New Repertory Theatre 2017-18 Season - Watertown MA EPA
New Repertory Theatre Inc.
AUDITION DATE
Apr 07, 2017
10:00 am - 6:00 pm (EDT)
Lunch 1 to 2
APPOINTMENTS
Please contact Bridget Kathleen O’Leary at (617) 923-7060, extension 8204 or email auditions@newrep.org for an appointment. Office hours: Monday – Friday, 10 AM – 6 PM.
CONTRACT
NEAT CATEGORY 6 MINIMUM WEEKLY SALARY: $425
SEEKING
Equity actor and singers for the 2017-18 Season. Local Watertown, MA area Actors preferred.
PREPARATION
Equity appointments are scheduled in five-minute intervals, and each Equity Member has three minutes to audition. Equity Members without appointments will be seen throughout the audition day as time permits. Please prepare material of your choice (including, if you wish, selections from the season’s repertoire). For those who wish to perform a scene, a reader will be available. Please be prepared to state your starting and stopping places. An accompanist will be provided for those who are singing.
Please bring a picture and resume, stapled together.
LOCATION
Mosesian Theatre
321 Arsenal St
Watertown, MA 02472-2603
PERSONNEL
Artistic Director: Jim Petosa (expected to be in attendance)
OTHER DATES
We will also be attending Stage Source AEA Auditions on April 3, 2017 from 10-6pm at ImprovBoston, located at 40 Prospect St, Cambridge, MA 02139. Equity Members have three minutes to audition. You can get more information regarding those auditions on the Stage Source website, www.stagesource.org or by calling them directly at 617-720-6066.
OTHER
THEATRE’S MAILING ADDRESS: NEW REPERTORY THEATRE, 200 DEXTER AVENUE, WATERTOWN , MA 02472
All scripts will be available at the StageSource offices (88 Tremont Street, Suite 714, Boston, MA 02108).
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
Available roles in the musical productions of New Rep’s 2017-18 season are listed below. No understudies are being cast. All roles are available for non-traditional casting.
CHARLES MOSESIAN THEATER:
MAN OF LA MANCHA
by Dale Wasserman
music by Joe Darion
lyrics by Mitch Leigh
original production staged by Albert Marre
originally produced by Albert W. Selden and Hal James
Director: Antonio Ocampo-Guzman
Production Stage Manager: TBD
Music Director: TBD
1st rehearsal: November 7, 2017. Runs December 1, 2017 - December 24, 2017, with a possible extension through January 7, 2018. Wed.–Sun., with matinees and evening shows at the Mosesian Center for the Arts in the Charles Mosesian Theater in Watertown, MA, accessible by major routes and the #70 bus.
*DON QUIXOTE/CERVANTES
Role/Track has been CAST. (Vocal Range: Baritone B2-F4) (40s, M)
DON QUIOTE: A character. A country squire who becomes a dauntless night
CERVANTES: A playwright and an actor. A man of gentle courtliness leavened by humor. He is childlike in his ingenuousness, curiosity, and candor. A prisoner.
SANCHO/THE MANSERVANT
(Vocal Range: Tenor C3-G4) (50s or older, M)
SANCHO: A character. Squire to Don Quixote.
THE MANSERVANT: Suspicious and pragmatic. He has a long and comfortable relationship with his master, CERVANTES. He is a prisoner.
CAPTAIN OF THE INQUISITION
(Vocal Range: Baritone/Tenor) (20s-60s, M): Abrupt and serious.
THE GOVERNOR
(Vocal Range: Bass G2 - C#4/Db4) (30s-60s, M): Large and authoritative. A prisoner.
THE DUKE
(Vocal Range: Baritone C3-C) (20s-40s, M): Possesses a draggle-tailed elegance. A prisoner.
GUARDS AND MEN OF THE INQUISITION
(20s-60s, M): Frightening
ALDONZA
(Vocal Range: Soprano G#3/Ab3 - G#5/Ab5) (20s-40s, F): A rough woman of the night. She is a savage and a survivor.
THE INKEEPER
(30s-60s, M): Kind and helpful.
