City Theatre Company, Inc.
AUDITION DATE
Fri, May 13, 2022
11:00 am - 7:00 pm (EST)
Lunch from 2pm-3pm
APPOINTMENTS
Auditions may be scheduled in advance by emailing Artistic Assistant Michelle Iglesias at miglesias@citytheatrecompany.org with your name, cell phone, and desired audition time. All audition requests must be submitted 10am EDT Thursday, May 12th.
CONTRACT
LORT Non-Rep $739 weekly minimum (LORT D)
SEEKING
Equity actors for roles in City Theatre Company 2022-23 Season (see breakdown).
City Theatre is committed to diversity in all of its forms. We encourage actors of all backgrounds to audition.
At time of employment, City Theatre is requiring all employees, artists, and volunteers to demonstrate proof of Covid-19 full vaccination as defined by the CDC and/or legally allowable exemptions.
PREPARATION
Please prepare a 3-minute contemporary comedic or dramatic monologue. Bring a current headshot and resume to the audition.
LOCATION
City Theatre
1300 Bingham St
Pittsburgh, PA 15203-1500
PERSONNEL
Managing Director: James McNeel
Expected to attend:
Co-Artistic Director: Marc Masterson
Co-Artistic Director: Clare Drobot
Co-Artistic Director: Monteze Freeland
OTHER DATES
See production dates in breakdown.
OTHER
www.citytheatrecompany.org
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
No roles will be understudied.
Clyde’s by Lynn Nottage
Director: Monteze Freeland
Dates:
First rehearsal: August 30th
Tech: September 20th
1st Preview: September 24th
Opening: September 30th
Closing: October 16th
SEEKING:
CLYDE - Late 30’s - 50’s. Black woman. Great comedic chops. With a foul-mouthed dominance, she advertises that she is the only boss to hire incarcerated folks because she was incarcerated herself too. According to her the individual that tried to hurt her is not “around” anymore. She does not believe in pity and presents herself with tight fitted dresses and a fiery attitude to complete the outfit.
MONTRELLOUS - 40’s-late 50’s. Black man. Mindful. Served many years in prison. Elder figure and has a saintly presence to him. He is Zen like and kind to others but has some hints of pain in his eyes.
RAFAEL - Mid-late 20’s. Latinx man. Formerly incarcerated. A romantic. Loves food. He held up a bank with a BB gun only because he wanted to buy a dog for his girlfriend but is huggable all at the same time.
LETITIA - Mid-late 20’s. Black woman. Recently released from prison. She is smart, sharp, and heavily defensive. Sold a little addy and oxy on the side in her hay day. She is a single mother of a disabled child.
JASON - Mid-twenties to early 30’s. White man. Working class. Funny. Served 8 years in prison and is covered with white supremacy tattoos. Although he has a rough exterior, he transforms to someone new
The Wanderers by Anna Ziegler
Director: Colette Robert
Dates:
First rehearsal: November 1st
Tech: November 20th
Previews: November 26th
Opening: December 2nd
Closing: December 18th
SEEKING:
ESTHER - mid-20s-early 30s; female. Orthodox Jewish. At first, she feels young, impressionable, eager and yet no-nonsense too. She dreams of exploring the world outside of her immediate faith and community.
SCHMULI - 30s – formal, not totally comfortable in his skin, also Orthodox; has the capacity for deep, surprising emotion; he is a deeply gentle person. Schmuli is committed to his faith and marriage. He is a devout follower and is uncomfortable with challenging morals or authority.
ABE – mid 30s-early 40s; male, Caucasian, Jewish. An intellectual who knows he’s an intellectual, enjoys seducing with language, a bit pretentious but charming and not without humor and self-awareness/self-deprecation. He feels this sense of forbidden attraction to Julia and can’t pull away from the ego boost it gives him.
SOPHIE – mid 30s-early 40s, female; half Caucasian/Jewish and half African American. Abe’s wife. Dry, intelligent, and world-weary. She has put her husband and children’s needs ahead of her own and is looking to find her voice.
