Arvada Center 2019-2020 Black Box Season - Arvada EPA Days
Arvada Center for the Arts & Humanities
AUDITION DATES
Sun, Apr 28, 2019
9:00 am - 5:00 pm (MDT)
Lunch: 1:00PM - 2:00PM
Mon, Apr 29, 2019
9:00 am - 5:00 pm (MDT)
Lunch: 1:00PM - 2:00PM
APPOINTMENTS
Visit http://arvadacenter.org/on-stage/auditions to schedule an appointment.
CONTRACT
LORT Non-Rep Minimum - $696/wk
SEEKING
Experienced performers with strong acting abilities are needed. See breakdown.
PREPARATION
Please prepare 2 - two minute contrasting monologues. A current headshot and résumé are required.
LOCATION
Arvada Center for the Arts & Humanities
6901 Wadsworth Blvd
Arvada, CO 80003-3448
PERSONNEL
Plaza Suite: Directed by Lynne Collins
Agatha Christie's Murder on the Orient Express: Directed by Geoffrey Kent
A Midsummer Night's Dream: Directed by Emily Van Fleet
Small Mouth Sounds: Directed by Lynne Collins
OTHER DATES
Plaza Suite - 1st rehearsal: August 30, 2019; Open: October 4, 2019; Close: November 10, 2019; Agatha Christie's Murder on the Orient Express - 1st rehearsal: December 3, 2019, Open: January 31, 2020, Close: May 17, 2020; A Midsummer Night’s Dream - 1st rehearsal: December 10, 2019, Open: February 21, 2020, Close: May 16, 2020; Small Mouth Sounds - 1st rehearsal: January 2, 2019, Open: March 13, 2020, Close: May 14, 2020.
OTHER
Performances are Thursday through Saturday evenings with matinees on Wednesdays, Sundays and some Saturdays for five-six shows per week. Some weekday student matinees may be added.
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
Plaza Suite — Neil Simon
Seeking:
Sam Nash/Jesse Kiplinger/Roy Hubley : Cast.
Karen Nash/Muriel Tate/Norma Hubley : Cast.
Jean McCormack/Mimsey Hubley : Female, 25-30. Jean McCormack: (Act I) Sam’s secretary and highly efficient. Well groomed, attractive, bright and cheerful. Mimsey Hubley: Nervous bride. All Ethnicities.
Bellhop/Borden Eisler : Male, 25-35. Bellhop: (Act I) Eager to please and will visit as long as he needs to get his tip. Borden Eisler: (Act II) Young confident groom, a man of few words (literally). All Ethnicities.
Waiter : Male, 30-45. Trained to be friendly and please customers. All Ethnicities.
*Agatha Christie’s Murder on the Orient Express —Adapted by Ken Ludwig (regional premiere)
Seeking:
Poirot : Male, 60’s – Agatha Christie’s famous detective. All Ethnicities.
MacQueen : Male, 30’s. A nervous American. All Ethnicities.
Bouc : Male, 30’s—50’s. A Belgian man of good humor. Playful, proud, generous. A predilection for grandeur. A whirlwind of energy. All Ethnicities.
Ratchett/Col. Arbuthnot : Male, mid 30’s-40’s. 1 actor will play 2 roles. Samuel Ratchett: Middle-aged American businessman, evil at heart and frightening, brusque, unforgiving, stern demeanor. Pushy, domineering. Colonel Arbuthnot: Scotsman, also middle aged, handsome, very matter of fact, occasionally tender. All Ethnicities.
Michel/Head Waiter : Male, mid 30’s to early 60’s. 1 actor will play 2 roles . Michel: A good-looking Frenchman, about 40, a quiet, almost grave sense of humor. Unfailingly polite. Head Waiter: A Turkish waiter, snooty, smooth. All Ethnicities.
Mary Debenham : Female, 30’s. An English beauty. A governess, capable yet romantic. A sadness around her eyes and a hardness about her person. All Ethnicities.
Greta Ohlsson : Female, 30’s. Inherently odd, and very devout Swedish woman. A frightened, sheeplike quality. All Ethnicities.
Countess Andrenyi : Female, 20’s to 30’s. Brilliantly beautiful, like something out of a fairytale. Impeccably put together, with a warmth that wins over everyone she meets. Her delicacy belies a steely edge – she is no wilting flower. All Ethnicities.
Mrs. Hubbard : Female, late 40’s to 60’s. An outspoken and flamboyant American from the Midwest. Jovial, obnoxious, domineering, deliciously nosy and brash. Unapologetic. All Ethnicities.
Princess Dragomiroff : Female, 60’s to 70’s. A Russian dowager. Very formal, a sweeping, impressive presence. Imperial, impatient. All Ethnicities.
