Casting call for multiple productions for the 2010 – 2011 theater season in Atlanta -Alliance Theatre 2010-2011 Season, Equity Principal Auditions by Appointment in GA
Casting for A New Play by Pearl Cleage
Director: Susan V. Booth
Co-pro with Alabama Shakespeare.
Dates at Alliance: October 15 – November 14.
Casting for
Grace Dubose Dunbar: African American woman, 60.
Gracie Dunbar: Her granddaughter, 18.
Marcie Dunbar: Her daughter-in-law, 40.
Catherine Adams Green: African American woman, 65.
Bobby Green: Her grandson, 21.
Alpha Campbell: African American woman, 40.
Lillie Campbell: Her daughter, 21.
Janet Logan: African American woman, 33.
Jessie Roberts: African American woman, 45
Casting for “A Christmas Carol”
Director: Rosemary Newcott
1st rehearsal: November 5, 2010. Runs: December 2 – 24.
Seeking local Atlanta-area actors. Adult cast of 17, 5 Children. Actor/Singers, men and woman of all ages and ethnicities to play multiple roles.
Casting for “Bring It On: A New Musical”
Book: Jeff Whitty. Music: Tom Kitt, Lin-Manuel Miranda. Lyrics: Amanda Green, Lin-Manuel Miranda
Director/Choreographer: Andy Blankenbuehler
1st rehearsal: December 6, 2010. Runs: January 26 – February 20, 2011
All Characters are high school-aged, sing and dance.
Campbell: Caucasian female. Central character: nice and kind, sincere, slips in and out of a “cheerleader” affect but innate intelligence.
Bridget: Female; Gawky, nerdy, jolly and insecure. A bouncy optimist in spite of her perceived shortcomings.
Danielle: Female, African-American. The “Queen Bee” of Jackson High School, regal, dominating, complicated.
Randall: Male, any ethnicity. Campbell’s developing love interest. Cute, “alternative,” an expert DJ with an easy and generous confidence.
Eva: Caucasian female. Immensely likeable, sweet, fragile-seeming, and turns out to be a sociopathic back-stabber.
Skylar: Female. A more stereotypical “bitchy” cheerleader type, funny, loyal to her friends, not terribly invested in her education.
Kylar: Female. A slightly less-intelligent version of Skylar and a year behind her. A follower.
Nautica: Female, Latina, African-American, or any ethnicity. Aggressive, funny sidekick to Danielle, sassy, loyal, can be aggressive.
La Cienega: Transgendered woman, born a male (played by a male). Any ethnicity. Her gender is not an issue, for her friends, barely referred to.
Ensemble of 16 and 2 swings
casting for August Osage County
Director: Susan V. Booth
All roles have been CAST. Actors auditioning may be considered for possible replacements should any become necessary.
1st rehearsal: March 15, 2011. Runs: April 20 – May 8.
SHOW TBD.
On the HERTZ STAGE (LORT D):
Carapace
By Kendeda Graduate Playwriting Competition Winner
1st rehearsal: January 18, 2011. Runs: February 16 – March 6.
Casting for
Jeff: 50, sportscaster, alcoholic
Margo: 23, his daughter
Ted: 50s, Jeff’s ex brother-in-law, recovering alcoholic
Kyle: Pizza guy. Mid-20’s
Peter: Mid 30s, Jeff’s ex-wifes younger brother
Brian: Mid 20s, Margo’s boyfriend
casting for Sammy And Me
Written and performed by Eric Young
Spoon Lake Blues
World premiere by Josh Tobiessen 1st rehearsal: March 8, 2011. Runs: April 6 – 24
Casting for
Abigail: Local sheriff, Caucasian female 28.
Brady: Denis’s younger brother, Caucasian, 22.
Caitlin: Summer resident, African American, 20.
Denis: Brady’s older brother, Caucasian, 28.
Alliance Theatre’s Theatre For Young Audience Productions:
Middle School Musical
Conceived by Rosemary Newcott. Director: TBD.
1st rehearsal: October 5, 2010. Runs: October 25 – November 12.
A survival guide for “tweenagers”
Casting Four actors, two male and two female. All actors should be singers.
Casting Honk!
Music: George Stiles. Book/Lyrics: Anthony Drewe. Director: TBD.
1st rehearsal: February 1, 2011. Runs: March 5 – 20.
Casting seven actors, four men and three women. All actors should be singers
Equity has granted an auditions concession to the producer. Equity Members may request a copy of the concession’s full text from the Equity Auditions Department.
Equity Principal Auditions by APPOINTMENT:
Wednesday, March 17 2010
(Dramatic and/or Musical)
2 PM – 6 PM
and
Thursday, March 18, 2010
(Dramatic and/or Musical)
10 AM – 2 PM
Woodruff Art Center
1280 Peachtree Street
Atlanta, GA 30309
3rd floor, Rehearsal Hall #1
Notes/What to bring: Prepare either: 1) a brief contemporary monologue, no more than two minutes; or 2) a brief song (musical theatre, pop/rock, or gospel); or 3) 16 bars of a song (musical theatre, pop/rock, or gospel) and a one-minute contemporary monologue. Bring sheet music; an accompanist is provided.
Bring picture and resume, stapled together.
For an appointment, call the audition hotline at 404-733-4622. AEA members without appointments will be seen as time permits.
Atlanta, Georgia
LORT B/D, $750 and $555/week minimums and TYA, $426/week
Associate Producer: Jody Feldman
Season shows on the Alliance Stage (LORT B):
Season dates have not been finalized. The season typically runs from October thru June.
