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New York Tristate
Plays
• Casting Equity actors for “A Doll’s
House, Part 2.” Note: As of this writing, we are planning for shows and rehearsals to be held outdoors due to Covid-19 restrictions.
• Company: Franklin Stock Company.
Staff: Lucas Hnath, playwright; Kirk Jackson, dir.; Leslie Noble & Patricia Buckley, FSC artistic dirs.
• Rehearsals begin July 6, 2021; runs July
23-Aug. 15 in Franklin, NY.
• Seeking—Torvald: 18+, Nora’s former
husband; a banker andupstanding member of the community, he ismeasured and reserved, concerned withreputation, propriety and consistency; he feels deeply but is unsure how to express his feelings; Nora has come back to get him to file the divorce he was presumed to have filed 15 years ago; but he doesn’t want to make things easy for her.
• Seeking submissions from NY. • Prepare a monologue in the style of the
play by May 31 to casting@franklinstagecompany.org.
• Pays $400/wk. (SPT IV). Equity SPT
agreement.
• Seeking video submissions from Equity
actors for the role of Alex More in “Buyer and Cellar.”
• Company: Lake Theatre. Staff: Jarel
Davidow, artistic dir.
• Rehearsals begin Aug. 9; runs Aug.
26-Sept. 19 in Glen Falls, NY. Note: Due to various complications of COVID, Lake George Dinner Theatre will not be a dinner theater this year. Instead, we will be producing this at The Charles R. Wood Theater in Glens Falls, NY.
• Seeking—Alex More: 35-45, This one-
man show sees Alex, a very enthusiastic storyteller, captivating the audience with his unique story of working for Barbra Streisand in her personal basement shopping mall. Actor will play 6 different characters (including Barbra herself).
• Seeking submissions from NY. • For consideration, prepare a video
audition of the provided sides at https://tinyurl.com/57m6fhxa. Memorization not necessary. Perfectly fine to read on camera, just as in a cold reading. Submit your audition with your headshot and resume attached to jarel@ lakegeorgedinnertheatre.org with the subject line “Buyer & Cellar EPA.” Submissions deadline is May 31.
• Pays $404/wk. Equity SPT 4 Contract.
• Seeking video submissions from Equity
actors for “Thurgood.”
• Company: Chautauqua Institution.
Staff: Andrew Borba, artistic dir.; Stori Ayers, assoc. artistic dir.; Steve Broadnax, dir.
• Rehearsals begin July 27; runs Aug.
13-22 in Chautauqua, NY.
• Seeking—Thurgood Marshall: male,
45-65, brilliant, wise, and playful.
• Seeking submissions from NY. • For consideration, prepare one con-
temporary monologue of your choice as well as side at https://drive.google. com/ file/d/1HSgMXIL7Lu60yqXf1Ev5gzC5qg Fn2dKs/view?usp=sharing. Submit all videos and headshots/resumes to andrew@ctcompany.org. Submissions deadline is May 28.
• Pays $881/wk. Equity URTA (Tier 3)
Contract.
• Casting Equity actors for “Twelfth
Night.”
• Company: Shakesperience
Productions, Inc. Staff: Emily Mattina, dir.; Jeff Lapham, prod.; David Bonilla, production mgr.
• Rehearsals begin July 20; runs Aug. 4-8
in Litchfield Hills, near Waterbury, CT.
• Seeking—Equity Actors: 18+, four
Equity contracts available to be cast among all possible roles; one additional contract for Equity Stage Manager position; actively seeking all ethnicities, nationalities, and gender identities. EOE.
• Seeking submissions from CT. • Submit a video audition consisting of a
one-minute monologue from the show along with your headshot and resume to management@shakesperienceproductions.org by May 27. While Shakesperience’s studio is based in Downtown Waterbury, this production will be performed in Washington Depot in the Litchfield Hills. Shakesperience Productions educates and inspires stu-
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Musicals
‘Hadestown’ SETA
• Seeking video submissions from Equity
actors of all gender identities for principal roles in “Hadestown” tour.
• Company: RCI Theatricals (General
Manager). Staff: Mara Isaacs, Dale Franzen, Hunter Arnold, Tom Kirdahy, prods.; Anais Mitchell, book-music-lyrics; Rachel Chavkin, dir.; David Neumann, choreo.; Liam Robinson, music dir.; Duncan Stewart, CSA, casting dir.; Benton Whitley, CSA, casting dir.; Luke Schaffer (Stewart/Whitley Casting), casting coord.; Micah Johnson-Levy, Joseph Hayes (Stewart/ Whitley), assists.
• Rehearsals begin Aug. 23; perfor-
mances begin Oct. 5.
• Seeking—Orpheus: male, 20-39, all
ethnicities. Hades: male, 40-69, all ethnicities. Persephone: female, 40-69, all ethnicities. Hermes: 30-89, all ethnicities. Eurydice: female, 18-39, all ethnicities. Fate 1: female, 18+, all ethnicities. Fate 2: female, 18+, all ethnicities. Fate 3: female, 18+, all ethnicities.
• Seeking submissions from NY. • For consideration, choose a brief non
musical theater song (folk, rock, jazz, gospel, etc…) using your own accompaniment. You also have the option to use the provided sheet music/accompaniment at www. dropbox.com/s/l5s2kjx1t1pvvxv/ WORKE R%20SIDES%20PACKET%20 -%20APRIL%202021.pdf?dl=0 to film your audition. Select a vocal line of your choosing and sing both cuts. Slate before you audition, and send video in a downloadable link, such as WeTransfer, or Google Drive. Submit your headshot and resume to hadestownaudition@gmail.com. Submissions deadline is May 25.
• Note From Creative: We welcome
performers of all ethnicities, gender identities, and body types. We are seeking actors with unique, vibrant singing skills. Certain roles will also require strong instrumental abilities. Actors of diverse cultural and racial backgrounds are encouraged to apply. In general, we are not looking for conventional “music-theatre style”/vibrato singers. We are seeking singers capable of pure tones and/or vibrato that feels informed by jazz/ rock/gospel.
• Pays $1,073/wk. Equity Short
Engagement Touring (Cat 1) Contract.
