Detroit Public Theatre 2023-24 Season - Detroit EPA Detroit Public Theatre | Detroit, MI
Notice: Audition Call Type: EPA
Friday, June 2, 2023
10:00 AM - 7:00 PM (E)
Lunch: 2:00-3:00pm
Please email
auditions@detroitpublictheatre.org to schedule an appointment.
SPT
$416 weekly minimum (SPT 4)
Equity actors and singers for roles in Detroit Public Theatre 2023-24 Season (see breakdown).
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.
Please prepare monologue(s) no more than 2 -3 minutes in length. If Singing: No more than 2 minute song selection, and sheet music to provide to accompanist. Bring your Headshot and Resume.
Detroit Public Theatre
3960 3rd St
Detroit, MI 48201
THIS SPACE'S VENTILATION HAS NOT BEEN VERIFIED BY ACTORS' EQUITY ASSOCIATION.
Expected to attend:
Courtney Burkett - Producing Artistic Director / Production Director
Sarah Clare Corporandy - Producing Artistic Director
Sarah Winkler - Producing Artistic Director TBD - Music Director
EIGHT NIGHTS by Jennifer Maisel
First Rehearsal week of 9/4/23
Opening 9/29/23
Closing 11/05/23
A HOLIDAY CABARET
First Rehearsal week of 11/06/23
Opening 12/01/23
Closing 12/17/23
BLUES FOR AN ALABAMA SKY by Pearl Cleage
First Rehearsal week of 01/02/24
Opening 01/26/24
Closing 03/03/24
CLYDE’S By Lynne Nottage
First Rehearsal week of 04/01/24
Opening 04/24/24
Closing 06/02/24
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.
Jason- Mid-20’s to early 30’s. White. Working class. Funny. Served 8 years in prison. White supremacist affiliation.
Clyde- Late 30’s - 50’s. Black. Able to change the temperature of a room with an entrance. Loves to expose vulnerabilities. Seductive. Brash. Controls the room. Wicked. Runs truck stop.
Montrellous- 40’s-late 50’s. Black. Mindful. Interested in healing. Kind. Sensitive and caring, particularly to the younger generation.
Uses cooking as a means of meditation.
Rafael- Mid-late 20’s. Latinx.Working to find a more spiritual path. Full of charm. Terrified of his boss
Letitia-Mid-late 20’s. Black. She is a survivor and has life skills. She is working towards building a mindful path.
ANGEL ALLEN: (Female, 34 – 40. Ethnicity: Black / African Descent) A 34-year-old Black woman who looks five years younger, a former backup singer at The Cotton Club.
GUY JACOBS: (Male, 30 – 40. Ethnicity: Black / African Descent) A thirtyish black man, costume designer at The Cotton Club.
DELIA PATTERSON: (Female, 25 – 30. Ethnicity: Black / African Descent) A 25-year-old Black woman, a social worker on staff at Harlem Hospital.
LELAND CUNNINGHAM: (Male, 28 – 35. Ethnicity: Black / African Descent) A 28-year-old Black man from Alabama, a six-week resident of Harlem.
SAM THOMAS: (Male, 40ish. Ethnicity: Black / African Descent.) A forty-year-old doctor at Harlem Hospital.
Ensemble: Singers
8 NIGHTS
REBECCA BLUM - AGES FROM 19-30s in Nights 1-3. Thin at 19. A refugee. White. Jewish. Doubles as AMY, 14, 20s, 30s, in nights 4-6 and NINA 19, 30s, in nights 7,8 and Anna in night 8.
ERICH BLUM - Rebecca's father - White. Jewish. Ages from 40s-60s. Doubles as Joram, 40 in night 8
ANNA BLUM - Rebecca's Mother. No longer alive. White. Jewish. Doubles as REBECCA BLUM - ages 48-80s in nights 4-8.
AARON - Ages from 25 - 50s. White. Jewish. Rebecca's Husband.
BENJAMIN - African American. Ages from 40s-60s. Doubles as MATT in Night 6. ARLENE - African American. Ages from 38-52. Doubles as LACEY, 20s, in night 7. STEVEN - Half Japanese, Half White. 20s. Doubles as INGE in night 6.
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