Arena Stage
AUDITION DATES
Tue, May 10, 2022
11:00 am - 6:00 pm (EST)
(lunch from 2pm-3pm)
Wed, May 11, 2022
11:00 am - 6:00 pm (EST)
(lunch from 2pm-3pm)
Thu, May 12, 2022
11:00 am - 6:00 pm (EST)
(lunch from 2pm-3pm)
Fri, May 13, 2022
11:00 am - 6:00 pm (EST)
(lunch from 2pm-3pm)
APPOINTMENTS
Please fill out this form https://airtable.com/shr82lrdzpECycA47 to request a 10-minute appointment and to submit your headshot/resume.
CONTRACT
LORT Non-Rep $1096 weekly minimum (LORT B+) $1008 weekly minimum (LORT B) $926 weekly minimum (LORT C)
SEEKING
Equity actors for roles in Arena Stage's 2022-23 Season (see breakdown).
Actors of all genders, backgrounds, abilities, and identities are encouraged to audition. Unless specifically noted, roles are open to actors of all ethnicities.
Arena Stage will provide reasonable accommodations to individuals who request them in advance. Accommodation requests may include but are not limited to: Large Print Materials, Social Narratives, and ASL Interpretation. Please call 202-554-9066 with any questions.
PREPARATION
Please prepare a short monologue and a short song OR 2 short contrasting monologues. Auditions may not exceed 5 minutes total and will be recorded for internal casting use only. Accompanist will be provided.
LOCATION
Arena Stage
1101 6th St SW
Washington, DC 20024
Ammerman Rehearsal Hall. Metro: Green Line - Waterfront; Bus Lines: 74, P6; Street Parking.
PERSONNEL
Expected to attend:
Joseph Pinzon, Artistic Associate
William Yanesh, Accompanist
Please note that additional members of Arena’s Artistic Development team may also be present throughout the day, depending on individual schedules.
OTHER DATES
See production dates in breakdown.
OTHER
www.arenastage.org
Appointments are first come first serve. As we are trying to accommodate as many people as possible, please ensure that you are available for your timeslot. No separate warm-up space will be provided; please arrive ready to audition. Due to Arena's policies in response to the pandemic, please check into the theatre no earlier than 15 mins before your appointment. Mask are required in the building, except during your audition. Please bring your vaccination card and ID.
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
All roles will be understudied.
HOLIDAY, by Phillip Barry
LORT B+
Directed by Anita Maynard-Losh
Dates:
First Rehearsal: 9/6/22
First Preview: 10/7/22
Opens: 10/13/22
Closes: 11/6/22
Seeking:
JOHNNY CASE – Male, 30; A young lawyer who has worked his way up from nothing. Has ideas about making a bundle, then dropping out and taking a stab at finding himself. A rebel questioning the capitalist way of life.
JULIA SETON – Female, 28; Beautiful, bona fide upper-crust. Bright?eyed, winsome, and kindhearted. Blindly obeys her conservative father.
LINDA SETON – Female, 22-27; Disenchanted with her family’s vision of life and happiness. A kooky nonconformist with poor-little?rich?girl charm. A heartsick bird in a golden cage that cannot escape because it sees how much her brother and her sister need it.
NED SETON – Male, 26; Handsome, fine features similar to Julia, alcoholic. Blasé, confident, amusing, and only probably doomed. Genuine talent that could not realize his dreams, so resigned himself to the family's Wall Street lifestyle and drinks heavily.
EDWARD SETON – Male, 58; Nervous, distinguished, second?generation tycoon. Imperious, crusty patriarch. Believes that the making of money is God's work in a Christian society. Strict and unswerving in his decisions.
SETON CRAM – Male, 36; Cousin of the Seton children. Snippy, grotesque snob.
LAURA CRAM – Female, 32; Seton’s wife, taller than him. Handsome woman, disagreeable.
NICK POTTER - Male, 34; Gilded rich, Scott Fitzgerald?style free spirit. Amusing.
SUSAN POTTER – Female, 30; Smart and fun. Embodies plenty of joie de vivre.
HENRY – Male, 50; The butler.
CHARLES – Male, Late 30s-early 40s; Manservant.
DELIA – Female, 35; Housemaid.
