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New York Tristate
Plays
• Casting Equity actors for “Clyde’s.”
Note: Rehearsals and performances will be indoors.These will be live performances with an audience.
• Company: Second Stage Theater. Staff:
Lynn Nottage, playwright; Kate Whoriskey, dir.; Carole Rothman, president-artistic dir.; Khady Kamara, exec. dir.; The Telsey Office, casting; Jonathan Chang, artistic asst.
• Rehearsals begin Oct. 4; runs Nov. 3,
2021-Jan. 16, 2022 (with possible extension) in NYC.
• Seeking—Jason: 25-35, White /
European Descent, mid-twenties to early 30’s; working class; funny; served eight years in prison; White supremacist affiliation. Goes from being seen as a threat to open and vulnerable; actor with comedic chops. Clyde: 35-59, all ethnicities, (offer pending; seeking understudy), great comedic chops; able to change the temperature of a room with an entrance; dominatrix; loves to expose vulnerabilities; seductive; brash; controls the room; delights in humiliating others; wicked; runs truck stop. Montrellous: 40-59, mindful; served many years in prison; interested in healing; kind; workingclass; sensitive and caring, particularly to the younger generation; uses cooking as a means of meditation; funny. Rafael: 25-29, Latino / Hispanic, (role cast; seeking understudy), formerly incarcerated; a romantic; loves food; in love with Letitia; funny; fun; playful; recovering; working to find a more spiritual path; full of charm; terrified of his boss; actor should have great comedic timing. Letitia: 25-29, (role cast; seeking understudy), Black; recently released from prison, she is trying to build her life up again; mother to a daughter with health issues, her job is important to her even when the atmosphere is toxic; a romantic, she is looking to find a genuine partner; she is asurvivor and has life skills; she is working towards building a mindful path; very funny; actor needs to have great comedic timing.
• Seeking submissions from NY. • Prepare a contemporary monologue no
more than two minutes in length. If you are using an iPhone to video record, be sure to film horizontally and in a well-lit space (not backlit). At the top of the video, slate your name and height.
• For consideration, send the video, with
your photo/resume attached, in a downloadable format (Google Drive, Dropbox, etc.) with the subject line, “[Your full name] [The role for which you’d like to be considered]” to ClydesCasting2ST@gmail.com. Submissions deadline is June 17.
• All roles will be understudied. This is a
virtual EPA for Second Stage Theater’s Broadway production of Clyde’s at The Hayes Theater. All stage manager positions have been filled.
• Pays $1,778/wk. (LORT A+.) Equity LORT
Non-Rep Agreement.
• Seeking video submissions from Equity
actors for an immediate replacement for the role James Ascher in “Perfect Crime.” Note: actor must be fully vaccinated with a two week window by June 17, 2021.
• Company: Perfect Crime Inc. Staff:
Warren Manzi, writer; Armand Hyatt, prod.; Jeffrey Hyatt, dir.; Catherine Russell, general mgr.; Bradely Bemboom and Westin Hicks, casting assoc.
• Rehearses June 21-27 onstage at the
Theater Center; runs Junee 28 at the Equity approved (as of 4/13/21) theater.
• Seeking—James Ascher: male, 50-65, a
“sexy Columbo” small town detective who is solving one of the first big murder cases of his career while falling in love with the most likely suspect. He is an older leading man with a sense of humor and clear intelligence. Immediate emergency replacement for the role of James Ascher. Note: Actor must be fully vaccinated with a two week window by June 17, 2021.
• Seeking submissions from NY. • For consideration, e-mail a photo and
resume and a video of yourself doing a two minute or less contemporary monologue to thetheatercenter@gmail. com. Slate your name and the name of the piece the monologue is from. Submissions deadline is June 17.
• Equity’s contracts prohibit discrimina-
tion. 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,
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Musicals
• Seeking video submissions from Equity
actors for principal roles: Carole King, Gerry Goffin, Cynthia Weil, Barry Mann, Genie Klein, Don Kirschner in “Beautiful: The Carole King Musical” tour. No stage management positions are currently available.
• Company: Beautiful Tour Carole
Company LP. Staff: Paul Blake & Sony/ ATV Music Publishing, prods.; Carole King & Gerry Goffin and Barry Mann & Cynthia Weil, music & lyrics; Douglas McGrath, book; Marc Bruni, dir.; Jason Howland, music supervisor; Josh Prince, choreo.; Stephen Kopel, casting dir.
• Rehearsals begin late September/early
October; tour opens Nov. 2.
• Seeking—Carole King: female, 18+, 18+
to play ages 16-29; an aspiring singer/ songwriter. A unique, appealing, funny and vulnerable girl from a Jewish family in Brooklyn. Talented, good natured, unassuming and often the peace maker in difficult situations. A reluctant star with no pretense and a passion for music. Seeking an exceptional actress with a powerful, distinctive voice. Gerry Goffin: male, 18+, 18+ to play late teenslate 20’s, Carole’s boyfriend, songwriting partner and eventual husband. He is smoldering, dark & handsome with a rebel vibe. Although sexy, he is innately sympathetic, wounded and tortured. An ambitious artist always striving for more. Seeking a strong actor who sings well. Baritone/tenor. Cynthia Weil: female, 18+, 18+ to play late teens-late 20’s, asongwriter who becomes romantically involved with Barry. Carole’s best friend. She is sophisticated, smart & chic with a quick wit. Although self confident and sarcastic, she is also extremely likeable. Seeking an actress with strong comic timing who sings extremely well. Belt. Barry Mann: male, 18+, 18+ to play late teens-late 20’s, a songwriter who becomes romantically involved with Cynthia. He is good natured, appealing & neurotic. Ambitious, but likeable. Seeking a strong comedic actor with a great voice. Must be a strong high tenor comfortable with pop & rock style singing. Don Kirschner: male, 30-49, an influential music publisher and producer. He is a fast talking, energetic force of nature. Powerful, direct & sometimes intimidating, but he has a real affinity for his writers and artists. A hit maker. Seeking a strong actor. Genie: male, 40-59, Carole’s Jewish mother. Once an aspiring playwright, she has been broken down by life & her husband’s infidelity. Protective of Carole and unforgiving of her husband’s mistakes. Seeking a strong actress.
• Seeking submissions from NY. • For consideration, email your audition to
BfulTourCasting@gmail.com with your
