Irish Repertory Theatre
AUDITION DATE
Tue, Jul 30, 2019
10:00 am - 6:00 pm (EDT)
Lunch 1:30 to 2:30
CONTRACT
Off Broadway Tier 3 Contract Salary: $662 /wk Plus Pension and Health
SEEKING
Equity actors for 2 roles. See breakdown.
Note: All stage management positions have been filled.
PREPARATION
Please prepare a short contemporary monologue. Accents may be used as per the role(s), but not required at the audition. Bring picture and resume.
LOCATION
Irish Repertory Theatre
132 W 22nd St
New York, NY 10011-2419
PERSONNEL
Artistic Director Charlotte Moore
Producing Director Ciaran O’Reilly
Written by Robin Glendinning
Directed by Kent Paul
Casting Director: Deborah Brown
Director Kent Paul and/or Deborah Brown and/or Casting Associate Jason Brubaker are expected to be present at EPA’s
OTHER DATES
Rehearsals begin: August 13th, 2019
Performances begin: September 11th, 2019
Closing Performance: October 20th, 2019
OTHER
EPA Procedures are in effect for audition.
An Equity monitor will be provided.
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
Synopsis:
1948. Monsignor Hugh O’Flaherty visits a prison in Southern Italy where the infamous Nazi, Herbert Kappler, is serving a life sentence for crimes against humanity. As head of the Gestapo in occupied Rome in 1944, acting under direct orders of Adolf Hitler, Kappler was responsible for the Ardeatine massacre of World War Two, killing 335 Italian citizens at the Ardeatine Caves. Monsignor O’Flaherty spent the war years working at the Vatican, famously sheltering thousands of Allied servicemen and Jews from Kappler and the German occupiers. Often dubbed “The Scarlet Pimpernel of the Vatican” Kappler placed a bounty on his head, but O’Flaherty successfully evaded capture. When these two men meet, the war is lived out again as profound questions of responsibility and redemption rattle the cages. This play confronts the evil forces behind the ruthless acts of wartime Rome and questions the role and morality of those who followed orders.
Roles:
Herbert Kappler, 41, a one-time powerful lieutenant colonel in the SS, he now faces a lifetime behind bars. He is a complicated man --unforgiving yet seeks forgiveness from a man he tried to kill. He is bitter and bombastic yet is drawn to finding salvation where none is readily reachable. Requires a German accent.
Monsignor Hugh O’Flaherty 50, Irish, a reluctant war hero. Born in Ireland in Co Kerry, he lives and works in Rome. Humble, compassionate, curious with a keen intelligence and wit. He is literate and charming and very insightful to the human condition. Requires an authentic Irish Accent.
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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