SHEAR MADNESS - WASHINGTON EPA
CRANBERRY PRODUCTIONS, INC.
THEATRE LAB
KENNEDY CENTER
WASHINGTON, DC 20566-0001
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Mon, May 8, 2023
10:00 AM to 6:00 PM (EDT)
Break: 1:00-2:00pm
Please reach out to smauditions@Kennedy-Center.org to schedule an appointment.
Cabaret
$1068 weekly minimum
Equity actors for roles in SHEAR MADNESS (see breakdown).
Please prepare a 2 minute contemporary comic monologue.
Bob Lohrmann, Resident Director (expected to attend)
First rehearsal: August 15, 2023
First performance: August 20, 2023
Final performance: November 26, 2023
OTHER
An Equity Monitor will not be provided. The producer will run all aspects of 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.
Equity encourages everyone participating in the auditions to wear a two-ply cloth face mask, surgical mask, singer’s mask or respirator (N95, KN95 or KF94). Single-ply face masks, gaiters and bandanas are not recommended. Singer’s masks can be found at www.broadwayreliefproject.com/singersmask.
Equity encourages members to prepare for their audition prior to arriving at the audition venue, to the extent that they can (e.g., get dressed, hair/make-up, etc.) to avoid crowding in bathrooms and dressing rooms.
Holding/Audition room information:
The audition room can accommodate no more than 425 individuals at a time.
The holding room can accommodate no more than 1700 individuals at a time.
BARBARA: (Age range 23-39.) A wise-cracking, gum-snapping, nail polishing hairdresser. Very dishy and put together, though on the cheap side.
MIKEY: (Age range 23-30.) A preppy-looking, eager-beaver who’s a capable and earnest undercover cop. Gets his hair washed and blown dry at every performance. It may need to be cut by a professional to an appropriate length.
TONY: (Age range 25-40.) The irrepressible proprietor of the Shear Madness salon. He is fun, devilish, interesting, passionate and a real character. Not jaded in any way. His “shoot from the hip” comedy endears him to all. Able to do physical comedy easily and with great flair. Loves “playing for an audience”. Loves creating and executing merriment, and mirth.
EDDIE: (Age range: 30-45). A well-dressed, nice-looking confidence man who covers a dangerous interior with a smooth, suave, and occasionally charming exterior.
TOM O’BRIEN (Age range: 30-40). A hardworking undercover cop. A bright, quick thinking, personable character who can also be an excellent straight man. Someone not intimidated by a boisterous audience. Good looking, masculine with a solid voice who can learn the dynamics that will keep the investigation on track.
MRS. SHUBERT (Age range: 45-70) An old-money Washington socialite of impeccable breeding and manner. She must speak with natural— not artificial— cultured tones. She can really turn on the charm when needed. At her finest she’s a real class act.
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