TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD (Broadway) - NYC EPA
Atticus LLC
**Updated Breakdown**
AUDITION DATE
Thu, Jun 07, 2018
9:30 am - 5:30 pm (EDT)
Lunch 1 to 2
CONTRACT
Production (League)
$2037/week current min
SEEKING
Equity actors for various roles, understudies and future replacements. See breakdown
PREPARATION
Actors should prepare a brief monologue. Bring picture and resume.
LOCATION
Actors' Equity New York Audition Center
165 W 46th St
16th Fl
New York, NY 10036
PERSONNEL
DIRECTOR: BARTLETT SHER
WRITER: ADAPTED BY AARON SORKIN BASED ON THE NOVEL BY HARPER LEE
CASTING: DANIEL SWEE
Casting Assoc. Camille Hickman
OTHER DATES
1ST REHEARSAL: September 10, 2018
1ST PREVIEW: November 1, 2018
OPEN: December 13, 2018
OTHER
Each of the following are expected to be in attendance @ the EPA - one in the AM and one in the PM., however, the exact schedule is yet TBD.
Casting Director: Daniel Swee
Casting Associate: Camille Hickman
EPA Procedures are in effect for this audition.
An Equity monitor will be provided.
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
TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD tells a story of racial injustice and childhood innocence. Set during the Depression in the fictional town of Maycomb, Alabama, small town lawyer Atticus Finch defends an African-American man, Tom Robinson, who is falsely accused of rape, before an all-white jury.
ATTICUS FINCH
(Mid 40 - 50’s) Caucasian. A small-town lawyer in Maycomb, Alabama in the 1930’s. Highly intelligent, thoughtful, compassionate, with a strong moral compass and a dry sense of humor. Father to Scout and Jem, he cares for his children deeply. ROLE IS CAST
JEAN MARIE “SCOUT” FINCH
(Adult to play child) Caucasian. Southern. Smart, insightful, independent, she’s forthright and has a strong sense of justice. Articulate and an original thinker. Looks up to her father. Believes in the goodness of people. ROLE IS CAST
JEM FINCH
(Adult to play child) Caucasian. Southern. Scout’s brother, older by four years. Very much the older sibling, he’s decisive, bold, quick to act, opinionated and brave. Idolizes his father. ROLE IS CAST.
CALPURNIA
(40’s-50’s) African-American. Southern. Works as the housekeeper for the Finches. Smart, strong, outspoken, political, with a strong moral center. Protective of Scout and Jem. ROLE IS CAST.
DILL
(Adult to play child) Caucasian. Southern. Dill is staying with his Aunt Rachel in Maycomb while his mother is otherwise engaged. Outgoing, talkative, sensitive, though rather lonely; he is befriended by Jem and Scout. ROLE IS CAST.
JUDGE TAYLOR
(60’s) Caucasian. Male, Southern. Maycomb’s judge. Courtly and learned, he’s very much in charge of his courtroom. Thoughtful, shrewd, formidable with a dry and sharp wit. Doesn’t suffer fools. ROLE IS CAST.
TOM ROBINSON
(20’S) African-American. Southern. A field hand, hardworking, serious and ethical, falsely accused of rape by Mayella Ewell. ROLE IS CAST.
BOB EWELL
(40’s) Caucasian. Southern. Angry, alcoholic, prone to violence. Very smart. A dangerous man, who feels cheated by the world. ROLE IS CAST.
MAYELLA EWELL
(Early 20’s). Caucasian. Southern. Daughter of Bob Ewell. Uneducated. Takes care of her many younger siblings, traumatized and volatile. She falsely accuses Tom Robinson of rape. ROLE IS CAST.
HORACE GILMER
(30’s) Caucasian. Southern. Prosecuting attorney with the soul of a politician; ambitious and shrewd. ROLE IS CAST.
MRS. DUBOSE
(60’s+) Caucasian. Southern. An irascible and unhappy woman, who speaks cruelly to Scout and Jem. ROLE IS CAST
MISS STEPHANIE
(30’S) Caucasian. Southern. The town gossip. Funny, highly opinionated. Role doubles with: DILL’S MOTHER (30’S) Caucasian. Attractive. Growing weary and impatient from her search for a new husband. ROLE IS CAST.
SHERIFF HECK TATE
(40’s – Early 50’s) Caucasian. Southern. Maycomb’s town sheriff. Man of the law. He knows the conflicts of the town and has to figure out how to navigate them. Compassionate.
LINK DEAS
Role now CAST. (40’S-50’S). Caucasian. Southern. Tom Robinson’s employer, a cotton farmer. Has somewhat removed himself socially from the people of Maycomb, who suspect Deas is an alcoholic. Stands up for Tom Robinson and is revealed to be a man of unlikely and surprising substance.
BOO RADLEY
Role Now CAST. (Mid 30’s-Mid 40’s) Caucasian. Southern. He’s retreated from the world, is never seen by anyone in Maycomb and has become the subject of much speculation and wild rumors. When he appears, he barely speaks a word. He has a haunted quality, but a profoundly kind spirit. Physically imposing. Not verbal, extremely sensitive.
DR. REYNOLDS
Role now CAST. (40’S-50’S) Caucasian. Southern. Male. The town doctor, he’s been treating the Finch children since birth. Trustworthy, sensible, caring.
MR. CUNNINGHAM
Role now CAST. (40’s) Caucasian. Southern. A farmer. Uneducated, impoverished.
BAILIFF
(30’s) Caucasian. Southern. Male. Court Bailiff, he has to keep order in the court.
COURT REPORTER
(20’s) Caucasian. Male, Southern. Transcribes the trial in court for the record.
Note: Some roles may double with other roles
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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