UNDERGROUND RAILWAY THEATER 2014-15 SEASON Equity Principal Auditions - Underground Railway Theater Auditions

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UNDERGROUND RAILWAY THEATER 2014-15 SEASON - Underground Railway Theater


Underground Railway Theater 14-15

- Equity Principal Auditions by APPOINTMENT
Underground Railway Theater | Cambridge, MA

Date of Audition:
4/14/2014


Call Type
Equity Principal

Time(s)
Equity Principal Auditions by APPOINTMENT
Monday, April 14, 2014
1 PM to 9 PM
Break 5 to 6
Actors will be scheduled in 5 minute time slots

Contract
NEAT
$371 (To be renegotiated by Sept.)

Location
Central Square Theater
450 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge, MA


Seeking
Equity actors for the 2014-15 Season.

See breakdown.

Preparation
Prepare two contrasting monologues. Scripts are available at the Stage Source office, 15 Channel Center St., Boston, MA.

Bring picture and resume, stapled together.

Other Dates
see breakdown for show dates.

**note: The Nora Theatre will also be holding EPAs on this day at the same location and times. When making an appointment, please specify which audition you are requesting for.

Other
www.centralsquaretheater.org

Personnel
Artistic Director Debra Wise, expected to be in attendance at the EPA.

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

Appointments
contact David Allen: 617-576-9278 ext. 209, dla@centralsquaretheater.org
Mon-Thur 10 - 6**

AEA members without appointments seen as time permits

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

Always bring your Equity Membership Card to auditions.


Breakdown

2014-15 Underground Railway Season

ARABIAN NIGHTS
By Dominic Cooke, directed by Daniel Gidron.
Rehearsals begin November 3, 2014. Performances run November 28 - December 31, 2014.

This is a remount of Underground Railway Theater's 2013 co-production with The Nora Theatre Company.

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

VIZIER / CAPTAIN / DOCTOR / ES-SINDIBAD / HAROUN AL-RASHID: Male

DINARZAD / KASIM'S WIFE / TAILOR'S WIFE / HANGMAN / PAGE / CUSTOMER 2 / PARIZADE: Female.

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

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MATCHLESS and THE HAPPY PRINCE.
MATCHLESS based on the short story by Gregory Maquire.
THE HAPPY PRINCE based on the short story by Oscar Wilde.
Co-directors Lee Mikeska Gardner and Debra Wise.
Co-production with The Nora Theatre Company.

Rehearsals begin November 3, 2014. Performances run November 28 - December 31, 2014.

The following roles are available.

ACTOR 1: Female. Age open. Should be comfortable working with puppets.

ACTOR 2: Male. Age open. Should be comfortable working with puppets.

ACTOR 3: Male Child. Age range 9-14

ACTOR 4: Female Child. Age range 8-12.

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ST. JOAN
by George Bernard Shaw
Directed by Eric Tucker.
Rehearsals begin August 11, 2014. Performances run September 4 - October 5, 2014.

All roles for this production have been cast.

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A DISAPPEARING NUMBER
by Simon McBurney, et al.
Director TBD.

Rehearsals begin January 26, 2015. Performances run February 19 - March 22, 2015.

The following roles are available:

RUTH. Female. Age 29-35. English mathematician.

AL COOPER. Male. Age 32-42. Indian American. Ruth's Husband. Businessman.

ANINDA RAO. Male Age 30-40. Indian. String theorist.

RAMAUJAN: Male. Age 29-35. Indian. Early 20th century mathematician from a rural Brahmin family who, with almost no formal training, made extraordinary contributions to pure mathematics. Helped create a foundation for string theory

G.H. HARDY: Male. 40's. Early 20th century mathematician at Cambridge, known for his achievements in number theory and mathematical analysis. Called his collaboration with Ramanujan his greatest contribution to mathematics and the one romantic incident of my life.

ENSEMBLE ACTOR 1: Female. Age 20-40. Preferred: Experience with Indian dance, tabla, and/or shadow puppetry. Roles include both Indian and British characters.

ENSEMBLE ACTOR 2: Male. Age 20-40. Preferred: Experience with Indian dance, tabla, and/or shadow puppetry.

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MR. G.
Adapted from Mr. G: A Novel About the Creation by Alan Lightman.
Written and directed by Wesley Savick.

Rehearsals begin March 30, 2015. Performances run April 23 - May 24, 2015.

For all actors, experience with devised, collaboratively created work preferred.

The following roles are available:

MR. G. Ageless. Possibly a child. Endlessly curious and all powerful.

UNCLE DEVA: Male. Age 50-60.

BELHOR: Male or female. Ageless. Some would call a demon. Asks the hard questions.

BAPHOMET: Male or female. Ageless. Some would call a demon or perhaps a trickster. Dance or gymnastics a plus.

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