Capital Repertory Theatre 2012-13 Season
– Equity Principal Auditions
(Albany, NY) LORT D; $566/week minimum
Producing Artistic Director: Maggie Mancinelli-Cahill
Chief Administrative Officer: Philip Morris
NY Casting Director: Stephanie Klapper
Equity Principal Auditons
Friday, August 17, 2012 at the Capital Repertory Theatre
10 AM – 6 PM 111 N. Pearl Street
Lunch from 1 - 2. Albany, NY 12207
Appointments are not required, but if you prefer one, please call Charlie at: 518-462-4531 X403 and leave message. Or email to:
cowens@capitalrep.org. AEA walk-ins are welcome and seen throughout the day as time permits.
Prepare either:
1) a dramatic or comic contemporary monologue of your choice; OR
2) prepare 16 bars of a Broadway song and a 1 minute monologue; OR
3) if only singing, prepare a brief Broadway song (only chorus/verse)
If singing, bring sheet music in correct key; accompanist provided but may not transpose.
Bring picture and resume, stapled together.
EMCs and non-Equity actors will be seen as time permits throughout the day. EMCs and non-Equity actors may also submit their photo/resume for appointment consideration to:cowens@capitalrep.org or Capital Repertory Theatre, 111 N. Pearl Street, Albany, NY 12207, marked: “Local EPAs.”
2012-13 Season
THIS WONDERFUL LIFE
Adapted by Steve Murray and Mark Setlock, based on the film by Frank Capra.
Directed by: Maggie Mancinelli-Cahill
1st rehearsal: 11/6/12. Runs: 11/23 – 12/22/12
One actor who loves Frank Capra’s “It’s a Wonderful Life,” brings all the characters in Bedford falls to life in this 70-minute tour-de-force performance.
Seeking:
(1) Actor
Male. 30-50s. Must be physically and verbally agile, playing male and female parts. Charming and comfortable relating to audience. Must be able to do a great impression of Jimmy Stewart andLionel Barrymore. Prefer actor who has done this play before.
RACE
by David Mamet.
Note: RACE is a co-production with Northern Stage in White River Junction, VT. Actors will be contracted through run at Northern Stage.
Directed by: Maggie Mancinelli-Cahill
1st rehearsal: (at Capital Rep) 12/18/12. Runs: 1/11/13 – 2/10/13 (at Capital Rep)
Pick up at Northern Stage: 3/5/13. Runs: 3/6/13 – 3/24/13
(Actors will be paid health/pension between shows per LORT co-pro rules)
Sex, guilt and bold accusations permeate this provocative tale from award-winning playwright David Mamet. Two lawyers find themselves defending a wealthy white executive charged with raping a black woman. When a young legal assistant gets involved in the case, biases are revealed and what is simmering underneath explodes to the surface.
Seeking:
Jack Lawson:
Late 30s-early 40s, Successful lawyer, smart, savvy, cocky and confident. Attractive and alarmingly charming. A verbal wizard. Likes to win and is used to winning. Takes no prisoners.
Charles Strickland:
Late 40s-mid 60s, Attractive older man, wealthy and carries success well. Soft-spoken, rather unassuming. Not the sort of man you would expect to be a rapist. Smarter than his attorneys, but doesn’t play that card. He must come across innocent, moral, sincere.
Susan:
Late 20s. African American beauty. Knows a lot more than she shows. Has played the corporate game to get ahead. Plays her cards close to the vest. Knows that she’s attractive and has played that card too. She has secrets and that has to be a surprise.
(The role of Henry Brown is cast)
SINGLES GIRLS GUIDE
A world premiere musical
Book: Gordon Greenberg
Music/ Lyrics: Tommy Newman
Co-Directed by: Gordon Greenberg and TBA
1st rehearsal: 2/5/13. Runs: 3/1/13 – 3/30/13
In the stylish world of 1964 Manhattan, newspaper columnist Emma Woodhouse is still single and about to turn 29. As her father urges her to marry and her editor urges her to toe the line, Emma has other ideas and begins to dish out advice that promotes change and happiness as a single girl – not necessarily with the benefits of a wedding ring. Scandal, romance and chaos ensue in this delightfully fizzy concoction sure to delight audiences.
Seeking:
Emma:
20s-early 30s. Charming, smart and relatively clueless about romance, Emma is determined that change is far better than the status quo. She’s been bred to be charming and beautiful, but shewants her own voice – her own path to success – with or without a man. Filled with the energy of the 60s, this is one smart gal – with a pioneer spirit – who will meet her match on her adventure into the unknown. Soprano belt/gutsy who can bring the house down.
Harriet:
Late 20s-early 30s. A dental hygienist from Rhode Island in love and in need of help. Mousy, kind, conventional and stuck in a rut. Adorable, Charming. Unassuming. Appears plain but blossoms with Emma’s assistance. Mezzo/belt.
Miss Sipkins/Truman Capote/as cast:
Female. 40s-50s. A middle-aged chameleon must be versatile enough to play Miss Sipkins, the perfect office wife with plenty of wit and charm AND do an impersonation of Truman Capote, the infamous host of the sublime Black and White Ball. Earthy, smart, observant, savvy. This part has the potential to steal every scene with heart and a great sense of fun. Alto/belt.
Knightley:
30s-40s. Dashing, charming, decidedly single, successful managing editor of a major paper with a balance sheet problem. He’s known Emma all his life and taken her for granted as a spoiled, rich, pretty kid not to be taken seriously, who will make someone a great wife someday. Never-been-in-love Knightley gets caught up in the changing times and in the whirl that is Emma, learns something about women and his own heart. Baritone.
Elton:
30s. Extremely wealthy, Texan bachelor who comes to NYC looking for love, fun and success – and if it’s all in the same female package, so much the better. Okay, he may be a wee bit smarmy, but he’s so good looking, funny and charming, you forgive him anything. Country feel to his singing. Baritone.
Henry:
60s. Emma’s dad and publisher of the paper. Traditionalist. Warm and loving, he only wants the best for his daughter. He’s a lovable chauvinist who has risen to the top of the game with 50s values firmly in place. Loves his daughter most of all – and demonstrates it’s never too late to fall in love. Baritone.
RED
by John Logan.
Directed by Maggie Mancinelli-Cahill
1st rehearsal: 3/26/13. Runs: 4/19/13- 5/19/13
Raw and electrifying, RED ignites the worlds of art and commerce. Iconoclastic Mark Rothko, the misanthropic abstract-expressionist painter, confronts his decision to accept a lucrative commercial commission, drilling his new assistant about the dangers of selling out as they work together. As the play develops, the roles of student and teacher reverse, forcing Rothko to face his own demons about reality and his ultimate place in the pantheon of great artists.
Seeking:
Mark Rothko:
50s-60s. Charismatic. Mercurial. Passionate. Articulate. Knowledgeable. Self-destructive. Talented. Visionary. Jealous and self-involved. Actor has to be somewhat physically imposing with a lot ofvocal versatility and strength. This is a journey on which Rothko commands attention.
Ken:
20s. “The apprentice.” Intelligent. Observant. Serious. Curious. Frightened, but not enough to stop learning. Ken is capable of true understanding and therefore is the ultimate student, who finallysurpasses the master. Quiet inner strength and passionate bursts when necessary. Physically strong, verbally adroit.
In addition to these plays, Capital Rep will be seeking actors to participate in NEXT ACT, a three-day play summit dedicated to new work. Next Act takes place November 2, 3, and 4. The summit will included readings of 2 plays and 1 musical. Titles will be announced right after Labor Day.
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