TheatreSquared
AUDITION DATES
Sat, Apr 23, 2022
10:00 am - 6:00 pm (CST)
Lunch 1:30 -2:30 pm
Sun, Apr 24, 2022
10:00 am - 6:00 pm (CST)
lunch 1:30 -2:30 pm
APPOINTMENTS
To schedule an appointment, Equity members should fill out the EPA Audition Scheduling Form. Appointments must be requested by Friday, April 22nd, 2022 at 10am CDT.
CONTRACT
SPT $750 weekly minimum (plus travel and accommodations)
SEEKING
Equity actors for roles in TheatreSquared's 2022-23 season (see breakdown).
TheatreSquared celebrates diversity and commits to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. Actors of all backgrounds are strongly encouraged to audition.
As we have been able to progress through the pandemic and safer routes are becoming available through vaccines and masks, TheatreSquared is happy to be able to offer in-person auditions this year for Equity actors interested in auditioning for our 2022-23 Season.
PREPARATION
All presentations are not to exceed THREE MINUTES. Please prepare two contrasting pieces. You may also perform a song of your choice (optional). For those auditioning with a song, we strongly encourage choosing a selection that you feel best showcases your work and what you can do. We will have an accompanist available during the audition, please bring in sheet music for your audition song. Be prepared with 2 copies of your headshot and resume, and a copy of sheet music for accompanist if performing a song.
LOCATION
TheatreSquared
477 W Spring
Fayetteville, AR 72701
PERSONNEL
Attending auditions:
T2 Artistic Director, Robert Ford
Associate Artistic Director, Amy Herzberg
Artistic Associate, Rebecca Rivas
Director of New Play Development, Dexter Singleton
OTHER DATES
See production-specific dates in breakdown.
OTHER
For questions and/or more information, please contact our casting team, by phone at (479) 777-9802 or via e-mail at casting@theatresquared.org.
An Equity Monitor will not be provided. The producer will run all aspects of 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
Please bring your Equity membership card card to the auditions.
Requirement for proof of vaccination/negative test:
Everyone entering the audition venue (i.e., venue employees, Equity members, non-members, casting personnel, creatives, producers, musicians, COVID Safety Managers, etc.) will be required to undergo a symptom check and provide one of the following prior to entry into the venue:
- Proof of full vaccination. “Fully vaccinated,” as defined by the CDC, is more than 14 calendar days following receipt of a final dose of an FDA or World Health Organization authorized or approved vaccine.
(OR)
- Proof of a negative PCR test result taken no earlier than 48 hours prior to entry into the audition venue.
(OR)
- Proof of two negative antigen test results (e.g., the first taken the night before and the second taken no less than 2 hours) prior to entry into the venue.
Community safety:
If the risk level for Fayetteville, Arkansas is trending upwards and rises to High (Red) we will contact members with appointments at least 24 hours before the first audition appointment time to let them know there is a chance that the auditions may need to be postponed or canceled. All members with appointments will be notified if the auditions must be postponed or canceled.
Two-ply cloth face masks, surgical masks, singer’s masks and respirators (N95, KN95 or KF94) will be allowed for face coverings. Single-ply face masks, gaiters and bandanas are not acceptable face coverings. Everyone in the holding room and audition room will always wear a face covering as described above, except for the actor when they are actively auditioning. The time spent unmasked should be as minimal as possible. Face coverings must be worn correctly (covering the nose and mouth). Singer’s masks can be found at www.broadwayreliefproject.com/singersmask
We encourage members to prepare for their audition at home, to the extent that they can (e.g., get dressed, hair/make-up, etc.) to avoid crowding in bathrooms.
Building Safety
Due to covid safety, the maximum number of individuals required in each space at a time are as follows:
- The holding room is 743 square feet and can accommodate no more than 20 individuals at a time.
- The audition room is 1593 square feet and can accommodate no more than 6 individuals at a time.
