A Contemporary Theatre 2024-25 Season - Seattle, WA EPA A Contemporary Theatre Inc | Seattle, WA
Notice: Audition Call Type: EPA
Tuesday, March 19, 2024
2:00 PM - 6:30 PM (P)
Appointment sign-up here:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/805054CABA728A2FF2-48155674-20242025
After signing up, please fill out the registration/submission Form at the following link:
https://airtable.com/appOQls3vrixcAxrH/shrwDpozdgXi731KY
LORT Non-Rep
$1000 weekly minimum (LORT C & D) - salaries will be on parity between ACT's two venues
Equity actors for roles in A Contemporary Theatre's 2024-25 Season (see breakdown).
Some roles may be understudied.
All available roles on the season are open to actors of all races/ethnicities, gender identities, disabilities, and neuro-diversities, except where particular identities are specified by the playwright and/or director as integral to character and/or narrative.
Seattle actors are encouraged to audition.
Two (2) contrasting monologues: 1 classical, 1 contemporary OR 2 contemporary. Presentation should not exceed 3 minutes. Please bring your headshot and resume stapled together.
A CONTEMPORARY THEATRE 2024 SEASON
ACT A Contemporary Theatre
700 Union St
Seattle, WA 98101-2330
See breakdown for production-specific personnel.
EXPECTED TO ATTEND:
Margaret Layne, Casting Coordinator, ACT Contemporary Theatre
See breakdown for production-specific dates.
OTHER
If you are unable to attend the in-person audition, you may submit a self-tape using the Airtable link provided in the appointments section.
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.
CASTING NOTE: At this time, only A CHRISTMAS CAROL has understudy roles available. Some other roles may be understudied, TBD.
Playwright: Selina Fillinger.
Director: Jillian Armenante
1st reh: 8/13/24
1st perf: 9/7/24
Opening: 9/12/24
Close: 9/22/24 (poss ext 10/6/24
HARRIET, his Chief Of Staff
JEAN, his Press Secretary
STEPHANIE, his secretary
DUSTY, his dalliance
BERNADETTE, White, his sister
CHRIS, Black, a journalist
MARGARET, Black, his wife, the First Lady
Playwright: Katie Forgette.
Director: TBA
1st Reh: 9/17/24
1st Perf: 10/12/24
Open: 10/17/24
Close: 10/27/24
JOANNE ROGERS, an actor
PENNY, the stage manager
SAM LUCAS, the director
GEORGE RATCLIFFE, an actor
BRENDA/ SHEILA ATWOOD, a producer (double)
by Charles Dickens
Adapted by: Gregory A. Falls.
Director: John Langs
1st reh: 11/5/24
1st Perf: 11/29/24
Open: 12/5/24
Close: 12/27/24
SCROOGE, 50-80, embittered, misanthropic, later transformed and full of joy.
BOB CRATCHIT, 30-50, Scrooge’s clerk, a family man, kind, hopeful, optimistic. FRED, 25-40, Scrooge’s nephew, outgoing, friendly, positive.
MRS FEZZIWIG, F, 40-60, warm, lively, motherly.
MIDDLE SCROOGE, 25-35, Scrooge in younger days, engaging, ambitious.
BELLE, 20-30, Scrooge’s one-time fiancée, open-hearted, wise.
MARLEY’S GHOST, 40-60, ghost of Scrooge’s late partner, angry, tortured, scary. GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PAST, any age, other-worldly, mischievous, steely when called upon. GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PRESENT, any age, larger than life, boisterous, bountiful, commanding. YOUTH ENSEMBLE, 6 youth actors under 13 to play CRATCHIT CHILDREN and LONDONERS
3 Adult understudies, 25+, any gender, tracks TBD but can include any adult role, including SCROOGE. Some roles are covered internally by cast members.
1 understudy, under 13, for youth actor roles
All roles available, 2 alternating casts
JAMIE, a writer
KATHY, an actress
GOLDEN (World Premiere)
Playwright: Andrew Lee Creech.
Director TBA
1st Reh: 3/25/25
1st Perf: 4/19/25
Open: 4/24/25
Close: 5/4/25
MORRIS GOLDEN, Black, M, late 40s, prideful, stubborn, wounded, wise, fighting to reclaim his past and hold onto his hard-won present.
RHEEDA GOLDEN, Black, F, 40s, fighting to free herself from her past and old mistakes to claim her future.
JAZMINE HARRIS, Black, F, late 20s, has lost everything, fighting to regain stability in her career, in herself, and with her daughter.
ZORA HARRIS, Black girl, 8, curious, troubled, sweet, honest, loveable.
QUIRK, Black, M, early-mid 20s, a man of opportunity, fighting to make his own way and prove his worth.
EARL, any race, M, 30s-50s, has clawed his way to stability by embracing simplicity but still yearns for what he used to have.
FORTUNE (doubles with EARL), rich in optimism, poor in everything else.
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