Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theater 2019 Season - Wellfleet, MA EPA
Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theater
AUDITION DATES
Sat, Mar 16, 2019
9:00 am - 5:00 pm (EST)
Lunch 1 to 2
Sun, Mar 17, 2019
9:00 am - 5:00 pm (EST)
Lunch 1 to 2
APPOINTMENTS
AEA members may call/email for an appointment: Call: (508) 349-9428 ext. 109 or email: auditions@what.org. AEA members without appointments seen as time permits on day of.
CONTRACT
NEAT Category 5 and 6 ($366/week minimum)
SEEKING
Equity actors and singers for various roles in the upcoming season. See breakdown.
The season PSM position has been filled, however, still seeking an ASM for Murder for Two, Lenin's Embalmers, Rhinoceros, and Orson's Shadow, along with an SM for Orson's Shadow. See separate notice on Casting Call for submission details.
PREPARATION
2 brief contrasting contemporary monologues
Please bring headshot and current resume
If auditioning for Murder for Two prepare an uptempo musical theater song to both perform and self-accompany. An accompanist will not be provided.
LOCATION
Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theater
2357 State Highway Rt. 6
Wellfleet, MA 02667
Julie Harris Stage (2nd Floor Rehearsal Room)
PERSONNEL
The following are all in attendance:
Christopher Ostrom - Producer (also authority to hire SMs
Jackie Davis – Director Race
RJ Tolan – Director Lenin’s Embalmers
OTHER DATES
Please note: Additional Auditions will be held in NY at a later date.
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.
BREAKDOWN
RACE
By David Mamet
Directed by Jackie Davis
First Rehearsal: May 20, 2019
First Public Performance: June 5, 2019
Press Opening: June 7, 2019
Closing Performance: June 28, 2019
Jack Lawson: Shrewd and savvy. Methodical and diplomatic in his interactions with Charles. Considers himself as a mentor (of sorts) to Susan
Charles Strickland: Wealthy White Male, 40's. Client. Accused of rape.
Henry Brown: Black, 40's, Shrewd. Blunt to borderline rude. Strategist. Tells it like he sees it. Considers himself a mentor (of sorts) to Susan.
Susan: Black, 20's, Young attorney, morally driven. Strong convictions regarding race and this case in particular.
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MURDER FOR TWO
Book and Lyrics by Kellen Blair
Book and Music by Joe Kinosian
Directed by Sam Scalamoni
First Rehearsal: June 17, 2019
First Public Performance: July 3, 2019
Press Opening: July 5, 2019
Closing Performance: July 27, 2019
Marcus: Mid 20’s-30’s – A great narrator/host, comfortable breaking the fourth wall. A skilled comedian adept at physical comedy as well. Creative, musical, collaborative and an accomplished pianist. Must be ready to be part of a team.
The Suspects: Mid 20’s-30’s – A brilliant character actor who can skillfully slip in and out of multiple male and female characters. A comedian with great physical comedy skills. Creative, musical, collaborative and an accomplished pianist. Must be ready to be part of a team.
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LENIN’S EMBALMERS
By Vern Thiessen
Directed by RJ Tolan
First Rehearsal: July 22, 2019
First Public Performance: August 7, 2019
Press Opening: August 9, 2019
Closing Performance: August 31, 2019
LENIN: 50s-60s - Revolutionary, politician, theorist. Dead. Tells a mean joke.
BORIS: 30s-50s - A scientist. Wants more from life and is willing to take risks to get it. Wishes you wouldn't mention that he used to support Trotsky.
VLAD: 30s-50s - A scientist. Wants more from life and is angry that someone else has it. Wishes you wouldn't mention that he used to support the Tsar.
NADIA: 30s-50s - Plays three different women all named Nadia - wives, girlfriends, scientists. Have limited power to keep the men from destroying themselves and each other but are doing what they can.
STALIN: 40s-60s - A dictator. Fantastic mustache. Very little sense of humor. Are you threatening him?
KRASIN: 30s-60s - A deal-maker, a glad-hander, a politician. Very much hopes he can serve Stalin and not die, or worse.
AGENT 1 and AGENT 2: 20s-50s - Secret police, soviet, spies. They like a nip of vodka to keep out the cold Siberian nights. Also play Trotsky, others.
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RHINOCEROS
By Eugene Ionesco
Translated by Derek Prouse
Directed by Daisy Walker
Please Note: Rhinoceros will be performed in repertory with Orson’s Shadow (see below). Actors may be cast in both productions.
First Rehearsal: August 12, 2019
First Public Performance: September 5, 2019
Press Opening: September 7, 2019
Closing Performance: September 28, 2019
Berenger: 30s – 50s, a slacker, uncouth and apathetic with a rumpled appearance, moved to action in by his neighbors’ complacency
Jean: 30s – 50s, highly cultured and fastidious, arrogant, but not immune to hypocrisy
Daisy: 20s – 30s, Warm hearted but naïve, Berenger’s love interest
Ensemble: remaining roles of Botard, Dudard, The Logician, Papillon, M. and Mme. Boeuf, Café Proprietor, and Townspeople to be cast from an ensemble of 5, multiple ages and ethnicities.
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ORSON’S SHADOW
By Austin Pendleton
Directed by Brad Dalton
Please Note: Orson’s Shadow will be performed in repertory with Rhinoceros (see above). Actors may be cast in both productions.
First Rehearsal: August 12, 2019
First Public Performance: September 12, 2019
Press Opening: September 14, 2019
Closing Performance: September 29, 2019
Ken: English theatre critic and writer, mid 30s, bold, articulate and well-read
Sean: a stagehand, 20s – 30s, young and eager, perhaps a little goofy but endearing
Orson: Famed Hollywood director Orson Welles, mid 40s, a force
Larry: Sir Lawrence Olivier, 50s, dashing star of stage and screen, a touch arrogant
Joan: actress Joan Plowright, early 30s, Olivier’s latest flame
Vivien: actress Vivien Leigh, late 40s, soon to be the former Mrs. Olivier
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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