- Elevator: 2 persons at a time
- 2nd Floor Restroom (Private): 1 person at a time
- 3rd Floor Restroom (Private): 1 person at a time
COVID-19 Vaccinations:
- As a policy at TheatreSquared, we are a fully vaccinated company. This includes an mRNA COVID-19 booster shot. We will consider requests for medical/religious exemptions on a case-by-case basis.
- Requirement for audience vaccination is based on current community caseload (as reported on COVIDACTNOW.org) and the advice of the company’s infectious disease specialist. Please visit theatre2.org/house-rules for the most up-to-date audience vaccination requirements.
COVID-19 Safety Manager:
- Responsibilities of the CSM(s) include overseeing, monitoring, and enforcing protocols for symptom monitoring, protocols following a positive test, cleaning and sanitization, ventilation, press events, case reporting, contact tracing, and conducting orientations and training.
- The dedicated CSM(s) shall be readily accessible to all actors and stage managers, and those that interact with the actors and stage managers.
- COVID-19 Safety Manager - Sarah Behrend-Wilcox
Mask Usage: TheatreSquared’s mask policy is as follows:
- Please note that our mask policy in the workplace is a requirement, not a recommendation.
- While in rehearsal and performances, actors may be unmasked. Masks are required for all others in the rehearsal and performance spaces.
- When in a meeting with more than one other person, or in a space where you cannot distance (i.e., placing six feet between individuals), masks are recommended.
- For one-on-one meetings between fully boostered individuals, or for meetings in large, well-ventilated spaces where distancing is feasible, your use of a face covering is at your option.
- In all patron-facing spaces, including the Commons, Box Office, and the theatre itself while audience is present, masks are also required.
- In your own workspace, the same best practices that apply to meetings also apply.
- While out in public, use of a mask is recommended while indoors with people with whom you do not live.
Cleaning:
- High touch surfaces will be sanitized no less than one (1) time per day Communal Spaces
- Company Room
- Open to all TheatreSquared staff
- Closed to the public
- Masks recommended, not required
- Walker Rehearsal Hall
While rehearsal or auditions are in session:
- Closed to the public
- Only those in the testing group allowed entry
- Actors/auditioners allowed to be unmasked; all other personnel must be masked with a respirator (N95, KN95, or KF94)
While rehearsal is NOT in session:
- Open to all TheatreSquared staff
- Open to the public for events hosted by TheatreSquared including but not limited to Education Department classes/camps, Community Experience events, and third party rentals
Symptom Monitoring:
Anyone in the Production Group who becomes ill must report their symptoms to the COVID-19 Safety Manager(s), who will determine next steps. The symptoms include:
- Cough
- Sore throat
- Congestion or runny nose
- Nausea or vomiting
- Diarrhea
- Fever or chills
- Unusual muscle or body aches
- Unusual fatigue
- Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing
- New loss of taste or smell
Ventilation Information:
- Walker Rehearsal Hall:
The grade of the filter: MERV 13
Air changes per hour: 6.64
The percentage of Outdoor Air (OA) introduced: 40%
- Company Room:
The grade of the filter: MERV 13
Air changes per hour: 5.8
The percentage of Outdoor Air (OA) introduced: 42%
- Hallways:
The grade of the filter: MERV 13
Air changes per hour: 5.8
The percentage of Outdoor Air (OA) introduced: 42%
- Restrooms
All restrooms are single occupancy and have their own dedicated vent to the outside.
SEASON BREAKDOWN
All dates are subject to change due to the ongoing pandemic.
DETROIT 67 by Dominique Morisseau
Rehearsals begin September 19, 2022
Performances October 14 - November 6, 2022
In 1967 Detroit, Motown music is getting the party started, and Chelle and her brother Lank are making ends meet by turning their basement into an after-hours joint. But when a mysterious woman finds her way into their lives, the siblings clash over much more than the family business. As their pent-up feelings erupt, so does their city, and they find themselves caught in the middle of the '67 riots.
Character Breakdown:
CHELLE (MICHELLE): Black woman, late 30s, strong, steadfast, firm, and not easily impressed. A widow, mother, and sister. A loving heart beneath her pride.
LANK (LANGSTON): Black man, early 30s, cool, loving, and charismatic. A dreamer. Has a special effect on women – but not a womanizer. Chelle’s younger brother.