SANCTUARY CITY, by Martyna Majok
LORT B
Directed by David Mendizabal
Dates:
First Rehearsal: 10/4/22
First Preview: 10/21/22
Opens: 10/25/22
Closes 11/27/22
Seeking:
ALL ROLES HAVE BEEN CAST
G – CAST. Female identified, 17-21; Any ethnicity. Character identifies as non-white. Immigrated to America at a young age. Raised working class without the luxury of a secure household or consistent parental companionship. Deeply unsentimental, but open to loyalty, love, and humor. Quick, resourceful problem solver.
B – Male identified, 17-21; Any ethnicity. Character identifies as non-white. Immigrated to America at a young age. Studious and driven. Toiled through the American working class at an early age. Seeks to maintain familial relationships with others. Values honesty and integrity paramount. Self-reliant with a lot to prove and a lot to lose.
HENRY – Male identified, late 20s/early 30s; Any ethnicity. Character identifies as non-white. First generation American. Has a strong moral compass. Can be righteous, bold, cunning, and confrontational in his execution of protecting those he loves. Raised working class, but dignified enough to hop between classes.
RIDE THE CYCLONE
LORT B
In association with McCarter Theatre Center
Book, Music and Lyrics by Brooke Maxwell and Jacob Richmond
Directed by Sarah Rasmussen
Dates:
First Rehearsal: 1/3/23
First Preview: 1/13/23
Opens: 1/19/23
Closes: 2/19/23
Seeking:
ALL ROLES HAVE BEEN CAST.
THE AMAZING KARNAK - 35-50; Non-singing character; the narrator; a mechanical fortune-telling machine.
OCEAN O’CONNELL ROSENBERG – Female, 18-25; The leader of the group, competitive. Sees herself as virtuous. High Broadway mix, with a pop quality; big range.
MISHA BACHINSKI – Male, 18-25; Adopted from the Ukraine as a teenager. Has a thick Ukrainian dialect and a lot of rage. Obsessed with Gangsta Rap and auto-tune. Has a hidden, soulful, romantic side. Baritenor who can rap as well as sing lyrical Ukrainian folk music.
NOEL GRUBER – Male, 18-25; The only gay kid in Ukraine. Never had a relationship. Obsessed with French New Wave cinema. Fantasizes dying a tragic death. Sings in the style of a French chanteuse.
RICKY POTTS – Male, 18-25; Suffers from a degenerative disease that has left him speechless and mostly immobile. Discovers he has regained all these abilities in this strange purgatory. Baritone rock voice; basic accordion and/or tumbling a plus.
CONSTANCE BLACKWOOD – Female, 18-25; Overweight, and outwardly okay with it, but maintains a very deep self-loathing. Dubbed the nicest girl in town, which she secretly despises. Very likable; alto belt, with a rock edge.
JANE DOE – Female, 18-25; Decapitated in the accident and no one claimed her body; Isn’t headless in the piece, but often carries around a headless doll. Reacts in a literal manner and largely emotionless, almost robot-like. Classically trained soprano with a flexible coloratura upper range, and a full lower register.
THE HIGH GROUND, by Nathan Alan Davis
LORT C
Directed by Megan Sandberg-Zakian
Dates:
First Rehearsal: 2/21/23
First Preview: 2/10/23
Opens: 2/23/23
Closes: 4/2/23
Seeking:
SOLDIER - Male, 30’s, African American; Stubborn, energetic, alert. Timeless.
VICTORIA/ VICKEY/VEE – Female, 30’s, African American; Powerful, compassionate, strategic. A shape shifter.
ANGELS IN AMERICA, PART ONE: MILLENIUM APPROACHES, by Tony Kushner
LORT B+
Directed by János Szász
Dates:
First Rehearsal: 2/21/23
First Preview: 3/24/23
Opens: 3/30/23
Closes: 4/23/23
Seeking:
ROY COHN /PRIOR 2 – Male, 50-60, Jewish; an influential and successful New York lawyer and powerbroker. Extremely smart, cunning, and tremendously vicious. Roy's disgust and denial of most everything in his life isolates him further the community around him. Closeted homosexual and full of hate and bile.
