Writers Theatre 2024-25 Season - Chicago EPA Revised
Writers Theatre Inc | Glencoe, IL
Notice: Audition Call Type: EPA
Updated breakdown.
Monday, April 1, 2024
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM (C)
Lunch 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
CAT
$865 weekly minimum (Tier V)
Equity actors for roles in Writers Theatre's 2024-25 Season (See breakdown).
All roles will be understudied.
Local Chicago actors are encouraged to audition.
Writers Theatre is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All submissions will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, familial status, sexual orientation, national origin, ability, age, or veteran status.
Actors who are contracted for any role may be asked to change their hair for the production.
For Plays: Please prepare 2 contrasting 1- minute monologues. For Musicals: Please prepare two 32-bar cuts of songs in the style of the musical. To audition for both, please prepare one 32-bar cut and one monologue. NOTE: The accompanist will only be available on Fri, 4/5, but you may sing acappella 4/1 & 4/4. Equity members: Once you have secured an audition appointment through Equity, please complete the form at:
https://bit.ly/WT 24-25-EPASubmissions . All actors must fill out this form prior to auditioning. If you are unable to attend these live in-person calls, you may submit a video audition. See breakdown for Video Submission Instructions.
Writers Theatre
325 Tudor Court
Glencoe, IL 60022
Green Rehearsal Room - Parking free for 2hrs. Metra stop within 1 block. Waiting room in lobby.
Expected to attend:
Katie Galetti - Casting Director & Artistic Producer
See breakdown for production specific personnel.
An accompanist will ONLY be available on Friday, 4/5. If you are auditioning for the musical, please sign up for a time on 4/5.
For all shows:
Five-day work week, Tuesday-Saturday, with daytime rehearsals.
For tech, 10 out of 12’s have been eliminated. See breakdown for production specific dates.
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https://www.writerstheatre.org
To promote the health and safety of all participants, Wrtiers Theatre requires that all members of the cast, crew, production team, and staff be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Full vaccination is defined as receiving both doses of a two-dose vaccine or a single-dose vaccine at least two weeks prior to an individual’s first day of work on the project.
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.
Writers Theatre 2024-25 Season
Video Submission Instructions:
If you are unable to attend these live in-person calls, you may submit a video audition. Please submit your headshot, resume and video audition at:
https://bit.ly/WT-24-25-EPASubmissions . Please use the same preparation instructions as are listed for the live auditions.
Video submissions will also be accepted and reviewed with equal weight to in person auditions.
Content Warnings: kidnapping, discussion of suicide, gun violence, violent speech.
Written by Dave Malloy
Directed by Katie Spelman
Music Directed by Matt Dietchman
1st Rehearsal – week of Jul 29, 2024
Tech begins – Wed Aug 28, 2024
Final Dress – Wed Sep 4th, 2024
1st Preview – Thu Sep 5, 2024
Opening – Fri Sep 13, 2024
Closing (initial) – Sun Oct 20, 2024
Natasha - Soprano, G3-F5. Young and naive; she loves Andrey with all her heart. Innocent but not unintelligent. Expert vocalist. This role includes minimal intimacy.
Pierre - Bari-Tenor, Ab2-Ab4. Bewildered, awkward, and in a depressive state of ennui. May be asked to play accordion. Expert vocalist.
Andrey - Baritone, F2-Eb3. Andrey is engaged to Natasha, and away from Moscow.
Sonya - Mezzo-Soprano, B3-C5. Good, youthful. Wise and much cooler than everyone else but doesn’t act like it. Natasha's cousin and closest friend.
Marya - Alto, G3-B4. Oldschool; a grande dame of Moscow. Natasha's Godmother, strict yet kind. Hélène - Alto, G3-F5. A “slut”; Anatole's sister, married to Pierre. Not kind or glamorous.
Anatole - Tenor, B2-C#5. Hot; he spends his money on women and wine. An absolute rake. Expert vocalist. This role includes minimal intimacy.
Dolokhov - Baritone, E3-F4. fierce (but not too important). Anatole's friend, a crazy good shot. Comedic and charming, a good time guy.
Mary - Mezzo-Soprano, G3-B4. Plain, Andrey’s sister. Kept under Bolkonsky’s thumb. Would be more interesting if anyone allowed her to be.
Balaga - Baritone, A2-E4. Fun and vibrant troika driver. Loves to drink and party. Comedic and outgoing.
Prince Bolkonsky - male identifying, will internally cover and play smaller roles in addition to Old Prince Bolkonsky, Andrey and Mary’s crazy father. Baritone/Baritenor.
