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Seeking
Equity actors, male and female, for first four shows of Triad Stage's 2014-15 season.
See breakdown for more information.
Preparation
Actors should prepare a brief comedic monolgue.
Other Dates
See breakdown for rehearsal, opening, and closing dates.
Other
See this notice for first half of breakdown.
See ''Triad Stage - second half of breakdown'' for second half of breakdown.
Personnel
Artistic Director: Preston Lane
The 39 Steps Director: Jen Wineman
Underneath the Lintel Director: Preston Lane
Dirty Blonde Director: Bryan Conger
Other Desert Cities Director: Eleanor Holdridge
· A monitor will not be provided. The producer will run all aspects of this audition.
Appointments
Audition hotline 336/274-0067 x215, bryan@triadstage.org.
Performers of all ethnic and racial background are encouraged to attend.
Always bring your Equity Membership Card to auditions.
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Breakdown
The 39 Steps
First Reh: 8/5/14
First Preview: 8/31/14
Opening: 9/5/14
Closing: 9/28/14
Richard Hannay (Open Ethnicity, late 30s) Richard Charles Arbuthnot Hannay with piercing eyes and a dashing smile. He dreams of acting to make the world a happier place but he struggles with extreme selfishness. He enjoys the finer things in life and attempts to put on the manners of a fine gentleman of society. However, his temper is short and he is easily irritated. He is restless, impatient, adventurous, and loves an exciting chase. A hopeless romantic, Hannay’s greatest desire to find a woman to love and to share his life with. He must have impeccable comic timing. He speaks with a standard British dialect.
Annabella Schmidt/ Margaret / Pamela (Open Ethnicity, late 20s-mid 30s) Miss Annabella Schmidt is an alluring German woman. She has a commanding presence and a very untactful personality with no people skills. Margaret is a pretty, incredibly shy Scottish girl. She had her youth stolen by marriage and spends her days in a humble Scottish cottage. Margaret longs for her old home in Glasgow with its fine shops, trams, lights, cinema places, and crowds. Pamela is a breathtakingly beautiful woman that wears tight clothes. She is extremely untrusting of men and can come across as irritable and unamused. However, she can also be very tender and is looking for someone to love her. The actor cast must be able to speak with German, Scottish, and standard British dialects.
Clown 1 (Open Ethnicity, 25-45) Clown 1 plays several different characters and should be able to transform physically and vocally in very little time. As Compere, he is the cockney emcee of a comedy duo act along with Mr. Memory. As John McTyte, he is an ancient and surly Scottish crofter. McTyte is suspicious and controlling of his young wife and tries to instill the fear of God into his home. He disapproves of wicked city life and prefers living in God’s country. McTyte has a short fuse and is often mad and paranoiac. As Mrs. Louisa Jordan, he plays the grey-haired wife of Professor Jordan. Her cold smile masks a severe, unfeeling core. This actor must be proficient in many dialects
Clown 2 (Open Ethnicity, 25-45) Clown 2 plays several different characters and should be able to transform physically and vocally in very little time. As the cockney Mr. Memory, he commits fifty new facts to memory every day as part of a comedy act with Compere. As Professor Jordan, he plays a formal gentleman with a sharp intelligence. He is a spy. His apparent kindness masks a cold-blooded, scheming core, and his cultured British tones mask a German dialect. Jordan instills mortal fear in his enemies and subordinates and is not to be crossed. Clown 2 also plays one of Professor Jordan’s murderous heavies, a train porter, an eager underwear salesman, and a sheriff. This actor must be proficient in many dialects.
Underneath the Lintel
First Reh: 8/20/14
First Preview: 9/17/14
Opening: 9/20/14
Closing: 10/5/14
The Librarian [CAST] (Caucasian, 40s-50s) The Librarian has spent the majority of her life in the Dutch town of Hoofddorp. She is slight of figure and appears to be a bit frail upon first meeting. However, she is completely fascinating and really comes alive when she tells of her adventure and inhabits the characters she meets along the way. She is meticulous when it comes to her work but a bit disheveled in her appearance and is easily distracted by things. She is generous, trusting, smart, inquisitive, bureaucratic, and at times a bit naïve. There is something completely likeable about the librarian and this quality makes you want to be on her side. She has been disregarded by her library and want nothing more than to be recognized and remembered for her work. She speaks with a slight Dutch dialect.
Dirty Blonde
First Reh: 12/30/14
First Preview: 1/25/15
Opening: 1/30/15
Closing: 2/15/15
Jo/Mae West (Caucasian, 30s-40s, Alto) This actress plays both characters and must be able to effortlessly and quickly transform from one to the other. Singing in the style of Mae West is required and she must be able to handle choreography and movement well. Jo is a struggling actress from Brooklyn with a Mae West fascination. Full-figured and voluptuous, she is self-conscious, tough, smart, witty, boisterous, sarcastic, and has a dry sense of humor. Underneath her bravado she is awkward, lonely, vulnerable, and looking for romance. Mae is loud, sexy, smart, savvy, opinionated, and fabulous. We see her from age 18-85, from her struggles to achieve fame to her tireless efforts maintain her status and image. Comfortable in her own skin, Mae uses her best assets to get what she wants. She is very generous with those she loves but can also be callous when she is crossed. Mae is a tough broad who has had some hard knocks but she always comes out on top. This actress must be proficient in a Brooklyn dialect and the ''Mae West'' dialect.
Charlie and Others (Caucasian, 30s-40s) This actor primarily plays Charlie but also plays several minor characters throughout. He must be able to effortlessly and quickly transform from one to the other. Some singing is required and he should be able to handle minimal choreography with ease. Overweight and out of shape, Charlie is a film archivist who is shy, sensitive, caring, and a bit oblivious at times. Lonely and looking for romance in his life, Charlie bonds with Jo over their mutual love of Mae West. He is a bit peculiar sometimes and it is not easy for him to share his feelings. At his core Charlie is sweet and loveable but very self-conscious. He wants nothing more than to have someone to be open and honest with. This actor must be proficient in a variety of dialects.
Joe Frisco, Frank Wallace, Ed Hearn, and Others (Caucasian, 30s-40s) This actor plays several characters throughout and must be able to effortlessly and quickly transform from one to the other. He also serves as the piano player and sings--excellent musicianship is essential. He should be able to handle movement and choreography with ease. Joe Frisco is former vaudevillian who has known Mae since her days in Vaudeville. He is jovial, kind, caring and adores Mae. Frank Wallace was Mae’s first husband. An actor and dancer, he is commanding, handsome, debonair, and sensitive. Frank adores Mae and wants to tell everyone he is married to her but she refuses to make it public. Ed Hearn is the man that helped Mae discover her signature style. An actor and drag queen, Ed is a good friend and confidant to Mae and loves her deeply. He is suave, kind, generous, warm, and the kind of person you want as a friend. This actor must be proficient in a variety of dialects.
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