THE PASSION OF TERESA RAE KING - Greensboro NC EPA
Triad Stage
AUDITION DATE
Sat, Feb 17, 2018
12:00 pm - 4:00 pm (EST)
APPOINTMENTS
For an appointment contact 336-274-0067 x215 or email at sarah@triadstage.org. AEA members without appointments seen as time permits.
CONTRACT
LOA $650/week
SEEKING
Equity actors for various roles. See breakdown.
PREPARATION
1-2 minute contemporary monologue. Please bring a picture and resume.
LOCATION
Triad Stage
232 South Elm Street
Greensboro, NC 27401
PERSONNEL
World Premiere Production inspired by Emile Zola's Therese Raquin.
Founding Artistic Director: Preston Lane
Associate Artistic Director: Sarah Hankins
OTHER DATES
First Rehearsal: April 3, 2018
First Tech: April 24, 2018
First Preview: April 29, 2018
Opening: May 4, 2018
Closing: May 20, 2018
OTHER
www.triadstage.org
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
Suzanne Oliver – (White, mid-late 30s) – A detective with the Hawboro Police Department, Suzanne is a down-to-earth, blue-collar woman, who is more comfortable observing the world than participating in it. Her quiet resolve hides a deep loneliness and desire for family, which she finds with the Kings. Her love for the family has blinded her to their violence and lies, and now she finds herself haunted by her mistakes and the past. By combing through the evidence and exhaustively analyzing each moment of the crimes with the audience, she is desperately trying to piece together the truth to exorcise herself of the past. She uses logic and reason to try to ground herself back in reality. Actress must be comfortable with direct address with the audience. Speaks with a North Carolina Piedmont dialect.
Teresa Rae King – (White, mid-late 20s) – Although she initially hides it under a quiet and a seemingly disconnected exterior, Teresa is filled with passion, rage, and a fierce determination to get what she wants. Her silence hides a deep resentment and loathing. Once she takes the leap and starts an affair with Levon, she becomes obsessed with the idea of killing her husband and freeing herself from her family. After her affair with Levon, she is dominated by an insatiable lust. She can be violent and cruel and is deeply lonely. Her frustrated desires lead her to madness. She is physically beautiful, but dangerous. Actor will be in underwear. Should be able to swim and be comfortable in water. Speaks with an Appalachian dialect.
Carter King – (White, mid-late 20s) – Physically weak and unhealthy, Carter is Teresa Rae’s husband and the spoiled son of Mamie King. A low-level employee at Zebulon College, Carter is full of himself and petulant when he doesn’t get his way. A coward and bully, Carter secretly feels vulnerable about his physicality and his bragging hides a need for approval, especially from Levon. Levon’s body holds a fascination for Carter and he will do anything to impress him. Carter enjoys showing his power over Teresa Rae, but simultaneously fears losing her love. Carter has a cruel streak, but immediately toes the line whenever his mother asserts her authority. Actor will be in underwear. Should be able to swim and be comfortable in water. Speaks with an Appalachian dialect.
Levon Lankford – (White, mid-late 20s) – A sexy, sexy well-built man, Levon takes up all the air around him. Since his recent release from prison for small-time drug deals, he works in the Physical Plant at Zebulon College. Lonely for affection and family, he becomes almost an adopted son to Mamie when Carter brings Levon home for dinner. He has an immediate lust for Teresa Rae and will do anything to get what he wants. Manipulative and powerful, Levon doesn’t shy away from physical or psychological violence, but he is deeply terrified of the supernatural. Levon is emasculated by Carter’s death and punishes those around him, including cruelly torturing Mamie. He is devolves into a dissolute wreck of a man. Actor will be in underwear. Should be able to swim and be comfortable in water. Speaks with an Appalachian dialect.
Mamie King – (White, late 40s, early 50s) – The matriarch of the King family, Mamie is originally from the mountains of Appalachia and for years ran the Hawboro hair salon, Mamie’s Beauty Spot. A grounded country woman given to no-nonsense, Mamie still has a flair for the dramatic, including her Flutter by Gabor wig. She has an exhaustive capacity for remembering gossip and family scandals. Lonely for home, Mamie adopts odd-balls and the abandoned to create her own family of sorts in Hawboro. She is deeply religious and given to singing spirituals when overwhelmed. When it comes to what’s right, it is her way or the highway. She spoils her son Carter and often treats Teresa Rae like a servant. Actress must be skilled in non-verbal communication. Speaks with an Appalachian dialect.
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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