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Equity Performers Needed for Season Shows

Hartford, CT, United States
ID: 231278Exp: 6/6/2023
$1,058/week
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The company is holding auditions for the 2023-2024 season shows and looking for equity actors, please see the details below. About the project: "PRIDE AND PREJUDICE" "A CHRISTMAS CAROL: A GHOST STORY OF CHRISTMAS" "SIMONA’S SEARCH" "THE HOT WING KING" "ALL MY SONS" Rate: CONTRACT LORT Non-Rep $1,058 weekly minimum (LORT B) Additional info: Please prepare two contrasting monologues from a play of your choice. Bring 1 copy of picture and resume, stapled together. Some roles in in A CHRISTMAS CAROL will be internally understudied. No other roles will be understudied. Always bring your Equity Membership card to auditions. Please see the attachment for more details.

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31 roles

JANE BENNETFemale26-34 y.o.All ethnicities

The eldest and most beautiful Bennet daughter. Kind, idealistic, diffident. Always tries to do the right thing. "PRIDE AND PREJUDICE"

LIZZY BENNETFemale18-56 y.o.All ethnicities

A year or two younger than Jane. Clever, spirited; can be sharp-tongued. Gets flustered, which makes her klutzy. Prides herself on good judgment. Not especially beautiful. Very very scared of marriage, after absorbing the lessons of her parents’ marriage. (LIZZY will not double.) "PRIDE AND PREJUDICE"

LYDIAMale18-56 y.o.All ethnicities

The youngest Bennet. Lively, prone to imitating others’ behavior and eavesdropping. "PRIDE AND PREJUDICE"

CHARLOTTE LUCASFemale18-35 y.o.All ethnicities

Same age as Lizzy. A practical girl with a good sense of humor. "PRIDE AND PREJUDICE"

LADY CATHERINEFemale18-56 y.o.All ethnicities

Patrician Caesar meets drill sergeant. "PRIDE AND PREJUDICE"

MISS DE BOURGHFemale18-56 y.o.All ethnicities

Lady Catherine’s daughter; a gremlin. Probably allergic to sun. Underneath all her veils, she may be covered in scales. "PRIDE AND PREJUDICE"

MR. DARCYMale36-49 y.o.All ethnicities

One of the richest men in England. Too proper for his own good; awkward in most social contexts. Prides himself on self-control and good judgment. (DARCY will not double.) "PRIDE AND PREJUDICE"

MR. BINGLEYMale30-49 y.o.All ethnicities

Loves the world and the world loves him. Mr. Darcy’s particular friend. Almost literally a dog. "PRIDE AND PREJUDICE"

MR. COLLINSMale18-56 y.o.All ethnicities

A pedantic, obtuse man. The original mansplainer. Rector to Lady Catherine. "PRIDE AND PREJUDICE"

WICKHAMMale18-56 y.o.All ethnicities

An unfairly handsome and charming gentleman. Probably a sociopath. Raised with Darcy. "PRIDE AND PREJUDICE"

MRS. BENNETFemale18-56 y.o.All ethnicities

The matriarch of the Bennet family. Mostly a silly woman, of mean understanding and variable temper. Hypochondriac; when she’s upset, she fancies that she’s dying. The business of her life is to get her daughters married. She traumatizes her family with some regularity. "PRIDE AND PREJUDICE"

MR. BENNETMale18-56 y.o.All ethnicities

The patriarch of the Bennet family. Finds amusement in absurdity; often looks for a respectable escape from the chaos of his family life. Can be somewhat apathetic; probably a bitdepressed, under everything. Enjoys antagonizing. Disappointed in his marriage. "PRIDE AND PREJUDICE"

MARYFemale18-56 y.o.All ethnicities

The third Bennet girl. Violent and dark undertones; prone to pedanticism and sulking. A dark goth Brontë character trapped in an Austen world. Coughs to get attention, or to make a point; may fancy that she is dying. "PRIDE AND PREJUDICE"

MISS BINGLEYFemale18-56 y.o.All ethnicities

A very rich, very beautiful young woman. Fancies herself witty. "PRIDE AND PREJUDICE"

SERVANTSMale18-56 y.o.All ethnicities

"PRIDE AND PREJUDICE"

EnsembleBoth genders18-56 y.o.All ethnicities

Many roles double. Tracks are to be determined. All characters speak in an RP British dialect. "A CHRISTMAS CAROL: A GHOST STORY OF CHRISTMAS"

