Magic Theatre 2017-2018 Season - San Francisco EPA
MAGIC Theatre
AUDITION DATE
May 01, 2017
10:00 am - 5:00 pm (PDT)
Lunch: 1:00PM - 2:00PM
APPOINTMENTS
Email: auditions@magictheatre.org. We will respond within 2 business days.
CONTRACT
Bay Area Theatre Minimum - $580/wk
SEEKING
Actors for Magic Theatre’s 2017-2018 season: The Eva Trilogy by Barbara Hammond, directed by Loretta Greco; Virgin Play Festival; Reel to Reel written and directed by John Kolvenbach; The Gangster of Love written by Jessica Hagadorn, directed by Loretta Greco; and one more play yet to be announced. Actors or all ethnicities and types encouraged to apply. Strong preference for Bay Area actors.
PREPARATION
Actor's choice, 3 minutes of material: 1 monologue or 2 contrasting monologues. Actors are welcome to prepare a song but it is not required. Please bring a copy of headshot and resume, stapled together
LOCATION
Magic Theatre Fort Mason Center
2 Marina Blvd, Bldg D
San Francisco, CA 94123
3rd Floor. Pay parking available in Fort Mason Center, some street parking nearby.
PERSONNEL
Sonia Fernandez, Associate Artistic Director/Casting Director
OTHER DATES
Magic's season begins in August 2017 and ends June 2018
OTHER
www.magictheatre.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
Eva Trilogy
ROISIN: 20s, A young mother and Hospice Helper to Eileen Malloy. She conveys a warmth and grounded simplicity that belies wisdom beyond her years.
FR. O'LEARY: 40s-60s, Catholic Priest from St. Michael's. Considers himself a priest first; a man second.
TERESA: 40s-50s daughter of Eileen Malloy and wife to Eamon. Works hard but knows how to enjoy herself. Lost faith in the church a long time ago
NYMPH: Timeless ageless presence, felt but not seen, experienced but not remembered. An embodiment of the eternal feminine
TOM POWER: Early 20’s, An English hiker who has lost the trail
Reel to Reel
MAGGIE: clogs, self-possession, English major, brings her own bag to the food co-op, capable of an unnerving stillness. Curious, daring, driven, questing, bookish.
WALTER: An orphan, though he has parents. He's a little anxious. He walks along the cliff edge of being lost. Open, but not by choice. A searcher. Not sneakers. Eventually, he finds himself in who he is to her.
Maggie1: 30s
Maggie2: 80s
Walter1: 30s
The Gangster of Love
(please note, most actors will play several roles)
THE TRICKSTER: – Can morph into anyone and anything.
ROCKY RIVERA: – Around seventeen when the play starts. An artist finding her way and her voice.
VOLTAIRE RIVERA: Twenty-one when the play starts. Brother to Rocky, a gifted guitarist who has sworn off playing. Has set fire to his guitar.
MILAGROS FLORES RIVERA: 40s – beautiful, charismatic, formidable and stylish. Rocky and Voltaire’s mother.
MARLON RIVERA: 40s – Rocky and Voltaire’s uncle; same age as Milagros. A former Hollywood actor, now gardener. Lives in L.A.
KEIKO VAN HELLER: early 20s – mixed race/originally from New York. An artist, feisty.
JIMI HENDRIX/Dr. HENDRICKS: 27 years old.
ELVIS CHANG: 20s – lead guitarist, The Gangster Of Love; from Oakland.
BUGSY BUSTAMANTE: 20s-30s – percussionist, from Oakland.
THE CARABAO KID: Middle-aged, revered Filipino poet/activist/cultural icon; born and raised in San Francisco’s Western Addition.
FELY CRUZ: Milagros’ older sister; also a beauty, but less concerned with appearances. A skilled nurse, she has worked at various hospitals, including SF General.
BASILIO “BAS” CRUZ: Fely’s husband, a flashy insurance salesman with a shady past. Walks with a slight limp. Same age as Fely.
RICK FOSS: 40s: banker. Slightly younger than Milagros.
ZEKE AKAMINE: 40s– landlord of Fell Street flat; originally from Hawaii. In his 40s. In love with Milagros.
HARRY FONG: Middle aged– butcher; smitten with Milagros; first-generation Chinese immigrant. Middle-aged.
BENNY AGMATA: 20s-30s– Filipino orderly at the Chinese Benevolent Hospital.
FATHER ROBERTO: Late 30s-40s – Latino poet & activist priest; grew up in the Mission.
SHIG MURAO: 40s – Japanese beatnik bookseller at City Lights Bookstore.
NIKOS THE GREEK: Middle-aged – a dockworker poet who’s a regular at City Lights & Vesuvio’s.
SHY NAMELESS POET: Teenage-20 – young & humble Filipino male or female aspiring poet.
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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