Cleveland Play House & Dobama Theatre 2018-19 Seasons - Cleveland EPA Days
Various Producers
AUDITION DATES
Sat, Apr 21, 2018
11:00 am - 6:00 pm (EDT)
Mon, Apr 23, 2018
11:00 am - 6:00 pm (EDT)
APPOINTMENTS
Appointments can be made by emailing casting@clevelandplayhouse.com
CONTRACT
LORT Non-Rep Cleveland Play House: LORT B/D; $914/676 per week minimums.
SPTDobama Theatre: SPT 3; $344/week minimum.
SEEKING
Actors for Cleveland Play House and Dobama Theatre's 2018-19 Seasons. See breakdown for details.
PREPARATION
Please prepare two contrasting monologues; no longer than three minutes. Additionally, actors may be requested to perform 16 lines of Shakespeare during the audition. If you wish, you may also sing 16 bars of a song of your choice. An accompanist will be provided.
LOCATION
Cleveland Play House - Middough Building
1901 E 13th Street
Cleveland, OH 44114
Outcalt Rehearsal Hall (Room 545)
PERSONNEL
Laura Kepley, CPH Artistic Director and Nathan Motta, Dobama Theatre Artistic Director
OTHER DATES
See breakdown for rehearsal/performance dates.
OTHER
EPA Procedures are in effect for this audition.
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
CLEVELAND PLAY HOUSE
These are the productions and available roles in the 2018-2019 season:
1. Sweat, by Lynn Nottage. Directed by Laura Kepley. First Rehearsal – Sept. 18, 2018. Opening -- Oct. 19, 2018. Closing – Nov. 4, 2018, with a possible extension to Nov. 11, 2018 Roles that are uncast (all): Evan (M, African-American, 40s); Jason (M, Caucasian, 20s-30s); Chris (M, African-American, 20s-30s); Stan (M, Caucasian50s); Oscar (M, Colombian-American20s-30s); Tracey (F, Caucasian, 40s-50s); Cynthia (F, African-American, 40s-50s); Jessie (F, Italian-American, 40s); Brucie (M, African-American, 40s)
2. A Christmas Story, by Philip Grecian. Directed by John McCluggage. First Rehearsal – Oct. 30, 2018. Opening – Nov. 30, 2018. Closing – Dec. 23, 2018. Roles that are uncast: None
3. An Iliad, by Lisa Peterson and Denis O'Hare. Directed by Tarah Flanagan and Andrew Carlson. First Rehearsal – Jan. 8, 2019. Opening – Jan. 18, 2019. Closing – Feb. 10, 2019. Roles that are uncast: None
4. Sherwood: The Adventures of Robin Hood, by Ken Ludwig. Directed by TBA. First Rehearsal – Jan. 8, 2019. Opening – Feb. 8, 2019. Closing – Feb. 24, 2019. Roles that are uncast (all): Robin Hood (M, 20s-30s); Maid Marian (F, 20s); Friar Tuck (M, 30s); Little John (M, 30s-40s); Deorwynn (F, 20s); Sir Guy of Gisbourne (M, 30s-40s); The Sheriff of Nottingham (M, 20s-30s); Prince John (M, 30s)
5. Tiny Houses, by Chelsea Marcantel. Directed by Laura Kepley Co-production with Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park. First Rehearsal – Feb. 26, 2019. Opening – Mar. 29, 2019. Closing – Apr. 14, 2019, with a possible extension until Apr. 20, 2019. Roles that are uncast (all): Cath (F, 20s-30s); Bohdi (M, 20s-30s); Jevne (F, 20s-30s); Jeremiah (M, 30s-40s); Ollie (M, 20s-30s).
6. Native Gardens, by Karen Zacarias. Directed by Robert Barry Fleming. First Rehearsal – Apr. 2, 2019. Opening – May 3, 2019. Closing – May. 19, 2019 Roles that are uncast (all): Tania Del Valle (F, Latinx-American, 20s-30s); Pablo Del Valle (M, Latinx-American, 20s-30s); Virginia Butley (F, Caucasian, mid 50s-60s); Frank Butley (M, Caucasian, mid 50s-60s); 2-4 extras (F/M, Latinx)
DOBAMA THEATRE
1.SUNSET BABY by Dominique Morriseau directed by Justin Emeka
Sept. 7-30, 2018; First rehearsal Aug.11, 2018
Nina – Black woman. Late 20s. Hard, quiet power, deeply guarded, and nonetheless brilliant. Has a lifetime of walls up and will ght you before letting them down. Were she an animal, she’d be a dangerous panther. A robber and drug dealer, but in another life could lead a righteous revolution.
Kenyatta – Black man. 50s. Strong, quiet power, also deeply guarded. Almost a duplicate of Nina, except he has lost the hardness and is now navigating a softer version of himself. Riddled with guilt and desperate to break through Nina’s walls...and his own. A former political prisoner and Black Revolutionary. Nina’s estranged father.
Damon – Black or Latino man, 30s. Broad, street smart, intelligent, and a drug dealer and robber. Has lost his hardness and is on the brink of retiring from the game. Nina’s partner-in-crime and boyfriend. Not a stereotype. A true, genuine soon-to-be o-g. In another life, could be a helluva scholar...
2. JOHN by Annie Baker directed by Nathan Motta
Oct. 19-Nov. 11, 2018 ; First rehearsal Sept. 22, 2018
Elias Schreiber-Hoffman – 29, glasses
Jenny Chung – 31, no glasses
Mertis Katherine Graven – 72, no glasses
Genevieve Marduk – 85, blind
3. ELLA ENCHANTED by directed by Nathan Motta
Nov. 30 - Dec. 30, 2018; First rehearsal Nov. 3, 2018
Ella?
Prince Charmont?
Mother/ Dame Olga / Giant
Lucinda / Bird / Mistress Manners
Hattie / Ogre 2 / Giant?
Olive / Ogre 3 / Giant?
Sir Peter / Ogre 1 / Giant / Squire
4. REVOLT. SHE SAID. REVOLT AGAIN. by Alice Birch directed by Sarah Elizabeth Wansley
Jan. 25-Feb. 17, 2019; First rehearsal Dec. 29, 2018
5f, 1m
5. THE NETHER by Jennifer Haley directed by Shannon Sindelar
March 8-31, 2019; First rehearsal Feb. 16, 2019
Sims/Papa – A successful businessman
Morris – A young female detective
Doyle – A middle-aged science teacher
Iris – A shining little girl
Woodnut – A fresh-faced guest T
6. THIS by Melissa James Gibson directed by Nathan Motta
Apr. 26-May 26, 2019; First rehearsal Mar. 30, 2019
Jane: Caucasian, thirty-eight
Marrel: African- American, thirty-eight
Tom: Caucasian, early forties
Alan: Jewish, forty
Jean Pierre: French, late thirties
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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