TODAY IS MY BIRTHDAY Equity Principal Auditions - Page 73 Productions Auditions

TODAY IS MY BIRTHDAY - NYC EPA

Page 73 Productions

AUDITION DATE

Wed, Aug 02, 2017

9:30 am - 5:30 pm (EDT)

Lunch 1 to 2

CONTRACT

LOA-NYC contract/salary pending

SEEKING

Equity actors for 6 available roles. See breakdown

PREPARATION

Actors should prepare a one-minute contemporary language-driven monologue.
Bring picture and resume, stapled together.

LOCATION

Actors' Equity New York Audition Center

165 W 46th St
16th Fl

New York, NY 10036

PERSONNEL

Playwright: Susan Soon He Stanton
Director: Kip Fagan

Michael Walkup, Producing Artistic Director (in attendance at the EPA)
Jennifer Lagundino, Managing Director

OTHER DATES

Rehearsals will begin October 31, with performances November 28 – December 23, 2017 at New Ohio Theater (155 Christopher St., NYC). (Schedule is subject to change.)

OTHER

EPA Procedures are in effect for this audition.

An Equity monitor will be provided.

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

Seeking:

EMILY
mid 20's- early 30's. Half Asian or Asian woman. Lost but seeking.

AS CAST Track 1
Asian woman 50's -60's. Plays the following:

• MOM – Emily’s Mother
• MRS. KOBAYASHI – Receptionist
• ALYSSA – Bill Tapia’s manager
• JOYCE – Public radio hostess
• MRS. ASUNCION – Landon’s mother and editor for newspaper

AS CAST Track 2
Asian or Non-Caucasian man 50's-60's. Plays the following:

• DAD – Emily’s Father
• BILL TAPIA – 103-year-old ukulele player, world’s oldest performing musician

AS CAST Track 3
Man late 20's - late 30's. Any ethnicity. A bit alpha and clueless. Plays the following:

• KURT – Artistic Director of Hawai‘i Repertory Theatre
• RICHARD – Emily’s Boss
• SEBASTIAN – Emily’s ex-boyfriend
• KEONI/JONATHAN/FRANKLIN – Emily’s on-Air love interest

AS CAST Track 4
Man late 20's - late 30's. Any ethnicity. Should be great with voices, can play DJ. Plays the following:

• DJ LOKI – FM DJ
• GRANDPA Z – Caricature grandpa performed by DJ Loki
• DR. JOHANNNES CONNECTION – German Radio Shrink performed by DJ Loki
• LANDON – Emily’s high school friend
• AMAZINGPRESENCE83 – A phone helpline volunteer
• HARUMI – Emily’s ex-boyfriend

AS CAST Track 5
Middle Eastern or South Asian woman, mid 20's- early 30's. Good with voices.

• HALIMA – Emily’s best friend. Even though her life falling apart but able to give lots of advice to her best friend.
• DJ SOLANGE – FM DJ
• GODDESS SWEET LEILANI – ADVICE Guru performed by DJ Solange
• HOSTESS - Works at Doraku Restaurant
• GENERIC FEMALE VOICE

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.