Theatre Casting Call for "Before This New Year"
Seeking Equity actors for roles in "Before This New Year". See breakdown below. About the project: SYNOPSIS: Alison and Haley were not only best friends but something more - until everything came crashing down. Over the holiday season, Alison is forced to confront Haley, her past, and the choices that shattered both their running careers and their relationship. Set against the backdrop of today's high-pressure world, BEFORE THIS NEW YEAR is a sharp, funny, and brutally honest exploration of love, loss, identity, and the complex process of coming of age. Rate: Off Broadway $803 weekly minimum (Cat. A) Additional info: Audition Lunch 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Directors are committed to diverse, inclusive casting. For every role, please audition without regard to disability, race and ethnicity, age, color, national origin, or any other basis prohibited by law unless otherwise specifically indicated. NYC local area actors are encouraged to audition. PREPARATION Please prepare 1-2 min contemporary comedic or dramatic monologue. Please bring your headshot and resume stapled together. First Rehearsal: week of February 10th, 2025 Previews begin: week of March 10th, 2025 Opening: week of March 31st, 2025 Closing: week of June 2nd, 2025 (with possible extensions) EPA Procedures are in effect for this audition. An Equity Monitor will be provided. Equity’s contracts prohibit discrimination. 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, Equity encourages performers of all ethnicities, gender identities, and ages, as well as performers with disabilities, to attend every audition. Always bring your Equity Membership card to auditions. If you are interested, please apply.
11 roles
18-year-old, BIPOC. Disciplined, high-achieving, guarded and vulnerable. She has a smart sense of humor and can be fiery and mischievous, but she is also super type A. Alison was a high school track star who always excelled until an altercation halted her ambition to go to an ivy league school and pursue an elite running career.
Free-spirited and self-assured, she is the effortlessly attractive “it-girl” though she’s not stereotypical in any way. Very warm, likable, and magnetic, she can be vulnerable but has a true inner strength. While home from college on break, Haley yearns to reestablish a connection with her former high school best friend and confidante Alison.
BIPOC. Alison’s mom, she is animated and energetic, like an engine that never runs out of steam. Though she may seem somewhat overbearing to Alison, she is truly well-intentioned and fiercely loyal to her daughter and only wants the very best for her. Will double as various ensemble roles.
Haley’s dad, he is a celebrated high school track coach that can be domineering in his need for success. He puts intense pressure on the whole team but especially on his daughter, making their relationship fraught with tension. He tends to lose control of his emotions when he’s under stress and it is clear that he had an outsized impact on his daughter’s best friend and his star athlete Alison.
22-year-old, BIPOC. Charming, smart, and sensitive. Brandon is an attractive, nerdy recent college graduate who takes an interest in Alison when he meets her at her work.
20-year-old. Stunning and sickeningly sweet. A college classmate of Haley’s, Jen is queen bee of their sorority. Will double as various ensemble roles.
BIPOC.
BIPOC.
22-year-old, BIPOC.
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