THE PITMEN PAINTERS - Atlanta GA EPA
Theatrical Outfit, Inc.
AUDITION DATE
Sun, Jul 01, 2018
10:00 am - 2:00 pm (EDT)
APPOINTMENTS
For a 5 min. appointment, email clifton.guterman@theatricaloutfit.org, or call 404-401-4500. EMAIL PREFERRED. Allow 24-48 hours for confirmation.
CONTRACT
SPT $601/week
SEEKING
Equity actors of all genders, ethnicities and backgrounds for the 2019 production of THE PITMEN PAINTERS at Theatrical Outfit.
PREPARATION
Upon confirmation of appointment, sides and instructions will be provided. Also prepare one monologue under 30 seconds demonstrating proficiency with a dialect of your choice. Bring picture and resume
LOCATION
Theatrical Outfit
84 Luckie Street NW
Atlanta, GA 30303
Suggested paid parking: LAZ garage at 100 Luckie Street, NW.
PERSONNEL
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR: Tom Key (present at auditions)
ASSOCIATE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR/CASTING DIRECTOR: Clifton Guterman (present at auditions)
DIRECTOR: Adam Koplan (present at auditions)
WRITER: Lee Hall
OTHER DATES
First Rehearsal: February 2, 2019
Tech: February 22-24, 2019
Dress Rehearsals: February 24 and 26, 2019
Previews: February 27-28, 2019
Opening: March 2, 2019
Closing: March 24, 2019
PERFORMANCE TIMES: Wednesdays-Saturdays at 7:30pm, Saturdays & Sundays at 2:30pm. A seventh show will be added in weeks 2-4 with the day of week TBD.
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
Synopsis:
1934-1947. Great Britain. When a group of miners and a dentist hire a professor to teach Art Appreciation, they embark on one of the most unusual experiments in art history. As the pitmen become painters, suddenly avant-garde artists become their friends, their work hangs in prestigious collections, and they are celebrated in high society. But every day, they still risk their lives down in the mine. Based on a true story, this heartfelt lesson about character over class and talent over privilege challenges the way we look at art and its makers and reveals our universal desire for a richer, more colorful existence.
All characters are British, mostly based on real people, and age through the piece. NOTE: The roles described as Geordie will require Geordie accents. We will work with dialect in rehearsals, but actors are encouraged to attempt the Geordie sound at auditions. (Tutorial videos will be sent with sides.)
GEORGE BROWN: M, late 40’s-60’s. Miner. Geordie. The oldest. Leader of the group. Labor representative. Officious. By the book. Loves rules and quotes them at length. Left school at 11.
OLIVER KILBOURN: M, mid 30-40’s. Miner. Geordie. Open and thoughtful, brainy at times. Dedicated and loyal miner. Skilled. Loyal to fellow miners. Breadwinner from age 11 when he left school. becomes the most famous and accomplished of the miner/artists. Self-aware. Experiences romantic tension with Helen Southerland.
JIMMY FLOYD: M, 40-60’s. Miner. Geordie. Timid at times, curious, easily surprised. His reactions often plays as comic relief because of his unpretentious naiveté about art. Left school at 11.
HARRY WILSON: M, 45-60. Geordie. Would have been a miner but unable to work as miner since being gassed in WWI. Now a dental technician. Socialist. Quotes Marx in an almost knee-jerk way.
ROBERT LYON: M, 40-55. British painter and art professor, upper class. Sympathetic. Enthusiastic. Grows more passionate about art education across play. Ultimately shows himself as careerist, self-involved & elitist.
SUSAN PARKS: F, 20’s. An earnest young art student and life model, later in her 30’s. Matter of fact. Not overly modest. (very brief partial-nudity)
HELEN SUTHERLAND: F, 40-50. Heiress. Wealthy, cultured, and influential patron of the arts, Upper class, beautiful, well-meaning. Experiences romantic tension with Oliver Kilbourn. THIS ROLE IS CAST.
YOUNG LAD: M, 20’s. Geordie. Youthful, eager to find regular work in the mines. Unemployed, and has never had a job. Gets gentle ribbing by miners. Also plays BEN NICHOLSON: M, 30-40. A famous young artist. Helped found arts colony at St. Ives. At times feels a bit trapped and disillusioned. THIS TRACK IS CAST.
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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