Kitchen Theatre 1st Half 2017-18 Season - Ithaca NY EPA
Kitchen Theatre Company
AUDITION DATE
May 12, 2017
11:00 am - 7:00 pm (EDT)
Break 2 to 3
APPOINTMENTS
AEA members contact Ellen Chase - Administrative Assistant - ellen@kitchentheatre.org phone: 607.272.0403 (noon to 4pm) Email is Best AEA members without appointments seen as time permits on day of.
CONTRACT
SPT SPT Level 6; $555/week
SEEKING
Equity Actors for the first 4 shows in the 2017-18 Season:
SMART PEOPLE by Lydia Diamond
BRAHMAN/I by Aditi Brennan Kapil
EVERY BRILLIANT THING by Duncan MacMillian
BRAWLER by Walt McGough
see breakdown
PREPARATION
Please prepare two contrasting monologues. Bring picture and resume.
LOCATION
Kitchen Theatre
417 Martin Luther King Jr. St.
Ithaca, NY 14850-4351
PERSONNEL
M. Bevin O’Gara, Producing Artistic Director, Director of BRAHMAN/I and BRAWLER
Summer Williams, Director of SMART PEOPLE
Wendy Dann, Director of EVERY BRILLIANT THING.
OTHER
Actors of color are strongly encouraged to audition. The Kitchen Theatre Company shall conduct all auditions/interviews
in a manner that continues to promote fair consideration to ethnic minorities, women, seniors and performers with
disabilities. The Kitchen Theatre Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
www.kitchentheatre.org
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.
BREAKDOWN
SMART PEOPLE
By Lydia Diamond
Directed by Summer L. Williams
Also to be Presented at the Geva Theatre in Rochester NY
Meet and Greet - August 14, 2017
1st Rehearsal - August 15, 2017
Tech - September 1 & 2, 2017
Previews - September 3, 5, 6, 2017
Opening - September 7, 2017
Closing - September 24, 2017
Geva Tech - October 3, 11, 2017
Geva Preview - October 5, 2017
Geva Opening - October 6, 2017
Geva Closing - October 22, 2017
Note: Actors must be available for runs in BOTH cities
VALERIE JOHNSTON: Female. 24. African-American. Recently graduated from the A.R.T. Acting MFA program. Works part-time as a housekeeper. Volunteers for the Obama campaign. Sharp, curious, and driven. A bit insulated and privileged, but certainly not dumb. Generally kind demeanor.
JACKSON MOORE: Male. 28. African-American. Harvard Med School. Surgical intern on rotation. Also works at a clinic. Often has a blunt and brisk manner. Says what’s on his mind and what he thinks, even though that can often get him in trouble. Defensive attitude, as a result. Has his moments, but he’s typically fairly abrasive.
BRIAN WHITE: Male. 36. White. Professor at Harvard. (title: Assistant Professor-untenured). Neuro-psychiatrist. Studies patterns of racial identity and perceptions. A bit bumbling, but still capable, and very doggedly believes in the work he’s doing—even if that work is shunned by most other academics. Practices unconventional teaching methods and research, which his department does not always approve of. Constantly needs to defend himself.
GINNY YANG: Female. 34. Japanese-American. Respected tenured professor of psychology at Harvard. Studies race and identity among Asian-American women. Matter of fact. Confident in her abilities and work-addicted. Refuses to back down. Aggressive and somewhat cold. Has a shopping addiction.
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BRAHMAN/I
By Aditi Brennan Kapil
Directed by M. Bevin O’Gara
1st Rehearsal - September 25, 2017
Tech - October 6 & 7, 2017
Previews - October 8, 10, 11 2017
Opening - October 12, 2017
Closing - October 29, 2017
Brahman/i: a Hijra (East Indian hermaphrodite/intersex person). A deliriously funny stand-up comedian. With both a mean streak and a soft spot. They are in a primarily make gender identity in Part 1, a female gender identity in Part 2 and they live in a dual gender identity in Part 3. PART ALREADY CAST, AUDITIONS FOR REPLACEMENT AND UNDERSTUDIES ONLY.
J: (Late 20’s, early 30’s) the white backup bass-player, not a great musician necessarily. He’s that appealing strong silent type, most comfortable not being in focus. A Blond. They type of guy who spent high school if not playing on a team at least hanging out with the jocks.
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EVERY BRILLIANT THING
1st Rehearsal - October 23, 2017
Tech - November 8 & 9, 2017
Previews - November 10, 11, 12, 14 & 15, 2017
Opening - November 16, 2017
Closing - December 4, 2017
Narrator: Can be played by a man or a woman. Ties but struggles to see the bright side of life even in it’s darkest moments. Able to meet anyone with a positive face, but what else is going on beneath the surface? Playful, deeply funny and at times tremendously sad. Must have some Improv skills. PART ALREADY CAST, AUDITIONS FOR REPLACEMENT AND UNDERSTUDIES ONLY.
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BRAWLER
A Collaboration with Boston Playwright's Theatre
By Walt McGough
Directed by Bevin O’Gara
BPT 1st Rehearsal - February 6, 2018
BPT Opening - March 2, 2018
BPT Closing - March 18, 2018
KTC 1st Rehearsal - March 26, 2018
Tech - April 6 & 7, 2018
Previews - April 8, 10 & 11, 2018
Opening - April 12, 2018
Closing - April 22, 2018
Note: Actors must be available for runs in BOTH cities
ADAM “MOOSE” TELMOSSE, 29. A Canadian-born minor league hockey enforcer, currently based in Providence after a stint in the NHL. Wears scars like a merit badge. - PART ALREADY CAST, AUDITIONS FOR REPLACEMENT AND UNDERSTUDIES ONLY.
OLIVER “ODIE” DUPREY, 28. Childhood friend of Adam’s; a hockey prodigy and currently the star center for the Boston Bruins. A golden boy. Believes nothing can touch him, but doesn’t have the arm for when it does.
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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