THT Rep Auditions

THT REP 23-24 SEASON AUDITIONS

Please note THT Rep partners with Actors’ Equity Association (AEA), the union for professional actors and stage managers in the United States.  Equity Membership Candidates (EMC) and Non-Union actors are also welcome to audition.  Full details below. Auditions for our Worc at Play program will be announced separately.  

AUDITION DATES + TIMES

• Mon, Aug 28, 2023 from 10am-6pm with a break from 2pm-3pm
• Tue, Aug 29, 2023 from 1pm-9pm with a break from 5pm-6pm

CALLBACK DATE + TIME

• Mon, Sep 11, 2023 from 11am-1pm and 7pm-9pm

2023-2024 COMPENSATION

All productions have been approved on Actors’ Equity Association Small Professional Theatre Category 5, with the following weekly salaries: Actor $512.00; Stage Manager $616.00; Assistant Stage Manager $570.00.

EMC and Non-Union pay is negotiated on a case-by-case basis.
 
Housing, transportation, gas and mileage reimbursement, and other arrangements for all actors are negotiated on a case-by-case basis.

Validated garage parking is available for all creative team members.

PRODUCTIONS + BREAKDOWNS

The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams
Directed by Livy Scanlon

A family drama of great tenderness, charm, and beauty, The Glass Menagerie is an icon of the American theater. The story follows Amanda Wingfield, a remnant of Southern gentility now living in a dingy apartment with her son, Tom, and her daughter, Laura. The father has deserted them, leaving Tom to support his mother and sister with a shoe-factory job he finds unbearable. When Amanda convinces Tom to bring home from his workplace a “gentleman caller” for Laura, the illusions that Tom, Amanda and Laura have each created to make life bearable shatter.

In this production, two actors will share the role of Tom.

First Rehearsal:  Wed, Sep 6, 2023
First Preview: Thu, Sep 28, 2023
Opening: Sun, Oct 1, 2023
Closing: Sun, Oct 15, 2023
**Possible extension through Sat, Oct 21, 2023**

Breakdown:

AMANDA WINGFIELD.  50’s-60’s.  Female presenting.  White. This role is CAST.  Actors will be considered for understudy/emergency replacement.

TOM WINGFIELD (Older).  50’s+.  Male presenting.  White.  This role is CAST.  Actors will be considered for understudy/emergency replacement.

TOM WINGFIELD (Younger).  Late 20’s-Early 30’s. Male presenting. White.  This role is CAST.  Actors will be considered for understudy/emergency replacement.

LAURA WINGFIELD. Early 30’s. Female presenting. White. This role is CAST.  Actors will be considered for understudy/emergency replacement.

JIM O’CONNOR (The Gentleman Caller). Late 20’s -Early 30’s.  Male presenting.  Any ethnicity. This role is CAST.  Actors will be considered for understudy/emergency replacement.

Return of the Edgar Allan Poe Double Header
Created and performed by Livy Scanlon

At turns dark and darkly funny, this 60-minute solo show is staged as a séance, conjuring two of Poe’s most notorious narrators.

First Rehearsal: Tue, Oct 24, 2023
Opening: Wed, Oct 25, 2023
Closing: Sat, Oct 28, 2023

Breakdown:

NARRATOR. Any age, any gender, any ethnicity.  This role is CAST.  Actors will be considered for understudy/emergency replacement.

Judith
By Katie Bender with original plot concept by Livy Scanlon
Directed by Brendon Fox
Playing in rep with Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare

“Let me imagine, since facts are so hard to come by, what would have happened had Shakespeare had a wonderfully gifted sister, called Judith, let us say.“  – Virginia Woolf

In this fast-paced solo show, Judith dresses in drag and heads to London to save her brother’s reputation. Finding herself in a patriarchal, politically-charged and deeply divided nation, she pursues work as a poet, discovering the pleasures and pitfalls of passing as the bard himself. Gallivanting in and out of character, Judith is a solo show that questions self-worth, ambition, and queer identity.

Presented in partnership with Urbanite Theatre in Sarasota, Florida.

First Rehearsal: Wed, Mar 20, 2024
Opening: Sat, Apr 20, 2024
Closing: Fri, May 10, 2024

Breakdown:

JUDITH.  30’s-40’s.  Female presenting / Non-binary.  Any ethnicity.  This role is CAST.  Actors will be considered for understudy/emergency replacement.

Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare
Directed by Brendon Fox
Playing in rep with Judith by Katie Bender

In this romantic comedy, mistaken identity, musical interludes, and mischief abound. The story centers on twins Viola and Sebastian, who are separated in a shipwreck. Stranded, Viola dresses as a man to protect herself, only to fall in love with the Duke Orsino. The Duke, in turn, is in love with Countess Olivia. Upon meeting, however, the Countess falls in love with Viola, mistaking her for a man! Hijinks ensue until identities are revealed, the love triangle is untangled, and the twins are reunited.

