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Tuesday May 15th, 2012
9:30 AM – 5:30PM
Lunch from 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM
Calderwood Theatre Pavilion, 527 Tremont St, Boston, MA 02116
Auditions will be in 5-minute slots. Performers may audition with material from one or more of the season’s shows. Performers may also prepare a brief song of their choice. SpeakEasy suggests two 16-bar selections, one up-tempo and one ballad. An accompanist, readers, and material from the scripts will be available at the auditions. Scripts are available for perusal at the StageSource office, 88 Tremont Street, Boston. See www.stagesource.org for directions and office hours.
EQUITY ACTORS: for an appointment, please email auditions@speakeasystage.com (preferred) or call (617) 482-3279. Please be sure to include a contact phone number and email, Equity status, and the hour during which you would like to be seen. You will receive an email or phone call confirming your audition time. Equity Members without appointments will be seen throughout the audition day, as time permits.
NON AEA ACTORS: please email to request an appointment. Non-AEA appointments will be scheduled the day before auditions and will be first come first serve. Please indicate preference for a morning or afternoon slot. All Non-AEA appointments will be considered standby,
as priority will be given to AEA members. SpeakEasy will make all possible effort to get all actors seen but cannot guarantee non-AEA appointments.
Please bring TWO copies of your stapled headshot /resume.
2012-2013 Season Musicals with available roles:
BLOODY BLOODY ANDREW JACKSON
Written by: Alex Timbers
Music & Lyrics by: Michael Friedman
Director: Paul Melone
Dates: October 19 – November 16, 2012.
Andrew Jackson: 20s - early 30s, male. A roguish, man’s president. Deeply charming and sexy, so much so that you somehow don’t mind he’s a violet, arrogant, bigoted idiot. Fights passionately for what he believes in. Personifies “strong but wrong.” Ages throughout the show so should be able to play young. Must be adept at deadpan comedy. High baritone rock. Up to a G belt. Guitar-playing a plus.
Martin Van Buren: mid 20s – mid 30s, male. Jackson’s right hand man. In over his head. A buffoon, well-intentioned and utterly loveable. Think Nicely-Nicely. Doubles as other roles.
Rachel Jackson: mid 20s – mid 30s, female. Jackson’s wife. Deeply religious and devoted, even maternal, to Jackson. Good if older than Jackson. Strangely alluring, not overtly sexual. Amy Sedaris-type. Doubles as other roles.
The Storyteller: late 30s – late 60s, female, Milquetoast, oppressively good-natured narrator. Wears a Puff the Magic Dragon-style sweater, thick glasses, and her hair in a bun. Loves history, loves Jackson, and loves telling the audience about both. Being in this show might be the most exciting moment in her life. If played by a younger actress, can double with other roles.
John C. Calhoun: late 20s – mid 30s, male. Gentleman senator from the South. Sinister, good-looking, charming, and brilliant. A vain mastermind. Wears the finest clothes. The most restrained of the cabal. Tall, thin. Doubles as other roles, usually with Andrew Sr. Baritone.
Henry Clay: late 20s - mid 30s, male. A backwoods version of Calhoun’s villainous senator. Think Crispin Glover. Greasy hair. Wears weasel pelts. Over-the-top and vivacious. Transparent in his villainy and revels in it. Tall, cadaverous. Doubles as other roles, usually with Black Fox. Baritone.
James Monroe: early – mid 30s, male. President of the United States. Old school American aristocracy. Foppish and overwhelmed. Exasperated by Jackson’s overreaching as well as by the idiocy of his advisors. Doubles as other roles.
John Quincy Adams: early 20s – early 30s, male. Former President’s son. Whiny, spoiled, demanding. All grown up, has joined the Calhoun-Clay cabal. Really, really wants to be President. Like, right now. Think Bud Frump. Doubles as other roles. Baritone.
Black Fox: mid 20s – mid 30s, male. Native American chief. Intelligent, somber, with a hint of danger. Used to work alongside Jackson, an alliance that led him to tricking and betraying other tribes for Jackson. By the end of the show, he’s forced to beg his friend for mercy. Doubles as other roles, usually with Clay or Calhoun.
Male Soloist: late teens – mid 20s, male. Brooding, intense rocker with powerful, emotive indie rock voice. Angsty, good-looking, young, hip. Think The Killers or Blink-182. Doubles as other roles. Rock Baritone. Not musical theater.
IN THE HEIGHTS
Music and Lyrics by: Lin-Manuel Miranda
Book by: Quiara Alegría Hudes
Director: Paul Daigneault
Dates: May 10 – June 21, 2013.
