True Colors Theatre Co. and Theatrical Outfit / 2019-20 Seasons - Atlanta, GA EPA (no accomp)
Various Producers
AUDITION DATE
Tue, Apr 16, 2019
10:00 am - 6:00 pm (EDT)
Lunch 1 to 2. Monologues only. No accompanist will be present on this day.
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
LOA Theatrical Outfit: SPT 8 ($601/wk); True Colors: LOA ($602/wk)
SPT
SEEKING
Equity actors of all genders, ethnicities, and backgrounds for the 2019-2020 seasons at Theatrical Outfit and True Colors Theatre Company (Atlanta, GA)
See breakdowns
PREPARATION
Please prepare a combination of no more than three minutes of material - one monologue or two contrasting monologues
An accompanist WILL NOT be provided this day.
LOCATION
Theatrical Outfit
84 Luckie Street NW
Atlanta, GA 30303
PERSONNEL
THEATRICAL OUTFIT:
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR: Tom Key
ASSOCIATE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR/CASTING DIRECTOR: Clifton Guterman (attending EPAs)
TRUE COLORS THEATRE COMPANY:
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR: Jamil Jude (attending EPAs)
PRODUCTION MANAGER: Lisa Watson (attending EPAs)
OTHER
Equity Members without appointments will be seen throughout the audition as time permits.
Please bring TWO copies of your picture and resume, attached.
Pursuant to the terms of a concession made to this employer's agreement, the employer has agreed that any Equity member who attends this call will have an opportunity to be seen.
An Equity Monitor will not be provided. The producer will run all aspects of 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
Theatrical Outfit 2019-20 Season
Artistic Director: Tom Key
Associate Artistic Director/Casting Director: Clifton Guterman (attending EPAs)
2019-20 season
THEATRICAL OUTFIT SEASON DATES: July 30, 2019 - May 24, 2020
For Theatrical Outfit, performances run Wednesdays through Saturdays at 7:30pm, and Saturdays and Sundays at 2:30pm. One Monday 7:30pm performance for the Atlanta theatre industry will be scheduled for each production.
1. OUR TOWN/THE LARAMIE PROJECT (IN REPERTORY)
OUR TOWN by Thornton Wilder
directed by David Crowe
THE LARAMIE PROJECT by Moisés Kauffman and The Tectonic Theater Project
directed by Clifton Guterman
First Rehearsal: July 30, 2019
Our Town Previews: August 27-29, 2019
Our Town Opening: August 30, 2019
The Laramie Project Previews: September 10-12, 2019
The Laramie Project Opening: September 13, 2019
Rep Closing: September 29, 2019
Considered by many to be the the greatest American play ever, Our Town depicts the town of Grover’s Corners in three acts: “Daily Life,” “Love and Marriage,” and “Death and Eternity.” Narrated by a stage manager character and performed with minimal props and sets, this classic chronicles the Webb and Gibbs families as their children fall in love, marry, and eventually – in one of the most famous scenes in theatre – pass away.
In 1998, a university student named Matthew Shepard was kidnapped, beaten, and tied to a prairie fence outside Laramie, Wyoming. When he died days later, the world learned he was targeted because Shepard was gay. A breathtaking collage of the local residents, The Laramie Project is virtuously determined to find the light in an event of harrowing darkness and exposes the depths to which humanity can sink and the heights of compassion of which we are capable.
ROLES (10):
All actors will play multiple roles in both Our Town and The Laramie Project to be assigned after auditions. All roles will be cast with actors 18 years of age or older.
COMPANY MEMBER 1
COMPANY MEMBER 2
COMPANY MEMBER 3
COMPANY MEMBER 4
COMPANY MEMBER 5
COMPANY MEMBER 6
COMPANY MEMBER 7
COMPANY MEMBER 8
COMPANY MEMBER 9
COMPANY MEMBER 10
UNDERSTUDIES
5 understudies to cover all roles
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2. SAFETY NET
by Daryl Lisa Fazio
directed by Karen Robinson
First Rehearsal: September 24, 2019
Previews: October 16-18, 2019
Opening: October 19, 2019
Closing: November 10, 2019
Chris Dove is the first-ever female fire captain in an Alabama town at war with opioids, and she’s facing it head-on, heart-out, and under scrutiny. Meanwhile, her spitfire-of-a-mother, Xenia, tries to conjure stability with bundt cake and Bible verses. When Chris’ mysterious childhood friend, Val, drifts into their lives, daughter and mother find themselves at a tipping point between what’s safe and what saves.
ROLES (3):
CHRIS DOVE: f, 40s, fire captain, a born leader, spunky, smart, and compassionate; courageous, except when it comes to her personal life; a stony countenance hides a tidal wave of emotion; ideally she’s a petite woman—a bulldog in a sparrow’s body. THIS ROLE IS CAST.