PRIOR WALTER/MAN IN THE PARK - Male, 25-35; Louis's waspy boyfriend, works as a club designer/caterer but otherwise lives off a trust fund. Extremely charismatic and witty, but also frail, intense, and vulnerable.
LOUIS IRONSON – Male, 25-35, Jewish; Prior’s boyfriend, works as a court clerk in Brooklyn. Intelligent, idealistic, neurotic, anxious and full of self-loathing and guilt.
JOSEPH PITT /PRIOR 1/ESKIMO – Male, 25-35, Mormon; Married to Harper, a handsome, Republican lawyer working alongside Roy Cohn. Grapples with his suppressed homosexuality.
HARPER PITT/MARTIN HELLER - Joe's wife; agoraphobic with an addiction to Valium; perpetually fearful. In order to cope with her failing marriage, hallucinates and invents imaginary characters to escape her troubles.
HANNAH PITT/RABBI ISIDOR CHEMELWITZ/HENRY/ETHEL ROSENBERG – Female, 50s; Joe's mother; chilly demeanor. Moves from Salt Lake City to New York after Joe calls with unsettling news.
BELIZE/MR. LIES – Male, 25-35, African-American; Registered nurse, ex-drag queen, Prior’s best friend and Roy's caretaker. Extremely stylish with a personality to match. Mr. Lies is one of Harper's imaginary creations.
THE ANGEL/EMILY/SISTER ELLA CHAPTER/WOMAN IN SOUTH BRONX – Female identified, 30-40s; Imposing, terrifying, divine presence who descends from Heaven to bestow prophecy on Prior. A force to be reckoned with. Powerful, forceful, and full of intensity.
EXCLUSION, by Kenneth Lin
LORT B
Directed by Trip Cullman
Dates:
First Rehearsal: 4/4/23
First Preview: 5/5/23
Opens: 5/18/23
Closes: 6/25/23
Seeking:
KATIE – Female, Mid-30s, Chinese-American; Creative historical novelist. Self-righteous and headstrong. Tries to fight for what’s right. Speaks Cantonese.
HARRY – Male, 50s, Caucasian; Ambitious, clever, absurd, self-interested, media-executive type who would have worn a three-piece suit back in the day, but dresses like a kid. A bit intimidating yet charismatic.
MALCOM – Male, Late 30s-40s, Chinese-American; Katie’s supportive boyfriend. Realist. Sees both sides of a situation but knows where loyalty lies.
VIOLA/FUMIKO – Female, 30-40s, Chinese-Australian; Gorgeous, chic, very gifted, veteran actress. Smart and deep but puts up a façade. Speaks Cantonese. Fumiko (voiceover) is Harry’s office assistant.
Requirement for proof of vaccination/negative test.
Everyone entering the audition venue (i.e., venue employees, Equity members, non-members, casting personnel, creatives, producers, musicians, COVID Safety Managers, etc.) will be required to undergo a symptom check and provide one of the following prior to entry into the venue:
- Proof of full vaccination. “Fully vaccinated,” as defined by the CDC, is more than 14 calendar days following receipt of a final dose of an FDA or World Health Organization authorized or approved vaccine.
Two-ply cloth face masks, surgical masks, singer’s masks and respirators (N95, KN95 or KF94) will be allowed for face coverings. Single-ply face masks, gaiters and bandanas are not acceptable face coverings. Everyone in the holding room and audition room will always wear a face covering as described above, except for the actor when they are actively auditioning. The time spent unmasked should be as minimal as possible. Face coverings must be worn correctly (covering the nose and mouth). Singer’s masks can be found at www.broadwayreliefproject.com/singersmask.
If the risk level for Washington, D.C. is trending upwards and may rise to High (Red) we will contact members with appointments at least 24 hours before the first audition appointment time to let them know there is a chance that the auditions may need to be postponed or cancelled. All members with appointments will be notified if the auditions must be postponed or cancelled.
We encourage members to prepare for their audition at home, to the extent that they can (e.g., get dressed, hair/make-up, etc.) to avoid crowding in bathrooms and dressing rooms. Additional information required in notice:
Holding/Audition room information:
The audition room is 2,145 square feet and can accommodate no more than 21 individuals at a time (will have no more than 10)
The holding room is approximately 1,500 square feet and can accommodate no more than 41 individuals at a time (will have no more than 8).
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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