THE LAST YIDDISH SPEAKER - Philadelphia, PA EPA InterAct Theatre Company | Philadelphia, PA
Notice: Audition Call Type: EPA
Wednesday, September 20, 2023
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM (E)
Lunch 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
To schedule an audition appointment, please email: auditions@interacttheatre.org by Friday, September 15th.
SPT
$638 weekly minimum (SPT 7)
Equity actors for roles in THE LAST YIDDISH SPEAKER (See breakdown).
Please prepare one (1) contemporary monologue of no longer than two (2) minutes. Also, please bring your headshot and resume stapled together.
The Drake
302 S Hicks St
Philadelphia, PA 19102
Playwright: Deborah Zoe Laufer
Expected to attend:
Artistic Director/Director: Seth Rozin
First rehearsal – March 5, 2024
First preview – March 29, 2024
Opening – April 4, 2024
Closing – April 21, 2024
Performances are Wednesdays & Thursdays at 7 pm; Fridays & Saturdays at 8 pm; Saturdays & Sundays at 2 pm.
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.
THE LAST YIDDISH SPEAKER
SYNOPSIS: In the years following a successful January 6th insurrection, a white supremacist regime has come into power. Paul and his teenage daughter, Sarah, live under the radar in a small town upstate as Christian-passing, despite being Jews who fled New York City. When an ancient Yiddish speaking woman arrives on their doorstep, Paul and Sarah are forced to decide between fleeing again or fighting for their faith, their heritage and their identity.
SARAH: White woman, 17
PAUL: ALREADY CAST. White man, 40s
JOHN: ALREADY CAST. White man, 17
CHAVA: ALREADY CAST. Ancient Jewish woman
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