Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company
CANCELLED
**Out of an abundance of caution, the producers have chosen to cancel this EPA for the safety of our members and everyone involved. These EPAs will not be rescheduled. They will be accepting video audition submissions in lieu of the EPAs. A separate notice for video submissions will be posted
with submission information.**
AUDITION DATE
Mon, Mar 23, 2020
10:00 am - 6:00 pm (EDT)
Lunch 1:30 to 2:30. Theatre will not be open until 9:45am.
APPOINTMENTS
No appointment necessary. The theatre will not be open until 9:45a. EMC will be seen if time permits at the discretion of the auditor.
CONTRACT
SPT Cat 9; $700/week
SEEKING
Equity musical theatre actors. See breakdown.
PREPARATION
Prepare a brief Rock or Soul style song. Accompanist will be provided.
LOCATION
Woolly Mammoth Theatre
641 D St NW
Washington, DC 20004
PERSONNEL
Book/ Music/ Lyrics: Michael R. Jackson
Artistic Director: Maria Manuela Goyanes
Director: Stephen Brackett
Choreographer: Raja Feather Kelly
Musical Director: Rona Siddiqui
Expected in attendance
General Manager: Jenn Harris
Casting Associate: Erika Scott
OTHER DATES
1st Rehearsal: August 10, 2020
1st Performance: September 15, 2020
Closing: October 11, 2020
Extension Close: October 25, 2020
OTHER
An Equity Monitor will not be provided. The producer will run all aspects of 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.
BREAKDOWN
[USHER] Black. 20s. Overweight to obese cisgender queer, male who carries a self-conscious but femme energy. Extremely self-aware and extremely insecure with a warm but deeply ironic sense of humor. He wears his intelligence on his sleeve and his darkness shows in his writing, not in his personal expression. An usher by night, musical theater writer by day. Range: Eb3 – D6.
[THOUGHT #1] Black. Any age. Female. Plays several characters including but not limited to an elderly woman tourist and Usher’s niece’s ratchet mother. Range: B2 – C7. (Offer out)
[THOUGHT #2] Black. Any age. Male. Plays several characters including but not limited to Usher’s Doctor and the first incarnation of Usher’s mother. Range: B2 – C6. (Offer out)
[THOUGHT #3] Black. Any age. Male. Plays several characters including but not limited to Usher’s agent and Todrick. Range: B2 – C#6. (Offer out)
[THOUGHT #4] Black. Any age. Male. Plays several characters including but not limited to the final incarnation of Usher’s mother. Range: G2 – A5. (Offer out)
[THOUGHT #5] Black. Any age. Male. Plays several characters including but not limited to Joshlet and Usher’s Dad. Range: G2 – G5. (Offer out)
[THOUGHT #6] Black. Any age. Male. Plays several characters including but not limited to Inwood Daddy. Range: E2 – G5. (Offer out)
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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 audition.
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