New York Theatre Workshop
New York, NY
US

DESCRIPTION

AUDITION DATE

Thursday, October 17, 2024

9:30 AM - 5:30 PM (E)

BREAK: 1:00PM - 2:00PM

CONTRACT

Off Broadway

$1158.76 weekly minimum (BB)

SEEKING

Equity actors for roles in BECOMING EVE (see breakdown).

PREPARATION

Please prepare a contemporary monologue of your choice. Please bring a headshot and resume, stapled together.

LOCATION

Actors' Equity New York Audition Center

165 W 46th St

16th Fl

New York, NY 10036

PERSONNEL

By Emil Weinstein

Based on the book by Abby Chava Stein

Directed by Tyne Rafaeli

New York Theatre Workshop

Artistic Director: Patricia McGregor

Producer: Evan O’Brient

EXPECTED TO ATTEND:

Casting Director: Claire Yenson

(TBD) Associate Artistic Director: Rachel Silverman

OTHER DATES

First Rehearsal: Tuesday, February 18, 2025

First Preview: Wednesday, March 19, 2025

Opening: Monday, April 7, 2025

Latest Closing: Sunday, May 18, 2025

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.

BREAKDOWN

BECOMING EVE

SYNOPSIS: BECOMING EVE is the true story of Rabbi Abby Chava Stein, the child of a prominent Hasidic family whose identity as a trans woman comes into opposition with the strictly gendered world in which she was raised. The play centers on a conversation between Abby, her devout father and a young liberal rabbi, as they reckon with questions of gender and faith.

SEEKING:

CHAVA. Character portrayed is a Jewish trans female in her 20s. Magnetic, fiercely intelligent, a quick thinker, witty and sarcastic, feminine, strong-willed.

JONAH. Character portrayed is a Jewish cis male in his 30s. A young rabbi. Neurotic, serious, exuberant, a little cocky.

CHESKY. Character portrayed is Jewish, non-binary or a trans male, in their 20s. Chava’s friend. They present as an Orthodox Jewish male because of the circumstances they were born into, but are exploring and expanding their identity throughout the play. Passionate, emotional, inquisitive, playful.

MAMI. Character portrayed is a Jewish cis female in her 50s. Chava’s mother. Warm but withholding, compassionate but distant, can hold her own when needed.

TATI. [THIS ROLE IS ON OFFER] Character portrayed is a Jewish cis male in his 50s. Chava’s father. Powerful, high status, fiercely intelligent, witty, traditionally masculine, a deep tenderness and love for his family always vibrating underneath.

FRAIDY. [THIS ROLE IS ON OFFER] Character portrayed is a Jewish cis female in her 20s. Chava’s wife. Thoughtful, warm, stubborn, impulsive.

SALARY

Off Broadway $1158.76 weekly minimum (BB)

UNION

AEA