CHESTER THEATRE COMPANY 2012-13 SEASON Equity Principal Auditions - Chester Theatre Company Auditions

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CHESTER THEATRE COMPANY 2012-13 SEASON - Chester Theatre Company

Chester Theatre Company 2012 - EPA by appointment.
Chester Theatre Company
Chester, MA


Call Type
Equity Principal

Date of Audition
4/20/2012

Location
Town Hall Theatre
15 Middlefield Street
Chester, MA


Appointments
Time(s)
Friday, April 20, 2012 by appointment.
9:30am-5:30pm
Lunch from 1-2.
Equity Members without appointments will be seen
throughout the audition day, as time permits.

call Vicki at 413.354.7770 Monday-Friday, 10-3, beginning Monday, April 9, 2012; or email:
Vicki@chestertheatre.org.

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

Personnel
Byam Stevens, Artistic Director

Other Dates
See separate notices:
4/19/12: EPA/NYC.
4/20/12: EPA/Chester MA.

Contract
SPT
$380/week minimum.

Seeking
Actors (m/f) for the 2012 season. See Breakdown for details.

Breakdown
A breakdown has been added for this notice.

Preparation

Please prepare a short contemporary monologue. Please bring a photo and resume, stapled back-to-back.

Other

www.chestertheatre.org

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

Always bring your Equity Membership Card to auditions.



All roles are available unless otherwise specified. For pre-cast roles, auditioning performers will be considered as possible (emergency) replacements, should any become necessary.




ANIMALS OUT OF PAPER by Rajiv Joseph Directed by May Adrales Performances July 5-15 First Rehearsal June 11.

World-renowned origami artist Ilana finds her life taking a radical turn when Andy, a fan, invades her studio hoping to have her mentor his protege Suresh, an origami prodigy.

ILANA, 40-45 – A serious & respected artist. Depressive. Rigorous and understated. Caustic.

ANDY, 35-45 – High school calculus teacher. Upbeat and Positive. Counts his blessings.

SURESH, 18 – Indian, raised in the US. An urban teen with attitude. And Talent. And Secrets. Stage Manager




THE SWAN by Elizabeth Egloff Directed by Daniel Elihu Kramer
Performances July 18-29 First rehearsal June 25.

Dora lives alone on the Nebraska prairie -- she's gone through three husbands and is now the lonely mistress to her married milkman, Kevin — until a Swan crashes into her living room window. A mysterious and comic riff on the classic Leda myth.

KEVIN, 35-40 – A Milkman. Big Appetites. Wants to please. Can be insecure.

DORA, CAST. 35-45 – A Nurse. Yearning. Lives in chaos. Physical comedy skills needed. CAST*

THE SWAN, CAST. Mid 20’s-30’s – A swan/man. Wide range of physical skills required.




RUNNING by Arlene Hutton. Directed by Ron Bashford Performances August 1 - 12 First Rehearsal July 9.

The eve of the NYC Marathon -- Stephen needs a good night's sleep. He has the apartment to himself until Emily, his wife's ex-room mate, shows up unexpectedly and in crisis.

EMILY, 50 – Fleeing from a marriage. On a nostalgia binge. Needs hope.

STEPHEN, CAST. 50 – An architect. Feeling defeated. Needs to complete the




THE BETROTHED by Dipika Guha Directed by Byam Stevens Performances August 15-26 First rehearsal July 23.

Simon's been betrothed since birth -- 30 long years to meet his beloved. But, arriving in the old country, his fantasy is derailed by old crones, morally ambiguous clergymen, deceitful babies, and barnyard animals. An existential comedy with a fairy tale heart.

CECILIA/RASHEEDA – Cecilia is ancient and wise and sexy, her daughter Rasheeda is young, glamorous and untrustworthy.

SOLOMON/THE SON – Simon’s father, late 50’s, a chronic womanizer, charming and dangerous. Also plays his own grandson, early teens version.

SIMON, CAST. mid-30’s – A virgin Everyman. Naïve, hopeful, misses the point. A lot.

GONAN/THE PRIEST, CAST. late 50’s – Solomon’s best friend and worst enemy. Also plays an old country cleric with a taste for popular American culture. Ambiguous in every sense.


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