Children's Theatre Company 2023-24 Season - Minneapolis, MN EPA
Children's Theatre Company | Minneapolis, MN
Notice: Audition Call Type: EPA
Monday, April 10, 2023
8:30 AM - 4:30 PM (C)
Lunch 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
To set up an audition appointment please go to: https://airtable.com/shrsdZvclEDc7rEfy . If you are unable to attend these auditions you may submit an audition video. For details on
how to submit a video audition, see breakdown.
Special Agreement
$890 weekly minimum - pending negotiations
Equity actors for roles in Children's Theatre Company's 2023-24 Season (See
breakdown).
Please prepare two contrasting monologues at one (1) minute each and 16 bars of one song. Please choose challenging, well-written material - no need to choose from traditional children's literature or children's theatre genre. Also, please bring legible sheet music for your song selection as well as your headshot and resume stapled together.
Children's Theatre Company
2400 3rd Ave S
Minneapolis, MN 55404-3506
Expected to attend:
Peter C. Brosius, Artistic Director
Michael Winn, Associate Artistic
Director/Director of Community Partnerships and Inclusion
Emily Gunyou Halaas, Interim Casting Director
See breakdown for production specific personnel.
Season Dates: October 2023 through June 2024
See breakdown for production specific dates.
OTHER
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.
Equity encourages everyone participating in the auditions to wear a two-ply cloth face mask, surgical mask, singer’s mask or respirator (N95, KN95 or KF94). Single-ply face masks, gaiters and bandanas are not recommended. Singer’s masks can be found at www.broadwayreliefproject.com/singersmask.
Equity encourages members to prepare for their audition prior to arriving at the audition venue, to the extent that they can (e.g., get dressed, hair/make-up, etc.) to avoid crowding in bathrooms and dressing rooms.
Holding/Audition room information:
The audition room can accommodate no more than 80 individuals at a time.
The holding room can accommodate no more than 100 individuals at a time.
Led by Artistic Director Peter C Brosius, Children’s Theatre Company (CTC), in Minneapolis, Minnesota, is the world’s leading theatre for young people and their families and is one of the 20 largest producing theatres in the United States. A winner of the regional Tony Award, CTC creates extraordinary theatre experiences that educate, challenge and inspire young people. It has set standards of excellence in the quality of its productions, commitment to new work, and innovative education and community partnerships.
As a national leader in the field of theatre for young audiences, Children’s Theatre Company is dedicated to increasing diversity and inclusion in our audiences, our programs, and in all of our hiring for staff, artists and recruiting of board members. CTC is committed to a future when our theater is a home for all people, all families, reflective of our community.
We are committed to diversity in the workforce and are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate in any employment decision on the basis of race, color, creed, sex, religion, age, marital or veteran’s status, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, or any other basis prohibited by local, state or federal law. We do require a full background check for all of our employees.
CTC GENERAL CASTING STATEMENT: Children’s Theatre Company is actively recruiting and seeking performers from under-represented communities including, but not limited to, people of color, performers with disabilities, and LGBTQ performers for all casting, recognizing the value and importance of reflecting the diversity of our audience on stage.
COVID HEALTH AND SAFETY: To ensure the safety of our company from COVID-19, we will follow CDC and Minnesota Health Department guidelines, along with Equity approved protocols throughout the production period. All company members must be fully vaccinated and boosted if eligible by August 1, 2023, and provide proof of vaccination.
VIDEO SUBMISSION:
You will be asked to fill out a short form and then submit your video & headshot/resume. Please, slate with your name and what you are going to perform at the start of your video. Please submit your video at: https://airtable.com/shrsdZvclEDc7rEfy . Video submissions are due by April 10, 2023.
You can use YouTube, Vimeo, Google Drive, or a upload medium of your choice. PLEASE NOTE. Make sure you that the video link works before you submit. If you use Google Drive, please make sure the link has permissions to be opened to view before submitting your application. We are seeking flexible, creative actors as well as strong singers and movers.
by Juliany Taveras
directed by Heidi Stillman
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World Premiere
(casting 1 Equity Adult)
1st Rehearsal: September 5, 2023
Opening: October 14, 2023
Closing: November 19, 2023
MOIRA/MS MELO: 30s-40s, any ethnicity or race. MOIRA: AKA Mom. She has vivid red hair, which she shares with her son. she also makes really good pancakes. MS MELO: An elementary school teacher with a killer classroom, kind smile, and keen eye.
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Book and Lyrics by Timothy Mason
Music by Mel Marvin
Directed by Peter C. Brosius
UnitedHealth Group Stage
(casting 3 Equity Adults)
1st Rehearsal: September 28, 2023
Opening: November 11, 2023
Closing: January 7, 2024
THE GRINCH – Cast
OLD MAX – Cast
GRANDPA WHO – Cast
GRANDMA WHO – Cast
J.P. WHO – Cast
MAMA WHO – Cast
Story by Lewis Carroll
Adapted for the stage by Sharon Holland
Music by Victor Zupanc
Directed by Peter C. Brosius
UnitedHealth Group Stage
(casting 1 Equity Adults)
1st Rehearsal: January 4, 2024
Opening: February 17, 2024
Closing: March 31, 2024
HEAD COOK/KING OF HEARTS/ENSEMBLE
MAD HATTER/HUMPTY DUMPTY/ENSEMBLE – Cast
QUEEN OF HEARTS/ENSEMBLE
EDITH/DUCHESS/ENSEMBLE
CATERPILLAR/MARCH HARE/WHITE KNIGHT/ENSEMBLE – Cast
Based on the books by Arnold Lobel
Music by Robert Reale
Book and Lyrics by Willie Reale
Originally presented on Broadway by Bob Boyett, Adrianne Lobel, Michael Gardner, Lawrence Horowitz, and Roy Furman
Directed by Peter C. Brosius
Original Direction by David Petrarca
UnitedHealth Group Stage
(casting 2 Equity Adults)
1st Rehearsal: March 19, 2024
Opening: April 27, 2024
Closing: June 16, 2024
FROG – Cast
TOAD
BIRD 1/SNAIL
BIRD 2/TURTLE – Cast
BIRD 3/YOUNG FROG – Cast
Videos
