Equity Actors for Production of "Pygmalion"
Equity actors for roles in Bernard Shaw’s "Pygmalion". See breakdown below. About the project: This adaptation of PYGMALION will cast six actors, with Eliza and Higgins inhabiting their individual world of London, 1912 and two women and two men playing all other roles, while also observing and jumping into the action when needed. Rate: LOA-NYC $700 weekly minimum + health and pension Additional info: Audition break: 12:30PM - 1:30PM PREPARATION Please prepare any George Bernard Shaw monologue of your choosing, using an accent appropriate to the role(s) you are auditioning for. First Rehearsal: September 23, 2025 First Preview: October 22, 2025 (7 perf/week; Mon & Tues off until final week) Closing: November 22, 2025 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.
4 roles
A socially solitary man who has hidden from life, with his focused passion in linguistics. He is a high-ranking military man who has just returned to England and is figuring out where he fits into the world when he meets Higgins and Eliza. Together, they form a little family unit that gives him new life and purpose. He is easily amused and shocked; shy but longs to feel a part of the world in a new and meaningful way. RP British accent. He will also serve as a narrator in the play.
60s. MRS HIGGINS is Henry’s mother, a fiercely independent, highly educated, easily amused, wealthy, enlightened, and insightful woman. She provides the moral compass in this world, with her astute observations and graceful demeanor. RP British accent. MRS. PEARCE is Henry’s steadfast housekeeper. She embodies practicality and propriety. Irish or Scottish accent. She will also serve as a narrator in the play.
FREDDY a bachelor who is enamored with Eliza, embodying youthful enthusiasm & devotion in contrast with the superficiality of upper-class decorum. Descended from an upper-class British family, he and his sister are now living on a meager annual allowance that severely limits his social opportunities. RP British accent. ALFRED DOOLITTLE is Eliza's father, a philosophical dustman with a flair for rhetoric and unconventional morality. Cockney accent. He will also serve as a narrator in the play.
CLARA is Freddy’s sister. Her bravado, often unconvincing, masks insecurity and vulnerability about her place within society, as she struggles to reconcile her genteel upbringing and social aspirations with the challenges of her family’s dwindling resources. Over time, she evolves as she immerses herself in critical readings, notably H. G. Wells, allowing her to find purpose beyond superficial social acceptance. RP British accent. Doubles as an Irish maid & will serve as a narrator in the play.
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