WATER BY THE SPOONFUL - FORT WORTH, TX EPA Circle Theatre Inc | Fort Worth, TX
Notice: Audition Call Type: EPA
Sunday, January 14, 2024
3:00 PM - 7:00 PM (C)
Sign up for an audition appointment here:
https://www.circletheatre.com/equityauditions
SPT
$308 weekly minimum (SPT 1)
Equity actors for roles in WATER BY THE SPOONFUL (see breakdown).
While the characters in this play are written on the gender binary and will be played as such, actors of all identities are encouraged to audition.
The audition will consist of sides from the show. Sides will be posted on January 2, 2024 on our website. Please bring your headshot and resume stapled together.
Circle Theatre
230 W 4th St
Fort Worth, TX 76102
Please park in the Sundance Square 3 garage on the corner of Taylor and 3rd
Production Coordinator: Jordan La Grenade
EXPECTED TO ATTEND:
Director Alexandra Hernandez
Artistic Director Ashley H. White
Executive Director Tim Long
First Rehearsal: February 27, 2024
First Preview: March 21, 2024
Opening Night: March 23, 2024
Closing: April 13, 2024
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.
WATER BY THE SPOONFUL
YAZMIN ORTIZ (23 - 33) Latinx, specifically Puerto Rican in her late 20s/early 30s. In her first year as an adjunct professor of music, Odessa’s niece and Elliot’s cousin. She is smart, focused, funny; caring, but expects a lot from the people around her.
ODESSA ORTIZ (30 - 40) She is 39, a.k.a. Haikumom. She is the founder of www.recovertogether.com, works odd janitorial jobs and lives one notch above squalor, Puerto Rican. She is a vibrant and street-smart recovering addict, with greater insight into other people's lives than her own. She is Elliot’s mother.
ELLIOT ORTIZ (20 - 30) He is 24. He is an Iraq vet with a slight limp who works at Subway Hoagies, an aspiring actor and model, Yazmin’s cousin, Odessa’s birth son, Puerto Rican. Haunted by what he did and saw in the war, he is struggling to reconcile his past with his present.
FOUNTAINHEAD (40 - 49) White. 40s, a.k.a. John, a computer programmer and entrepreneur, white. A struggling addict, the newest member of the chat room. Successful and seemingly confident, he's hiding his addiction from his family and struggling to find his identity within the online community.
CHUTES & LADDERS (50 - 59) 50s, African-American, his real name is Clayton “Buddy” Wilkie, lives in San Diego. A long-time member of Odessa’s chat room and recovering addict, he keeps his life simple, so as not to fall back into destructive patterns. Frequently busts other people’s chops but means well. Strong sense of comedic timing.
ORANGUTAN (25 - 35) Asian-American, specifically Japanese. Late 20s early 30s., a recent community college graduate, adopted at birth, her real name is Madeleine Mays. She recently moved from Maine to her birth country, Japan, to teach English and search for her birth parents. She is independent, strong, and pragmatic.
A GHOST (20 - 30) Middle Eastern or North African Heritage. Doubles as PROFESSOR AMAN, an Arabic professor at Swarthmore. Doubles as A POLICEMAN in Japan.
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