Baltimore Center Stage 17-18 Season - Baltimore EPA
Center Stage Associates
AUDITION DATE
Fri, Jul 28, 2017
12:00 pm - 8:00 pm (EDT)
Break from 3:30pm to 4:30pm
Sat, Jul 29, 2017
12:00 pm - 8:00 pm (EDT)
Break from 3:30pm to 4:30pm
APPOINTMENTS
AEA members may email casting@centerstage.org to request an appointment. Note: Appointments will be taken for 7/28 EPA first and then 7/29 if all slots are filled. If slots are not filled on 7/28, the 7/29 EPA may be cancelled.
CONTRACT
LORT Non-Rep LORT B/ $887/week min
SEEKING
Local Equity actors for the upcoming 2017-2018 Season. See breakdown for details.
PREPARATION
Please prepare EITHER (two) 1-minute contrasting monologues OR (one) 1-minute monologue and 16 bars of a song. An accompanist will be provided. Bring picture and resume.
LOCATION
Center Stage
700 N Calvert St
Baltimore, MD 21202-3602
3rd floor conference room
PERSONNEL
Kwame Kwei-Armah, Artistic Director
Expected to attend EPA:
Stephanie Rolland, Artistic Administrator; Daniel Bryant, Artistic Producer
OTHER
www.centerstage.org
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.
BREAKDOWN
THE CHRISTIANS
by Lucas Hnath
Director: Hana S. Sharif
1st Rehearsal: August 4th, 2017
1st Preview: September 7th, 2017
Opening: September 14th, 2017
Close: October 8th, 2017
SEEKING:
Pastor Paul: (Male)
Elizabeth: (Female)
Associate Pastor Joshua: (Male)
Elder Jay: (Male)
Congregant Jenny, Jennifer, or Jenn: (Female)
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SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE*
Adapted for the stage by Lee Hall
Director: Blake Robison
Co-production that originates at Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, then moves to Baltimore Center Stage.
*Casting conducted by Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park
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LOOKINGGLASS ALICE
Adapted by David Catlin from the works of Lewis Carroll
Director: Jeremy B. Cohen
1st Rehearsal: October 27th, 2017
1st Preview: November 30th, 2017
Opening: December 7th, 2017
Close: December 31st, 2017
Centering around the question of what it means to be an adolescent woman of color in 2017, this production of Lookingglass Theatre's brilliant adaptation of the Lewis Carroll classic will follow one young Black woman's journey through a world that feels as if the walls and floors are always moving, and the rules are always changing. Filled with movement, music, and spectacle (movement by the legendary choreographer, Rennie Harris) performed by a multi-racial and multi-gendered cast, this retelling of the iconic story seeks to celebrate and explore the many-splendored journey of coming of age.
SEEKING:
ALICE: (Female). African-American. 18+ to play teens. Spunky and strong. Your typical teenager in 2017. Actors with various special skills such as singing, dancing, instruments, acrobatics, etc strongly encourage to audition. Please make note of skills on your resume.
ACTOR TRACK 1: Any gender, any ethnicity. Strong movement skills required. The track may include Dodgson/White Queen/White Knight/Mock Turtle & Others. Actors with various special skills such as singing, dancing, instruments, acrobatics, etc strongly encouraged to audition. Please make note of skills on your resume.
ACTOR TRACK 2: Any gender, any ethnicity. Strong movement skills required. The track may include Cheshire Cat / Caterpillar / Tweedle Dee / March Hare / Wicket & Others. Actors with various special skills such as singing, dancing, instruments, acrobatics, etc strongly encouraged to audition. Please make note of skills on your resume.
ACTOR TRACK 3: Any gender, any ethnicity. Strong movement skills required. The track may include White Rabbit / Caterpillar / Mad Hatter / Hedgehog / Humpty Dumpty. Actors with various special skills such as singing, dancing, instruments, acrobatics, etc strongly encouraged to audition. submit. Please make note of skills on your resume.
ACTOR 4: Any gender, any ethnicity. Strong movement skills required. The track may include Red Queen /Caterpillar/ Tweedle Dum / Dormouse / Hedgehog / & Others. Actors with various special skills such as singing, dancing, instruments, acrobatics, etc strongly encouraged to audition. Please make note of skills on your resume.
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SKELETON CREW
by Dominique Morisseau
Director: Nicole A. Watson
1st Rehearsal: December 26th, 2017
1st Preview: January 25th, 2018
Opening: February 1st, 2018
Close: March 4th, 2018
SEEKING:
Faye: (African American, Female, mid-late 50’s) Working class woman. Tough and a lifetime of dirt beneath her nails. Somewhere, deep compassion.
Dez: (African American, Male, mid-late 20’s) Working class man. Young hustler, playful, street-savy, and flirtatious. Somewhere, deeply sensitive.
Shanita: (African American, Female, mid-late 20’s) Working class young woman. Pretty but not ruled by it. Hard-working. By-the-books. Believes in the work she does. Also, pregnant. Somewhere, a beautiful dreamer.
Reggie: (African American, Male, late 30’s) White collar man. Studious. Dedicated. Compassionate. The Foreman. Somewhere, a fire brims.
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ANIMAL FARM*
Adapted by Ian Wooldridge
Director: May Adrales
Co-production that originates at Milwaukee Repertory Theater, then moves to Baltimore Center Stage.
*Casting conducted by Milwaukee Repertory Theater
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SHOW TBA: A World Premiere Play with Music
Written & Directed by Kwame Kwei-Armah
1st Rehearsal: March 27th, 2018
1st Preview: May 3rd, 2018
Opening: May 10th, 2018
Close: June 10th, 2018
Additional auditions to be held once this show has been determined and announced.
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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