Chenango River Theatre
AUDITION DATE
Wed, Jul 24, 2019
4:30 pm - 8:30 pm (EDT)
APPOINTMENTS
For an appointment, email info@chenangorivertheatre.org, or call 607-656-8778. Equity actors are welcome to show up with or without an appointment. All Equity actors who show up will be seen. No agent submissions.
CONTRACT
SPT SPT Level 1 ($263/week, except first two rehearsal weeks are paid at $322/week). Housing and transportation provided per AEA contract. CRT is not able to negotiate contracts above the stated salary level.
SEEKING
Equity actors for roles in THE SEA HORSE by Edward Moore (see breakdown).
PREPARATION
Maximum two-minute contemporary monologue (1930 or later). Sides will be posted on our website prior to auditions for those selected to read from the script (www.chenangorivertheatre.org).
Bring a one page headshot and one page resume with you. If you email these in advance, title them with your LAST NAME ONLY for each document (e.g., SmithHeadshot.jpg, or SmithResume.pdf). All documents must be submitted as pdf’s or jpeg’s. Video submissions will not be considered.
LOCATION
Chenango River Theatre
991 State Hwy 12
Greene, NY 13778-2211
PERSONNEL
Bill Lelbach, Artistic & Managing Director. (expected to attend)
OTHER DATES
Rehearses Sept. 9-26; Performances September 27 – October 13.
OTHER
Pursuant to the terms of a concession made to this employer's agreement, the employer has agreed that any Equity member who attends this call will have an opportunity to be seen.
All rehearsals and performances are in Greene, NY (near Binghamton, about 3.5 hours from NYC) at Chenango River Theatre, 991 State Highway 12, Greene NY 13778.
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.
BREAKDOWN
THE SEA HORSE, By Edward Moore
Rehearses Sept. 9-26; Performances September 27 – October 13.
A dumpy waterfront bar. A womanizing merchant seaman. A cynical fat broad who owns and runs the place. Two people hardened by life, with little to protect, and less to lose, as they confront each other in an unexpected love story. Originally produced at New York's famed Circle Rep, this tender, ribald, and complex tale is set in the bar where seaman Harry Bales spends his shore leave. It’s run by Gertrude Blum, with whom Harry enjoys a purely physical relationship when it’s late at night, and his other prospects haven’t panned out. They’re not people who share their thoughts easily. Gertie has encased her heart behind a façade of toughness following a failed marriage. Now Harry has a dream; he wants to buy a fishing boat, and to put down roots for the first time. Two outwardly abrasive characters fight, make up, fight again, spin dreams, deflate them, get physical and reveal their locked-up secrets. A love story for the ages.
ROLES AVAILABLE
Harry: a womanizing commercial seaman, rough around the edges, with a girl in every port. Late 30’s to 40’s, still good looking but beginning to show the wear and tear of a tough lifestyle of being at sea for months at a time. About 6’, athletic in appearance, a man’s man on the outside. Compassionate and smarter than he initially seems. The ultimate dreamer.
Gertrude: early 30’s to early 40’s, a big cynical broad about two hundred pounds (or more), fat, but firm, not flabby, maybe 5’7 or so. Strong sensitive face that hasn’t been distorted by her bulk. “Two Ton Gertie” owns and operates the bar, a woman who has the physical strength to run this dumpy waterfront bar on her own, and to handle the bad characters drawn to it. Over the years, she’s encased her heart behind a believable façade of toughness following a failed marriage, and the death of her father.
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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