BUNNY (BONITA): Black woman, mid-to-late 30s, fun, spunky, sexy, and joyful. A friend and sometimes a lover...Never lets nothin’ get her down.
SLY (SYLVESTER): Black man, late 30s, hip, slick, and sweet-talking. An honest hustler and numbers man. Fiercely loyal. Lank’s best buddy.
CAROLINE: White woman, late 20s/early 30s, beautiful, quiet strength, troubled, soft, and mysterious. There is a world of danger behind her eyes.
STONES IN HIS POCKETS by Marie Jones
Rehearsals begin October 17, 2022
Performances November 11 - December 18, 2022
Possible extension through January 1, 2023
A major film production comes to a rural town in Ireland, Charlie and Jake, along with a majority of the townspeople are cast as extras. The excitement is welcome after Charlie’s video shop in Ballycastle has gone bankrupt and Jake has returned to Kerry after a futile few years in the US. The movie is a wonderful break from worrying about their futures…until the magic wears off and the true apathy of the movie crew shines a light on the real world once again.
Character Breakdown:
CHARLIE CONLON: Mid 30s, the owner of a failed video store, with the new dream of getting the movie script he wrote looked at by a producer on the set of the movie he’s an extra in.
JAKE QUINN: Mid 30s, moved back to Ireland after a less than ideal stay in New York, he’s acting as one of the extras in the movie, though he’s not moved by famous people the way others in town are.
Please note that CHARLIE and JAKE play all the other characters:
SIMON: First A.D. (Ambitious Dublin 4 type).
AISLING: Third A.D. young, pretty, anxious to impress those above her, no interest in those beneath.
MICKEY: A local in his seventies, was an extra in THE QUIET MAN.
CLEM: The director, English, quiet nature, not much understanding of the local community.
SEAN: A young local lad.
FIN: A young local, Sean’s friend.
CAROLINE CIOVANNI: American star.
JOHN: An Accent coach.
BROTHER GERARD: A local teacher.
DAVE: A crew member, cockney.
JOCK CAMPBELL: Caroline’s security man, Scottish.
A CHRISTMAS CAROL by Charles Dickens
Rehearsals begin November 14, 2022
Performances December 2 - 24, 2022
Adapted for the stage by Amy Herzberg & Robert Ford A T2 Original. Brimming with stage magic and holiday cheer, TheatreSquared’s adaptation of A Christmas Carol boldly reimagines Dickens’ classic ghost story and sets the stage for a new Northwest Arkansas tradition. Three spirits come to visit the miserly Ebenezer Scrooge and take him on a fantastic journey through past, present, and future. But will it be enough to save him? For all ages.
Character Breakdown:
TRACK 1 (Female, any race/ethnicity): LIBRARIAN: a bit of an introvert but still very caring / MRS. CRATCHIT: Cratchit’s wife and mother of 4 children, she has set up the house for Christmas Dinner.
TRACK 2 (any race/ethnicity): BOY: a curious child left at the library on Christmas Eve / MEDIUM SCROOGE: how Scrooge’s youth is represented in his second trip to the past / PETER: a son of the Cratchits, he sets the table for Christmas dinner / SAILOR: one of many celebrating Christmas on a ship / TURKEY BOY: a boy tasked with buying a turkey for Scrooge.
TRACK 3 (Male, any race/ethnicity): SCROOGE: a grouchy man whose lack of compassion draws the attention of ghosts / who teach him how to restore his kindness / MAN: The boy’s father who comes to pick him up from his day at the library, present in hand.
TRACK 4 (Male, any race/ethnicity): CRATCHIT, Scrooge’s clerk, a man who’s good at his job even with who he works under / ANDY: A boy leaving the schoolhouse in great spirits because there will be no homework over the holidays / DICK: a fellow apprentice and a fan of Young Scrooge / BELLE'S HUSBAND: the man who ends up with the woman that Scrooge once loved, a father to her children / KEEPER TWO: one of two men who are working in the lighthouse on Christmas eve but still manage to share some cheer / SAILOR: one of many celebrating Christmas on a ship / MALE GUEST: a member of the party at Fred’s house for Christmas ever / BUSINESSMAN TWO: one of the people who find Scrooge dead in the future / UNDERTAKER: he brings in some items to Old Joe to sell.