PEDRO, HEAD MULETEER
(Vocal Range: Baritone/Tenor) (20s-40s, M): Rough. The leader.
ANSELMO, A MULETEER
(Vocal Range: Baritone/Tenor) (20s-40s, M): Rough.
JOSE, A MULETEER
(Vocal Range: Baritone/Tenor) (20s-40s, M): Rough. The runt.
JUAN, A MULETEER
(Vocal Range: Baritone/Tenor) (20s-40s, M): Rough.
PACO, A MULETEER
(Vocal Range: Baritone/Tenor) (20s-40s, M): Rough.
TENDRIO, A MULETEER
(Vocal Range: Baritone/Tenor) (20s-40s, M): Rough.
MULETEER WITH THE GUITAR
(Vocal Range: Baritone/Tenor) (20s-40s, M): Rough.
MARIA, THE INKEEPERS WIFE
(30s-60s, F): Sharp.
FERMINA, A SERVANT GIRL
(20s-30s, F): Jealous of ALDONZA.
THE HOUSEKEEPER
(Vocal Range: Mezzo F4 - F5) (50s-60s, F): Don Quixote’s concerned housekeeper.
ANTONIA
(Vocal Range: Mezzo C4-F5) (20s-30s F): Don Quixote’s niece. Engaged to Dr. CARRASCO.
THE PADRE
(Vocal Range: Tenor F3-G4) (30s-60s M): A priest.
DR. CARBASCO
(Vocal Range: Baritone C3-C) (20s-40s, M): Self-important. He has a Bachelor’s of Science. Engaged to ANTONIA.
THE CUTTARIST
(Vocal Range: Tenor G3-D4) (20s-40s, M): A barber.
*Note the roles have been cast; auditioning performers may be considered as possible replacements, should any become necessary.
Available roles in the non-musical productions of New Rep’s 2016-17 season are listed below. No understudies are being cast.
IDEATION
by Aaron Loeb.
Director: Jim Petosa
1st rehearsal: August 15, 2017. Runs September 2, 2017– September 24, 2017. Wed.–Sun with matinees and evening shows at the Mosesian Center for the Arts in the Charles Mosesian Theater in Watertown, MA, accessible by major routes and the #70 bus.
HANNAH
(early 40s, F). She's the back office of the consulting firm and the most senior person in the room. She is overworked but extremely capable. She holds authority by easily switching from laughing at jokes to telling others what to do. She has an MBA and is an expert in logistics and finance.
BROCK
(late 30s-early 40s, M) A backslapper. Brock is the team leader of the three consultants. He played football in the Ivy Leagues. He is good looking, avuncular, a little bit sadistic. Brock is an MBA and an expert in organizational structures.
TED
(late 40s-early 50s, M). He's been a road warrior for many years. A family man from Texas. He has a very faint accent. Ted is a Civil Engineer and an expert in transportation processes.
SANDEEP
(late-20s, East Indian, M) The youngest of the consultants, a recent PhD in Industrial Engineering and an expert in manufacturing processes. He has a lovely English/Indian accent. He is completely assimilated but perhaps over-compensating. He projects arrogance and gentleness with equal frequency.
SCOOTER
(early 20s, M) Getting his MBA. He's in an entry-level position, working for HANNAH. His father is high up in the company.
J.D.
(50s, M) The CEO of this company. He has a severe attitude, projects brilliance and scorn. His face is never seen. May be played by the actor playing SCOOTER.
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OLEANNA
by David Mamet
Director: Elaine Vaan Hogue
1st rehearsal: September 26, 2017. Runs October 14, 2017– November 5, 2017. Wed.–Sun with matinees and evening shows at the Mosesian Center for the Arts in the Charles Mosesian Theater in Watertown, MA, accessible by major routes and the #70 bus.
CAROL
(20s, F) A Student. She’s hungry for knowledge and the “right” answer. Desperately afraid of failure. Confused/lost in higher education. A radical.
*JOHN
Role CAST. (40s, M) A Professor. A performer and steamroller in conversations. Skeptical.