PAPI / ADVISORMale50-69 y.o.Latino / Hispanic

Warm, loving, a good father who has raised his daughter by himself as an immigrant to this country. He believes he’s left behind his past in another country, along with its tortures and nightmares. He believes that the present can erase the past, and that with his daughter’s brilliance she will have a wonderful American life and needn’t focus on his roots "SIMONA’S SEARCH"

JAKE / DOCTORMale30-49 y.o.All ethnicities

Flexible, witty, man – Jake is a grad student who falls in love with Simona and fights to understand her even as she tries to avoid his insights. Jake is funny, warm, alive. The Doctor is pretentious, all-knowing, too smug to be helpful. "SIMONA’S SEARCH"

CORDELLMale40-49 y.o.African-American

The head chef of the clique. Recently emerged from the closet to co-habitate with Dwayne. In a not so former life, had a wife and 2 kids. "THE HOT WING KING"

DWAYNEMale40-49 y.o.African-American

Might not be the head chef, but is the head of the household. Holds Cordell and everyone down. Has been a mentor to his struggling nephew for years. Holds resentment towards Cordell for taking so long to legitimize their relationship. "THE HOT WING KING"

ISOMMale30-39 y.o.African-American

New friend. Play lists includes gospel and trap and that’s exactly how he talks. Met the duo at church. "THE HOT WING KING"

BIG CHARLESMale40-49 y.o.African-American

Old friend. Met the duo at the barber shop. Observant, laid-back. The Rock. "THE HOT WING KING"

EVERETT “EJ”Male18-30 y.o.African-American

To play 16. Dwayne’s nephew. In need of guidance and a new home. "THE HOT WING KING"

TJMale33-37 y.o.African-American

Everett’s father. A long-time dealer who is “about that life.” Struggles with teaching his son how to be a man, but unsure if Cordell and Dwayne can be good father figures to his son. "THE HOT WING KING"

CHRIS KELLERMale30-34 y.o.All ethnicities

Son to Joe and Kate. Veteran of WW2, now working with Joe at their factory. Seeking to rebuild his life in the wake of the war, family scandal, and the loss of his brother, Chris is pursuing a relationship with Ann. Loyal, loving, dutiful, devoted. Determined to build a life for himself and Ann. “A man capable of immense affection and loyalty,” says Miller. "ALL MY SONS"

ANN DEEVERFemale26-29 y.o.All ethnicities

George’s younger sister. Dated Larry, the oldest Keller son who went missing overseas, and now involved with Chris. Working to move past the loss of Larry, Ann has returned home to start her new life with Chris. Honest, strong, grounded, and respectful – but capable of holding her own. “Gentle but despite herself capable of holding fast to what she knows.” "ALL MY SONS"

GEORGE DEEVERMale30-39 y.o.All ethnicities

Ann’s older brother. Lawyer and WW2 veteran. Lives with Ann and their mother in New York. Principled, serious, direct, and a bit lost. Relentlessly pursuing truth in a world of falsehoods and white lies. "ALL MY SONS"

DR. JIM BAYLISSMale38-42 y.o.All ethnicities

The Kellers’ neighbor, married to Sue. Served in WW2 alongside Chris and now the neighborhood doctor. Dutiful, charming, works hard to care for the people around him. “A wry self-controlled man, an easy talker, but with a wisp of sadness that clings even to his self-effacing humor,” says Miller. "ALL MY SONS"

SUE BAYLISSFemale38-42 y.o.All ethnicities

.The Kellers’ neighbor, married to Jim. Has worked as a nurse for years. Put her husband through medical school. Resents Chris’ idealism and its influence on her husband. Family comes first. Direct, observant, smart, and perhaps a bit guarded. "ALL MY SONS"

FRANK LUBEYMale30-34 y.o.All ethnicities

The Kellers’ neighbor. Married to Lydia, father of 3. Avoided the draft in WW2, and now interested in astrology to explain how a man’s life is determined. Simple, pleasant, kind. Has lived a smaller, protected life compared to other men of his age who fought in WW2. “A Pleasant, opinionated man, uncertain of himself, with a tendency toward peevishness when crossed, but always wanting it pleasant and neighborly,” says Miller. "ALL MY SONS"

LYDIA LUBEYFemale25-29 y.o.All ethnicities

The Kellers’ neighbor. Married to Frank, mother of 3. Dated George prior to the war. In the face of the chaos of WW2, she made a life for herself in her hometown. Content with suburbia, but at times nostalgic for her relationship with George. Good hearted, content, pragmatic, with a slight bent of humor/irony. A suburban young mother who has made difficult choices in her life. "ALL MY SONS"