Rubicon Theatre Company
AUDITION DATE
Sun, Feb 09, 2020
11:00 am - 7:00 pm (PST)
Lunch: 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
APPOINTMENTS
EPA rules in effect. In-person sign-up begins at 10:00 AM on 2/9/20.
CONTRACT
SPT Minimum - $619/wk
SEEKING
See breakdown.
PREPARATION
Audition sides will be available after 2/1 at the following link: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/1crt14634pq4031/AADyw34ew12f8H_7QTb4YazOa?dl=0=
LOCATION
New Musicals Inc.
5628 Vineland Ave
North Hollywood, CA 91601
PERSONNEL
Artistic Director- Karyl Lynn Burns
Director- Stephanie Coltrin
Written by John Cariani
OTHER DATES
Rehearsals start March 3
First preview March 25
Opening March 28
Closing April 12
OTHER
This quirky, romantic comedy about love and loss has received critical acclaim throughout the nation. The story unfolds through a series of nine vignettes, all of which take place on a magical midwinter night when the citizens of Almost – a place too disorganized to be called a town and too populated to be a wilderness – discover the life-altering power of the human heart. Strangers become friends, friends become lovers, and lovers turn into strangers.
EPA Procedures are in effect for audition.
An Equity monitor will be provided.
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
Almost Maine is a series of vignettes taking place over a period of about ten minutes beginning at 8:50pm on a Friday night in the middle of winter. The plot of each scene in Almost Maine includes some sort of magical moment coinciding with the appearance of the northern lights. Each magical moment happens at exactly the same time- at 9 p.m.
*A note from the playwright about the characters: The people of Almost, Maine are rural Americans. They're not hicks. They're not quaint, quirky eccentrics. They don't have funny Maine accents. They are not cuddly and cute. They're hard-working, ordinary people. They're dignfied, honest and true. They take time to wonder about things. They speak simply, honestly, truly and from the heart.
Actor 1
Female 20's to 40's to play multiple roles: Ginette/Sandrine/Gayle/Shelly/Hope
Final role breakdowns will depend on casting
Actor 2
Female 20's to 40's to play multiple roles: Glory/Marvalyn/Deena/Marci/Rhonda
Final role breakdowns will depend on casting
Actor 3
Male 20's to 40's to play multiple roles: Pete/Steve/Lendall/Randy
Final role breakdowns will depend on casting
Actor 4
Male 20's to 40's to play multiple roles: East/Jimmy/Chad/Phil/Dave
PROLOGUE
PETE (M) GINETTE (F) (the only recurring characters in the play). An established couple awkwardly confess their love for each other and realize that there’s a distance to go.
Her Heart
EAST (M) A repairman. Calm, collected, and sincere. He finds Glory in his front yard.
GLORY (F) A hiker. Vulnerable, determined, looking for the perfect northern lights viewing spot so that she can say goodbye to her husband.
Sad & Glad
JIMMY (M) A well-intended heating and cooling guy with a broken heart. Earnest, confused, generous, he awkwardly runs into his ex and finds that they are there for very different reasons.
SANDRINE (F) Jimmy’s ex-girlfriend. Kind, sensitive and loving.
WAITRESS (F) A waitress, salty and committed to her job
This Hurts
MARVALYN (F) A woman who is very good at protecting herself. She meets Steve in the laundromat
STEVE (M) an open, kind fellow whose brother protects him
Getting it Back
GAYLE (F) Frustrated with her long-time relationship with Lendall she arrives at his door demanding that he return all the love she gave him
LENDALL (M) Quiet and bewildered with a package of his own
They Fell
RANDY (M) and CHAD (M) Two “Country Boys” who realize they make a pretty good pair
And/Or
DEENA (F) and SHELLY, two “Country Girls” who realize they make a pretty good pair
Where it Went
PHIL (M) A working man who has forgotten his anniversary
MARCI (F) His hardworking wife who draws attention to things Phil has missed.
Story of Hope
HOPE (F) She has traveled the world. She returns to Almost searching for her ex-boyfriend.
MAN (M) He has not traveled the world and a lot has changed since Hope left.
Seeing the Thing
RHONDA (F) A tough woman.
DAVE (M) The not-so-tough man who loves her.
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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