USNAVI: Male, 24, owner of De La Vega’s Bodega, his parents emigrated from the Dominican Republic and have since passed away. The eyes and ears of his Washington Heights neighborhood. Bari-tenor.
NINA ROSARIO: Female, 19, has just finished her freshmen year at Stanford University. She is the daughter of Kevin and Camilia Rosario. Nina is the only member of her family and friends who made it to college. Mezzo/soprano, high belt.
KEVIN ROSARIO: Male, 40s, owner of Rosario Car and Limousine, Kevin is a husband to Camilia and father to Nina. He is stubborn, hot tempered at times and can be quick to act without thoughts of repercussions. Baritone.
CAMILIA ROSARIO: Female, 40s, the co-owner of Rosario Car and Limousine with her husband Kevin. Also from Arecibo, Puerto Rico, she is cool-headed yet keeps a subtle but strong leash on Kevin. Mezzo.
BENNY: Male, 24, a cab driver for Rosario Car and Limousine, he once was a street punk and hoodlum, often finding himself in trouble. Tenor.
VANESSA: Female, 19, a shampoo girl and Daniela’s Salon, Vanessa is strong, intelligent and grew up with Benny and Usnavi. Vanessa dreams of leaving to create her own life away from her alcoholic mother. Mezzo/soprano, belt.
SONNY: Male, 15, spending the summer working for Usnavi at the bodega. He is an extremely intelligent young man who strives to emulate Usnavi. Passionate to solve the social and economic problems of the city, he is someone that needs guidance or risks ending up a street punk. Baritone.
ABUELA CLAUDIA, Female, late 60’s, raised Usnavi after his parents passed away and continues to live with him. She emigrated from Cuba when she was very young. Of all the characters, Abuela Claudia has been in “the Heights” the longest. She struggled to learn English, struggled to find work and in turn has helped others who have followed in her path. Mezzo.
DANIELA: Female, 30s, the owner of Daniela’s Salon. Savvy to say the least, she is quick witted, brassy and outspoken. While she retains a motherly relationship with Vanessa, she remains the gossip queen of the neighborhood. No-nonsense. Mezzo, belt.
CARLA: Female, mid-20s, a hairdresser at Daniela’s Salon. Born and raised in Queens, she is a pure, sweet, innocent, and loving woman who is devoted to her family and friends though she is easily taken advantage of because of her naivety. Mezzo/soprano.
GRAFFITI PETE: Male, 18, a graffiti artist and the nemesis of Usnavi, he is always hanging out on the streets, dancing to his boom box music, spraying any surface he can.
PIRAGUA GUY: Male, mid-30s, walks the hot and humid streets of Washington Heights selling piraguas (flavored ice shavings) to earn a living. He represents a rhythm of the islands in the big city. Bari-tenor.
ENSEMBLE: 2 Male/2 Female, any ethnicity, must be strong dancers.
SpeakEasy Stage 2012-2013 Season DRAMA Auditions
Wednesday, May 16th, 2012
9:30 AM – 5:30PM
Lunch from 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM
Calderwood Theatre Pavilion, 527 Tremont St, Boston, MA 02116
Auditions will be held in 5-minute slots. Actors may choose to read one or more scenes from the season’s plays, perform one or more monologues of their choice, or prepare a combination of scene(s) and monologues(s) from other sources. SpeakEasy suggests that actors not preparing scenes choose two contrasting monologues. Scripts are available for perusal at the StageSource office, 88 Tremont Street, Boston. See www.stagesource.org for directions and office hours.
EQUITY ACTORS: for an appointment, please e-mail auditions@speakeasystage.com (preferred) or call (617) 482-3279. Please be sure to include a contact phone number and email, Equity status, and the hour during which you would like to be seen. You will receive an email or phone call confirming your audition time. Equity Members without appointments will be seen throughout the audition day, as time permits.
NON AEA ACTORS: please email to request an appointment. Non-AEA appointments will be scheduled the day before auditions and will be first come first serve. Please indicate preference for a morning or afternoon slot. All Non-AEA appointments will be considered standby,
as priority will be given to AEA members. SpeakEasy will make all possible effort to get all actors seen but cannot guarantee non-AEA appointments.
Please bring TWO copies of your stapled headshot /resume.
2012-2013 Season Dramas with available roles:
THE MOTHERF**KER WITH THE HAT
By Stephen Adley Guirgis
Director: David R. Gammons
Dates: September 14 – October 13, 2012.
