Ten Thousand Things Theater 2024-25 Season - Minneapolis, MN EPA
Ten Thousand Things | Minneapolis, MN
Notice: Audition Call Type: EPA
Saturday, June 1, 2024
9:00 AM - 1:00 PM (C)
To schedule an audiiton appointment please email Ryan Volna-Rich at: auditions@tenthousandthings.org . When making your appointment please share your preferred date(s) and times and we will do our best to accommodate. The deadline to schedule appointments is May 31st at 9am CT. If you need to cancel your appointment, please contact us at auditions@tenthousandthings OR at 612-203- 9502.
SPT
$725 weekly minimum (SPT 8)
Equity actors for roles in Ten Thousand Things Theater's 2024-25 Season (See breakdown).
All abilities, ethnicities, cultural, and gender identities are welcome to audition with encouragement to Black, Indigenous, AAPI, People of Color and Trans Artists. TTT employs diverse, inclusive, and gender imaginative casting for all roles as culturally appropriate to the telling of the story. Even if you do not see yourself directly reflected in the roles in the breakdown, please feel welcome to schedule/submit your audition for consideration.
Plymouth Congregational Church
1919 LaSalle Ave
Minneapolis, MN 55403
There is a large lot with free parking. Enter door #1 off of Lasalle Ave. You will see a large “Black Lives Matter” Sign above the entrance.
Expected to attend:
Marcela Lorca, Artistic Director
Ryan Volna-Rich, Production Manager
See breakdown for production specific personnel.
See breakdown for production specific dates.
OTHER
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.
Please prepare a classic or heightened language monologue, 2 minute maximum.
Additionally, if desired: prepare a short song of your choice, a cappella. There will not be an accompanist on site. We wish to hear singing acapella to reflect the minimal instrumentation that is used under performance conditions. Also, please bring a headshot and resume with you to auditions. If you are unable to attend in-person, we will be accepting virtual audition pieces. The deadline for virtual auditions is June 1st at 5pm CT.
They can be submitted to Ryan Volna-Rich, Ten Thousand Things Production Manager at: auditions@tenthousandthings.org . If sending in a virtual audition, please keep total audition submission to 4 minutes or less and include a copy of your headshot and resume.
Three live productions: multi-racial and gender imaginative casting. Most actors will play multiple roles.
Ten Thousand Things believes that artists are our biggest asset and are committed to providing livable wages. Local Minnesota / the Twin Cities actors are encouraged to audition.
Written by Euripides (author of translation TBD)
Directed by Marcela Lorca
1st Rehearsal: September 3rd, 2024
Running October 3rd, 2024 thru November 10th, 2024
Helen: Wife of Menelaus, daughter of Tyndareos
Teucer: Greek combatant in the Trojan War, brother of Ajax
Menelaus: Greek Commander, husband of Helen
Polydamna: Servant of Theoclymenus
Elpidio: Faithful servant of Menelaus
Theonoe: Sister of Theoclymenus, daughter of King Proteus
Theoclymenus: Newly king of Egypt, son of the dead king Proteus and the Nereid Psamathe Elaphos (Messenger): Soldier/rower of Theoclymenus
Phylax: Old Egyptian retainer
Castor and Polydeuces: deified brothers of Helen, sons of Zeus and Leda
Written by Finegan Kruckemeyer
Directed by Markell Kieffer
1st Rehearsal January 6th, 2025
Running February 6th, 2025 thru March 16th, 2025
Carmen: Sister of Albienne and Beatrix
Albienne: Sister of Carmen and Beatrix
Beatrix: Sister of Albienne and Carmen
Ensemble: Supporting cast of small characters
Ensemble: Supporting cast of small characters
Written by Brian Crawley & Jeanine Tesori
Directed by Kelli Foster Warder
1st Rehearsal March 24th, 2025
Running April 24th, 2025 thru June 1st, 2025
Violet: Title character, young North Carolina woman whose face was scarred in a childhood accident. Stubborn and prickly.
Flick: Soldier; a dreamer and go-getter. Doesn’t enjoy the army but enjoys the respect it garners him. Monty: Paratrooper and Flick’s friend from Basic Training. Rough around the edges. Young Vi: Not quite as guarded or prickly as her older self, but still tough and stubborn. Father: A simple, widowed man who lovingly raises his daughter alone doing the best he can. Old Lady: A former beauty in her heyday. Staunch, tired and frustrated with life.
Preacher: an impassioned, theatrical man.
Virgil: Preacher’s assistant.
Music Hall Singer: Singer at the dance hall
Lulu Buffington: Member of the volunteer choir that sings for the preacher’s telecast. Leroy Evans: Citizen of Spruce Pine with a dog named Roscoe.
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