XENIA (Zen-ee-uh) DOVE: f, early to mid-60s, Chris’ mother, devout, determined, curious, both upbeat and blue and nursing some deep-felt loss; cooking and feeding is solace and obsession; she struggles with severe spinal stenosis. THIS ROLE IS CAST.
VAL CHILDERS: f, 40s, a high school friend of Chris’, sensitive, raw, awkward, creative; a recovering addict who’s come back from the brink more than once and is still standing at the precipice; ideally. THIS ROLE IS CAST.
UNDERSTUDIES
Understudy for Chris and Val, f, 30s-40s
Understudy for Xenia, f, 50s-60s
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3. THE WICKHAMS: CHRISTMAS AT PEMBERLEY
by Lauren Gunderson and Margot Melcon
directed by Carolyn Cook
First Rehearsal: November 5, 2019
Previews: November 27 and 29-30, 2019
Opening: November 30, 2019
Closing: December 29, 2019
Welcome back to Regency-era romance with The Wickhams: Christmas at Pemberley, a companion to TO’s Pride and Prejudice-inspired Miss Bennet. While the Miss Bennet plot unfolds upstairs, Pemberley’s servants navigate their own scandal down below, as a diligent housekeeper, an indomitable maid, and a lovesick groomsman struggle to control the boorish Mr. Wickham. Gunderson and Melcon’s latest love letter to Jane Austen celebrates family and forgiveness at the time of year we need both of them the most.
ROLES (7):
MRS. REYNOLDS: f, 50s-60s, the housekeeper at Pemberley, knows all and sees all, has been on staff since Darcy was a child, a mother figure to the household.
BRIAN: m, 20s, a footman, brilliant mind, in love with technology and inventions, sincere and earnest.
CASSIE: f, 20s, the new housemaid, a village girl, an orphan who came from less than nothing. The opportunity to work at Pemberley means security she has never had, and she takes this job very seriously. She is sometimes maybe too eager, a bit headstrong.
MRS. ELIZABETH DARCY: f, 20s, mistress of Pemberley. Confident, charming, and witty. She makes a fun and surprising lady of the house. She is best friends with her sister Jane. THIS ROLE IS CAST.
MR. FITZWILLIAM DARCY: m, 30s, master of Pemberley. A loving, generous, and smart (if slightly stiff) husband. He is quiet and vigilant and thus sees what others often miss. He knows what being lovelorn is like. THIS ROLE IS CAST.
LYDIA WICKHAM: f, 20s, a bright, warm and charming personality, if sometimes a bit much, married too young to Mr. Wickham. THIS ROLE IS CAST.
GEORGE WICKHAM: m, 30s-40s, grew up at Pemberley, son of the former steward, once a soldier, has been in and out of trouble (of his own making) his whole life.
UNDERSTUDIES
Understudy for Lydia, Cassie, f, 20s
Understudy for Lizzie, f, 20s
Understudy for Darcy, Wickham, m, 20s-30s
Understudy for Brian, m, 20s-30s
Understudy for Mrs. Reynolds, f, 50s-60s
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4. SLOW FOOD
by Wendy MacLeod
directed by Ryan Oliveti
First Rehearsal: December 31, 2019
Previews: January 22-24, 2020
Opening: January 25, 2020
Closing: February 16, 2020
Irene and Peter just want a quiet anniversary meal while on vacation in Palm Springs, but the evening heats up when a neurotic waiter won’t bring their food, and everything goes deliriously wrong. This fussy server has the couple second-guessing their menu choices, parenting skills, and their very future together. Will their shared desperation get them their spanakopita or end a marriage? Everything (and nothing) is on the table in this zesty comedy about painfully slow service.
ROLES (3):
IRENE: f, 40s-50s, a wife.
PETER: f, 40s-50s, a husband.
STEPHEN: f, 40s-50s, a waiter at a Greek restaurant in Palm Springs, CA.
UNDERSTUDIES
Understudy for Irene, f, 40s-50s
Understudy for Peter and Stephen, m, 40s-50s
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5. INDECENT
by Paula Vogel
directed by Mira Hirsch
First Rehearsal: February 11, 2020
Previews: March 4-6, 2020
Opening: March 7, 2020
Closing: March 29, 2020
Inspired by the 1923 Broadway debut of The God of Vengeance by Jewish writer Sholem Asch, Indecent tells the story of a kiss between two female actors (one playing a prostitute, one a brothel owner’s daughter) that led to an entire cast being arrested for obscenity. With vivid theatricality underscored by a live Klezmer musical ensemble, seven actors portray over forty roles in this fascinating exploration of faith, sexuality, and art.
