East Lynne Theater Company auditions for its summer/fall season 2013
East Lynne Theater Company (ELTC) will have three audition days
of open calls for Equity actors. On Saturday, March 16 from noon to
4:00 PM and on Monday, March 18 from 1:00-5:00 PM, the call will be at
The First Presbyterian Church, 500 Hughes St., Cape May, NJ, where the
company is in residence. Sign-up for auditions on March 16 begins at
11:00 AM and continues through 3:55 PM; sign-up on March 18 begins at
noon and continues through 4:55 PM. For the call on March 18 ONLY,
Equity actors may contact the theater for a definite time-slot by
e-mailing the company at
eastlynneco@aol.com. On Friday, April 5 from
9:30 AM to 5:30 PM, the call will be at the Actors’ Equity Audition
Center, 165 West 46th St., NYC. Sign-up for auditions begins at 8:30
AM, and continues through 5:00 PM. Lunch break is from 1:00-2:00 PM.
Non-union actors will be seen at all auditions, as long as no Equity
actors are kept waiting.
The company operates under an Equity SPT 3 Contract with
rehearsals beginning on Monday two weeks before the
opening-performance week, and a Wednesday through Saturday night
performance schedule, with two exceptions, which are noted below. All
of the rehearsals will be in Cape May.
Artistic Director, Gayle Stahlhuth will be at the auditions and
is directing all three shows. Actors are asked to audition with a
brief monologue, preferably humorous, or read from "Lost on the
Natchez Trace," "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" or "The Late Christopher
Bean." Sides will be available at the auditions. A reader will be
provided for those auditioning with sides.
The season opener, "Lost on the Natchez Trace" is a three-person
show written by Jan Buttram about the encounter in the wilderness
between a slave auctioneer and a run-away slave in 1825. The actors
who originated the two male roles at Abingdon Theatre Company in 2012
have been asked to perform in Cape May, but actors may audition and be
considered for this show, should there be a need for a replacement.
Since the NYC run, the role of a female has been added. This play runs
from June 12-July 20, except there is no show on Thursday, July 4, and
an added performance on Sunday, July 7. The roles are: MALCOLM JETERS
– a fast-talking auctioneer accustomed to getting his way, now wounded
and ready to bargain, age range 50-65; TOM – African-American, strong
from having spent years working in the fields, moves well and is
smart, age range 25-35; and MARY – African-American, experienced
tragedy while a slave, which she expresses in movement, since she does
not speak, age range 20-35.
All roles for the other two shows are still available.
Seeking actors for the following: "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow,"
a world premiere written by James Rana, based on the haunting tale by
Washington Irving, in which five of the six actors play a multitude of
characters in this true ensemble piece, running from July 24-Aug. 31;
and "The Late Christopher Bean" by Sidney Howard, a clever comedy from
1932 about the sudden fame of an artist who's been dead for ten years,
running from September 18-October 13. (Note: there will be no
performance on Wed. Oct. 9, but an added performance on Sun. Oct. 13
at 7:30 PM.) "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" moves to Ocean Professional
Theatre Company for rehearsals and performances from October 22-27,
operating under their contract.
"The Legend of Sleepy Hollow:" ICHABOD CRANE – the new teacher
in town who is not accepted by all of the townsfolk, he falls in love
with Katrina, and must play guitar or mandolin and sing, age range
late 20s – late 30s; ACTOR 2: plays Katrina Van Tassel and various
townsfolk, must sing and move well, age range 20-30; ACTOR 3 – plays
Mr. Van Tassel, who is wealthy and self-satisfied, also plays other
characters in town, age range 45-60; ACTOR 4 – plays Mrs. Van Tassel,
known to speak her mind, also plays other roles, age range 45-60;
ACTOR 5 – plays Pastor Den Hollander, who is set in his ways, and
portrays other roles, age range 30-45; and ACTOR 6 – plays Brom Bones,
who will do anything to get Katrina's attention, and he, too, plays
other roles, age range 25-35.
"The Late Christopher Bean:" DR. HAGGETT – a rural New England
doctor, accustomed to his every day schedule, who's world is turned
upside down, age range 50-65; MRS. HAGGETT – his wife, who assumes
what she considers "cityfied" airs in dress and bearing, which she
believes makes her better than anyone else in town, age range 50-65;
ADA HAGGETT - their daughter, who takes after her mother, but also
pretends to be younger and more helpless than she is, age range 25-30;
SUSAN HAGGETT – sweet, kind, and smart, age range 20-25; ABBY – their
maid of many years, what she lacks in schooling she more than makes up
for with good common sense and a good heart, age range 35-50; WARREN
CREAMER – the village painter and paper-hanger, personable, sure of
himself, in love with Susan, age range 25-35; MR. TALLANT – an artist
from the city who says and does what he must to get by in the world,
age range 25-40; MR. ROSEN – an art dealer from the city who's always
looking for a deal, age range 45-65; and MAXWELL DAVENPORT – a
distinguished art critic, honest, age range 50-65.
The East Lynne Theater Company is committed to nontraditional
casting and equal employment opportunities. Actors wishing to mail
pictures and resumes should mail to the office: 121 Fourth Ave., West
Cape May, NJ 08204 – and not to the church. To learn more about the
company, go to
www.eastlynnetheater.org.
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