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Call Type
Equity Principal
Date of Audition
11/27/2012
Location
The Colony Theatre
555 North Third Street
Burbank, CA 91502
Time(s)
Tuesday November 27 10 AM - 6 PM
Lunch Break: 1:40 PM - 2:40 PM
- EPA Rules are in effect.
- A monitor will be provided.
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Contract
LORT Rep
LORT Rep B+/B minimum $832/$765/week
Seeking
Male and Female Actors for LOVE'S LABOURS LOST, TEMPEST, KING JOHN, TWELVE ANGRY MEN, ANYTHING GOES (summer); PETER & THE STRACATCHER (full season); MARVELOUS WONDERETTES, RICHARD II (fall). ALL ROLES OPEN for both Summer and Fall seasons.
Preparation
Two contrasting monologues: one Shakespeare, the other contemporary. 2/12 minute total.
Other Dates
Summer season: May 9; June 24, 2013 / August 31, 2013
Fall season: August 12; September 21, 2013 /October 26, 2013
* NOTE: PETER and THE STAR CATCHER cast contracted May 9-October 26, 2013
Other
All Company members cast in 2-3 roles in rotating rep. Cast of PETER AND THE STARCATCHER will be contracted through summer and fall seasons, with additional roles attached.
Personnel
Brian Vaughn / David Ivers, USF Artistic Directors
Lise Mills, Casting Associate
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Breakdown
LOVE'S LABOURS LOST: All is peaceful in King Ferdinand's court, where he and his idealistic friends have dedicated themselves to fasting and study—peaceful that is until the beautiful princess of France and her ladies arrive. All roles open
THE TEMPEST: In the greatest of Shakespeare’s later plays, the sorcerer Prospero and his daughter Miranda are stranded on an island with the deformed Caliban when a second shipwreck brings ashore faces of Prospero’s past. All roles open.
KING JOHN: King John deals with struggles for power between kings, churches, and individuals, and continuing through war, revenge, and eventual murder. All roles open
• KING JOHN.
• PRINCE HENRY, Son to the King.
• ARTHUR, Duke of Britaine, Nephew to the King.
• THE EARL OF PEMBROKE.
• THE EARL OF ESSEX.
• THE EARL OF SALISBURY.
• THE LORD BIGOT.
• HUBERT DE BURGH.
• ROBERT FAULCONBRIDGE, Son to Sir Robert Faulconbridge.
• PHILIP THE BASTARD, his half-brother.
• JAMES GURNET, Servant to Lady Faulconbridge.
• PETER OF POMPRET, a Prophet.
• PHILIP, King of France.
• LEWIS, the Dauphin.
• LYMOGES, Duke of Austria.
• CARDINAL PANDULPH, the Pope's Legate.
• MELUN, a French Lord.
• CHATILLON, Ambassador from France.
• QUEEN ELINOR, Mother to King John.
• CONSTANCE, Mother to Arthur.
• BLANCH OF SPAIN, Niece to King John.
• LADY FAULCONBRIDGE.
ANYTHING GOES: Cole Porter's classic score is the background for comedy and romance on the high seas. All roles open.
TWELVE ANGRY MEN: Twelve nameless men from twelve varied backgrounds must decide the fate of a young man accused of murder, but first they must face themselves, their biases, and their own sense of justice. All roles open
(combined season)
PETER AND THE STARCATCHER: An innovative retelling of how a miserable orphan came to be The Boy Who Would Not Grow Up. All roles open.
? Boy/Peter: A nameless and friendless 13-year-old Orphan, deeply mistrustful of adults and neglected to the point of never having seen the sun. His adventures allow him to find the hero within himself, and to take on a name worthy of the legend he becomes.
? Molly Aster: A 13-year-old apprentice Starcatcher desperate to prove herself to her father. Highly intelligent and physically adept, she remains socially awkward and something of a know-it-all.
? Black Stache: A highly intelligent but malapropism-prone Pirate chief, so called due to the black mustache that is a trademark in his family. In search of a great hero who he can oppose to become a great villain.
? Smee: Black Stache's faithful first mate. More intelligent than he gives himself credit for (but still not overly bright), Smee is willing to follow his captain in any amount of hair-brained schemes.
? Lord Leonard Astor: Molly's father, A Starcatcher on a secret mission for Queen Victoria. He loves his daughter dearly but is perhaps guilty of placing his mission above her safety.
? Ted: One of the Boy's orphan companions, nicknamed "Tubby Ted." Constantly hungry, he is obsessed with food and faints at the mere mention of sticky pudding.
? Prentiss: One of the Boy's orphan companions. Pompous and sarcastic, he is intent on being leader of the gang of Orphans but is too cowardly to really do anything.
? Mrs. Bumbrake: Molly's faithful Nanny, a prim and proper Englishwoman. the role is written to be portrayed by a male actor, who also plays Teacher a wise and mysterious mermaid.
? Alf: A salty and flatulent sailor on the Neverland, who falls deeply and instantly in love with Mrs. Bumbrake. He is somewhat coarse , but good-natured.
? Fighting Prawn: The fierce chief of the tribe of Mollusk Islanders, who was sold into slavery in England as a boy. The actor in this role also portrays Grempkin, the sadistic schoolmaster of St. Norbert’s Orphanage for Lost Boys, Sanchez, one of Black Stache's crew, and Mack, the world's most incompetent Sailor.
? Bill Slack: The nasty, greedy and cruel captain of the Neverland. The actor in the role also portrays Hawking Clam, Fighting Prawn's son.
? Captain Robert Falcon Scott: Captain of the Wasp, and Lord Astor's old friend from their schooldays.
The ensemble cast also portrays narrators, mermaids, pirates, sailors, islanders and various other creatures, locations and people throughout the show.
(fall season)
MARVELOUS WONDERETTES: At the 1958 Springfield High School prom, the Wonderettes, four girls with hopes and dreams belt out hits from the '50s and '60s.
RICHARD II: chronicles the rise of the house of Lancaster to the throne of England. It’s sequel plays are Henry IV parts one and two, and Henry V. All roles open.
• KING RICHARD THE SECOND.
• JOHN OF GAUNT, Duke of Lancaster, &
• EDMUND OF LANGLEY, Duke of York, Uncles to the King.
• HENRY, surnamed BOLINGBROKE, Duke of Hereford, Son to John of Gaunt: afterwards King Henry IV.
• DUKE OF AUMERLE, Son to the Duke of York.
• THOMAS MOWBRAY, Duke of Norfolk.
• DUKE OF SURREY.
• EARL OF SALISBURY.
• LORD BERKELEY.
• BUSHY, BAGOT, & GREEN, Servants to King Richard.
• EARL OF NORTHUMBERLAND.
• HENRY PERCY, surnamed Hotspur, his Son.
• LORD ROSS.
• LORD WILLOUGHBY.
• LORD FITZWATER.
• BISHOP OF CARLISLE.
• ABBOT OF WESTMINSTER.
• LORD MARSHAL.
• SIR PIERCE OF EXTON.
• SIR STEPHEN SCROOP.
• QUEEN TO KING RICHARD.
• DUCHESS OF GLOUCESTER.
• DUCHESS OF YORK.
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