Call Type
Equity Principal
Date of Audition
3/28/2011
Location
Ashby Stage
1901 Ashby Ave.
Berkeley, CA 94703
Ashby BART station is across the street
Time(s)
Monday, March 28th
1pm - 5pm
Wednesday, March 30th
1pm - 5pm
Friday, April 1st
1pm - 5pm
Friday, April 8th
1pm - 5pm
· A monitor will not be provided. The producer will run all aspects of this audition.
Appointments
Please e-mail Jonathan Kreuz:
casting@shotgunplayers.org
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Contract
Special Appearance
$300 + health
Seeking
2 women (ages 18-40; the woman age 18-25 is a singing role), 8 men (ages 20 to 50) see breakdown.
Preparation
Sides to be sent out with time-slots, contingent upon the role.
Other Dates
Production runs December 1 to January 29
Other
http://shotgunplayers.org
(callback dates/locations TBD)
Personnel
Written & directed by Mark Jackson
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| Breakdown
A group of ten Indentured Servants - comprised of eight men and two women - do work about the stage as needed, including the portrayal of the various characters listed below.
In addition, there is a small band of musicians to provide accompaniment - unless the actors, too, can play music.
All characters are Puritan unless otherwise noted. Ages might be varied from what is listed.
William Darby – an artistic personality with a past, no religion but passes as Puritan, age 25-30.
Cornelius Watkins – an only recently-achieved middle class landowner now already on hard times, age 25-35.
Phillip Howard – a former indentured servant only recently turned tenant hand, age 20-25.
Edward Martin – a perpetual indentured servant and Quaker, age 49.
Thomas Fowkes – a tavern keeper and Quaker, age 35.
John Fawsett - Sheriff of Accomack County, age 38.
Daniel Prichard – a carpenter, two years out of his indentured servitude, age 27.
Captain Edmond Pore - Captain in His Majesty’s service, Judge in the Accomack County Court, age 42.
Constance Pore - wife of Captain Edmond Pore, age 37.
Tryal Pore – daughter of Captain Edmond Pore, and an independent spirit, age 17.
Major Howell Cross – local representative at Jamestown of His Majesty’s Council Appointed for Foreign Plantations, age 45.
Mary Taylor, an unfortunate young woman.
George Derby, a young rascal.
A Bristol Judge.
A troupe of players.
A Harbor Clerk.
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