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Performers Needed for 2024-2025 Season Show

Pittsburgh, PA, United States
ID: 260882Exp: 4/26/2024
$807/week
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ONLY LOCAL TALENT WILL BE CONSIDERED. In need of performers for theatre 2024-2025 season. Please find more details below. About the project: 1. "POTUS, OR, BEHIND EVERY GREAT DUMBASS ARE SEVEN WOMEN TRYING TO KEEP HIM ALIVE" First Rehearsal – Tuesday, August 27, 2024 Tech – Tuesday, September 17-Friday September 20, 2024 First Preview -- Saturday, September 21, 2024 Opening Night – Friday, September 27, 2024 Closing – Sunday, October 13, 2024 2. "THE WICKHAMS: CHRISTMAS AT PEMBERLEY" First Rehearsal – Tuesday, November 5, 2024 Tech – Sunday, November 24 – Friday, November 29, 2025 (Wednesday and Thursday OFF) First Preview – Saturday, November 30, 2024 Opening Night – Friday, December 6, 2024 Closing – Sunday, December 22, 2024 3. "BIRTHDAY CANDLES" First Rehearsal – Tuesday, February 11, 2025 Tech – Tuesday, March 4 – Friday, March 7, 2025 First Preview – Saturday, March 8, 2025 Opening Night – Friday, March 14, 2025 Closing – Sunday, March 30, 2025 4. "KING JAMES" First Rehearsal – TBD, (at earliest Tuesday, April 8, 2025) Tech –Tuesday, April 15 – Friday, April 18 First Preview – Saturday, April 19, 2025 Opening Night – Friday, April 25, 2025 Closing – Sunday, May 11, 2025 Rate: LORT Non-Rep $807 weekly minimum (LORT D). Additional info: Performers should prepare a contemporary comedic or dramatic monologue of up to 3 minutes in length and bring a current headshot and resume to the audition. See the attachment for details. When applying, please send your name, pronouns, cell phone, and desired audition time. All audition requests must be submitted 10 am Friday, April 26th.

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22 roles

HARRIETFemale45-55 y.o.All ethnicities

"POTUS, OR, BEHIND EVERY GREAT DUMBASS ARE SEVEN WOMEN TRYING TO KEEP HIM ALIVE" His chief of staff. Overwhelmed. Overworked. Constantly putting out fires.

JEANMale45-55 y.o.All ethnicities

"POTUS, OR, BEHIND EVERY GREAT DUMBASS ARE SEVEN WOMEN TRYING TO KEEP HIM ALIVE" His press secretary. Harriet’s partner-in-crime. Bernadette’s ex-girlfriend. Cut-throat.

STEPHANIEFemale35-45 y.o.All ethnicities

"POTUS, OR, BEHIND EVERY GREAT DUMBASS ARE SEVEN WOMEN TRYING TO KEEP HIM ALIVE" His secretary. Fears she’s losing her job to Dusty. Takes drugs for the first time when crisis hits. Not a good idea.

DUSTYFemale18-56 y.o.All ethnicities

"POTUS, OR, BEHIND EVERY GREAT DUMBASS ARE SEVEN WOMEN TRYING TO KEEP HIM ALIVE" His dalliance. Carefree. Seeks pleasure. An unexpected constant in this crisis.

BERNADETTEFemale40-59 y.o.White / Caucasian

"POTUS, OR, BEHIND EVERY GREAT DUMBASS ARE SEVEN WOMEN TRYING TO KEEP HIM ALIVE" His sister. Edgy. Knows her way around a crisis. Seen and done it all and proud of it. Jean’s ex-girlfriend. Doesn’t get along with her siter-in-law. Looking for a pardon from her big brother (pretty much says it all).

CHRISMale20-49 y.o.African-American

"POTUS, OR, BEHIND EVERY GREAT DUMBASS ARE SEVEN WOMEN TRYING TO KEEP HIM ALIVE" A journalist. Knows there’s dirt on POTUS trying her best to dig it up.

MARGARETFemale50-59 y.o.African-American

"POTUS, OR, BEHIND EVERY GREAT DUMBASS ARE SEVEN WOMEN TRYING TO KEEP HIM ALIVE" His wife. The First Lady. A diva. More Mariah Carey than Michelle Obama. She commands every room she walks into.