*A Midsummer Night’s Dream —William Shakespeare
This is a highly theatrical and physical production with doubling of multiple roles. It requires performers who have excellent knowledge/control of their bodies and voices, can play multiple characters, and who are capable of switching from one to the other on a dime.
Seeking:
Actor 1 : Female identifying or non-binary, 20s-40s (to play ROBIN GOODFELLOW/PETER QUINCE/PHILOSTRATE)
Robin Goodfellow – or Puck, a shrewd and knavish sprite, mischievous and roguish
Quince – a carpenter; producer and Prologue of the play-within-the-play
Philostrate – a courtier, in charge of court entertainments. All Ethnicities.
Actor 2 : Male identifying, 30s-50s (to play FIRST FAIRY/NICK BOTTOM/EGEUS)
First Fairy – Fairy in Titania’s train
Bottom – a weaver; Pyramus in the play-within-the-play
Egeus – a courtier, Hermia’s father. All Ethnicities.
Actor 3 : Female identifying, 30s-60s (to play TITANIA/HIPPOLYTA)
Titania – Queen of the Fairies
Hippolyta – Queen of the Amazons, now the bride of Theseus. All Ethnicities.
Actor 4 : Male identifying, 30s-60s (to play OBERON/THESEUS)
Oberon – King of the Fairies
Theseus – Duke of Athens. All Ethnicities.
Actor 5 : Female identifying, 20s-30s (to play COBWEB/SNUG/HERMIA)
Cobweb – Fairy in Titania’s train
Snug – a joiner; the Lion in the play-within-the-play
Hermia – Egeus’ daughter, in love with Lysander. All Ethnicities.
Actor 6 : Female identifying, 20s-30s (to play MOTH/TOM SNOUT/HELENA)
Moth – Fairy in Titania’s train
Snout – a tinker; Wall in the play-within-the-play
Helena – in love with Demetrius. All Ethnicities.
Actor 7 : Female identifying or non-binary. 30s-40s (to play PEASEBLOSSOM/ROBIN STARVELING/LYSANDER)
Peaseblossom – Fairy in Titania’s train
Starveling – a tailor; Moonshine in the play-within-the-play
Lysander – in love at different times with Hermia and Helena. All Ethnicities.
Actor 8 : Male identifying, 20s-40s (to play MUSTARDSEED/FRANCIS FLUTE/DEMETRIUS)
Mustardseed – Fairy in Titania’s train
Flute – a bellows-mender; Thisbe in the play-within-the-play
Demetrius – in love at different times with Helena and Hermia. All Ethnicities.
*Small Mouth Sounds —by Bess Wohl (regional premiere)
Six refugees from city life embark on a five-day silent retreat deep in the woods with a renowned guru. As they begin to confront what ails them, from heartbreak to illness to overactive libidos, their vows of silence bump up against their need to connect -- and the ever-present threat of bears. Funny, strange and provocative, SMALL MOUTH SOUNDS is a new play that asks how we solve life’s biggest questions when words aren’t enough.
Seeking:
Alicia : Female. 30’s, from Southern California. She is the kind of person who manages to make a lot of noise even when she’s “in silence.” She recently went through a very bad breakup and is looking for something-- or somebody--to make her feel okay again. Cries easily. All Ethnicities.
Judy : Female. 40-50. Joan’s partner. Works at an “O Magazine” like publication as a top editor in the art department. She’s the kind of person who only needs four hours of sleep per night—she’s direct, competent and capable. She was recently diagnosed with breast cancer, and, as the doctor said, she “will not have a good outcome.” All Ethnicities.
Jan : Male. 40-50. From a small town in Finland. He does not speak much English. He is pale and sweet, with a wide-eyed, continually curious air about him, like a sprite or a woodland creature. He is a pastor at a small Lutheran church back in Finland. He came to spirituality after a great loss to try and find answers and peace. All Ethnicities.
Joan : Female. 40’s. A therapist and sex educator. Warm, open and compassionate, she is also incredibly, mind-bendingly angry underneath. All Ethnicities.
Ned : Male. 30-40’s. Jewish guy from Great Neck who works for a non-profit called Earthwatch and has had a severe run of bad luck worse than the worst country western song. Anxious, insecure, and angry. All Ethnicities.
Rodney : Male. 30’s, ageless, fit, gorgeous, grew up in the Pacific Northwest, teaches yoga in New York and the Hamptons. Though he is married, his extensive man jewelry does not include a wedding ring. All Ethnicities.
Teacher : Any age. A disembodied, androgynous voice with a strange, slightly accented way of talking. The androgynous tone might be the result of some kind of sickness, or might be just the way the teacher sounds. There is a humor and dryness to this voice that comes from a sense of age and a life lived. It has a sense of authority. Teacher is never seen, only heard.
*Performed in repertory
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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