ACT II PLAYHOUSE 2017-18 SEASON - Ambler PA EPA
Act II Playhouse Ltd.
AUDITION DATE
Apr 10, 2017
10:00 am - 6:00 pm (EDT)
Lunch 1 to 2
APPOINTMENTS
Auditions by appointment. AEA members email (preferred method) production@act2.org with your preferred times. If you do not have email access, please contact 215-654-1011. AEA members without appointments seen as time permits on the day of.
CONTRACT
SPT Tier 8; salary pending (last year min: $550/week)
SEEKING
Equity performers for various roles in the upcoming season
WHICH REMINDS ME
RED HERRING
BAD DATES
I OUGHT TO BE IN PICTURES
CAMELOT
PREPARATION
Please prepare a two contrasting monologues (1 - 2 minute monologues preferred) or a monologue and a song. Accompanist will be provided, please bring appropriate sheet music. Please keep total time (song & monologue) under 5 minutes. Bring picture and resume.
LOCATION
Act II Playhouse
56 E Butler Ave
Ambler, PA 19002-4526
4 Blocks East of Septa R5 train stop. Public parking lot on Cavalier Dr.
PERSONNEL
Artistic Director: Tony Braithwaite
Show Directors: Tony Braithwaite, David Bradley, Mary Carpenter
OTHER
www.act2.org
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.
BREAKDOWN
WHICH REMINDS ME
by Tony Braithwaite
directed by Tony Braithwaite
August 29, 2017 – October 1, 2017
A one man show combining stand up, storytelling, songs and video to recount a collection of great theatre stories: both famous and local! Mishaps, triumphs, and even head-scratching letters from patrons will all make their way into these hilarious tales from Ambler’s chief raconteur.
Cast: 1 man*
*Male performer already cast, actors to be considered for understudy.
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RED HERRING
By Michael Hollinger
Directed by David Bradley
October 24, 2017 – November 19, 2017
Three love stories, a murder mystery, and a nuclear espionage plot converge in this noir comedy about marriage and other explosive devices. It's 1952: America's on the verge of the H-bomb, Dwight Eisenhower's on the campaign trail, and I Love Lucy's on Monday nights. Meanwhile, Senator Joe McCarthy's daughter just got engaged to a Soviet spy, and Boston detective Maggie Pelletier has to find out who dumped the dead guy in the Harbor—or else lose out on a honeymoon in Havana. A blunt-nosed, sharp-eyed look at love and tying (and untying, and retying) the knot.
Cast : 3 men, 3 women*
*6 roles already cast, actors to be considered for understudies.
MAGGIE PELLETIER, mid 30s. Must have Boston accent.
FRANK KELLER, mid 30s (also plays: PRIEST, MAJOR HARTWELL). Must have Boston accent.
LYNN MCCARTHY, early 20s (also plays: CLERK). Must have Upper Mid West accent.
JAMES APPEL, early 20s (also plays: WOODY, HARRY, BARTENDER). Must have Boston accent.
MRS. KRAVITZ, late 40s-early 50s (also plays: MRS. MCCARTHY, MRS. VAN NOSTRAND). Must have Boston and Upper Mid West accents.
ANDREI BORCHEVSKY, late 40s-early 50s (also plays: PETEY, DR. KASDEN, HERBERT, CORPSE). Must have Russian accent.
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BAD DATES
By Theresa Rebeck
Directed by Mary Carpenter
December 12, 2017 – December 31, 2017
And then I realize, in this sort of strange, hallucinatory moment, that the bug guy is looking kind of good, and the things he's saying about bugs are really kind of fascinating and it is then that I realized that maybe it has been too long since I've been on a date.--So confesses a single mother and self-described restaurant idiot-savant in this thoroughly charming and slyly sweet one-woman play by the author of The Butterfly Collection and Spike Heels. This idiosyncratic journey of self-discovery involving the Romanian mob, a Buddhist rainstorm, a teenage daughter, shoes, and a few very bad dates enjoyed an extended run Off-Broadway at Playwrights Horizons starring Julie White.
Cast : 1 woman*
*Female performer already cast.
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I OUGHT TO BE IN PICTURES
By Neil Simon
Directed by Tony Braithwaite
February 27, 2018 – March 31, 2018
Herb, a Hollywood scriptwriter currently at liberty is surprised when his forgotten past reappears in the form of Libby, a teenage daughter who's trekked from Brooklyn with dreams of movie stardom. With Steffy, his sometime paramour at his side, Herb decides to take another stab at fatherhood and hopefully this time, get it right...
Cast : 1 man, 2 women
*1 role to be cast: Libby
LIBBY: Herb's daughter. Yearns to be a Hollywood actress and work on a damaged relationship with her father. Actress cast must believably play age 19.
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CAMELOT
Book and Lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner, Music by Frederick Loewe, Based on “The Once and Future King” by T.H. White
Directed by Tony Braithwaite
May 15, 2018 – June 24, 2018
In Medieval England, young King Arthur hopes to create an idyllic kingdom guided by honor and righteousness, embodied by his Knights of the Round Table. But Arthur’s perfect world is an illusion; his wife Guinevere secretly loves the handsome and noble knight, Lancelot. With enchantment, pageantry, and glorious melodies, Lerner and Loewe’s classic won’t “Let it be forgot / That once there was a spot / For one brief shining moment that was known as Camelot.”
Cast: 9 men, 1 woman
*3 male roles to be cast:
MERLIN: 50's/60's/70's: The famous wizard who teaches Arthur almost all he needs to know. Actor will also play Lancelot's squire, Dap, and several smaller roles. Singing and British accent required.
TOM OF WARWICK: Actor should believably play age 8 to 13. British accent required.
KNIGHT: 20’s/30’s: Singing and British accent required.
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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