First Rehearsal: Wed, Mar 20, 2024
Opening: Sat, Apr 20, 2024
Closing: Sun, May 12, 2024

Breakdown:

VIOLA. 30’s-40’s. Female presenting. Any ethnicity. A gentlewoman who dresses as a man to survive after a shipwreck. This role is CAST.  Actors will be considered for understudy/emergency replacement.

OLIVIA. Late 20s–40s. Female presenting. Any ethnicity. A countess. Sophisticated woman who shows great vulnerability when she falls in love with Viola. Witty, smart, capable of great yearning.

MARIA. 30s–50s. Female presenting. Any ethnicity. Olivia’s waiting-gentlewoman. Smart, mischievous, sex-positive, sassy, very responsible but loves a good time.

FESTE. 20s–50s. Any gender. Any ethnicity. Sings well. A “professional fool” – witty, smart, verbally and physically dexterous. Mercurial. Someone familiar with being a chameleon in plays such as Baskerville, The 39 Steps a plus.

FABIAN. 20s–30s. Any gender. Any ethnicity. A gardener in Olivia’s household who despises Malvolio and wants to take them down a peg. Fun-loving and not the sharpest tool in the shed.

MALVOLIO. 30s–50s.  Any gender. Any ethnicity. Head of staff in Olivia’s household who is secretly in love with her. Begins the play officious and brusque, ends the play vulnerable and heartbroken.
 
SIR TOBY BELCH. 40s–Early 60s. Male presenting. Any ethnicity.  Olivia’s rich uncle, full of vitality. Dionysian. Intoxicated and intoxicating most of the time. A one-man party.

SIR ANDREW AGUECHEECK. 20s–40s. Male presenting. Any ethnicity. Wealthy, adores Sir Toby and pines for Olivia. Earnest, gullible, full of heart.

ORSINO. 20s–Early 30s. Male presenting. Any ethnicity. Dashing Count of Illyria. Begins the play spoiled and pampered, thinking he knows everything about women and life. Falls hard for Viola in disguise, reveals deep vulnerability. 

SEBASTIAN. 30s. Male presenting. Any ethnicity. Viola’s twin brother. Open hearted, passionate. Falls hard and fast for Olivia.

ANTONIO. 30s–40s. Male presenting. Any ethnicity. Pirate who rescued Sebastian from a shipwreck. Tough exterior, inwardly loving and a committed friend. Fight experience a plus.

VALENTINE. 20s–30s.  Any gender.  Any ethnicity. Experienced and savvy personal assistant to Count Orsino. 

CURIO. 20s. Any gender.  Any ethnicity. Earnest, dedicated personal assistant to Count Orsino.

SEA CAPTAIN. 30s–50s. Any gender.  Any ethnicity. Experienced sea captain who saves Viola from drowning. Good hearted and empathic.
 
SIR TOPAS. 30s–50s. Male presenting. Any ethnicity. Priest who marries Olivia and Sebastian. Kindly and open hearted. 

OFFICERS OF ILLYRIA. 20s–40s. Any gender. Any ethnicity. Tough but not mean.

AUDITION LOCATION

Jean McDonough Arts Center
20 Franklin Street
Worcester, MA 01608
www.jmacworcester.org
@jmacworcester

Accessible by the MBTA Commuter Rail Framingham / Worcester line.  Parking available at Federal Plaza Garage, 570 Main St, Worcester, MA 01608.

PREPARATION

Please prepare a Shakespearean monologue not to exceed 60 seconds.

Actors interested in the role of Feste, please also prepare 16 bars of your choice to be sung a cappella, with your own instrument (e.g. a guitar), or on our piano.

Please bring two copies of your headshot and resume, stapled together. If headshots and resumes are not properly trimmed and stapled, you will not be seen for an audition.

CASTING PERSONNEL IN ATTENDANCE

Livy Scanlon
Artistic Director, THT Rep

Brendon Fox (Callback Only)
Director, Twelfth Night + Judith

TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT

Please click here or cut and paste https://forms.office.com/r/BXAUSn3WMR into your browser, then follow the instructions provided. 

Audition requests must be submitted by 5pm on Wed, Aug 23.  Per the rules of Actors’ Equity Association, their members will be scheduled first. Remaining appointments will then be scheduled for Equity Membership Candidate and Non-Equity actors, in that order.

If you have a question or need assistance, please email [email protected] with subject line THT Rep Auditions. Thank you!