RIPCORD and THE LAST CIGAR - Greene NY EPA
Chenango River Theatre
AUDITION DATE
Thu, Mar 29, 2018
5:00 pm - 9:00 pm (EDT)
APPOINTMENTS
For an appointment, email info@chenangorivertheatre.org, or call 607-656-8778. Equity actors are welcome to show up with or without an appointment. Non-equity actors seen as time permits
CONTRACT
SPT SPT Level 1 ($245-$254, except first two rehearsal weeks are paid at $309/week). Housing and transportation provided per AEA contract. CRT is not able to negotiate contracts above the stated salary level. No agent submissions.
SEEKING
Equity actors for various roles in RIPCORD and THE LAST CIGAR. see breakdown
PREPARATION
Maximum two-minute contemporary monologue (1930 or later). Sides will be posted on our website prior to auditions (www.chenangorivertheatre.org) for those selected to read from the script. Bring picture and resume.
LOCATION
Chenango River Theatre
991 State Hwy 12
Greene, NY 13778-2211
PERSONNEL
Personnel at Auditions:
Bill Lelbach, Artistic & Managing Director; Director-The Last Cigar
and
Drew Kahl, Director-Ripcord
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
RIPCORD
by David Lindsay Abaire.
Rehearses May 7-24, runs May 25-June 17.
ROLES AVAILABLE
Abby Binder: 60-70, a resident of Bristol Place Senior Living Facility, she has successfully resisted all attempts to share her double room. Judgmental, short spoken, misanthropic and unsociable, she is a crisp, take-charge patrician woman with an acerbic wit; nobody wants to be her roommate. Her snark and emotional remoteness is a defense against her pain of lifelong disappointment.
Benjamin/Lewis/Clown: Male, 30-49. Benjamin is Abby's son-reclusive and shy; rough around the edges; a former addict who has let down a lot of people in his past, and he is genuinely hoping to make amends and introduce his child to his mother; he’s been in and out of rehab before, so she will not let him off the hook easily. Lewis: Marilyn's son, an enthusiastic skydiving instructor; knowledgeable and lively. Clown: An actor in a haunted house who plays a scary demon clown that tries to steal and eat a baby.
Scotty: Male, 20-39. He is kind, friendly, empathic, patient, honest and direct, with a good sense of humor. He genuinely cares for his residents and is perceptive in a street-smart way about their personalities. In his free time, he is an aspiring actor.
Colleen/Woman in White: Female, 30-49. Colleen: Marilyn's caring daughter, married to Derek. A bit kooky, perky, bright, sunny light-hearted comic type. Competitive, game for anything, especially if her mother asks and needs her; she’s an open book; very much her mother's daughter. Woman in White: A spooky haunted house character who is trying to save her baby from the Clown.
Derek/Zombie Butler/Masked Man: Male, 30-49. Derek: Colleen's other half, a quirky comic type, friendly and chipper but more cautious and practical than his wife. Zombie Butler: The absurdly austere tour guide of the haunted house tour. Also plays the Masked Man.
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THE LAST CIGAR
by Bengt Ahlfors (North American Premiere).
Rehearses June 18 – July 5, runs July 6 - 29.
Ragnar: 60’s to early 70’s (THIS ROLE IS CAST). Gregarious, retired school principal, smokes and drinks, despite the protestations about the implications for his health by his wife Anneli.
Lars: 60’s to early 70’s (THIS ROLE IS CAST). The town pastor and Ragnar’s best friend, with a bit of the rebel in him, evidenced by his arrival via motorcycle.
Anneli: 60’s to early 70’s. Ragnar’s wife, the former town librarian, she’s now confronted with increasingly dealing with Ragnar’s poor health choices and trying to avoid being a shrew, while also negotiating her own passions.
Monika: Mid to late 30’s, Lars daughter, a photographer by trade, with a crumbling marriage and a young daughter. She’s come back to her home town to try and figure out her future.
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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