A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM - NYC EPA Classical Theatre of Harlem | New York, NY
Notice: Audition Call Type: EPA
Wednesday, May 8, 2024
9:30 AM - 5:30 PM (E)
BREAK: 1:00PM - 2:00PM
LOA
$693 weekly minimum (LOA ref. LORT)
Equity actors for roles in A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM, a magical fairytale comedy set in the Harlem Renaissance. (see breakdown).
Actors of diverse races and ethnicities are encouraged to attend.
Principal roles will be understudied; some roles will be doubled. All Stage Managerial positions are currently filled.
All actors should be prepared with a 1-minute heightened language monologue and a 1 minute of a Contemporary monologue. While we encourage you to audition with selections that showcase your talents, comedic material is preferred. Please bring your headshot and resume stapled together.
Actors' Equity New York Audition Center 165 W 46th St
16th Fl
New York, NY 10036
Production Manager: Kyle Gates
Choreographer: Dell Howlett
Scenic Designer: Justin & Christopher Swader Costume Designer: Mika Eubanks
Lighting Designer: Alan C. Edwards Sound Designer: Frederick Kennedy Projection Designer: Brittany Bland Props Designer: Samantha Shoffner Hair and Make Up Designer: Nikiya Mathis
EXPECTED TO ATTEND:
Artistic Director: Ty Jones
Associate Artistic Director & Director: Carl Cofield
Associate Director: Miguel Garcia
General Manager: Lico Whitfield
Rehearsals: Tuesday - Sunday in New York, NY / June 4, 2023 - June 27, 2023
Tech: Thursday, June 28, 2023 - Wednesday,
July 4, 2023 / Richard Rogers Amphitheatre, Marcus Garvey Park, Harlem
Dress: Thursday, July 3, 2023
Preview: Friday, July 5, 2023
Opening: Saturday, July 7, 2023
Performances: Tuesday - Sunday / July 7, 2023 - July 28, 2023
OTHER
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.
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM
HERMIA: (20’s) A young woman of Athens Egeus’s daughter; self-conscious about her short stature. LYSANDER: (25-35) A young man of Athens, in love with Hermia; passionate and loyal. HELENA: (20’s) A young woman of Athens, in love with Demetrius; lacking confidence in her looks. DEMETRIUS (25-35) A young man of Athens, initially in love with Hermia; obstinate, fickle. THESEUS, (40-60’) Duke of Athens, engaged to Hippolyta; powerful, wise.
HIPPOLYTA: (35-) Queen of the Amazons, engaged to Theseus; powerful and stoic.
EGEUS: (45-65) Father to Hermia; authoritarian, severe.
PHILOSTRATE: (any) Master of the revels to Theseus; efficient, diplomatic.
NICK BOTTOM: (30-50’s) Weaver; overconfident.
PETER QUINCE: (30-60) Carpenter; leader of the play for Theseus.
FRANCIS FLUTE: (30-40) Bellows-mender.
TOM SNOUT: (30-40) Tinker.
SNUG: (30-40) Joiner.
ROBIN STARVELING, Tailor.
OBERON: (40-65) King of the Fairies; at odds with his wife, Titania; powerful
TITANIA: (30-50’s) Queen of the Fairies; proud, resolute.
ROBIN GOODFELLOW: (25-45) A “puck,” or hobgoblin, in Oberon’s service; mischievous fairy.
A FAIRY: (any) in the service of Titania.
PEASEBLOSSOM: (any) Fairy attending upon Titania.
COBWEB: (any) Fairy attending upon Titania.
MOTE: (any) Fairy attending upon Titania.
MUSTARDSEED: (any) Fairy attending upon Titania.
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