Indiana Repertory Theatre and Merrimack Repertory Theatre 2024- 25 Season - Chicago EPA
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Notice: Audition Call Type: EPA
Monday, May 13, 2024
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM (C)
Lunch 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
LORT Non-Rep
$1011 weekly minimum (LORT C) $807 weekly minimum (LORT D)
Equity actors for roles in Indiana Repertory Theatre (IRT) and Merrimack Repertory Theatre's (MRT) 2024-25 Season (See breakdown).
Please prepare 2 one-minute contrasting, contemporary monologues. If you wish to sing, please also prepare 16-bars. An accompanist will be provided. Your material should be 3-minutes in total. Also, please bring your headshot and resume stapled together.
Actors' Equity Association - Chicago Member Center
557 W Randolph St
1st Fl
Chicago, IL 60661
Benjamin Hanna, Artistic Director, Indiana Repertory Theatre
Courtney Sale, Artistic Director - Merrimack Rep
Expected to attend:
Richard Roberts - Casting Associate - IRT
See breakdown for production specific personnel.
IRT: 1ST Rehearsal - 8/15/24 ; close of season 5/11/25
MRT: 10/2/24 opening; 5/11/25 close of season
See breakdown for production specific dates.
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Indiana Rep:
www.irtlive.com
Merrimack Rep:
https://mrt.org/
IRT is located in Indianapolis, IN
MRT is located in Lowell, MA
For more information about MRT, please contact: casting@mrt.org
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.
Indiana Repertory Theatre and Merrimack Repertory Theatre 2024-25 Season Indiana Repertory Theatre
Some roles will be understudied.
1st Rehearsal 8/15/24
Open 9/20/24
Close 10/13/24
LORT C
Rona Lisa Peretti: Mezzo: B3 - F5. Has both a high belt and improv skills. Doubles as Olive’s Mom (D4 - E5).
Olive Ostrovsky: Mezzo: B3 - F5.
Marcy Park: Mezzo: C4 - E5. Has some unique talents: playing an instrument(s), twirling batons, juggling, gymnastics, etc.
Logainne Schwartzandgrunenierre (Schwartzy): Mezzo: A3 - F5.
William Barfee: Tenor: E4 - B5. Good comic timing and dancing/movement skills. Chip Tolentino: Doubles as Jesus Christ, briefly. Tenor: C4 - B5.
Leaf Coneybear: Student – any ethnicity. Tenor: A3 - A5. Doubles as Carl Dad, (G3 - D5), physical comedy.
Mitch Mahoney: Tenor: E4 - A5. Doubles as Dan Dad, one of Schwarzy’s dads, laid back and ineffectual (G3 - D5) and Olive’s Dad (E4 - B5).
Douglas Panch: Good comic timing and the ability to improv.
1st Rehearsal 10/17/24
Open 11/16/24
Close 12/24/24
LORT C
Fezziwig/Present, male, 40s-50s, any ethnicity
Marley/Cratchit, male, mid-30s-40, any ethnicity
Fred/Young Scrooge/Future, male, 20s, any ethnicity
Felicity/Belle/Laundress, female, 20s, any ethnicity
Past/Marth/Charwoman, female, 30s, any ethnicity
Mrs. Fezziwig/Mrs. Cratchit, female, mid-30s-40, any ethnicity
ALL OTHER ROLES ARE CAST.
1st Rehearsal 12/17/24
Open 1/17/25
Close 2/9/25
LORT D
Shawn: African American, ages from 21 to 33. A bit reserved, but confident in himself. A writer. A hard-core basketball fan. Quietly ambitious.
Matt: white, ages from 21 to 33. A slightly messy guy who, somewhat incongruously, works in a wine bar. A hard-core basketball fan. Funny, with a kind of restless energy.
1st Rehearsal 1/7/25
Open 2/7/25
Close 3/2/25
LORT C
Nina Simone: African American – dark complexion. 30 years old. ability to play the piano (and improv) is a huge plus.
Sarah, aka “Auntie”: African American – dark complexion. 40s.
Sephronia: mixed race with light complexion. 30s-40s.
Sweet Thing: African American - lighter than Nina and Sarah, but darker than Sephronia. late 20s.
Sam Waymon: African American. 20s. plays piano, Hammond B-3 Organ, and tambourine.
1st Rehearsal 2/13/25
Open 3/14/25
Close 4/26/25
LORT D
Amanda Wingfield (the Mother): mid-40s to mid-50s – any ethnicity
Tom Wingfield (the Son): 20s – any ethnicity
Laura Wingfield (the Daughter): early 20s – any ethnicity. Note:actors from the disability community are encouraged to audition.
Jim O’Connor (the Gentleman Caller): early 20s – any ethnicity
1st Rehearsal 3/11/25
Open 4/11/25
Close 5/11 or 5/18/25
LORT C
Sandra: any ethnicity, 25-35. vain with a huge ego; wants to be loved. has ambitions to go to Hollywood and will hurt anyone standing in her way. RP dialect.
Annie: any ethnicity, 25-35. the stage manager. cannot bear to be on stage but must step in to one of the roles. initially terrified by acting, she grows to live it and by the end is willing to kill for it. standard American dialect.
Chris: any ethnicity, 25-35. the director of the show and this is the biggest day of his life. rigid, uptight, self-important. high status clown. RP dialect.
Robert: any ethnicity, 25-35. wannabe Richard Burton, declamatory style, has real vocal power. desperate to become president of the Cornley Poly Drama Society. RP dialect.
Max: any ethnicity, 25-35. has never been on stage before; knows his lines and does exactly what he’s told, no more, no less. RP dialect.
Dennis: any ethnicity, 25-35. no interest in theatre, he just wants to make friends (of which he has none). RP dialect.
Trevor: any ethnicity, 25-35. the play’s lighting and sound operator; he simply wants to get on with the show. curmudgeonly and doesn’t care for actors. easily distracted and does many things he shouldn’t, including engaging with the audience. when things go really sideways, he is forced to act in the play, and he hates acting. American dialect.
Jonathan: any ethnicity, 25-35. a bit bland but sees himself as a James Bond type. excited and having fun, but not naïve. Jonathan drives the show; very physical role. RP dialect
Merrimack Repertory Theatre
Merrimack Repertory Theatre does not believe in discrimination based on color, race, religious affiliation, sexual orientation, disabilities, gender, or otherwise. All performers, including those of color, seniors, women, and performers with disabilities, are encouraged to audition and will be given full consideration.
No roles will be understudied. All shows are on LORT D
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