking is very limited and can be difficult. Please allow additional time or take public transportation. Theater J is located 4 blocks (10 minute walk) from the Dupont Circle Metro (Red Line) and is convenient to both U Street (Yellow and Green) and McPherson Square Metros (Blue & Orange) and is accessible by many bus lines.
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The Last Schwartz by Deborah Zoe Laufer
Rehearsals begin August 8, 2016;
performances September 7 – October 2, 2016
Setting: Upstate New York, mid-2000s.
Roles:
NORMA -- 45. The eldest Schwartz. The keeper of the flame. Fervently self-righteous and religious, but hungry for family.
HERB -- 40. The oldest Schwartz brother. Financial wizard.
BONNIE -- 30’s. Herb’s wife. Generally on the verge of hysteria. Weeps easily. Desperately wants a baby. Has converted to Judaism.
SIMON -- 35. The middle brother. An astronomer. Going blind. He wears coke-bottle thick glasses, a very loose-fitting cotton outfit, and white gloves.
GENE -- 30. The youngest brother. Directs TV commercials. The family’s golden boy and a bit of a kiss-up.
KIA -- 20. A starlet from L.A. She lives to have fun. Can turn any interaction into a party.
The Christians by Lucas Hnath
Rehearsals begin October 17, 2016;
performances November 16 – December 11, 2016
Setting: America, the 21st Century.
Actors of color are particularly encouraged to audition for this play, as we are actively seeking a diverse cast
Roles:
Paul -- a Pastor
Joshua -- the Associate Pastor
Jay -- a Church Elder
Jennifer -- a Congregant
Elizabeth -- the Pastor's Wife
Copenhagen by Michael Frayn
Rehearsals begin December 5, 2016;
performances January 5 – January 29, 2017
Setting: Various, mostly 1941.
Roles:
WERNER HEISENBERG - 40s-50s, the German physicist
NIELS BOHR - 40s-50s, Heisenberg's Danish counterpart
MARGRETHE NORLUND BOHR - 40s, Niels's wife, an integral part of his life and work
The How and the Why by Sarah Treem
Rehearsals begin January 16, 2017;
performances February 15 – March 12, 2017
Setting: Cambridge, Mass and Boston, present day.
Roles:
Rachel Hardeman -- 28, evolutionary biologist. Graduate student at NYU. Emotional. Excitable. Brilliant.
Zelda Kahn -- 56, evolutionary biologist. Senior professor at Harvard. Reserved. Cynical. Brilliant.
Brighton Beach Memoirs by Neil Simon
Rehearsals begin March 6, 2017;
performances April 5 – May 7, 2017
Setting: Brooklyn, 1937.
Roles:
EUGENE MORRIS JEROME -- almost 15
BLANCHE MORTON – 38, Eugene’s widowed Aunt
KATE JEROME – About 40, Blanche's sister, Eugene's mother
LAURIE MORTON – 13, Eugene’s younger cousin, Blanche’s daughter
NORA MORTON - her sister, lovely at 16
STANLEY JEROME – 18, Eugene’s older brother
JACOB ''JACK'' JEROME -- about 40, Eugene's father
Broken Glass by Arthur Miller
Rehearsals begin May 15, 2017;
performances June 14 – July 9, 2017
Setting: Brooklyn, November 1938.
Roles:
Sylvia Gellburg -- mid 40s
Phillip Gellburg -- late 40s, Sylvia's Husband
Dr. Harry Hyman -- early 50s, Doctor of Sylvia Gellburg
Margaret Hyman -- late 40s-early 50s, Wife of Dr. Hyman
Harriet -- early 40s, Sylvia's sister
Stanton Case -- 60s, Phillip Gellburg's employer
Performers of all ethnic and racial background are encouraged to attend.
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