Jackie: Male, late 20s, Puerto Rican, A recovering alcoholic, recently released from prison, volatile and puppy-dog vulnerable, tough-talking bravado, self-destructive.
Cousin Julio: Male, late 20s, Puerto Rican, fastidious, effeminate, health nut, has a great body, great sense of humor.
Victoria: Female, late 20s-early 30s, attractive, complicated, lack of self esteem, feels unloved, sorry for herself, yet tough and assertive, smart, funny, needy.
Veronica: Female, late 20s, Puerto Rican, Foul-mouthed and tender-hearted, short fuse, ballsy, feisty, complex, sexy.
Ralph D: Male, late 20s-early 30s, African-American, wisecracking, slick talking, calculatingly charming, cocky, straightforward, overly self-confident, fast-talking scamster.
OTHER DESERT CITIES
By: Jon Robin Baitz
Director: Scott Edmiston
Dates: January 11 – February 9, 2013.
Brooke Wyeth: Female, 40's; any ethnicity, once-promising novelist. Attractive, intelligent, dry, fiercely independent.
Polly Wyeth: 60's; any ethnicity, old-guard California Republican. Elegant, stylish, smart. Speaks frankly, and intimidates those who show any form of weakness or resistance to her way of doing things. Brilliant, with a sharp tongue; she can be very cutting.
Lyman Wyeth: Male, late 60's; any ethnicity, Polly's husband and Brooke and Trip's father. Old-guard California Republican, and political protégé of Ronald Reagan. A former actor turned politician, he's a warm and charming man, attractive, smooth and self-confident, who holds true to his beliefs. Likes to see the good in people.
Silda Grayuman: Female, 60's; any ethnicity, Polly's sister and former screenwriting partner. Recovering alcoholic; comes to terms with her disease using charm, sarcasm and a sharp sense of humor.
Trip Wyeth: Male, early 30's; any ethnicity, Lyman and Polly's youngest child, a successful television producer. Attractive, playful, with a good sense of humor. Projects a sense of optimism and a desire to lead an emotionally uncomplicated life.
CLYBOURNE PARK
By: Bruce Norris
Director: M. Bevin O’Gara
Dates: March 1- March 30, 2013.
Bev/Kathy: Female, 40’s, white; Act I: Housewife. Family and community are key to her. Mourning her son Kenneth. Can be a bit scattered, overly pleasant, and high strung. Act II: Lawyer working for Steve and Lindsey. Thinks well of herself. This role has been cast, actors may audition for possible replacement.
Francine/ Lena: Female, late 20’s/early 30’s, black; Act I: Domestic who works for Russ and Bev. Married to Albert. Mother of 3. Has patience and dignity. But pushed to her limit by the end of the act. Act II: Working mother of 3. She is well traveled and a member of the Homeowners Association. Opposed to demolishing the house. Married to Kevin.
Betsy Lindner/Lindsey: Female, late 20’s/30’s, white; Act I: Karl’s wife. Pregnant. Deaf. Lip reads. Able to speak some, but loud and not plainly. Pleasant. Signs and also writes notes. Act II: High earning professional, expecting a baby. Well traveled. Thinks she has a cosmopolitan outlook.
Russ Stoller/Dan: Male, late 40’s/early 50’s, white; Act I: Married to Bev. Mourning his son Kenneth. Has a temper and an axe to grind with the people in the neighborhood he is leaving. Dramatic and powerful. Act II: Builder at the home site where Act II takes place. Blue-Collar. Brusque. Role has already been cast. This role has been cast, actors may audition for possible replacement.
Albert/Kevin: Male, 30’s/early 40’s, black; Act I: Father of 3. Francine’s husband. Good natured. Wants to lend a hand. Act II: Lena’s husband. Father of 3. Professional. Well traveled. Member of Homeowner’s Association.
Jim/Tom Driscoll/Kenneth: Male, late 20’s to 30ish, white; Act I: Minister. Serves as “informal” community therapist” to his parish. Act II: Estate agent. Homosexual. He called the meeting of the new buyers, the neighborhood association reps, a lawyer, and a builder. Kenneth in flashback: depressed, lonely, suffering from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Karl Lindner/Steve: Male, 30’s to 40ish, white; Act I: Rotarian and chair of community association. Married to Betsy (who is deaf). Expectant father. Uses American Sign Language(ASL) with wife. Act II: Professional. Plans to knock it down and rebuild. About to be a first time father. Well traveled. Not much of a sportsman.
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