Lantern Theater Company 18-19 Season -Philadelphia PA EPA
Lantern Theater Company
AUDITION DATE
Thu, Mar 22, 2018
9:00 am - 5:00 pm (EST)
lunch 12pm to 1pm
Fri, Mar 23, 2018
10:00 am - 6:00 pm (EST)
Lunch 1pm to 2pm
APPOINTMENTS
Appointments for AEA MEMBERS ONLY. Email preferred time range to ifortuno@lanterntheater.org with “EPAs” in subject line and you will receive a reply with your confirmed timeslot within one business day. If you do not have access to email, please call Ileana Fortuño at 215.829.9002 x102 during regular business hours. AEA members without appointments will be seen as time permits. Non-union actors are not eligible for appointments, but will be seen as time permits on a walk-in basis.
CONTRACT
SPT SPT-10; $747 per week (through 6/2/19)
SEEKING
Equity actors for various roles in the upcoming 18-19 Season. See breakdown.
PREPARATION
Prepare one monologue OR two contrasting monologues – up to 3 minutes total. Please bring a picture and resume, stapled together. No accompanist will be provided.
LOCATION
Lantern Theatre
923 Ludlow St
Philadelphia, PA 19107-4236
At St. Stephen’s Theater
PERSONNEL
Stacy Maria Dutton, Executive Director
In Attendance:
Charles McMahon, Artistic Director
M. Craig Getting, Education Director and Resident Director
OTHER DATES
Performance Schedule:
Tuesday 6:30pm
Wednesday 2pm and 7pm
Thursday 7pm
Friday 8pm
Saturday 2pm and 8pm
Sunday 2pm
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.
BREAKDOWN
HAPGOOD
Philadelphia Premiere
By Tom Stoppard
Directed by Peter DeLaurier
First Rehearsal: August 14, 2018
Performances: September 6 – October 7, 2018 / Extension Week: October 14, 2018
SEEKING:
Hapgood: Female, 30s. A British spy.
Blair: Male, 50s. In good shape. A British spy.
Kerner: Male, 30s-40s. A Russian nuclear physicist.
Ridley: Male, mid-30s. A British spy.
Wates: Male, mid-40s. An American CIA agent.
Merryweather: Male, 20s. A British spy.
Maggs: Male, 20s. Hapgood’s secretary. Also plays Joe.
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THE HEIR APPARENT
Philadelphia Premiere
By David Ives
Directed by M. Craig Getting
First Rehearsal: October 16, 2018
Performances: November 8 – December 9, 2018 / Extension Week: December 16, 2018
SEEKING:
Eraste: Male, 20s. Our young hero, in love with Isabelle.
Isabelle: Female, 20s. Our charming and beautiful heroine.
Crispin: Male, 20s-30s. A crafty young manservant, in love with Lisette.
Lisette: Female, 30s. A down-to-earth maid.
Geronte: Male, 70s. Miserly old uncle to Eraste.
Madame Argante: Female, 50s. Isabelle's dowager mother.
Scruple: Male or Female, 40s-50s. A lawyer who is very, very small.
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BETRAYAL
By Harold Pinter
Directed by Kathryn MacMillan
First Rehearsal: December 18, 2018
Performances: January 10 – February 10, 2019 / Extension Week: February 17, 2019
SEEKING:
Emma: Female, 40. British. Well educated, sophisticated, married to Robert.
Jerry: Male, 40. British. A literary agent.
Robert: Male, 40. British. Works in publishing. Married to Emma and longtime friend of Jerry.
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MEASURE FOR MEASURE
By William Shakespeare
Directed by Charles McMahon
First Rehearsal: February 19, 2019
Performances: March 14 – April 21, 2019 / Extension Week: April 28, 2019
SEEKING:
Vincentio: Male, 40s-50s. Duke of Vienna.
Angelo: Male, 30s. Vincentio’s aide who rules in his absence.
Isabella: Female, early 20s. A novice at a convent.
Claudio: Male, late 20s. Isabella’s older brother, condemned to die.
Lucio: Male, late 20s. Claudio’s foolish friend.
Escalus: Male, 50s-70s. An old lord of the city.
Mariana: Female, 20s-30s. Spurned fiancée of Angelo.
Juliet: Female, 20s. Engaged to Claudio.
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MINORS
A World Premiere Musical by Kittson O’Neill and Robert Kaplowitz
First Rehearsal: April 30, 2019
Performances: May 23 – June 23, 2019 / Extension Week: June 30, 2019
SEEKING:
Kelli: Female. Young, believably teenaged actor. Outsider, rebel.
Amber: Female. Young, believably teenaged actor. Smart, sassy, but still sensitive. Smart like a teenager, not like a grownup.
TJ: Male. Young, believably teenaged actor. Too forgettable. Big heart.
Frankie: Male. Young, believably teenaged actor. Very trusting. Maybe not all there in a traditional sense.
Eileen: Female, 30s-50s. Amber’s mother. NYC expat. Single mom who has to make all the dad jokes for the family, trusts the goodness of justice system.
Angela: Female, 30s-40s. TJ’s mother. Working class family for many generations. Trusts the power of the justice system.
Frank, Sr: Male, 30s-40s. Frankie’s father. Trying to parent like his dad did in a world with fewer options. Security guard.
The Breaker Boy: Probably male, ideally young. A spirit guide. Knows the truth about the system.
The Judge: White male, 50s. A little bit like Johnny Cash. A little bit like Al Swearengen. A little bit like Adam Smith. He is the system.
Lantern Theater Company values diversity in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer.
Actors of all ethnicities are strongly encouraged to audition and will be given full consideration
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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