Open Call Audition Dates:
Sunday, April 26 at 3:00pm
Monday April 27 at 7:00pm
Location: Pearl Theater, 14803 Park Almeda Dr, Houston, TX 77047
Audition requirements: Cold reading from the script. No monologue required.
Performances: June 12-28, 2015
Director: Cheryl D. Loudd
Auditioners are asked to read cold from the script—sides will be provided at the audition.
Actors will audition in order of arrival.
ABOUT THE SHOW:
"Twelve Angry Men" written by Reginald Rose, adapted from his 1954 teleplay for CBS, depicts a jury forced to consider a homicide trial. At the beginning, they have a nearly unanimous decision of guilty, with a single dissenter of not-guilty, who throughout the play sows a seed of reasonable doubt. The case at hand pertains to whether a young man murdered his own father. The jury is further instructed that a guilty verdict will be accompanied by a mandatory death sentence. These twelve then move to the jury room, where they begin to become acquainted with the personalities of their peers. This classic play explores the minds of the jurors who must confront their own prejudices and backgrounds as they attempt to see that justice is done.
WHAT TO PREPARE:
"Twelve Angry Men" requires strong male actors. All roles open. All types and ethnicities are encouraged to audition. Ages 21 and up. All actors should bring a current headshot (or recent photo) and 1 page acting resume or list of theater/performing experience.
CHARACTER BREAKDOWN:
FOREMAN: A small, petty man who is impressed with the authority he has and handles himself quite formally. Not overly bright, but dogged.
JUROR NUMBER TWO: A meek, hesitant man who finds it difficult to maintain any opinions of his own. Easily swayed and usually adopts the opinion of the last person to whom he has spoken.
JUROR NUMBER THREE: A very strong, very forceful, extremely opinionated man within whom can be detected a streak of sadism. A humorless man who is intolerant of opinions other than his own and accustomed to forcing his wishes and views upon others.
JUROR NUMBER FOUR: A man of wealth and position. A practiced speaker who presents himself well at all times. His only concern is with the facts in this case.
JUROR NUMBER FIVE: A naïve, very frightened young man who takes his obligations in this case very seriously, but who finds it difficult to speak up when his elders have the floor.
JUROR NUMBER SIX: An honest but dull-witted man who comes upon his decisions slowly and carefully. A man who finds it difficult to create positive opinions, but who must listen to and digest and accept those opinions offered by others which appeal to him most.
JUROR NUMBER SEVEN: A loud, flashy, glad-handed salesman type who has more important things to do than to sit on a jury. He is quick to show temper, quick to form opinions on things about which he knows nothing.
JUROR NUMBER EIGHT: A quiet, thoughtful, gentle man. A man who sees all sides of every question and constantly seeks the truth. A man of strength tempered with compassion. Above all, a man who wants justice to be done and will fight to see that it is.
JUROR NUMBER NINE: A mild, gentle old man, long since defeated by life and now merely waiting to die. A man who recognizes himself for what he is and mourns the days when it would have been possible to be courageous without shielding himself behind his many years.
JUROR NUMBER TEN: An angry, bitter man who antagonizes almost at sight. A bigot who places no values on any human life save his own.
JUROR NUMBER ELEVEN: A older refugee from Europe. A man who speaks with an accent and who is ashamed, humble, almost subservient to the people around him, but who will honestly seek justice because he has suffered through so much injustice.
JUROR NUMBER TWELVE: A slick, bright advertising man who thinks of human beings in terms of percentages, graphs, and polls and has no real understanding of people. A superficial snob, but trying to be a good fellow.
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