Potomac Theatre Project 2019 Season - NYC EPA
Potomac Theatre Project
AUDITION DATE
Tue, Apr 23, 2019
9:30 am - 5:30 pm (EDT)
Lunch 1 to 2
CONTRACT
LOA Minimum weekly salary: 345.00 Housing provided in Middlebury. Round trip travel from NYC
SEEKING
There are 2 roles available. Seeking understudies and/or possible replacements for all other roles. See breakdown.
All SM/ASM positions have been filled.
PREPARATION
Prepare a brief monologue from a contemporary play; heightened language preferred. Bring picture and resume.
LOCATION
Ripley-Grier Studios (520)
520 8th Ave
New York, NY 10018-6507
Auditions: Studio 16R. Holding room Studio 16N
PERSONNEL
Auditions will be run by the director of the Havel evening Richard Romagnoli
OTHER DATES
Rehearsal dates: in Middlebury Vermont June 10 through June 30; in NYC July 1 through July 7
Shows run in repertory July 8 through August 4 at Atlantic Stage 2, NYC
OTHER
EPA Procedures are in effect for 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
DOGG’S HAMLET, CAHOOT’S MACBETH
by Tom Stoppard
Directed by Cheryl Faraone
DOGG- an absurdist, highly physical play that takes place at a speech day for a very British public school.Characters speak ‘DOGG,’ a created language. CAHOOT- Stoppard’s recreation of productions of Shakespeare clandestinely produced in apartments during Czechoslovakia’s period ‘normalization.
Ensemble company; actors play multiple roles in both shows. Characters Ages 30’s to mid-50’s
Seeking:
One actor to play multiple roles in both shows, characters age: 30’s. Must be adept at Shakespeare and physical comedy.
All other ensemble roles seeking understudies/possible replacements only.
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HAVEL: THE PASSION OF THOUGHT
by Vaclav Havel
Directed by Richard Romagnoli
Havel’s ‘Vanek Plays’ a character based on the writer and various post-prison encounters with his boss in a brewery, a couple attempting to achieve ‘status’ in the society and a professor needing Vanek’s help on a political matter.
Available role:
Stanekova – 40’s, highly intelligent writer, professor, friend of Vanek. Wrestling with her conscience.
Seeking Understudies for the following:
Vanek, mild-mannered but highly principled. 40’s
The Brewmaster bluff, hearty, but with a strong sense of grievance. 30-50
Michael and Vera, nouveau-riche couple 30-40’s. High energy, nervous around Vanek, attempting to enlist his support.
mailing address: PTP 4 Nedde Lane, Middlebury Vermont
www.potomactheatreproject.org
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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