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BAKELITE MASTERPIECE
by Kate Cayley
Director: Jim Petosa
1st rehearsal: February 27, 2018. Runs March 17, 2018 - April 8, 2018. Wed.–Sun with matinees and evening shows at the Mosesian Center for the Arts in the Charles Mosesian Theater in Watertown, MA, accessible by major routes and the #70 bus.
*HAN VAN MEEGEREN:
Role CAST. (40s-50s, M) Art forager. Loud and modern. He has a shallow sense of self and is dependent on pills and the attention of others.
GEERT PILLER:
(40s- 50s, F) Art historian. Dutch resistance member. She is and intellectual. Simultaneously curious and serious.
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TWO JEWS WALK INTO A WAR…
by Seth Rozin
Director: TBD
1st rehearsal: April 4, 2017. Runs April 22, 2017 - May 14, 2017. Wed.–Sun with matinees and evening shows at the Mosesian Center for the Arts in the Charles Mosesian Theater in Watertown, MA, accessible by major routes and the #70 bus.
*ZEBLYAN
Role CAST. (50s, M) Afghan Jew. Short and stocky. A ruffian, crude, aggressive, hot-headed, defiant. Modern and curious, he’s a risk taker.
ISHAQ
(60s, M) Afghan Jew. Cerebral, high-minded, stubborn. A “Torah nerd” and traditionalist.
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BLACK BOX SEASON:
STATEMENTS AFTER AN ARREST UNDER THE INMORALITY
by Athol Fugard.
Director: Jim Petosa
1st rehearsal: January 2, 2018. Runs January 27, 2018– March 3, 2018. Wed.–Sun with matinees and evening shows, at the Mosesian Center for the Arts in the Black Box Theater in Watertown, MA, accessible by major routes and the #70 bus.
A WHITE WOMAN (FRIEDA JOUBERT):
South African. A librarian. Shy, quiet, and fearful. She is uneducated about her own privilege and prefers to live in dark. Involved with the COLORED MAN.
A COLORED MAN (ERROL PHILANDER):
South African. A school Principal and a dreamer. Oppressed and ashamed. Involved with the White woman.
A POLICEMAN (DETECTIVE-SERGEANT J. DU PREEZ):
South African. Serious and thorough.
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LONELY PLANET
by Steven Dietz
Director: Jim Petosa
1st rehearsal: January19, 2017. Runs February 3, 2018– March 4, 2018. Wed.–Sun with matinees and evening shows, at the Mosesian Center for the Arts in the Black Box Theater in Watertown, MA, accessible by major routes and the #70 bus.
JODY
(40s, M): An agoraphobe and a homosexual. The owner of a map store. Enjoys the quiet and simple things.
CARL
(early 30s, M): A homosexual. Unfixed, erratic, and a liar, but not in a cruel way. He is deeply impacted by the AIDs epidemic.
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OFF SITE LOCATION:
RIPE FRENZY
by Jennifer Barclay
Director: Bridget Kathleen O’Leary
1st rehearsal: TBD. Runs TBD. Wed.–Sun with matinees and evening shows, at a TBD location. This will be a site specific piece. We are working on securing the location which will determine the dates.
ZOE
(40s, F), Town Historian and Stage Manager of the High School Theatre production. Her mouth can’t always keep pace with her brain. Ebullient and flirtatious. She prefers to see only the good in the world and her son.
MIRIAM
(40s, F), Professor of Literature and director of the High School Theatre production.
FELICIA
(40s, F), Surgeon. An intellectual. She lives her life with a keen sense of a ticking clock. Believes in free range parenting.
MATT
(17, M), Felicia's son. Loves his mother. Carefree and young.
HADLEY
(17, F), Miriam's daughter. Carefree and young. She has the appearance of being innocent and somewhat tortured.
BRYAN JAMES MCNAMARA
(17, M), the Michigan shooter. Monstrous. Could be played by the same actor who plays Matt.
BETHANY
(14, F), a younger classmate and Zoe's neighbor. Awkward, she always seems slightly smelly and vaguely guilty. She’s a bit of a stalker. Video tapes everything on her iPhone. Could be played by the same actress who plays Hadley.
*Note the roles have been cast; auditioning performers may be considered as possible replacements, should any become necessary.
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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