Capital Repertory Theatre 2010-11 Season
– Equity Principal Auditions in Albany
Capital Repertory Theatre, Albany, NY LORT D; $555/week minimum
Producing Artistic Director: Maggie Mancinelli-Cahill
Managing Director: Michele Desrosiers
NY Casting Director: Stephanie Klapper
Equity Principal Auditions:
Friday, September 17, 2010 at Capital Repertory Theatre
10 AM – 6 PM 111 N Pearl Street
Lunch from 1 - 2. Albany, NY 12207
Prepare a short dramatic or comic monologue of your choice. Bring picture and resume, stapled together.
Appointments are not necessary, but if you prefer one, please call the audition line at 518-462-4531 X310.
Seeking actors for the 2010-11 Season Plays to include:
A CHRISTMAS STORY
by Philip Grecian. Director: Maggie Mancinelli-Cahill
1st rehearsal: 11/2/10. Runs: 11/26 – 1/2/11
Based on the iconic motion picture of the same name. Jean Shepherd’s hilarious memoir of growing up in the Midwest of the 1940s follows the quest of Young Ralphie to get his heart’s desire for Christmas: a Red Ryder BB gun. The tale is told by a narrator who is Ralphie grown up.
Seeking:
Ralph:
40s, Ralphie grown up. Funny, versatile and warm, Ralph is the character who takes us into the world of the play. Actor must be vocally and physically versatile to play several parts in the story.
The Old Man:
40s-50s, Ralphie’s dad. Blue collar, good provider who is fairly obsessed with contests, leg lamps and the broken-down furnace in the cellar. Needs great comic timing –by playing it straight.
Mom:
30s-40s, Ralphie’s mom. Understanding, burdened housewife who loves her husband and kids above all else, who hums along in life cooking oatmeal, meatloaf and cabbage. She can overlook most anything and does, but embraces all the values of a good Midwest upbringing.
Miss Shields:
30s-40s, Ralphie’s teacher. Versatile comedian. Miss Shields persona lives in the minds of the kids. She is the sweetest teacher, all sweetness and light and the Wicked Witch of the East.
SHIPWRECKED
Director: Terence Lamude
1st rehearsal: 12/28/10. Runs: 1/20 – 2/13/11
The Amazing Adventures of Louis De Rougemont (As Told by Himself) by Donald Margulies. Louis DeRougemont, 19th Century swashbuckling rogue of high adventure on the seas, has come to the theatre to regale audiences with his personal memoirs. He and his two assistants create florid stories about his experiences with sea creatures, pirates, deep pearl diving and giant turtles. These tall tales may be true or not, but they are all delightful in the telling – all rendered with the mechanics of theatre – as the playwright describes, “alternately thrilling and cheesy”.
Seeking:
Louis DeRougemont:
60s. Charismatic, agile and utterly incorrigible. Actor must have verbal and physical dexterity – and stamina. Shakespeare experience a plus.
Male 2:
20s-40s. Plays a variety of parts from shipmates, to the dog, to sea monsters and pearl divers, to audience hecklers, etc. Actor should have a great sense of fun, comic timing, verbal and physical dexterity.
Female 1:
20s-30s. Also plays a variety of parts from Mother, to exotic woman to shipmate to pearl diver to hecklers, etc. Actor should have a great sense of comedy and verbal and physical dexterity.
KINGDOM OF THE SHORE (world premiere)
by Terence Lamude. Director: Maggie Mancinelli-Cahill
1st rehearsal: 3/29/11. Runs: 4/22 – 5/15/11
This comedy-drama chronicles a summer in Southampton when three sisters reunite to discuss about what to do with the family home. As their lives and differing values unfold, they realize that they have been sharing more than just memories with each other. One thing leads to another when these second generation Irish women exchange secrets that jangle the skeletons in the closet.
Seeking:
Clare:
60s. The oldest sister. The decorator. Everything must be just so – in other words, her way. She’s the instigator of the house sale and has made sure the vote is fixed.
Delia:
early 50s. Proud of her Irish heritage and how far the family has come. Wickedly funny and wry. Dislikes anything that smacks of “Euro-trash”, including all of her new Southampton neighbors. She’s not going to give up the old ways or the house without one hellava fight.
Joan:
Mid-late 50s. Spinster sister. Content to be with the family. Most capable of “going along.” A bit unstructured and of the earth. Lacks ambition and is just fine being that way – but now, as a woman of a certain age, she’s lonely. Kathy Bates type.
Cathleen:
Early 50s. The artiste. Well kept, well-groomed and well heeled. Successful gallery owner. Enjoys the finer things of life – good wine, good art and a good man – even if he’s her sister’s husband. Likes money and what it stands for – not concerned about being Irish or anything else for that matter. The most contemporary sister.
Nick:
Early 50s. Successful. Restless. Caught in a world of women without really knowing which way to turn. Has regrets for his unfaithfulness. A man who can’t move forward or backward.
Worth:
This role will be cast with a non-Equity actor (mid 50s). Nice guy, but has learned to tolerate – and ignore – his wife, Clare. She rules the roost and he looks for ways to break the rules – without causing a fuss
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Non-Pros and EMC: Send headshot/resume to: Capital Repertory Theatre (above address) marked: Non-Equity Auditions. Selected actors will be called for appt. on a space available basis.
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