LEAN ENSEMBLE THEATRE 2018 OPEN - Lean Ensemble Theatre Auditions

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LEAN ENSEMBLE THEATRE 2018 - Lean Ensemble Theatre

Lean Ensemble Theatre 2018 - Hilton Head SC OPEN Call By Appointment

Lean Ensemble Theatre


AUDITION DATES

Sat, Jun 02, 2018

12:00 pm (EDT)

Sun, Jun 03, 2018

11:00 am (EDT)

APPOINTMENTS

by appointment only. Contact: Blake White - blake@leanensemble.org

CONTRACT

Special Appearance

$383/wk Equity, $350/wk Non-Equity

SEEKING

Equity and non-Equity Actors for various roles in the upcoming season shows.

PREPARATION

Please come in with 60 second monologue appropriate for the season and be prepared to read sides from any of the plays. Bring picture and resume.


LOCATION

Hilton Head Symphony Orchestra

2 Park Lane

Hilton Head, SC 29928



PERSONNEL

Artistic Director, Director of IF YOU FORGET ME, BAREFOOT IN THE PARK: Blake White
Director of WHO AM I THIS TIME: Jay Briggs
Director of BAD DATES: Peggy Trecker White
Director of A DOLL’S HOUSE PART 2: Christine Albright, TBD


OTHER

www.leanensemble.org
info@leanensemble.org

An Equity Monitor will not be provided. The producer will run all aspects of this 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

WHO AM I THIS TIME? (& OTHER CONUNDRUMS OF LOVE)
Playwright: Aaron Posner from Kurt Vonnegut
Director: Jay Briggs
First Rehearsal: 10/2/18
Preview: 10/18/18
Opening: 10/19/18
Closing: 10/28/18

SEEKING a diverse group of actors with the ability to play multiple characters, great comedic timing and storytelling. Musicianship a plus.

Actor 1 (male, 30’s-40’s) Tom Newton, narrator and guide for the audience. Affable everyman. [CAST- seeking replacements only]

Actor 2 (female, 40’s) Kate Newton, charming with natural beauty.

Actor 3 (male, 20’s) As Newt, socially awkward but smart and handsome.

Actor 4 (female, 20’s) As Helene, quiet and timid before bursting to life in the role of Stella in the community theatre’s “A Streetcar Named Desire”. A good facility for shakespeare preferable.

Actor 5 (male, 30’s) Timid local actor who transforms in the role of Stanley in the community theatre’s “A Streetcar Named Desire”. [CAST- seeking replacements only]

Actor 6 (male, 30’s-40’s) Well-meaning. Impersonations preferable, specifically a bad Brando as Stanley.

Actor 7 (female, 40’s-50’s) Sharp sense of humor, brazen and alluring.
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BAD DATES
Playwright: Theresa Rebeck
Director: Peggy Trecker White
First Rehearsal: 11/27/18
Preview: 12/12/18
Opening: 12/13/18
Closing: 12/16/18

Hayley Walker (female, 35-45’s) A compelling storyteller with effortless comedic chops. [CAST - seeking replacement only]
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A DOLL’S HOUSE PART 2
Playwright: Lucas Hnath
Director: Christine Albright
First Rehearsal: 1/8/19
Preview: 1/24/19
Opening: 1/25/19
Closing: 2/3/19

Nora (female, 50’s) Intelligent and independent. [CAST - seeking replacement only]

Torvald (male, 50’s) Gentle but short-tempered.

Anne Marie (female, 60’s) Honest and gregarious. [CAST - seeking replacement only]

Emmy (female, 18-20’s) An old soul.
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IF YOU FORGET ME (WORLD PREMIERE)
Playwright: Nora Leahy
Director: Blake White
First Rehearsal: 3/5/19
Preview: 3/20/19
Opening: 3/21/19
Closing: 3/24/19

Jo-Ann (female, early 60s) Mother. Midwestern ,well intentioned. Stronger then she appears. [CAST - seeking replacement only]

Kate (female, 30) Daughter/sister. Sarcastic, but actually very sensitive. The more wayward child. [CAST - seeking replacement only]

Rachel (female, 33) The older sister. A typical older sister. The more successful child.

Matt (male, 30) Kate's ex boyfriend. Grew up in the neighborhood. A familiar face.
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BAREFOOT IN THE PARK
Playwright: Neil Simon
Director: Blake White
First Rehearsal: 4/9/19
Preview: 4/25/19
Opening: 4/26/19
Closing: 5/5/19

Corie Bratter (female, 20’s-30’s) Easily excitable.

Paul Bratter (male, 20’s-30’s) Dry, yet warm, sense of humor.

Ms. Ethel Banks (female, 40’s-60’s) Witty, perceptive humor, mother of Corie. [CAST - seeking replacement only]

Mr. Victor Velasco (male, 50’s-60’s) Polite, free-spirited neighbor.

Telephone Man (male, 30’s-60’s) Pleasant and optimistically observant.

Delivery Man (female or male, 50’s-70’s) comedic character role.


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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