SHOW #2 - Glencoe, IL EPA Writers Theatre Inc | Glencoe, IL
Notice: Audition Call Type: EPA
Tuesday, March 28, 2023
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM (C)
Break: 1:00-2:00pm
For in person OR video auditions, please complete the form at bit.ly/WT23-24EPA Show2 to submit or schedule an audition.
CAT
$865 weekly minimum (CAT V)
Equity actors for roles in SHOW #2 (see breakdown).
Writers Theatre is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All submissions will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, familial status, sexual orientation, national origin, ability, age, or veteran status.
To promote the health and safety of all participants, Writers Theatre requires that all members of the cast, crew, production team, and staff be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Full vaccination is defined as receiving both doses of a two-dose vaccine or a single-dose vaccine at least two weeks prior to an individual’s first day of work on the project.
Please prepare a 1-minute contemporary Monologue, and accompany yourself on a 60 second song of your choice on any instrument OR sing a 60 second song. If submitting via video, please tape your pieces in one continuous video, and upload them digitally using the submission form. All video auditions are due by 4/1.
Writers Theatre
325 Tudor Court
Glencoe, IL 60022
Katie Galetti, Artistic Producer & Casting Director (expected to attend)
Bobby Kennedy, Director of Artistic Development
Braden Abraham, Artistic Director
Directed by Zi Alikhan
Dates subject to change:
Rehearsal begins: week of Jan 22, 2024 Tech begins: Jan 31, 2024
Final dress: Feb 7, 2024
Previews begin: Feb 8, 2024
Opening: Feb 18, 2024
Closing: Mar 17, 2024
(Extension possible)
Five-day work week with daytime rehearsals. For tech, 10 out of 12’s have been eliminated.
OTHER
https://www.writerstheatre.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.
Equity encourages everyone participating in the auditions to wear a two-ply cloth face mask, surgical mask, singer’s mask or respirator (N95, KN95 or KF94). Single-ply face masks, gaiters and bandanas are not recommended. Singer’s masks can be found at www.broadwayreliefproject.com/singersmask.
Equity encourages members to prepare for their audition prior to arriving at the audition venue, to the extent that they can (e.g., get dressed, hair/make-up, etc.) to avoid crowding in bathrooms and dressing rooms.
Holding/Audition room information:
The audition room can accommodate no more than 5 individuals at a time.
The holding room can accommodate no more than 15 individuals at a time.
SHOW #2 (Title to be announced in May)
14 roles, all of which will be understudied:
ORCHESTRA MEMBERS
Orch Member 1: male, 40s-60s, Egyptian/SWANASA; Stern and authoritative Egyptian leader of the Police Orchestra. His severe exterior belies a gentle and shy personality.
Orch Member 2: male, 20s-30s, Egyptian/SWANASA, plays Trumpet or another instrument; Confident and polished charmer. Enthusiastic fan of jazz artist Chet Baker. Represents a different, more Western version of masculinity.
Orch Member 3: male, 20s-30s, Egyptian/SWANASA, plays Violin or another instrument: Concerned musician follows orders. Goofy but charming.
Orch Member 4: male, 20s-30s, Egyptian/SWANASA, plays Clarinet or another instrument; the band’s second in command. Quiet and reserved, yet eager to try his hand at conducting. He’s composed a yet unfinished concerto.
RESIDENTS OF THE TOWN
Resident 1: female, 20s-30s, Israeli/SWANASA; Charismatic and beautiful owner of the café who’s stuck in her own life. Fully herself, and somewhat isolated by that fact. Intrigued by the conductor and his musicians, she generously arranges for the band’s lodging for the night.
Resident 2: male, 20s-40s, Israeli/SWANASA; Disillusioned husband and father married to Resident 3. Earnest and charming but hasn’t quite grown up into his family role yet.
Resident 3: female, 20s-30s, Israeli/SWANASA. Resident 2’s headstrong and long-suffering wife who also feels stuck but hasn’t yet given up on her marriage or life.
Resident 4: male, 50s-70s, Israeli/SWANASA; Resident 3’s father and former musician who regales the visiting band members with stories of his musical passions. He’s the only one that sees this impromptu event for the magic that it is.
Resident 5: male, 20s-30s, Israeli/SWANASA; Tousled and painfully shy worker at the café who relies on Orch Member 2 to help him overcome his panic relating with girls. Fascinated by the version of masculinity he presents.
Resident 6: male, 20s-30s, Israeli/SWANASA, plays guitar or other instrument; Brash and charismatic friend of Resident 5’s who sets him up for a night on the town. Coolest guy in town, pretty content with his lack of direction in life.
Resident 7: The hottest girl in town. Knows she wants and deserves more than this small town. Resident 6’s girlfriend and extroverted date who brings Resident 8 along for a blind date with Resident 5.
Resident 8: female, 20s-30s, Israeli/SWANASA; The hottest girl in town’s best friend. Resident 5’s blind date, shy and upset at his lack of attention and affection, but unsure what to do about it.
Resident 9: male, 20s-40s, Israeli/SWANASA; Dedicated romantic waiting expectantly for his girlfriend to phone him at the town’s pay phone. The most hopeful person in the show.
Resident 10: male, 20s-40s, Israeli/SWANASA; Resident 1’s ex-lover who suddenly pops up in her life again. Drawn to her, and they connect in some inexplicable way.
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