TRACK 5 (Male, any race/ethnicity): FRED, Scrooge’s nephew, a kind, generous, love-filled man, he tries to spread Christmas cheer to Scrooge / CHILD (SLEDDING) / PAT: A boy leaving the schoolhouse in great spirits because there will be no homework over the holidays / YOUNG SCROOGE: Scrooge at apprentice age, / POOR UNCLE: a man trying to get his food home to his family while it’s still warm, he tries to protect his spot in line along with his niece until some Christmas magic is shared. / MINER: a man who works hard labor but still celebrates Christmas by giving his sister a gift / BUSINESSMAN THREE: one of the people who find Scrooge dead in the future, he then goes about his business as usual.
TRACK 6 (Male, any race/ethnicity): GENTLEMAN 1: a man in hopes of collecting financial support for the poor who asks Scrooge what he will offer. / CHILD (SLEDDING) / MICHAEL: a child leaving the schoolhouse in great spirits because there will be no / homework over the holiday / BUSINESSMAN FOUR: a person who is going through the typical motions of business.
TRACK 7 (Male, any race/ethnicity): LITTLE SCROOGE: a younger Scrooge who was left alone at the schoolhouse before the holidays, a parrot his only friend / BELLE'S CHILD: a son of the woman that Scrooge once loved / TINY TIM: a son of the Cratchits, their disabled youngest / IGNORANCE: a boy as representation for the child of humanity “ignorance”
TRACK 8 (Female, any race/ethnicity): CHILD (SLEDDING) / PAST: The ghost guide for Scrooge, to show him who he’d been on Christmas before. / BELLE: one of the Fezziwig’s daughters, she draws Scrooge’s attention, and they have a romantic relationship that is ruined by Scrooge’s growing greed / POOR MOM: A woman in line to get her food warmed to bring home to her 5 children, defensive of her spot until some Christmas magic is shared. / MINER'S SISTER: the sister of a miner who receives a handmade Christmas present / CELIA: Lydia’s sister, who visits for Christmas eve dinner / LAUNDRESS: she brings some items to sell to Old Joe that she has because of Scrooge’s death / CAROLINE: someone who was in debt to Scrooge, who celebrates when discovering his death.
TRACK 9 (Female, any race/ethnicity): CHILD (SLEDDING) / CHILD (LEAVING SCHOOL) / MRS. FEZZIWIG: A cheerful woman and mother who invites her husband’s apprentices to Christmas Eve / BAKER: The baker helping families without ovens heat their food for Christmas dinner / SAILOR: one of many celebrating Christmas on a ship / LYDIA: Fred’s wife, Scrooge’s niece-in-law, / CHARWOMAN: a woman who regularly visits Old Joe in his parlor to sell goods, she took possession of objects in Scrooge’s home / PASSERBY: one of the first to witness Scrooge’s change.
TRACK 10 (Female, any race/ethnicity): CHILD (SLEDDING), / MARY: a girl leaving the schoolhouse in great spirits because there will be no homework over the holidays / FEZZIWIG GIRL ONE: one of the Fezziwig’s daughters / BELLE'S CHILD ONE: A daughter of the woman Scrooge once loved / POOR NIECE: a girl who was brought along with her uncle to get their food warmed for Christmas dinner, / MARTHA: a daughter of the Cratchits / MAID (FRED'S): Fred’s servant who lets Scrooge in on Christmas.
TRACK 11: CHILD (SLEDDING), / URCHIN: a child spreading Christmas cheer who has the unfortunate event of crossing paths with Scrooge / FAN, Scrooge’s sister in a past Christmas. / FEZZIWIG GIRL TWO: one of the Fezziwig’s daughters / BELLE'S CHILD TWO: a daughter of the woman Scrooge once loved / BELINDA: The Cratchets’ daughter / WANT: a girl as the embodiment of the child of humanity ‘want’ / ENSEMBLE.
