INHERIT THE WIND - OPEN Auditions in MD by appointment
Compass Rose Theater
AUDITION DATE
Sat, Aug 26, 2017
9:30 am (EDT)
Mon, Aug 28, 2017
4:00 pm (EDT)
APPOINTMENTS
For Audition Appointment, please email audition@compassrosetheater.org Questions--please call Mary Ruth Cowgill at 443-822-2092
CONTRACT
Special Appearance Level II . $361/week (AEA). Local housing provide for out of town actors.
SEEKING
Equity and non-Equity actors for various roles. See breakdown.
PREPARATION
Bring headshot and resume. Student actors need only a photo and resume. Sides from the play will be provided at the audition .
LOCATION
Compass Rose Theater
49 Spa Road
Annapolis, MD 21401
PERSONNEL
Authors: Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee
Founding Artistic Director: Lucinda Merry-Browne
OTHER DATES
1st rehearsal: October 4, 2017. Runs October 27--November 26, 2017 (Thursday - Saturday evenings,
Saturday and Sunday matinees, select weekday matinees)
OTHER
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
This intense and gripping drama brings to life the story of the Scopes “Monkey” trial. Henry Drummond, a noted lawyer and Matthew Harrison Brady, populist and evangelist, descend on a small southern town to argue the case of creationism versus evolution. The struggle of knowledge versus ignorance is an all too familiar theme today in life as well as art. This powerful and timely play reveals how scientific fact needs to be defended and honored, or it will perish and become.
Character Descriptions:
Howard – Young boy, smart and curious, 9--12
Melinda – Young girl, innocent and playful 8--12
Rachel Brown – Young pretty woman, bright but easily intimidated 18-25
Bert Cates – Young man, smart and passionate about ideals 20-30
Reverend Jeremiah Brown – Self righteous and dogmatic, with little imagination 40-60
E.K. Hornbeck – Newspaperman, realistic and cynical but not without hope 30-50
Matthew Harrison Brady – CAST
Mrs. Brady – Devoted to her husband, not concerned with ideals and causes 40-60
Tom Davenport – Young prosecuting attorney, easily impressed 20-30
Henry Drummond – Brilliant lawyer, confident, seeks the truth, 40-60
Judge – Sober, serious 40-60 (may be double cast with other roles)
Meeker – Bailiff, kind and fair 30-50
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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