Kansas City Repertory Theatre 2017-18 Season - Kansas City EPA Days
Kansas City Repertory Theatre
AUDITION DATE
Mar 05, 2017
10:00 am - 5:00 pm (CST)
Mar 06, 2017
9:30 am - 5:00 pm (CST)
APPOINTMENTS
Please contact Stacy Myers at 816-235-6088 or kcrepauditions@gmail.com
CONTRACT
LORT Non-Rep
LORT B ($861/wk) and LORT D ($637/wk)
SEEKING
Male and female Actors for the 2017-18 Season. Please see breakdown for more information.
PREPARATION
Please bring a headshot/resume (stapled) and prepare a three minute package that includes a monologue and song or two monologues which best showcase your talent
LOCATION
James C. Olsen Performing Arts Center
4949 Cherry St
Kansas City, MO 64110
Room 119
PERSONNEL
Jason Chanos - Associate Artistic Director
OTHER DATES
See breakdown.
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
2017/2018 SEASON
If you wish to be considered for our upcoming productions listed below, please contact the Associate Artistic Director, Jason Chanos at
chanosj@kcrep.org and include a digital headshot, resume, and your contact information.
BETWEEN THE LINES A World Premiere
Music and Lyrics by Elyssa Samsel and Kate Anderson
Book by Timothy Allen McDonald
Based on the books Between the Lines and Off The Page by Jodi Picoult and Samantha van Leer
Directed by Jeff Calhoun
Spencer Theatre
1st Rehearsal – August 15th, 2017
Opening – September 15th, 2017
Closing – October 1, 2017
Available Roles:
DELILAH
OLIVER
RYAN
GRACE
ALLIE
JULES
MS. WINX
SERAPHIMA
RAPSKULLIO
FRUMP
QUEEN MAUREEN
KYRIE
ROYAL GUARD
MARTIN
JANICE
MRS BROWN
EDGAR
JESSAMYN
FENCES
Written by August Wilson
Directed by Ron OJ Parson
Copaken Stage
1st Rehearsal – September 19, 2017
Opening – October 20th, 2017
Closing – November 12, 2017
Available Roles:
TROY MAXSON
JIM BONO
ROSE
LYONS
GABRIEL
CORY
RAYNELL
A CHRISTMAS CAROL
Based on the book by Charles Dickens
Adapted and Directed by Eric Rosen
Spencer Theatre
1st Rehearsal – October 25, 2017
Opening – November 25th, 2017
Closing – December 24th, 2017
Available Roles:
SCROOGE
DICKENS
DICKENS
CRATCHIT
MS. CRATCHIT
GHOST OF PAST
GHOST OF PRESENT
GHOST OF FUTURE
FRED
MS. FRED
MARLEY
FEZZIWIG
MS. FEZZIWIG
YOUNG ED
BELLE
THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME
Kansas City Premiere
Based on the Novel by Mark Haddon
Adapted by Simon Stephens
Directed by Marissa Wolf
Copaken Stage
1st Rehearsal – January 2nd, 2018
Opening – Febraury 2nd, 2018
Closing – February 18th, 2018
Available Roles:
CHRISTOPHER
SIOBHAN
ED
JUDY
VOICE ONE/MRS. SHEARS
VOICE TWO/ROGER SHEARS
VOICE THREE/POLICEMAN
VOICE FOUR/REV. PETERS
VOICE FIVE/NO. 40
VOICE SIX/MRS. ALEXANDER
SEX WITH STRANGERS
Written by Laura Eason
Directed by Chip Miller
Copaken
1st Rehearsal – February 6th, 2018
Opening – March 9th, 2018
Closing – March 25th, 2018
Available Roles:
OLIVIA - 39, smart, beautiful, sexy, outwardly strong but
covering some fragility. American but spent many years
living abroad.
ETHAN - 27, very charismatic, handsome, sexy, smart, a fast
talker, used to being the center of attention. From Chicago
but has little to no specific accent.
TBD – Musical
1st Rehearsal – February 27, 2018
Opening – March 30th, 2018
Closing – April 15th, 2018
Origin KC New Works Festival
Copaken Stage in rotating rep
Curated by Marissa Wolf, Director of New Works
1st Rehearsals – April 3rd, 2018
Opening – May 4th, 2018
Closing – May 27th, 2018
BROTHER TOAD
A World Premiere
Written by Nathan Louis Jackson
Directed by TBD
Available Roles:
RANDALL
JANELLE
SHAYNA
CHRIS
WELCOME TO FEAR CITY
A World Premiere
Written by Kara Lee Corthron
Directed by TBD
Available Roles:
E – male, African-American, 18, sensitive and not always comfortable in his own body. He doesn’t
know how to be a man.
CHEKY – male, African-American, 18 or 19, E’s best friend. Outgoing, flirtatious and pretty much
liked by everyone.
NEESY – female, African-American, mid 20s, E’s older sister. Fiercely intelligent, but has a deep
fragility within and a strong fondness for alcohol.
WANDA – female, African-American, 40, E and Neesy’s mother. A little jaded, dark sense of humor
and used to struggling.
JACQUES – male, African-American, upper teens/early 20s Cheky’s cousin. Has some anger issues
and a great fashion sense.
BOSS – male, white, middle-aged and nervous
VAGRANT – middle-aged and not altogether stable, African-American
MAN – male, white, mysterious, bit of a cipher (age is unimportant)
RAT/VOICE – male, 20s-50s, trickster, ethnically ambigious/grey
BENJI – male, 20s, African-American, handsome dude just trying to make a living
RANDOMITES – people from the neighborhood
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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