ROLES (7):
LEMML: m, 25+, a country tailor who becomes leader of the Yiddish Art Theatre of Lodz troupe; naïve in his youth, over time as Asch’s company manager, he experiences the good and the terrible that the world has to offer, but he is never consumed by cynicism; holds fast to his belief in the transformative power of performance, even in the Nazi-controlled ghetto where his troupe performs.
THE INGENUE (AVRAM): m, 20s-30s. Young Asch: brilliant Polish Jewish playwright; passionate; rebellious; hungry for change. John Rosen: Connecticut-born Jewish idealist; has written a new translation of Asch’s original manuscript and wants to revive the play for a new generation; will stop at nothing to see that his cultural heritage lives on in glory. Also plays: Immigrant, Morris Carnovsky, Eugene O’Neill.
THE INGENUE (CHANA): f, 20s-30s. Madje: Asch’s wife; has a discerning mind for literature and an enviable depth of feeling. Ruth: Jewish actor living in Greenwich Village; in love with Dorothee; cast as Rifkele in the New York premiere of Asch’s play. Speaks English poorly. Outspoken, defender of her heritage. Virginia: American ingénue; replaces Ruth as Rifkele in the New York production; energetic, eager to please, and eager to shock her parents by playing a lesbian on stage. Also plays: Elsa, Immigrant, Reina, Bagelman Sister.
THE MIDDLE (MENDEL): m, 40s. Nakhmen: Lemml’s cousin; traditional Jewish man and member at the Polish Yiddish literary salon. Harry Weinberger: Producer at the Greenwich Theatre; proud to produce a play on Broadway by a fellow Jew; against the troupe’s wishes, he censors the play to appease the audience. Also plays: Immigrant, Officer Benjamin Bailie, Rabbi Joseph Silverman.
THE MIDDLE (HALINA): f, 20s-30s. Freida: a respected German actor; she plays Manke in the Berlin production of Asch’s play; speaks frankly and with an air of sophistication. Dorothee: Jewish actor in Greenwich Village; in love with Ruth; cast as Manke in the New York premiere of Asch’s play; sensitive and full of feeling; she wants to assimilate into American culture. Also plays: Immigrant, Doctor, Bagelman Sister.
THE ELDER (OTTO): m, 50s-60s. Older Asch: late in life, Asch has retreated entirely from public life; bitter and cynical, he disavows his masterpiece. Peretz: Leader of a prestigious Polish Yiddish literary salon; upper-crust, educated, fussy traditionalist. Also plays: Yekel, Schildkraut, Immigrant, Bartender, Judge McIntyre.
THE ELDER (VERA): f, 50s-60s. Mrs. Peretz: wife of the literary lion I.L. Peretz; protective; strong literary opinions; dismissive of upstart young writers. Esther: cast as Sarah in the New York production of Asch’s play; a seasoned and professional actor; she’s good at what she does and is frustrated by amateurism. Also plays: Immigrant, Older Madje.
UNDERSTUDIES
Understudy for Lemml and Male Ingénue track, m, 20s-30s
Understudy for Male Middle and Male Elder tracks, m, 40s-60s
Understudy for Female Ingénue and Female Middle tracks, f, 20s-30s
Understudy for Female Elder track, f, 50s-60s
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6. COTTON PATCH GOSPEL
starring Tom Key, Artistic Director
Book by Tom Key & Russell Treyz
Music and Lyrics by Harry Chapin
directed & choreographed by Patdro Harris
musical direction by S. Renee Clark
First Rehearsal: March 31, 2020
Previews: April 22-24, 2020
Opening: April 25, 2020
Closing: May 24, 2020
The beloved musical returns home just when we need all of its radical hope most. Inspired by Clarence Jordan’s provocative The Cotton Patch Version of Matthew and John and produced and cherished worldwide since its conception in 1981, this toe-tapper with boundless heart sets the Jesus story in the American South. In downtown Atlanta in 2020, Cotton Patch Gospel promises to raise the roof of our hearts with joy – now more than ever!
ROLES (7):
THE NARRATOR: male. Plays all speaking roles in the musical. THIS ROLE IS CAST (TOM KEY, ARTISTIC DIRECTOR).
COMPANY MEMBER 1: actor, singer, mover; also covers THE NARRATOR
COMPANY MEMBER 2: actor, singer, mover
COMPANY MEMBER 3: actor, singer, mover
COMPANY MEMBER 4: actor, singer, mover
COMPANY MEMBER 5: actor, singer, mover
COMPANY MEMBER 6: actor, singer, mover
UNDERSTUDIES
3 understudies to cover all other roles
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True Colors Theatre Company 2019-2020 Season
LOA contract (Pending)
$602/Weekly minimum
Artistic Director – Jamil Jude
RUE COLORS SEASON DATES: August 27, 2019 - July 12, 2020
For True Colors Theatre Company, performances run Wednesdays through Saturdays at 7:30pm, and Saturdays and Sundays at 2:30pm.
