ALLIANCE THEATRE 2023-24 SEASON - ATLANTA EPA
ALLIANCE THEATRE A DIVISION OF THE ROBERT W. WOODRUFF ARTS CENTER, INC.
Woodruff Arts Center
1280 Peachtree St NE
Atlanta, GA 30309-3502
Tue, May 9, 2023
9:30 AM to 5:30 PM (EDT)
Break: 1:00-2:00pm
Please sign up for a slot using this link: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70A084AACAC2EA5FF2-epaaudition
LORT Non-Rep
$1008 weekly minimum (LORT B) - COCA COLA STAGE $739 weekly minimum (LORT D) - HERTZ STAGE $594 weekly minimum (TYA)
Equity actors for roles in Alliance Theatre 2023-24 Season (see breakdown).
The Alliance Theatre is committed to equity, diversity, and inclusion in all aspects of our organization. We encourage people of all races, ethnicities, religions, orientations, creeds, and the differently abled to submit for auditions.
Prepare EITHER a brief song OR a brief monologue OR both (a brief song AND a brief monologue). Bring Sheet music; an accompanist is provided. Please bring your headshot and resume, stapled together.
Expected to attend:
Jody Feldman - Casting Director
Raiyon Hunter - Spelman Leadership Fellow
Assata Amenkeechi - Spelman Leadership Fellow
See production dates in breakdown.
OTHER
www.alliancetheatre.org
All employees of the Alliance Theatre must be fully vaccinated against Covid-19.
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.
Equity encourages everyone participating in the auditions to wear a two-ply cloth face mask, surgical mask, singer’s mask or respirator (N95, KN95 or KF94). Single-ply face masks, gaiters and bandanas are not recommended. Singer’s masks can be found at www.broadwayreliefproject.com/singersmask.
Equity encourages members to prepare for their audition prior to arriving at the audition venue, to the extent that they can (e.g., get dressed, hair/make-up, etc.) to avoid crowding in bathrooms and dressing rooms.
The Alliance Theatre is committed to equity, diversity, and inclusion in all aspects of our organization. We encourage people of all races, ethnicities, religions, orientations, creeds, and the differently abled to submit for auditions. All employees of the Alliance Theatre must be fully vaccinated against Covid-19.
All roles will be understudied.
Contract, LORT B
Written by Charles Dickens
Adopted by David H. Bell
Directed by Caitlin Hargraves
First Rehearsal: October 18
Closing: December 24
CAST
Contract, LORT B
Adopted from Charles Dickens
Written by Brendan Pelsue
Directed by Leora Morris
First Rehearsal: January 16
Closing: March 17
A Tale of Two Cities relies on self-conscious theatrical doubling––there is a conspicuous gap between actor and character. Each actor's set of roles inhabit positions of power and positions of powerlessness. The ingénue also plays the evil marquis. The committed revolutionary also plays the king. This allows for freedom of casting. The performers do not need to share the gender identity, sex, age, race, ethnicity, or physical ability of the characters they play. The cast of any production of this play should reflect the place in which it is produced. And in doing so, the play can ask the question of what it means to occupy any role in a world that badly needs to change.
