WELLFLEET HARBOR ACTORS THEATER 2023 SEASON Equity Principal Actors - WELLFLEET HARBOR ACTORS THEATER Auditions

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WELLFLEET HARBOR ACTORS THEATER

LOCATION

Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theater

2357 State Highway Rt. 6

Wellfleet, MA 02667

AUDITION DATE

Thu, Apr 6, 2023

10:00 AM to 6:00 PM (EDT)

Break: 1:00 – 2:00pm

APPOINTMENTS

Call 508-349-9428 x113 or email auditions@what.org to schedule an appointment

CONTRACT

NEAT

$480 weekly minimum (Category 5)

SEEKING

Equity Actors for roles in Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theater 2023 Season (see breakdown).

PREPARATION

Prepare 2 brief contrasting contemporary monologues. Please bring headshot and resume. Also accepting video submissions to auditions@what.org. Please include headshot and resume along with link to two contrasting contemporary monologues. Please use “2023 Submission” as the email subject. Deadline for submissions is April 10, 2023.

PERSONNEL

Christopher Ostrom – Producing Artistic Director (expected to attend)
Nicholas Ward – Managing Director

See production specific personnel in breakdown.

OTHER DATES

See production dates in breakdown.

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.

Equity encourages everyone participating in the auditions to wear a two-ply cloth face mask, surgical mask, singer’s mask or respirator (N95, KN95 or KF94). Single-ply face masks, gaiters and bandanas are not recommended. Singer’s masks can be found at www.broadwayreliefproject.com/singersmask.

Equity encourages members to prepare for their audition prior to arriving at the audition venue, to the extent that they can (e.g., get dressed, hair/make-up, etc.) to avoid crowding in bathrooms and dressing rooms.

Holding/Audition room information:

The audition room can accommodate no more than 10 individuals at a time.

The holding room can accommodate no more than 40 individuals at a time.

JESUS HOPPED THE ‘A’ TRAIN


By Stephen Adly Guirgis

First Rehearsal: on or around May 8, 2023
First Public Performance: May 24, 2023
Press Opening: May 26, 2023
Closing Performance: June 17, 2023

ANGEL CRUZ Latino, male presenting and identifying, 30. Rikers Island inmate, on trial for shooting the leader of a religious cult. Puerto Rican, raised in West Harlem. Stubborn, hot-headed, emotional, straining under the weight of responsibility.

VALDEZ Latino, male presenting and identifying, 30s-40s. Rikers Island prison guard. Vicious wit, zero sympathy for the guilty. Also voices Inmate #2 in first scene of the play.

MARY JANE HANRAHAN White, female presenting and identifying, 30s. Public defender assigned to Angel’s case. Half Irish, half Italian, grew up middle class in Queens. Smart, passionate, tough, but with a soft spot for the righteous.

LUCIUS JENKINS African-American, male presenting and identifying, 40s. Rikers Island inmate, notorious for committing eight gruesome murders, facing possible extradition to Florida where he’d face the death penalty. Charismatic with a near-manic upbeat energy. Found God in prison and relentlessly speaks in the language of Christianity and positivity. Also voices Inmate #1 in first scene of the play.

CHARLIE D’AMICO White, male presenting and identifying, 30s. Rikers Island prison guard, Italian-American. Affable, good-hearted, has befriended Lucius. Also plays Guard and voices Inmate #3 in the first scene of the play.

THE COMPLETE WORKS OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE (ABRIDGED) 2022 REVISION

By Adam Long, Daniel Singer, Jess Winfield

First Rehearsal: on or around June 12, 2023
First Public Performance: June 28, 2023
Press Opening: June 30, 2023
Closing Performance: July 29, 2023

PERFORMER 1 (“Daniel” Track)
PERFORMER 2 (“Jess” Track)
PERFORMER 3 (“Adam” Track)

Seeking three performers of any age, race, ethnicity, or gender, with excellent comedic timing and ability to improvise.


THE PICKLEBALL WARS (WORLD PREMIERE)


By Kevin Rice
Directed by Daisy Walker

First Rehearsal: on or around July 17, 2023
First Public Performance: August 9, 2023
Press Opening: August 11, 2023
Closing Performance: September 9, 2023

FRED FALLON 50s, male presenting and identifying, a young retiree

SUE FALLON 50s, female presenting and identifying, singer-songwriter

K.A. (also known as KAY) 50s, female presenting and identifying, new neighbor, pickleball instructor and undercover FBI agent

SALLY PERKS 30-40s, female presenting and identifying, woman of color, K.A.'s partner


BETRAYAL


A co-production with Harbor Stage Company
By Harold Pinter
Directed by Robert Kropf

First Rehearsal: on or around August 28, 2023
First Public Performance: September 20, 2023
Press Opening: September 22, 2023
Closing Performance: October 14, 2023

EMMA [30s/40s] Understated, slightly distant, persuasive, at once dreamy & down to earth.

ROBERT [30s/40s] Reserved, endlessly patient, encyclopedic, harsh when pushed, wry.

JERRY [30s/40s] Witty, in excellent humor, tireless, emphatic, wildly perceptive, fits of feeling.

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