Ensemble 1 - any gender, dance captain. Strong mover, high or low voice.
Ensemble 2 - female identifying, will internally cover. Soprano/Mezzo, strong vocalist.
Content Warnings: discussion of mental illness and suicide.
Written by Duncan Macmillan
Directed by Kimberly Senior
1st Rehearsal – week of Oct 7, 2024 (shortened by 1 week)
Tech begins – Fri Oct 25, 2024 (shortened by 1 day)
Final Dress – Wed Oct 30, 2024
1st Preview – Thu Oct 31, 2024
Opening – Fri Nov 8, 2024
Closing – Sun Jan 5, 2025
Narrator - 35-55, any identity. A natural storyteller. Curious, sincere, has the ability to navigate easily between humor and grief, lightness and seriousness. At ease with improvisation and audience interaction. Has a sharp sense of emotional intelligence and be able to read the room. While this is a solo show, the actor playing the narrator uses the audience members to play the other characters they encounter.
Content Warnings: discussion of past trauma, imperialism, violent speech.
Written by Brian Friel
Directed by Braden Abraham
1st Rehearsal – week of Mar 3, 2025
Tech begins – Wed Mar 26, 2025
Final Dress – Wed Apr 2, 2025
1st Preview – Thu Apr 3, 2025
Opening – Fri Apr 11, 2025
Closing – Sun May 4, 2025
Manus - late 20s/early 30s, male, Irish. A physically slight person with a limp since childhood. The teacher at his father’s hedge school. Leads with his intellect, but is kind with a deep emotional capacity and hope.
Owen - 20s, male, Irish, Manus’ brother. A confident extrovert and diplomat who has moved beyond his small beginnings.
Hugh - early 60s, male, father of Manus and Owen, Irish. Master of the hedge school; the quintessential impoverished scholar. Proud and authoritative, but unable to grow past his own flaws and insecurities.
Jimmy Jack - 60s, male, Irish. The oldest student of the hedge school and a true eccentric - deeply lonely but loves books and language more than people. A contemporary of Hugh.
Sarah - 17-35, female, Irish. A dedicated student of the hedge school and mostly non-verbal. Has an openness to the world but a crippling shyness that makes her incredibly observant but unable to participate.
Maire - 20s, female, Irish. One of the hedge school students; the one that wants out - she’s fiery, opinionated, strong, and confident. A practical romantic who understands her circumstances but fights for more. This role includes minimal intimacy.
Doalty - 20s, male, Irish. One of the hedge school students, smarter than he looks or acts. Not interested in what’s being taught but in what he can learn in the world. Will fight for what he believes.
Bridget - 20s, female, Irish. One of the hedge school students, the town gossip. Plucky; Wants action for the sake of action.
Captain Lancey - 50s-60s, British soldier and the cartographer for the Ordnance Survey. Better with maps than people, he embodies the entitled imperialist, far removed from everyone in the play.
Captain George Yolland - late 20s/early 30s, male, British soldier and translator for the Ordnance Survey. Shy and awkward, he falls in love with the Irish town and its inhabitants. This role includes minimal intimacy.
Content Warnings: financial distress, pregnancy, distressing health issues.
Written by Madhuri Shekar
Co-production with TimeLine Theatre
Directed by Chay Yew
1st Rehearsal – week of May 19, 2025
Tech begins – Wed Jun 11, 2025
Final Dress – Wed Jun 18, 2025
1st Preview – Thu Jun 19, 2025
Opening – Fri Jun 27, 2025
Closing – Sun Jul 27, 2025
Neraj Madhwani - Male. Early 50s. South Asian. Owner and head chef of Dhaba Canteen. Born in India, moved to Chicago when he was 8. In the very early stages of a Parkinson's diagnosis.
Adil Jaisinghani - Male. Early 50s. South Asian. A successful entrepreneur and Neeraj's brother-in law. Moved to the states from India when he was 20.
Rita Madhwani- Female. 25. South Asian. Neraj’s daughter and Sindhu’s sister. Sous chef of Dhaba Canteen. Born and raised in Chicago. This role includes intimacy.
Sindhu Madhwani - Female. 30. South Asian. Neraj’s daughter and Rita’s sister. A consultant at a firm like McKinsey. Born and raised in Chicago.
Luz Fuentes - Female. Mid 20s. Caribbean/Afro-Latine. Line chef at Dhaba Canteen. Moved to the states from the Dominican Republic when she was 8. This role includes intimacy.
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