Classical Theatre of Harlem
New York, NY

DESCRIPTION

CALL TYPE
EPA

CONTRACT
LOA
$693 weekly minimum (LOA ref. LORT)

AUDITION DATE
Wednesday, May 8, 2024
9:30 AM - 5:30 PM (E)
BREAK: 1:00PM - 2:00PM

LOCATION
Actors' Equity New York Audition Center
165 W 46th St
16th Fl
New York, NY 10036

PERSONNEL
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

OTHER DATES
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.

SEEKING
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.

PREPARATION
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.

BREAKDOWN

A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM

SEEKING:
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.

SALARY

LOA $693 weekly minimum (LOA ref. LORT)

UNION

AEA