TRACK 12 (Male, any race/ethnicity): GENTLEMAN 2: a man in hopes of collecting financial support for the poor who asks Scrooge what he will offer. / MARLEY: Scrooge’s former partner, he acts as a warning in death to Scrooge of the upcoming visits from ghosts and what his fate may look like if he doesn’t follow them / FEZZIWIG: the man under which Scrooge apprenticed, a family man. / POOR DAD: a man who tries to get his food warmed and back home for his 5 children, defensive of his spot until some Christmas magic is shared. / KEEPER ONE: one of two men who are working in the light house on Christmas eve but still manage to share some cheer / PRESENT: the ghost of the current future, he shows Scrooge what is going on in the current Christmas that he has the power to impact, should he choose. / SAILOR: one of many celebrating Christmas on a ship / TOPPER: a friend of Fred’s in his home on Christmas eve. / BUSINESSMAN ONE: one of the people who find Scrooge dead in the future / OLD JOE: he acts as something of a pawn man buying objects and goods off of people
SANCTUARY CITY by Martyna Majok
Rehearsals begin February 6, 2023
Performances March 3 - April 9, 2023
Possible extensions through April 16, 2023 and April 23, 2023.
Dreamers. Life-long friends. Negotiating the promise of safety and the weight of responsibility, they’ll fight like hell to establish a place for themselves and each other in America. Many relationships would falter under that kind of weight, will theirs’ be one that falls?
Character Breakdown:
G: ages 17-21 female, born outside of America though immigrated young. She was raised working class and speaks and acts American though has the weight of being an immigrant, until one day it is not hers to carry any longer. Only the knowledge of the struggle and strength it takes to live that way keeps her separate.
B: ages 17-21 male, born outside of America, immigrated young. He was raised working class and although he speaks and acts like any other American, he’s constantly fighting to stay unnoticed and under the radar. Forced to choose between the world he’s known for most of his life or his family, he is led to more of a fight than he’d known.
HENRY: older, male. First generation American, son of immigrant parents, raised in the working class, he’s witnessed the struggles faced by immigrants his whole life.
CHICKEN & BISCUITS by Douglas Lyons
Rehearsals begin March 27, 2023
Performances April 21 - May 14, 2023
Possible extension through May 21, 2023
In Chicken and Biscuits, Baneatta and Beverly attempt to put their sisterly differences aside to bury their father, Bernard. All is well at the funeral until it's revealed that Bernard had not just two daughters, but three. Can a new definition of ‘family’ steer this trainwreck back on course?
*Author’s Note: Chicken and Biscuits works when 8 vibrant personalities collectively create a family before our very eyes. The play lands when the audience can feel the love that was created in the rehearsal room. All gender identities should always be considered to be part of the family.
Character Breakdown:
BANEATTA MABRY: An upstanding and stern Christian woman. Mother to Kenny and Simone, and wife to Reginald. She’s overbearingly full of love, but quite uptight and stubborn in her religious ways. Late 40’s-mid 50’s, African-American.
REGINALD MABRY: Baneatta’s faithful husband and the new pastor of their home church. He’s the peace-maker of the family. Reginald is a ball of love, with a side of corny Dad jokes. 50’s, African-American.
KENNY MABRY: Baneatta and Reginald’s youngest child. He’s proudly queer, but cowers in the presence of his mother. Kenny bites when he needs to, but at the end of the day he just wants to be loved. Mid-Late 20’s, African-American.
LOGAN LEIBOWITZ: Kenny’s neurotic and dramatic Jewish boyfriend of 4 years. He often spins himself into a tizzy, but always wants to be there for Kenny. Logan's weed pen is his crutch for tough times. Mid- Late 20’s, White.
BEVERLY JENKINS: Baneatta’s younger sister. The “fun Aunt” who’s always in a push up bra catering to what the kids want, but never what they need. A single mother and the life of the party. She's a savage, classy, not-so-bougie, but definitely ratchet when necessary. Early 40’s-50’s, African American.