Paradise Blue
by Dominique Morisseau
Director: Jamil Jude
First Rehearsal: August 27, 2019
Opens: September 27, 2019
Closes: October 20, 2019
Blue, a gifted trumpeter, contemplates selling his once vibrant jazz club in Detroit’s Blackbottom neighborhood to shake free the demons of his past and better his life. But where does that leave his devoted Pumpkin, who has dreams of her own? And what does it mean for the club’s resident bebop band? When a mysterious woman with a walk that drives men mad comes to town with her own plans, everyone’s world is turned upside down. The dynamic and musically-infused drama shines light on the challenges of building a better future on the foundation of what our predecessors have left us.
ROLES
Pumpkin – Black woman. Late 20’s/early 30’s. Pretty in a plain way. Simple. Sweet. Waitress, cook, and caretaker. A loving thing with a soft touch. Adores poetry.
Blue – Black man. Mid- late 30’s to early 40’s. Handsome. Mysterious. Sexy. Quiet danger. Aloof. A hard shell and a hard interior. Battling many demons. A gifted trumpeter.
Corn – (aka Cornelius) Black man. Late 40’s to early 50’s. Slightly chubby. Easygoing and thoughtful. A real sweetheart with a weakness for love. The pianoman.
P-Sam – (aka Percussion Sam). Black man. Mid/late 30’s. Busybody. Sweet-talker. Hustler. Always eager for his next gig. The percussionist.
Silver – Black woman. Late 30’s to early 40’s. Mysterious. Sexy. Charming. Spicy woman. Gritty and raw in a way that men find irresistible. Has a meeeeaaannn walk.
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School Girls; or The African Mean Girls Play
by Jocelyn Bioh
Director: TBD
First rehearsal: January 14, 2020
Open: February 14, 2020
Close: March 8, 2020
Paulina, the reigning Queen Bee at Ghana’s most exclusive boarding school, has her sights set on the Miss Universe pageant. But the mid-year arrival of Erika, a new student with undeniable talent and beauty, captures the attention of the pageant recruiter – and Paulina’s hive-minded friends. Jocelyn Bioh’s buoyant and biting comedy explores the universal similarities (and glaring differences) facing teenage girls across the globe. How far would you go to be Queen Bee?
ROLES
*Note – All characters are of West African descent
Paulina Sarpong- 18 years old; most popular girl in school and knows it. She is beautiful, talented, vindictive yet somehow loveable
Ama – 18 years old; the sensible, smart one of Paulina’s pack and has the honor of being her best friend. Her loyalty to Paulina is starting to fray and she has to work up towards being the girl who is not afraid to say it like she means it.
Nana – 16 years old; the quiet, simple and sensitive one of Paulina’s pack. She never means any harm and strives to do the right thing. She struggles with her love of food and snacks.
Mercy – 16 years old; the witty sidekick to Gifty and will do and say anything to stay a member of Paulina’s pack.
Gifty – 16 years old; the ‘Frick’ to ‘Frack’; loves being part of Paulina’s pack and will do anything tobe considered cool.
Headmistress Francis – 40’s; the Headmistress of Aburi Girls Boarding School; loves her students and will do whatever she can to both uplift and protect them
Eloise Amponsah – 40’s; Extremely poised and well-mannered former Miss Ghana 1976. She now is a recruiter for the Miss Ghana Pageant. She speaks with a slightly affected British accent and prides herself in always being a lady.
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Marie and Rosetta
by George Brant
Director: TBD
First rehearsal: May 19, 2020
Open: June 19, 2020
Close: July 12, 2020
Marie and Rosetta tells the captivating life stories of gospel singer Sister Rosetta Tharpe and her young protégé Marie Knight. Set in Mississippi in 1946, the play with music chronicles the singers, first rehearsal before setting out on tour. Sister Rosetta was already on her way to becoming a legend for her trademark fusion of traditional gospel with secular rhythm and blues. Knight brought a “high church” sound reminiscent of classic spirituals. Their signature collaboration reflects the evolution of African American gospel music, from its roots in spirituals to the rock and roll we know today
ROLES
Sister Rosetta Tharpe – an African-American woman in her early 30’s. Pretty, vivacious, an irrepressible spirit. A mean guitar player with a bluesy voice. Sings spirituals that swing.
Marie Knight – an African-American woman in her early 20’s, but looks younger. A more traditional alto gospel singer, plays staid piano at first. Gorgeous, on her way to being a spiritual star.
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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