The Contemporary Theatre of Ohio 2024-25 Season - Columbus, OH EPA
Contemporary Theatre of Ohio | Columbus, OH
Notice: Audition Call Type: EPA
Friday, April 26, 2024
2:00 PM - 10:00 PM (E)
BREAK: 5:30PM - 6:30PM
Email casting@thecontemporaryohio.org or call 614-453-4603 Monday through Friday 10 AM - 5 PM.
SPT
$414 weekly minimum (SPT 3)
Equity actors for roles in The Contemporary Theatre of Ohio's 2024-25 Season (see breakdown).
Be prepared to share a 1-2 minute contemporary monologue. You may also sing a brief cut from a selection of a musical theatre or a pop song if you wish. An accompanist will be provided on Saturday. Please bring sheet music in a binder.
Riffe Center Studio Theatre
77 S High St
Columbus, OH 43215-6108
Studio 3; 4th floor. Street parking & statehouse parking garage available.
EXPECTED TO ATTEND:
Leda Hoffmann (Artistic Director)
Summit J Starr (Casting Director)
Big Fish
First Rehearsal – Aug 20
Opening – Sept 14
Closing – Sept 29
Play to be determined.
First Rehearsal – Oct 8
Opening – Nov 2
Closing – Nov 17
WIFE OF A SALESMAN
First Rehearsal – Oct 8
Opening – Nov 2
Closing – Nov 17
Fat Ham
First Rehearsal – Feb 11
Opening – Mar 8
Closing – Mar 23
The Last Five Years
First Rehearsal – Apr 1
Opening – Apr 26
Closing – May 11
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.
EDWARD BLOOM (he/him), 30s to 50s, any ethnicity. Vocal Range: G2 - G4 A salesman who is selling himself. Charismatic storyteller. Ranges from a young kid to an older man fighting cancer.
SANDRA BLOOM (she/her), 30s to 50s, any ethnicity. Vocal Range: G3 – E5. Loving and sympathetic. Wife to Edward and mother to Will. Ranges from a teenager to a mother of an adult son.
WILL BLOOM (he/him), 20s/30s, any ethnicity. Vocal Range: C#3 - G4. Practical and earnest. Seeking reconnection with his father.
JOSEPHINE BLOOM (she/her), 20s/30s, any ethnicity. Successful and intelligent. Married to Will. WITCH (she/her), any age, any ethnicity. Vocal Range: F3 - F5. Charismatic, sees the future.
DON PRICE (he/him), 20s to 30s, any ethnicity. Vocal Range: C3 – F#4. Ranges from an exasperating young kid, a college jock, to loyal town mayor.
ZACKY PRICE (he/him), 20s to 30s, any ethnicity. Vocal Range: G3 – F#4. Don’s younger brother, looks up to and is loyal to him. Ranges from a young kid to an adult.
JENNY HILL (she/her), 20s to 50s, any ethnicity. Mix/belt to E5. Edward’s first love. Ranges from being a young dreamer, to an upfront and plain-spoken adult.
KARL (he/him), 20s to 50s, any ethnicity. Vocal Range: A3 – D4. An agoraphobic, quite tall or otherwise named, a giant. Outcast with intuitive wit.
AMOS CALLOWAY (he/him), 30s – 60s, any ethnicity. C3 – F5. Ringmaster of a circus, harbors a secret.
YOUNG WILL (he/him), ages 7 – 12, any ethnicity. Vocal Range: F3 – C4. Edward and Sandra’s son. Seeking connection.
MERMAID (she/her), any age, any ethnicity. The “Girl in the Water.” A strong dancer/mover.
DR. BENNETT (any gender), 20s to 60s, any ethnicity. Transparent and kind, and confidante to Edward.
THE WIFE / HEATHER (she/her), early 40s, any ethnicity. An actor - passionate caretaker, wants her story genuinely understood.
THE MISTRESS / VIOLET (she/her), late 20s-30s, any ethnicity. An actor - lives life on her terms, wants even more for herself.
JIM (he/him), 30s-60s, any ethnicity. The director.
JUICY (he/him) – is thicc. 20-21, Black. He’s beautiful. He is lonely. He is smart. A kind of Hamlet. TEDRA (she/her) – is Juicy’s mother. 45-50, Black. She is a good mother. A kind of Gertrude.
REV (he/him) – is Tedra’s husband. 45-50, Black. Her dead ex-husband's brother. PIg farmer and pit master. Electric. A kind of Claudius. Doubles as PAP.
PAP (he/him) – is the ghost of Juicy’s father. Appears 45ish, Black. Was in prison for killing someone ‘cause their breath stank, ‘til he got shanked on the way to dinner. A kind of Hamlet’s Father. Doubles as REV.
OPAL (she/her) – is one of Juicy’s only friends. 19-20, Black. She loves Juicy and worries about him. A kind of Ophelia.
LARRY (he/him) – a boy that is attracted to Juicy. 21-23, Black. A marine. Trying to heal from PTSD. Has a secret. Awkward. A kind of Laertes.
RABBY (she/her) – is Larry and Opal’s mother. 40-45, Black. Tedra’s friend. Semi-churchy but honestly she just wanna drink and praise the Lord. A kind of Polonius.
TIO (he/him) – is clever. 20-40, Black or Afro-Latinx. Juicy’s cousin. Oldest friend. A kind of Horatio.
CATHERINE (she/her), 20s-30s, any ethnicity, Mezzo with a higher belt,. F3 to D#5 An actress. Trying to find her place in the world. Her story is told in reverse chronological order.
JAMIE (he/him), 20s – 30s, any ethnicity, Tenor, A2 to Bb4 A writer. Finding his place in the world. His story is told in chronological order.
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