Theatre Workshop of Nantucket 2024 season - NYC EPA Theatre Workshop of Nantucket | Nantucket, MA
Notice: Audition Call Type: EPA
Tuesday, February 20, 2024
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM (E)
BREAK: 1:00PM - 2:00PM
SPT
$459 weekly minimum (SPT 4)
Equity actors for roles in Theatre Workshop of Nantucket's 2024 Season (see breakdown).
Please prepare sides and/or music for preferred roles and bring a headshot and a resume. Download sides from:
https://www.theatrenantucket.org/aboutus/auditions
Pearl Studios (519)
519 8th Ave
12th Fl
New York, NY 10018
Audition room: Studio K
Holding room: Studio H
Addie Doyle, Production Manager
Nigel Goss, Music Director
Justin Cerne, Producing Artistic Director
EXPECTED TO ATTEND:
Cindi Rush, Casting Director
See production-specific dates in breakdown.
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.
Rehearsals: May 20 - June 4
Performances: June 5 - June 23
Elinor Dashwood: The eldest Dashwood sister; intelligent, sensible. Female-identifying. 20s-30s
Marianne Dashwood: The middle Dashwood sister; sensitive, romantic and passionate. Female identifying. Early 20s.
Margaret Dashwood: CAST. The youngest Dashwood sister; playful, spirited, eager. Female identifying. Young teenager.
Mrs. Dashwood: Mother to the Dashwood sisters; recently widowed. Loving, upbeat, good-humored. Female-identifying. 40s-60s.
John Dashwood: Elder half-brother to the Dashwood sisters (from their father’s side); no blood relation to Mrs. Dashwood. Not unkind, but easily misled. Male-identifying. 20s-30s
Fanny (Ferrars) Dashwood: Wife to John Dashwood, sister to Edward and Robert. Conniving, strong-willed, nasty. Female-identifying. 20s-30s
Edward Ferrars: Brother to Robert and Fanny; a gentleman, a bachelor. Introverted, kind, earnest, awkward. Late 20s-early 40s. Male-Identifying.
Robert Ferrars: Younger brother to Edward and Fanny; a callow, silly, young man. 20s-30s. Male Identifying.
Colonel Brandon: middle-aged bachelor; worldly, honorable, loyal. 30s-40s. Male-identifying.
John Willoughby: a handsome, charming, and dashing young man. Good humored. Aloof. 20s. Male Identifying.
Sir John Middleton: A jovial country gentleman, and distant relation to Mrs. Dashwood. Pleasant and friendly. 40s-50s. Male-Identifying.
Mrs. Jennings: A good-natured, boisterous woman; mother-in-law to Sir John, and terror to the countryside. 40s-50s. Female-Identifying.
Lady Middleton: Hauty, uptight. An over-bred lady. Disliked by the Dashwoods. 30s-40s. Female Identifying.
Lucy Steele: Willful and manipulative. Fawning and calculating. A young girl with no fortune. Late teens to early twenties. Female-Identifying.
Anne Steele: Lucy’s sister; indiscreet, jealous, and slightly dim-witted. Late teens to early twenties. Female-Identifying.
The Gossips: (various ages, any gender) A chorus of high-society creatures; always watching, observing, judging, delighting. “Not necessarily malicious.”
Rehearsals: June 24 - July 9
Performances: July 10 - August 24
WADSWORTH: (Male-Identifying) A traditional British butler in every sense: uptight, formal, and “by the book.” He is the driving force in the play.
YVETTE: CAST (Female-Identifying) A sexy, French Maid, with secret aspirations. (Also doubles as THE REPORTER in the final scene).
MISS SCARLET: (Female-Identifying) A dry, sardonic D.C. Madam who is more interested in secrets than sex.
MRS. PEACOCK: (Female-Identifying) The church-going wife of a Senator. A bit batty, neurotic, and quick to hysteria.
MRS. WHITE: CAST (Female-Identifying) A pale, morbid, and tragic woman. Mrs. White may or may not be the murderer of her five ex-husbands.
COLONEL MUSTARD: CAST (Male-Identifying) A puffy, pompous, dense, blow-hard of a military man.
PROFESSOR PLUM: (Male-Identifying) An academic Casanova who woos women with his big …brain.
MR. GREEN: (Male-Identifying) A timid, yet officious, rule follower. He’s a bit of a klutz and awfully anxious.
ENSEMBLE #1: to play:
THE COOK: A threatening presence.
THE MOTORIST: A benign gentleman who rings the wrong doorbell.
AUXILIARY SCARLET: The back of Miss Scarlet during a scene of theatrical trickery. AUXILIARY WADSWORTH: Wadsworth during two scenes of theatrical trickery.
AN AGENT: An FBI agent who helps to save the day.
ENSEMBLE #2: to play:
MR. BODDY: A mobster type fella. A dark cloud follows this guy wherever he goes. THE COP: A “Regular Joe.”
AUXILIARY MUSTARD: The back of Colonel Mustard during a scene of theatrical trickery. AUXILIARY WADSWORTH: Wadsworth during two scenes of theatrical trickery.
AN AGENT: An FBI agent who helps to save the day.
ENSEMBLE #3 to play:
THE “BROKEN DOWN CAR” COP: a regular Joe. (Alive and Dead.) BACKUP COP, backup for the chief.
Character Breakdown
Rehearsals: July 11 - July 26
Performances: July 27 - August 15
JON: A struggling composer on the brink of his 30th birthday. Michael's roommate and Susan's boyfriend. Male-Identifying. Vocal range top: A4, Vocal range bottom: A2
MICHAEL: A former actor-turned-market research executive. He is Jon's roommate and best friend. Character Doublings include COUNTER GUY, DAD, and MARKET RESEARCH GUY. Male Identifying. Vocal range top: Gb4, Vocal range bottom: Bb2
SUSAN: A dancer and Jon's girlfriend. Sexy, kind, independent. Character Doublings include KARESSA, ROSA, JUDY, and MOM. Female-Identifying. Vocal range top: D5, Vocal range bottom: A3
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