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CTG Casting/ VANYA UNDERSTUDIES
601 West Temple Street
Los Angeles CA 90012
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Contract
LORT Non-Rep
Minimum $908 (through 2/16); $935 (starting 2/17)
Seeking
ACTORS--open to ALL AGES, ETHNICITIES, and PERFORMERS WITH DISABILITIES
LA LOCAL HIRES ONLY
Understudies must be available to begin rehearsal on Tuesday, January 21.
Other Dates
REHEARSES: 1/21/14
PREVIEW: 1/29
OPEN: 2/9
CLOSE: 3/9
AUDITIONS: mid-January in Los Angeles
Personnel
Artistic Director: Michael Ritchie
Assoc. Artistic Director: Kelley Kirkpatrick
Playwright: Christopher Durang
Director: David Hyde Pierce
Original Direction: Nicholas Martin
Casting: Mark Simon
Other
DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION: Wednesday, January 15, 2014
www.CenterTheatreGroup.org
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For more production and audition information , please visit
www.centertheatregroup.org/about/casting
OPEN to all types, all ethnicities, and actors with disabilities unless otherwise noted.
VANYA and SONIA and MASHA and SPIKE won the 2013 Best Play Tony Award
IMPORTANT – PLEASE NOTE
Understudies must be available to begin rehearsal on Tuesday, January 21
LA LOCAL HIRES ONLY – must live within 50 miles of the Mark Taper Forum
Understudies will rehearse twice a week post-opening, and must be at the theatre for each performance.
There are no guaranteed performances for understudies.
Set in the present. A lovely farm house in Bucks County, Pennsylvania
SEEKING THE FOLLOWING UNDERSTUDIES:
VANYA (understudy) – Male. Early 50’s-early 60’s. Lives with his step-sister Sonia. He took care of their aging parents over a long time and didn't do much of what he'd like to have done with his life, but is resigned, more or less. Acts the peacemaker between his two sisters. Seeking a very strong actor, great with language and timing, excellent comedic skills. Role played by Mark Blum
SPIKE (understudy) – Male. Mid-late 20s. An aspiring actor. Masha’s new companion. Sexy, self-absorbed boy-toy. Friendly, charming, always seductive. attractive and is very well built. Seeking a strong comedic actor also good at physical comedy. Role played by David Hull
SEEKING ONE ACTRESS TO UNDERSTUDY THE FOLLOWING TWO ROLES:
SONIA (understudy) – Female. Early to mid 50s. Vanya's step sister living with him. Discontent, upset, regretful. Never had a romantic life. Volatile, and angry that her pretty sister, Masha, has had a life. Must be a very strong comedic actress with great language skills and wide emotional range. Ability to impersonate Maggie Smith essential. Role played by Kristine Nielsen
Also covers MASHA
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MASHA (understudy) – Female. 50 to 62. Vanya’s other sister. Glamorous and successful actress who goes gallivanting around the world. A bit grandiose, but also charming. Has had five failed marriages and has recently taken up with a young actor, Spike. Has been paying everybody's bills. Role played by Christine Ebersole.
NINA (understudy) – Female. Early to late 20s. Lovely, sincere would be actress, visiting her aunt and uncle next door to Vanya and Sonia. Star struck and energetic in her enthusiasm. Responds to Vanya and is kind to him. Role played by Liesel Yeager
CASSANDRA (understudy) – Female. 30-55. African-American. Cleaning lady and soothsayer, she often bursts into prophecy, her diction sounding like Greek tragedy mixed with contemporary thoughts and references. Her seeing the future is somewhat truthful, though not always 100% accurate. She often criticizes her employers Vanya and Sonia, but at the core wants to help them. Verbal dexterity necessary, great comedic skills. Role played by Shalita Grant
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