Chester Theatre Company
Byam Stevens, Artistic Director
Equity Principal Auditions
Thursday April 19, 2012, 9:30am-5:30pm
Actors Equity Association, 165 West 46th Street, New York, NY 10036
Friday, April 20, 2012, 9:30am-5:30pm
Town Hall Theatre, 15 Middlefield Street, Chester MA, 01011
In 2012, CTC will present UNCOMMON LOVE STORIES, its 23rd season in Chester, MA.
CTC produces under an AEA/SPT Level 6 contract
For more information about CTC, go to www.chestertheatre.org
To arrange an appointment for the Chester EPA, please call Vicki at 413.354.7770 Monday-Friday, 10-3, beginning Monday, April 9, 2012; or email: Vicki@chestertheatre.org.
The New York EPA will be scheduled and monitored by AEA.
Please prepare a short contemporary monologue.
Full descriptions of plays available at www.chestertheatre.org
ANIMALS OUT OF PAPER
by Rajiv Joseph
Directed by May Adrales
Performances July 5-15
First Rehearsal June 11
World-renowned origami artist Ilana finds her life taking a radical turn when Andy, a fan, invades her studio hoping to have her mentor his protege Suresh, an origami prodigy.
ILANA, 40-45 – A serious & respected artist. Depressive. Rigorous and understated. Caustic. ANDY, 35-45 – High school calculus teacher. Upbeat and Positive. Counts his blessings.
SURESH, 18 – Indian, raised in the US. An urban teen with attitude. And Talent. And Secrets. Stage Manager
THE SWAN
by Elizabeth Egloff
Directed by Daniel Elihu Kramer
Performances July 18-29
First rehearsal June 25
Dora lives alone on the Nebraska prairie -- she's gone through three husbands and is now the lonely mistress to her married milkman, Kevin — until a Swan crashes into her living room window. A mysterious and comic riff on the classic Leda myth.
DORA, 35-45 – A Nurse. Yearning. Lives in chaos. Physical comedy skills needed. CAST*
KEVIN, 35-40 – A Milkman. Big Appetites. Wants to please. Can be insecure.
THE SWAN, Mid 20’s-30’s – A swan/man. Wide range of physical skills required. CAST* Stage Manager -
*Performers will be considered as possible replacements, should any become necessary.
RUNNING
by Arlene Hutton
Directed by Ron Bashford
Performances August 1 - 12
First Rehearsal July 9
The eve of the NYC Marathon -- Stephen needs a good night's sleep. He has the apartment to himself until Emily, his wife's ex-room mate, shows up unexpectedly and in crisis.
STEPHEN, 50 – An architect. Feeling defeated. Needs to complete the marathon. CAST*
EMILY, 50 – Fleeing from a marriage. On a nostalgia binge. Needs hope.
Stage Manager -
*Performers will be considered as possible replacements, should any become necessary.
THE BETROTHED
by Dipika Guha
Directed by Byam Stevens
Performances August 15-26
First rehearsal July 23
Simon's been betrothed since birth -- 30 long years to meet his beloved. But, arriving in the old country, his fantasy is derailed by old crones, morally ambiguous clergymen, deceitful babies, and barnyard animals. An existential comedy with a fairy tale heart.
SIMON, mid-30’s – A virgin Everyman. Naïve, hopeful, misses the point. A lot. CAST*
CECILIA/RASHEEDA – Cecilia is ancient and wise and sexy, her daughter Rasheeda is young, glamorous and untrustworthy.
SOLOMON/THE SON – Simon’s father, late 50’s, a chronic womanizer, charming and dangerous. Also plays his own grandson, early teens version.
GONAN/THE PRIEST, late 50’s – Solomon’s best friend and worst enemy. Also plays an old country cleric with a taste for popular American culture. Ambiguous in every sense. CAST*
Stage Manager –CAST*
*Performers will be considered as possible replacements, should any become necessary.
