THE NORA THEATRE COMPANY 2013-14 SEASON Equity Principal Auditions - Nora Theatre Company Auditions

Call Type
Equity Principal

Time(s)
Equity Principal Auditions by appt.
Tuesday, June 11, 2013
2:00-10:00 pm
(break 5:00-6:00 pm)

Contract
NEAT
$371 weekly minimum

Location
Central Square Theater
450 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge, MA

Seeking
Equity actors. Please see breakdown.

Preparation
Choose one or more scenes from the play and/or choose one or more readings from other sources. Sides will be available at the auditions. Scripts are available at the Stage Source office, 88 Tremont Street, Suite 714 in Boston, MA. Please bring an up-to-date attached picture and resume.

Other Dates
Please see breakdown for rehearsal, opening and closing dates.

Other
Auditions will be by appointment in five-minute time slots. Equity members without an appointment will be seen as time permits. A reader will be provided.

Personnel
Mary C. Huntington, Artistic Director

· EPA Rules are in effect.

· A monitor will not be provided. The producer will run all aspects of this audition.

Appointments
David Allen, Manager of Artistic Operations. Phone: 617 576-9278 ext. 209. Mon-Thurs. 10:00am to 6:00pm. Email:
dla@centralsquaretheater.org

Performers of all ethnic and racial background are encouraged to attend.

Always bring your Equity Membership Card to auditions.

Breakdown

THE OTHER PLACE By Sharr White.
Director TBA. This is a co-production with Underground Railway Theater.

The following roles are available:

IAN: JULIANNA’S husband. Early 50s. An oncologist. Patient and caring.

THE WOMAN: Late 20s to early 30s. Portrays DR. CINDY TAYLOR, a neurobiologist;

LAUREL, JULIANNA and IAN’s daughter; and A WOMAN.

THE MAN: Late 30s. Portrays RICHARD SILLNER, JULIANNA’S assistant and son-in-law; and BOBBY, a nurse.

The following role has been cast:

JULIANNA [CAST]: Early 50s. Sharply charismatic scientist. Fiercely intelligent.


ARABIAN NIGHTS By Dominic Cooke
Directed by Daniel Gidron. This is a remount of The Nora Theatre Company's 2012 co-production with Underground Railway Theater.

The following roles may need to be recast:

SLAVE / ALI BABA / STEWARD (in “The Story of the Little Beggar”) / ABU HASSAN/ SIDI 2 / PERVIZ: Male

MARJANAH / MERCHANT (in “The Story of the Little Beggar”) / AMINA / ELDEST SISTER: Female

HEADSMAN / BABA MUSTAPHA /BEGGAR/STEWARD (in “the Story of the Envious Sisters”): Male

KASIM / ALI BABA’S SON / TAILOR / WATCHMAN / PORTER / SIDI 1 / BAHMAN: Male

SHAHRAZAD / CHIEF OF POLICE / SORCERESS / YOUNGEST SISTER / TALKING BIRD: Female

QUEEN/ ALI’S WIFE / DOCTOR’S WIFE / KING (in “The Story of the Little Beggar”) / CUSTOMER 1 / SECOND SISTER/ STEWARD’S WIFE: Female

The following roles are cast:
VIZIER / CAPTAIN / DOCTOR / ES-SINDIBAD / HAROUN AL-RASHID: Male
DINARZAD / KASIM'S WIFE / TAILOR'S WIFE / HANGMAN / PAGE / CUSTOMER 2 / PARIZADE: [CAST] Female.

SHAHRAYAR / GHOUL / KING (in The Story of the Envious Sisters): [CAST] Male


INSIGNIFICANCE By Terry Johnson.
Director TBA.

THE PROFESSOR: (Albert Einstein) Seventies. White-haired and bright-eyed. He thinks a great deal and speaks conservatively.

THE SENATOR: (Joseph McCarthy) Forties to Fifites. Fat, red, sweaty man wearing a large, pale sweaty suit.

THE ACTRESS: (Marilyn Monroe) Twenties to Thirties. Stunning blonde. Carefully composed. Highly intelligent.

THE BALLPLAYER: (Joe DiMaggio) Forty. All-American. Resembles a retired astronaut.

THE HEAVY: Non-speaking role. Tall, dark mobster type. Probably CIA.


CASSANDRA SPEAKS By Norman Plotkin

The following role has been cast:

DOROTHY THOMPSON [CAST]