JULIA CHEEVER – mid 30s -early 40s –a movie star with an abundance of outward charm and confidence and an easy laugh; she is poised and polished, but vulnerability creeps in on occasion. She is a high-profile celebrity that is taken with Abe’s personality. She is flirty and is not afraid to show interest in subtle ways.
What the Constitution Means to Me by Heidi Schreck
Director: Marc Masterson
Dates:
First rehearsal: December 28th
Tech: January 17th
Opening: January 21st
Previews: January 27th
Closing: February 12th
SEEKING:
HEIDI - Middle aged woman. Funny and bold storyteller. Exuberant and charismatic debater fighting for change. Her passion shines through with every word that is uttered. She places importance on fighting for what is right and takes a strong stance on equality while reminiscing on her past.
MIKE/LEGIONNAIRE - The quirky moderator of the debate. Largely silent, unsmiling presence and watchful. He is stoic, but is supportive of what the debaters are expressing.
Native Gardens by Karen Zacarias
Director: Marc Masterson
Dates:
First rehearsal: February 14th
Tech: March 5th
Previews: March 11th
Opening: March 17th
Closing: April 2nd
SEEKING:
TANIA DEL VALLE - early 30’s; Mexican-American woman; smart, likable, positive, passionate, highly-energized. Pregnant PHD candidate and gardener in the thick of identity experiments for her doctoral dissertation in anthropology. She is truly fighting for the American dream and finally achieves it with the purchase of their home and is so enthusiastic about this fixer upper.
PABLO DEL VALLE - early 30’s; Chilean man; smart, likeable, ambitious. Pablo is a lawyer with dreams of making partner at his new firm—an ambition that gives him the idea of inviting his entire 60-person firm to their not-yet-fixed-up fixer upper. He is a supportive and extremely loving husband to Tania and has normal fears/dreams of being a first-time Dad.
VIRGINA BUTLEY - 60 to mid-70's; white woman; smart, likable, assertive, direct, no-nonsense engineer. Her and her husband (Frank) have been living alone in this house for decades since their son moved out.
FRANK BUTLEY - 60 to mid-70's; white man, smart, likable, excitable, caring, detail-oriented federal employee and gardener. He hopes that his perfectly executed garden will rid him of his chronic stress and win him an award from Potomac Horticultural Society.
American Fast by Kareem Fahmy
Director: TBD
Dates:
First rehearsal: April 4th
Tech: April 24th
Previews: April 29th
Opening: May 3rd
Closing: May 21st
SEEKING:
KHADY - [pronounced “Katie”]—A 21-year-old Middle Eastern American woman. A college senior. A point guard on her school's Division 1 basketball team. Headstrong and enjoys the spotlight but caught between duty to her family and winning on her terms.
GABE - A 20-year-old Black man. A college junior. A forward on his school’s Division 1 basketball team and Khady’s super supportive boyfriend. He is kind and loving but has gotten fed up with Khady’s inconsistencies and lies. Tries to help while she cracks under pressure.
COACH - A Black woman, 40s. The passionate coach of the women’s basketball team and a former player herself. She is Khady’s mentor, cheerleader, and toughest critic. She pushes Khady to be the best because she knows what she is capable of.
SUZAN [pronounced “Suzanne”] - Middle Eastern woman, late 40s. Khady's mother. She was born in Egypt, so she speaks with an accent. She is devoutly Muslim but does not wear a headscarf. She has a deep love for Khady and holds her to a high standard. Tough, but caring, she has immense pride in her daughter.
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 Pittsburgh 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:
All attendees must remain masked, except for a performer’s audition. If comfortable, the performer may remove their mask during their audition.
There should be 10' of distance between the theater staff and the person auditioning.
If a performer feels unwell on the day of the audition, they are asked to refrain from in-person auditions and submit a video audition instead.
Holding/Audition room information:
The audition room is 1250 square feet and can accommodate no more than 12 individuals at a time.
The holding room is 900 square feet and can accommodate no more than 25 individuals at a time.
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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