TRACK 1: (Any age, any race, any gender) English Judge/ Finance Minister/ Gabelle/ Jacques/ Army Commander/ Messenger/ Bearer/ Customs Agent/ Revolutionary Tribunal Judge/ Soldier/ Guard/ Executioner
TRACK 2: (Any age, any race, any gender) Charles Darnay/ Jacques/ Coachman/ Older Marquis Saint-Evrémonde
TRACK 3: (Any race, any age, any gender) Lucie Manette/ Marquis Saint-Evrémonde/ Parisian/ Dessicated Marchioness
TRACK 4: (Any race, any age, any gender) Sydney Carton, Esq./ Jacques/ Servant/ Estates General-National Assembly-National Convention/ Parisian/ Duc/ Dessicated Marquis
TRACK 5: (Any race, any age, any gender) Dr. Alexandre Manette/ Estates General-National Assembly-National Convention/ Servant/ Parisian/Young person
TRACK 6: (Any race, any age, any gender) Madame Thérèse Defarge/George III/Bailiff/ Young person
TRACK 7: (Any race, any age, any gender) Monsieur Ernest Defarge/Louis XVI/English Prosecutor/ Count/ Citizen Bertrand
TRACK 8: (Any race, any age, any gender) Jarvis Lorry/ John Barsad/ Estates General-National Assembly-National Convention/ Mender of Roads/ Escort/ Old Priest /Soldier
Contract, LORT B
Written by Azie Dungey
Music and Lyrics by Tituss Burgess
Directed by TBD
First Rehearsal: March 26
Closing: June 9
JULIA BIGGS (Black, Female, mid 30s - 40s) The preacher’s wife
HENRY BIGGS (Black, Male, mid 30s - 50) The preacher
DUDLEY (Black, Male, mid 30s - 50) An Angel
MARGUERITE COLEMAN (Black, Female, 60s) Julia’s Mother
JEREMIAH BIGGS (Black, Male, 9) Julia and Henry’s son
HAKEEM (Black, Male, 10-11) Jeremiah’s best friend
JOE HAMILTON (Black, Male, mid 30’s - 50) Real estate mogul and friend of the Biggs family
DEACON JOHNSON (Black, Male, middle aged) A Deacon at St. Matthews
DEACON LEWIS (Black, Male, a senior) A Deacon at St. Matthews
ILONA JOHNSON (Black, Female, middle aged) Wife of Deacon Johnson, member of St. Matthews Church
DELPHINE LEWIS (Black, Female, a senior) Wife of Deacon Lewis, member of St. Matthews Church
BEVERLY (Black, Female, middle aged) Henry’s secretary
MONIQUE (Black, Female, 20 +) Joe’s receptionist
OL’ MAC (Black, Male, very old) Jazz club manager
ENGLISH
Contract, LORT D
Written by Sanaz Toosi
Directed by Shadi Ghaheri
First Rehearsal: July 18
Closing: September 17
Note: Actors of Iranian descent are encouraged to audition.
MARJAN (Iranian, Female, 44) A teacher; light accent, was taught American English
ELHAM (Iranian, Female, 28) Student; very thick accent, bulldozes through English, doesn’t not sound like Borat?
ROYA (Iranian, Female 54) Student; thick accent, wrings English dry
OMID (Iranian, Male, 29) Student; very light accent; speaks a little like an alien
GOLI (Iranian, Female, 18) Student; light, sweet accent; not a girl, not yet a woman
Contract, LORT D
Written by a.k. payne
Directed by TBD
First Rehearsal: January 2
Closing: March 3
SADE (Black, Female, 26) Name means “honor earns a crown” or “rain,” mina call her ‘de, an only child, a cousin, born 1990
MINA (Black, Female, 26) Name means ‘love,’ an only child, a cousin, born 1990
Contract, LORT D
Written by James Ijames
Directed by TBD
First Rehearsal: March 5 Closing: May 12
JUICY (Black, Male, 20-21) Fat. He’s beautiful, lonely and smart.
TEDRA (Black, Female, Mid 45-50) Juicy’s mother. A good mother.
REV/PAP: REV (Black, Male, 45-50) Tedra’s husband. Her dead ex-husband’s brother. A pig farmer, pit master, and electrician. PAP (Black, Male, 45ish) Ghost of Juicy’s father. Was in prison for killing someone cause their breath stank, ‘till he got shanked on the way to dinner.
OPAL (Black, Female, 19-20) One of Juicy’s only friends. She loves Ham and worries about him.
LARRY (Black, Male, 21-23) A boy that is attracted to Juicy. A marine trying to heal from PTSD. Has a secret, awkward.
RABBY (Black, Female, 40-45) Larry and Opal’s mother. Tedra’s friend. Semi-churchy but honestly she just wanna drink and praise the Lord.
TIO (Black or Afro Latinx, Male, 20-21) Juicy’s childhood friend. Oldest friend.
PIG ONE, PIG TWO, PIG THREE, PIG FOUR, PIG FIVE (Played by all of the company except for Juicy).
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