Penobscot Theatre Company
CANCELLED
**Out of an abundance of caution, the producers have chosen to cancel this EPA/ECC/audition for the safety of our members and everyone involved. They anticipate rescheduling the auditions at some
point in the near future.**
AUDITION DATES
Sat, Mar 28, 2020
10:00 am - 6:00 pm (EST)
Lunch 1 to 2
Sun, Mar 29, 2020
10:00 am - 6:00 pm (EST)
Lunch 1 to 2
APPOINTMENTS
Contact: Rachael Bechtel, Artistic Administrator Phone: (207) 947-6618 Mon - Fri 10a-6pm Email: Casting@penobscottheatre.org
CONTRACT
SPT Current minimums: $438 (SPT 5) / $699 (SPT9)
SEEKING
Equity actors and singer for roles in the upcoming 47th season. See breakdown.
PREPARATION
Prepare a two-minute contemporary monologue (memorized), and bring a headshot and resume stapled together. Vocalists should also be prepared to sing 16 bars of a song of their choosing. An accompanist will be provided, but vocalists must bring sheet music.
LOCATION
Penobscot Theatre Company
51 Main Street
Bangor, ME 04401
PERSONNEL
Expected in attendance:
Bari Newport - Producing Artistic Director
Ben Layman - Director of Education / Company Member
Kathryn Ravenscraft - Executive Director
Phil Burns - Accompanist
OTHER DATES
Seasonal Dates:
September 2020 - July 2021
OTHER
An Equity Monitor will not be provided. The producer will run all aspects of 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
Seasonal Dates:
September 2020 - July 2021
INTO THE BREECHES
By George Brant
1st Rehearsal: 8/18/2020
Opening: 9/12/2020
Closing: 9/27/2020
*Performance Schedule*: Wed/Thurs @ 7pm Friday / Saturday @ 8pm (with the exception of the opening night 9/12 perf @5:00p) **Additional 3p performance on Sat 9/19 Sunday @ 3pm
Ellsworth Snow - male in his 60’s, the conservative Board President of the Oberon Playhouse.
Stuart Lasker - male in his 40’s, the quip-ready Stage Manager, plays Mistress Quickly.
Ida Green - African-American female in her 30’s, the imaginative costume designer, plays Hotspur.
June Bennett - female in her late teens/early 20’s, the ingenue, plays the Kates
Grace Richards - female in her late 20’s / Early 30’s, a raw talent, plays Henry Fourth and Fifth
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MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS
by Agatha Christie
1st Rehearsal: 9/22/2020
Opening: 10/17/2020
Closing: 11/8/2020
*Performance Schedule* Wed/Thurs @7pm Fri @ 8pm Sat @ 2pm & 8pm (with the exception of opening day 10/17 which only has one performance @ 5:00p and 11/7 with only one perf @ 8pm) Sun @3pm
Hercule Poirot - A retired Belgian police officer. Very intelligent, extremely aware, instinctual. A brilliant detective.
Hector MacQueen - (30’s) an American man who took a job as an assistant to Mr. Ratchett.
Colonel Arbuthnot: An older man. Friend of Colonel Armstrong. Hard-willed, polite & very “English”.
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MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET- A LIVE MUSICAL RADIO PLAY:
1st Rehearsal: 11/10/2020
Opening: 12/5/2020
Closing: 12/27/2020
*Performance Schedule* Wed/Thurs @ 7pm Fri @ 8pm
Sat @ 1pm & 7pm (with the exception of opening day which only has one performance at 7pm) Sun @3:00p Additional Student Matinees on 12/8, 12/10, 12/15, 12/17, 12/24 at 10am No Performance evening of Thurs 12/24 or Fri 12/25
Kristofer Van Lisberg: Kris Kringle. Non-Singing
Cordelia Ragsdale as Doris Walker: Macy’s public relations expert. Mother. Alto/Mezzo-Soprano C4-C#5
Gracie Demarco as Susan Walker: (age 8) Doris Walkers precocious daughter C4-C5
Grady Williams as Fred Gailey: Lawyer, looking for love and a miracle. Baritone/Tenor Bb3-G4
Wallace Ainsley as Male Character Actor: Various .Versatile. Baritone B3-E4
Olivia Glatt as Female Character Actor: Various. Versatile. Soprano C4-E5
Alex Mialdo as Foley Artist: Plays keyboard, foley sounds and serves as ANNOUNCER. Bass/ Baritone F2-E4
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BRIGHT STAR
1st Rehearsal: 3/26/2020
Opening: 4/24/2020
Closing: 5/9/2020
*Performance Schedule* Wed/Thurs @ 7pm Fri @ 8pm
Sat @ 3pm & 8pm (with the exception of opening night 5/9 performance which is at 5pm) Sun @ 3:00p
Alice Murphy – plays Alice at both 16-17 and 36-37. Alice at age 36-37. She must be very strong singer and comfortable in folk and bluegrass styles.
Billy Cane – a young soldier returning home from WWII; an aspiring young writer; fresh, open, optimistic, charming, and a little naïve.
Daddy Cane – Billy’s father. A widower. Kind hearted, if a bit lonely. Ideally plays stringed instrument
Margo Crawford – a small-town bookstore owner; a childhood friend of Billy’s who now harbors romantic feelings towards him; a natural beauty with a keen intellect.
Max – a customer at Margo’s bookstore. Also plays: Daryl Ames & Dr. Norquist. Ideally plays the banjo.
Florence – an employee at Margo’s bookstore and a childhood friend of both Billy and Margo. Also plays: Lucy Grant &
Well-dressed Woman. Ideally plays the fiddle or other stringed instrument.
Edna – an employee at Margo’s bookstore. Also plays: Mama Murphy – Alice’s mother. A caretaker to her family and her rural community. Ideally plays mandolin or other stringed instrument.
Daddy Murphy – Alice’s father; an authoritative and a stern disciplinarian; devoutly religious, hard-working, a poor but proud farmer. Ideally plays guitar or other stringed instrument.
Mayor Josiah Dobbs – the Mayor of Zebulon; a political and financial powerbroker – distinguished, an imposing and controlling presence; has a genuine interest in protecting his son’s future and his family name. Ideally plays guitar or other stringed instrument
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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