"The Brothers Karamazov" Audition for the Theater
Casting union and non-union actors for the NY Premier production of "The Brothers Karamazov". ONLY LOCAL TALENT WILL BE CONSIDERED. Please see the breakdown below. Rate: $650 - $700 weekly for 5 weeks rehearsal and 2 weeks performance. Equity Showcase Code pending approval. Additional info: Callbacks will run December 6th - 8th. Rehearses March 17th - April 22nd; Runs April 23rd - May 4th for a total of 12 shows; When applying, please include a headshot, resume, and youtube or vimeo link to a 1 - 2 minute monologue from any play wirtten before 1950 or from a modern translation or adaptation of a classic script (e.g. Annie baker's Uncle Vanya, Sarah Ruhl's Three Sisters.) In subject line please list "name and role(s) you would like to be considered for".
10 roles
Male, male-identifying, non-binary; Eldest brother and former soldier; self destructive, intensely searching, sincere. Profoundly disbelieving of his own goodness. Has returned home to demand his inheritance.
Male, male-identifying, non-binary; Second oldest; Journalist and increasingly popular essay writer. Brilliant, reserved, presenting as cynical and deeply conflicted; ashamed of his shame. Home from Moscow to stay with his father. Also plays CONSTABLE.
Male, male-identifying, non-binary; Youngest brother; a novice in the local monastery. sincere, yearning, open-hearted. Loves humanity and struggles because of this. Meeting his brothers for the first time. Also plays CONSTABLE.
Male, male-identifying, non-binary; Father of the Karamazov brothers; petulant, devilish, incisive. Like a ball of snow rolling down a mountain. Hopes to strike a deal with Dmitri over the remainder of his inheritance. Also plays JUDGE, SATAN, PRISONER.
Male, male-identifying, non-binary; Bastard son and servant of Fyodor. Secret brother; socially inept, surprisingly insightful, terrified; Uneasy with the family reunion. Also plays PLOTKINOV, PRISONER, PEASANT.
Female, female-identifying, non-binary; Ostracised but popular resident of the town. Beloved of Fyodor and later Dmitri; brilliant, impulsively playful, living with a deeply wounded heart. Unbothered by her reputation, less steady with the fragile realities of her past. New owner of Dmitri’s bonds.
Female, female-identifying, non-binary; Recently wealthy heiress, fiancee of Dmitri; pure of heart, striving, grieving; yearns to bring good in the world and is confronting the complications humans bring to this. Also plays MARIA.
Male, male-identifying, non-binary; Famous Elder of the monastery; deeply perceptive, discerning, sage; in love with God in a still way. Frail by the time we meet him and nearing death. Also plays MUSSYALOVICH, NELYUDOV, PEASANT.
Female, female-identifying, non-binary. Servant to Grushenka; ferociously loyal, invasive, observant. Also plays SAMSONOV, STEPANIDA, PEASANT.
Male, male-identifying, non-binary; Seminarian at the monastery; cynical, secretly yearning, opportunistic; later becomes famous for his account of the events that unfold surrounding the Karamazovs. Sees his shame through the eyes of those around him. Also plays PLATSUNOV, PEASANT, PRISONER.
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