BEAUTIFUL STAR and A CHRISTMAS CAROL - Greensboro NC EPA
Triad Stage
AUDITION DATE
Sep 26, 2016
12:00 pm - 7:30 pm (EDT)
Lunch 2:30 to 3
APPOINTMENTS
AEA members contact Kamilah Bush, Artisic Apprentice at: 336/274-0067 x209, kamilah@triadstage.org. AEA members without appointments will be seen as time permits.
CONTRACT
LOA
$625.00/week
SEEKING
Equity actors for a few available roles in both A BEAUTIFUL STAR: AN APPALACHIAN NATIVITY and A CHRISTMAS CAROL. See breakdown.
PREPARATION
Sides from the play will be provided. For Beautiful Star actors should also prepare 32 bars of a folk song a cappella. For A Christmas Carol actors should prepare 32 bars of a traditional Christmas song. Please bring a headshot and resume stapled together.
LOCATION
Triad Stage
232 S Elm St
Greensboro, NC 27401-2605
Sloan Rehearsal Hall- Located on the 3rd floor.
PERSONNEL
Artistic Director: Preston Lane
OTHER
www.triadstage.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
BEAUTIFUL STAR: An Appalachian Nativity
By Preston Lane, Original Music by Laurelyn Dossett
Director: Katie Chidester
Music Director: Laurelyn Dossett
First Rehearsal: November 3, 2016
First Preview: November 25, 2016
Opening: December 1, 2016
Closing: December 24, 2016
For Beautiful Star, seeking strong actors who have some singing ability and musicality. Experience with folk/mountain music is desired.
Tidence Ledbetter
Caucasian, 30’s — Son of Roy and Vestina, has recently returned to church after not attending for years. He has had rough past and is trying to escape those demons. He has two daughters and wants to find a better community of people for him and his girls. He is not the sharpest tool in the shed, but enjoys his job at the local garage. He plays Lucifer and Herod in the Christmas pageant. As Lucifer, he is manipulative, greedy, and powerful. As Herod, he is dishonest and cunning. He speaks with a North Carolina Appalachian dialect.
Vernon Sparks
African-American, 50’s — An older gentleman and a single father. His young son has just survived a battle with cancer and the two are very close. He loves his church and is very appreciative of the support that this community has given him. In the Church pageant he plays Abraham, An Angel of Lord, and a Shepherd. As Abraham, he is strong, loving, and resolved. Abraham is torn about sacrificing his son but knows he must follow God’s will. As the shepherd, he is very protective and untrusting. He speaks with a modern rural African American dialect.
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A CHRISTMAS CAROL
By Charles Dickens, Adapted by Preston Lane
Director: Sarah Hankins
Music Director: Justin P. Cowan
First Rehearsal: November 4, 2016
First Preview: November 25, 2016
Opening: November 29, 2016
Closing: December 24, 2016
For A Christmas Carol, seeking strong actors who have some singing ability and musicality.
Ebenezer Scrooge
50s-60s, Any Ethnicity. Ebenezer Scrooge is the miserly owner of a counting house. He has lived a selfish life and has isolated himself from everyone and everything. He is constantly angry by years of having his way and his old age has made it worse. While he finds himself funny, his humor is usually at the expense of other people’s feelings and tragedies. Scrooge is excitable, quick to judgment, strong willed, and powered by his greed. His stubbornness is only matched by his need to control those around him. However, somewhere in his dark soul lies the ability to feel love and joy if he could only look deep enough. He speaks with a standard British dialect.
The Ghost of Christmas Present
(also plays Mrs. Fezziwig and Ensemble). 30s-50s, Mezzo Soprano, Any Ethnicity. The Ghost of Christmas Present is the life of the party and has a joyous nature. Her jovial laugh is as big as her stature and voluminous robe. She is friendly, strong, compassionate, intelligent, and faithful. Filling a room with joy and life she loves playing a good joke, particularly on Scrooge. However, when pushed she can be demanding and forceful. She genuinely cares about the welfare of others and hopes to help them to see the error of their ways. She speaks with a standard British dialect and must be able to sing a big ballad.
Beggar Woman
40s, 50s, Alto, Any Ethnicity. The Beggar Woman narrates the story of Scrooge and his fantastical one night journey. She lives inside and outside the story, effortlessly weaving herself throughout the action. She is accompanied by a group of beggar children whom she protects and loves. She is mystical, bold, passionate, thoughtful, encouraging, and loving. Despite her low standing in the world, she displays more compassion and strength than the affluent. There is power and dignity in her nature that commands respect from those around her. She speaks with a Cockney dialect.
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