Hangar Theatre 2013 Season – EPAs in Ithaca
(Ithaca, NY) SPT/9; $568/week minimum + P/H, r/t travel & housing – favored nations
Acting Artistic Director: Stephanie Yankwitt
Equity Principal Auditions
Thursday, January 31, 2013 at the Hangar Theatre
And 801 Taughannock Boulevard
Friday, February 1, 2013 Ithaca, NY (signs will be posted with directions)
10 AM – 6 PM each day
Lunch from 1:30 – 2:30.
No advanced appointment necessary.
Prepare a brief song (verse & a chorus) & a 90 second monologue, or two contrasting monologues for non-singers. Bring sheet music in correct key; accompanist provided but may not transpose.
If interested in Last of the Red Hot Lovers, we suggest something from the Neil Simon canon.
Bring picture and resume, stapled together.
LAST OF THE RED HOT LOVERS
By Neil Simon
Directed by Jesse Bush
1st Reh 5/27. Prev: 6/13. Runs: 6/14 - 6/29/13
BARNEY CASHMAN
(Male mid 40s) Barney is an unassuming middle aged, successful restaurateur searching for fresh perspective. Married to his high school sweetheart for 23 years, he sees the world changing around him and is wondering if it is time for him to join the newly minted “sexual revolution” and have an affair. Standing in his way is the fact that Barney is of a different era and the rules of the game are unknown to him. Eager to break out of his routine, he has finally mustered the courage to step out of his comfort zone and take a walk on the wild side. Actor should have a great facility for verbal and physical comedy.
ELAINE NAVAZIO
(Female 30s – early 40’s) Elaine is a woman in a dissatisfying marriage to a dangerous man. She is looking for distractions from her life. She follows her cravings, whether they are for seafood, a drink, a cigarette or a brief affair. Her encounter with Barney is not her first time at the rodeo and she has little patience for his inexperience. Possessing a sharp wit, Elaine suffers no fools and knows what she wants.
JEANETTE FISHER
(Female 30s – early 40’s) Probably the singularly most depressed woman on the face of the Western Hemisphere. She is a friend of Barney’s wife and living in a very unhappy marriage to one of Barney’s best friends. After having come onto Barney at a party, she is unable to take it to the next step and follow through with an affair. Like Barney, she feels left behind by the modern world and is desperately searching for any shred of decency to be found.
GYPSY
By Jule Styne, Arthur Laurents, and Stephen Sondheim
Directed by Stephanie Yankwitt
1st Reh 6/17. Prev: 7/4. Runs: 7/5 - 7/20/13
MAMA ROSE
Female, 40’s - 50’s. A fiery fighter, she chases dreams for her daughter, who she calls ‘Dainty June’ and is hell-bent on her daughter’s career in the entertainment business. The play spans over 25+ years of time, where we watch Mama Rose do everything possible to garner success for her children. Possibly living vicariously through both daughters. Powerhouse belt.
HERBIE
Male, 40’s - 50’s Rose’s agent and suitor. He is at once gentle and determined, and loves Rose to no end. He adopts the role of ‘father’ for the girls. And eventually begins to resent his role in the picture. Baritone.
MAZZEPPA
Female, 30’s. - 40’s. A trumpet playing burlesque dancer in one of the houses that Rose-Louise plays. Alto-belt, ability to play the trumpet an asset.
TESSIE TURA
Female – 30’s – 40’s. A burlesque ballet dancer in one of the houses that Rose-Louise plays. She shares her dressing room with Rose-Louise. Mezzo-belt.
ELECTRA, MISS CRATCHITT
Female, 30-50. A burlesque dancer in one of the theatres that Rose-Louise plays. Mezzo-belt. Miss Cratchit – Mr. Grantziger’s assistant. Bulldozed by Rose trying to get June seen by Grantziger.
POPS, UNCLE JOCKO, WEBER, MR. GOLDSTONE, CIGAR, PHIL
Male, 40’s – 50’s. Plays multiple tracks including ‘Pops’ – Rose's stubborn father. ‘Uncle Jocko’ – the pushy mater of ceremonies of Uncle Jocko's Kiddie Show. ‘Weber’ – a theatre manager in LA. ‘Mr. Goldstone’ – a booker from the Orpheum Circuit. ‘Cigar’ – a theatre manager in Wichita. ‘Phil’ – Gypsy’s press agent.
GEORGIE, DRIVER, PASTEY, BOUGERON-COUCHON
Male, 30-50. Plays multiple tracks including: ‘Georgie’ – Uncle Jocko's assistant. ‘Pastey’ – a Stage Manager at the house in Wichita. ‘Bougeron-Couchon’ – a French photographer.
4000 MILES
By Amy Herzog
Directed by Shana Gozansky
1st Reh: 7/8. Prev: 7/25. Runs: 7/26 - 8/3/13
LEO JOSEPH-CORNELL
(Male, early 20s) A Seattle raised self-described hippie. Leo is trim and in great shape, having just biked across the country. Having recently witnessed the death of his best friend, he is looking for some answers and feels he might find them with his grandmother, a kindred spirit of sorts. Stoic and raw, he is searching for understanding but too young to put it into words.
VERA JOSEPH
(Female, 70’s – 80’s to play 91 years old) The widowed grandmother of ‘Leo’, Vera is a dyed-in-the wool Leftist from back in the day and still has a tremendous amount of chutzpah. A life-long New Yorker, she is hard of hearing but otherwise sharp as a tack. She feels a shared connection to her grandson, Leo. She will offer her opinion with or without your request.
CLYBOURNE PARK
By Bruce Norris
Directed by Stephanie Yankwitt
1st Reh: 7/22. Prev:8/8. Runs: 8/9 - 8/17/13
ACTOR 1 RUSS/DAN
(Male, 40’s, Caucasian) Act I (1959) A grieving father who is trying to escape the memory of his son, who committed suicide. This wound is always simmering beneath the surface ready to erupt. In Act II (2009): a workman who is starting the renovations to the house. Matter of fact and trying to get his job done.
ACTOR 2: BEV/KATHY
(Female, 30’s – 40’s) In Act I (1959): Bev (Caucasian woman, 40s). Married to Russ. She is trying with all her might to move past the death of her son and regain normalcy. Russ’s moods put these efforts in danger. In Act II (2009): an attorney for the new owners of the home. She attempts to appear above the fray, but perhaps is not as enlightened as she seems. She has a history with the neighborhood.
ACTOR 3: FRANCINE/LENA
(Female, African American, 30’s) In Act I (1959): Russ and Bev’s housekeeper, a practical woman who is drawn into the debate over the neighborhood despite her best efforts. In Act II (2009): She has lived in the neighborhood her entire life and is striving to keep its identity and protect its history, which is intertwined with her own.
ACTOR 4: ALBERT/KEVIN
(Male, African American, 30’s) In Act I (1959): Married to Francine. He wants to be helpful but ends up getting himself and Francine deeper into the situation. In Act II (2009): Married to Lena. Wants to keep everyone on good terms until he is driven too far.
ACTOR 5: KARL/STEVE
(Male, Caucasian, late 30’s) In Act I (1959): A representative of the neighborhood organization. He is highly concerned about the thought of an African American family moving in, but considers himself to be an open-minded and civilized man. In Act II (2009): Married to Lindsey. Steve is an upwardly mobile man looking to renovate the house. He doesn’t understand the uproar over their plans and believes he’s the smartest person in the room.
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