MRS. REYNOLDSFemale56-64 y.o.All ethnicities

"THE WICKHAMS: CHRISTMAS AT PEMBERLEY" The housekeeper at Pemberley, knows all and sees all, has been on staff since Darcy was a child, a mother figure to the household.

BRIANMale20-34 y.o.All ethnicities

"THE WICKHAMS: CHRISTMAS AT PEMBERLEY" A footman, in love with technology and inventions, sincere and earnest, perhaps a bit arrogant.

CASSIEFemale20-34 y.o.All ethnicities

"THE WICKHAMS: CHRISTMAS AT PEMBERLEY" The new housemaid, a village girl, an orphan who came from less than nothing. The opportunity to work at Pemberley means security she has never had, and she takes this job very seriously. She is sometimes maybe too eager and a bit headstrong.

MR. FITZWILLIAM DARCYMale26-35 y.o.All ethnicities

"THE WICKHAMS: CHRISTMAS AT PEMBERLEY" Head and owner of Pemberley.

MRS. ELIZABETH DARCYFemale25-34 y.o.All ethnicities

"THE WICKHAMS: CHRISTMAS AT PEMBERLEY" Mistress of Pemberley.

GEORGE WICKHAMMale26-35 y.o.All ethnicities

"THE WICKHAMS: CHRISTMAS AT PEMBERLEY" Grew up at Pemberley, son of the former steward, once a soldier, has been in and out of trouble (of his own making) his whole life.

LYDIA WICKHAMFemale18-24 y.o.All ethnicities

"THE WICKHAMS: CHRISTMAS AT PEMBERLEY" A bright, warm, and charming personality, if sometimes a bit much, eloped with Wickham at 15 and is now somewhat trapped in this marriage.

ERNESTINE ASHWORTHFemale18-56 y.o.All ethnicities

"BIRTHDAY CANDLES" Travels from age seven to one hundred and seven. In that time, she will be a daughter, a girlfriend, a wife, a mother, a friend, an aunt, a mother-in- law, a widow, a second wife, a grandmother, a great grandmother, and a great-great grandmother.

ALICE/MADELINE/ERNIEFemale18-56 y.o.All ethnicities

"BIRTHDAY CANDLES" ALICE/MADELINE/ERNIE (She/Her, Any Ethnicity) ALICE – Selfless. Strong. Ernestine’s mother. MADELINE – Troubled. Bemused. Beautiful. Erudite. Ernestine and Matt’s daughter. ERNIE – Ethereal. Vivacious. She doesn’t walk, she glides. Alex’s daughter.

KENNETHMale18-56 y.o.All ethnicities

"BIRTHDAY CANDLES" Ernestine’s awkward and annoying next-door neighbor.

MATT/WILLIAMMale18-56 y.o.All ethnicities

"BIRTHDAY CANDLES" MATT – Chiseled jawline. A middle linebacker on the high school football team. Ernestine’s boyfriend then husband. / WILLIAM – Thirteen. Grand.

BILLYMale18-56 y.o.All ethnicities

"BIRTHDAY CANDLES" Sensitive. An ear for music. Ernestine and Matt’s son. / JOHN – A man woken up in the middle of the night. Played by actor playing Billy.

JOAN/ALEX/BETHFemale18-56 y.o.All ethnicities

"BIRTHDAY CANDLES" OAN - Anxious. Very anxious. Billy’s wife. / ALEX – Takes no bullshit. Billy and Joan’s daughter. / BETH – John’s domestic partner, she quit smoking ten years ago and hasn’t been in a good mood since.

SHAWNMale21-33 y.o.African-American

"KING JAMES" Obsessed with Lebron James, has ambitious goals in life, and real talent to make them come true, empathetic, and supportive, or tries to be.

MATTMale21-32 y.o.White / Caucasian

"KING JAMES" Obsessed with Lebron James, has ambitious goals in life, and is seeking the approval of his parents, has a sense of entitlement that gets him in trouble and prevents him from building the life he wants for himself. Not always a good friend.