LA’TRICE FRANKLIN: Beverly’s daughter. She's nosy, loud and in everyone else's business but her own. She shows love, but in her own Gen-Z manner. She's sarcastic to the bone. 15, African-American.
SIMONE MABRY: Kenny’s older sister and Baneatta’s favorite. She followed the “right path. She’s pulled, slightly shady, and fierce on the exterior, but internally wounded from a recent failed engagement. 30’s, African American.
BRIANNA JENKINS: Baneatta and Beverly’s half sister through an affair. She didn’t know her Father, but has come to his funeral to learn more about him. Sweet, open and collected. Early 40’s-50’s, African-American.
VIOLET
Music By Jeanine Tesori
Book and Lyrics by Brian Crawley
Based on The Ugliest Pilgrim by Doris Betts
Rehearsals begin May 12, 2023
Performances June 9 - July 2, 2023
Possible extension through July 9, 2023
It’s 1964. When Violet hops onto a Greyhound bus traveling across Arkansas towards a miracle in Tulsa—the healing touch of a TV evangelist who will make her beautiful—it turns into the journey of a lifetime.
Character Breakdown:
VIOLET - The title character, a young North Carolina woman whose face was scarred in a childhood accident. She is stubborn and prickly, but filled with equal parts hope and obsession that she may heal and be made beautiful. Female, 20 to 35, Vocal range top: F5, Vocal range bottom: G3
FLICK - An African American soldier; a dreamer and go-getter. He doesn't enjoy the army but enjoys the respect it garners him. There is something gentle, good about him, not to be interpreted or confused with weakness or lack of authority. Male, 20 to 30, Vocal range top: E6, Vocal range bottom: C4
MONTY - A paratrooper and Flick's friend from basic training. Rough around the edges. Self-consumed, but not necessarily purposefully so. Fighting his own demons. Male, 20 to 30, Vocal range top: G5, Vocal range bottom: A3
YOUNG VI - Not quite as guarded or prickly as her older self, but still tough and stubborn. She has a keen curiosity and the rough edges of being brought up solely by her father. Female, 10 to 13, Vocal range top: E5, Vocal range bottom: A3
FATHER - A simple, widowed man who lovingly raises his daughter alone doing the best he can with the little knowledge and resources he has to do so. Stern but friendly, smart but uneducated. Accidentally scars Violet's face while he is chopping wood. Male, 35 to 45, Vocal range top: F5, Vocal range bottom: A3
OLD LADY - A former beauty in her heyday. Staunch, tired and frustrated with life. Doubles as HOTEL SINGER. Female, 55 to 65, Vocal range top: E5, Vocal range bottom: F3
PREACHER - An impassioned, theatrical man who preaches with all the bravado he can muster. Once had a true healing touch but has lost it in his quest to become a showman. Dismissive and egotistical. Doublings include: RADIO SINGER, BUS DRIVER 1, BUS DRIVER 4. Male, 30 to 40, Vocal range top: G5, Vocal range bottom: B3
VIRGIL - The Preacher's assistant. Knows the smoke & mirrors of the Preacher's show and must begrudgingly deal with anyone who might derail it. Doubles as BILLY DEAN, BUS DRIVER 2, RADIO SINGER, and BUS PASSENGER. Male, 20 to 25, Vocal range top: B5, Vocal range bottom: B3
MUSIC HALL SINGER - The singer at the dance hall in Memphis. Doubles as a BUS PASSENGER. African-American. Female, 35 to 45, Vocal range top: G5, Vocal range bottom: A3
LULA BUFFINGTON - A member of the volunteer choir that sings for the Preacher's telecast. Sings for God with passion and power. Doubles as ALMETA (Landlady) and BUS PASSENGER. African American. Female, 50 to 70, Vocal range top: G5, Vocal range bottom: F3
LEROY EVANS - A citizen of Spruce Pine with a dog named Roscoe. Not very bright. Doubles as a RADIO SOLOIST, BUS DRIVER 3, and BUS PASSENGER. Male, 50 to 70, Vocal range top: F5, Vocal Range bottom: B3
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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