ANN & SATCHMO AT THE WALDORF - Addison, TX EPA WaterTower Theatre | Addison, TX
Notice: Audition Call Type: EPA
Saturday, August 5, 2023
12:00 PM - 8:00 PM (C)
Break 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
To schedule an audition appointment please go to:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/805084AACA62BAAFC1-annsatchmo .
If you are unable to attend the in-person auditions, you may submit a video audition. Your video should consist of the provided sides. Videos are due by midnight on August 5, 2023.
Please use the following form to submit video auditions: https://airtable.com/shraqr72ABrr9Ou6E.
SPT
$549 weekly minimum (SPT 6)
Equity actors for roles in ANN & SATCHMO AT THE WALDORF (See breakdown).
WaterTower Theatre is dedicated to diversity and inclusion as a core value, and as such we strongly encourage actors of all ethnicities, abilities, genders, and ages to audition.
Local DFW (Dallas/Fort Worth) actors are encouraged to audition.
Please prepare the sides at the following links.
For ANN:
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/udcq4ca46p82q9z/AABgIuUAlYf6zAifgpL4r8Z2a?dl=0 .
For SATCHMO AT THE WALDORF:
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/t1bxq7lpgmec9xb/AADskVX62Fw90vD7Y1sprlqra?dl=0 .
Also, please bring your headshot and resume stapled together.
WaterTower Theatre
15650 Addison Rd
Addison, TX 75001-3285
Check-in for auditions will be in the Lobby.
Expected to attend:
Director of ANN: Susan Sargeant
Director of SATCHMO AT THE WALDORF: Feleceia Wilson
Producing Artistic Director: Shane Peterman Associate Producer & Covid Compliance Officer: Elizabeth Kensek
ANN - CALLBACK at WaterTower Theatre: Sunday, August 6th, time TBD
Rehearsals Monday-Saturday: 1/22/24-2/13/24 Performances Wednesday-Sunday: 2/14/24- 2/25/24
SATCHMO - CALLBACK at WaterTower Theatre: Monday, August 7th, 6:30pm-8:30pm
Rehearsals Monday-Saturday: 3/26/24-4/16/24 Performances Wednesday-Sunday: 4/17/24- 4/28/24
For both shows - Sundays will be the Equity Day off during rehearsals.
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Following strict safety standards actors agree to COVID testing which will be paid for by WTT.
These productions will be presented on The Terry Martin Main Stage
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.
In reference to the character descriptions below—most characters we encounter currently are on the binary and are written with he/him or she/her pronouns and you will see that in the following descriptions. But however limiting the descriptions are, our casting seeks to be as inclusive as possible and we invite gender non-conforming, genderqueer, transgender and non-binary actors to submit for the roles they most identify with. We will also list race/ethnicity when specific to the character but are otherwise seeking all races and ethnicities. Let us know if you have any questions, concerns, or if there are any accommodations we can provide (from language developed by Kevin Kantor and Emily Tarquin from the Actors Theatre of Louisville).
By Holland Taylor
Directed by Susan Sargeant
Synopsis: ANN is a no-holds-barred portrait of Ann Richards, the legendary governor of Texas. This inspiring and hilarious new play brings us face to face with a complex, colorful and captivating character bigger than the state from which she hailed. Written and originally performed by Emmy® Award winner Holland Taylor, ANN takes a revealing look at the impassioned woman who enriched the lives of her followers, friends, family, and fellow Texans.
ANN RICHARDS: The legendary late Governor of Texas
UNDERSTUDY/voice of NANCY: Understudy the role of ANN - will double as the voice of NANCY, assistant to Ann Richards who is presented as a voice over in the play.
By: Terry Teachout
Directed by Feleceia Wilson
Synopsis: SATCHMO AT THE WALDORF is a one-man, three-character play in which the same actor portrays Louis Armstrong, the greatest of all jazz trumpeters; Joe Glaser, his white manager; and Miles Davis, who admired Armstrong’s playing but disliked his onstage manner. It takes place in 1971 in a dressing room backstage at the Empire Room of New York’s Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, where Armstrong performed in public for the last time. just four months before his death. Reminiscing into a tape recorder about his life and work, Armstrong seeks to come to terms with his longstanding relationship with Glaser, whom he once loved like a father but now believes to have betrayed him, and Davis’ criticisms of him as a fellow Black artist.
Louis Armstrong/Joe Glaser/Miles Davis: Louis Armstrong in 1971 (four months before his death). Doubles as Joe Glaser and Miles Davis. NOTE: Does not need to resemble any of these men physically & should suggest Armstrong’s voice rather than imitate it. Ability to play the trumpet is not required.
Understudy: Understudy for role of Louis Armstrong/Joe Glaser/Miles Davis.
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