Actor's Express Theatre Company
Atlanta, GA

DESCRIPTION

CALL TYPE
EPA

CONTRACT
SPT
$482 weekly minimum (SPT 4)

AUDITION DATE
Saturday, November 2, 2024
10:00 AM - 7:00 PM (E)
Lunch 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Sunday, November 3, 2024
10:00 AM - 7:00 PM (E)
Lunch 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

APPOINTMENTS
To schedule an audition appointment please go to: https://airtable.com/appkPtkTr... . If you have any questions, email [email protected] or call 404-875-1606 ext. 101.

LOCATION
Actor's Express Theatre
887 W Marietta St NW Ste J107
Atlanta, GA 30318-5266

There is an onsite paid parking deck. Carpooling, rideshares and public transportation are encouraged.

PERSONNEL
Expected to attend:
Casting Director – Justin Kalin
Artistic Director – Freddie Ashley
Associate Artistic Director – Amanda Washington

See breakdown for production specific personnel.

OTHER DATES
See breakdown for production specific dates.

OTHER
www.actorsexpress.com

An Equity Monitor will not be provided. The producer will run all aspects of this audition.

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 Actor's Express 2025 Season (See breakdown).

Actor's Express is fully committed to diversity, inclusion and equal employment opportunity. We are committed to principles of ethical and diverse representation in our casting, and actors of all races, ethnicities, gender expressions, physical abilities are encouraged to audition.

PREPARATION
Please prepare a monologue of your choosing. If you would like to be considered for A STRANGE LOOP, please also prepare a musical theatre song of your choosing. An accompanist will be provided. Please note that audition appointments will be strictly held to five minutes each.

BREAKDOWN

Actor's Express 2025 Season

Please note that Actor’s Express is committed to five-day work weeks.

Rehearsals and performances are held indoors at Actor’s Express, except for MARIE ANTOINETTE, which will be rehearsed and performed inside the Conant Performing Arts Center on the campus of Oglethorpe University.

We continue to use a safety plan that responds to current conditions, which may include vaccination, testing, masking, cleaning and distancing protocols as circumstances warrant.

MARIE ANTOINETTE
By David Adjmi
Directed by Donya K. Washington
REHEARSALS BEGIN - January 7, 2025
TECH - February 1-2, 2025
DRESS REHEARSALS - February 4-5, 2025
PREVIEWS – February 6-7, 2025
OPENING – February 8, 2025
CLOSING – February 23, 2025

SEEKING:
Marie Antoinette – Woman. The Queen of France. She loves to live extravagantly and has no perception of the suffering of everyday people. Originally from the Austrian royal family, she was married off to Louis XVI for political purposes. She does not mask her disdain for her husband, whom she regards as inept and emotionally immature. She does not show depth because she has never been expected to.

Louis XVI - Man. Marie’s husband. The King of France. He is somewhat inept and emotionally immature. He has a condition that impedes his sexual performance but is curable with surgery, which he resists. He does not have a very healthy or close relationship with Marie.

Joseph - Man. Marie’s older brother. He is the Holy Roman Emperor and later, sole ruler of the Hapsburg empire. He does not prioritize his sister’s happiness. His sister’s seeming inability to produce an heir threatens the alliance between Austria and France that exists because of her marriage to Louis. This role may double with Revolutionary and/or Guard.

Axel Fersen - Man. Marie’s lover. He is a Swedish diplomat who has been received by the royal family. Throughout the revolution, he remains loyal to Marie and the crown.

The Dauphin - Boy. Ten years old. Marie’s son. He loves his mother deeply but receives little attention from her.

Yolande De Polignac - Woman. A false friend. She spends a great deal of leisure time with Marie but abandons her when rumors begin to swirl about the queen.

Therese de Lamballe - Woman. A true friend. She tries delicately to counsel Marie, while also doing her best to cajole her. She stands by Marie as long and as much as she possibly can.

Mr. Sauce - Male. A shopkeeper. Works hard and is in no mood for the aristocracy. To a snob, he may appear simple but is much smarter than people might suspect.

Mrs. Sauce - His wife. She helps Mr. Sauce with the shop. Like her husband, she’s not sympathetic to the crown. And also like her husband, she lives a simple life. But don’t get it twisted; she is no simpleton.

A Sheep - Appears to Marie in moments of crisis or complication. The sheep endeavors to get her to understand the world around her and the role she has played in France’s current circumstances. Not unsympathetic, but also not a royalist.

Royalist - Very sympathetic to the Crown and to Marie.

Revolutionary 1, 2, 3 - Captors and tormentors of Marie. They have no sympathy for her plight and believe that the literal death of the monarchy is essential for democracy to take hold in France. This role may be cast separately or with one actor doubling.

Two Guards - They keep a watch on Marie and the rest of the royal family while they are captive. They never speak directly to Marie. These roles may double with Joseph and/or Revolutionary.

TOPDOG/UNDERDOG
By Suzan-Lori Parks
Directed by Eric J. Little
REHEARSALS BEGIN - February 18, 2025
TECH – March 15-16, 2025
DRESS REHEARSALS - March 18-19, 2025
PREVIEWS – March 20-21, 2025
OPENING – March 22, 2025
CLOSING – April 19, 2025

SEEKING:
Lincoln – Man. Black. The topdog. Booth’s older brother. Works at an arcade as a Lincoln impersonator, where he is shot at repeatedly by game players. He used to make his living as an expert Three-Card Monte dealer on the street but is now trying to resist hustling.

Booth – Man. Black. The underdog. Lincoln’s younger brother. He masks his insecurities with aggression. He can be volatile and unpredictable. He wants Lincoln to teach him how to deal Three Card Monte so that he can earn the respect that comes with being an expert hustler.

DOUBT, A PARABLE
By John Patrick Shanley
Directed by Freddie Ashley
REHEARSALS BEGIN - April 22, 2025
TECH – May 17-18, 2025
DRESS REHEARSALS - May 20-21, 2025
PREVIEWS – May 22-23, 2025
OPENING – May 24, 2025
CLOSING – June 22, 2025

SEEKING:
Sister Aloysius – This role has already been cast. Woman. A nun in the order of the Sisters of Charity St. Vincent de Paul in the Bronx who also serves as principal of the parish school. A stern, unforgiving woman who holds herself and everyone to a high standard of discipline and morality. When she suspects Father Flynn of abusing a young boy, she sets out on a mission to bring the truth to light. She is guided by firm certainty.

Father Flynn – Man. White. Irish heritage. A teacher at Sister Aloysius’ school. While she is his superior in job position, he outranks her in church hierarchy as a priest. He is charming and takes a warmer and more personal approach to his religious practice and teaching than Sister Aloysius. When he is accused, he does everything in his power to interfere with her crusade in order to maintain his reputation.

Sister James – Woman. 20s. A young nun who teaches at the same school as Aloysius and Flynn. Like Flynn, she takes a warmer approach to her work, which makes Sister Aloysius concerned that she is easily influenced and led astray despite good intentions. She is ultimately pulled between the two, torn between loyalties and wanting to believe in the goodness of both her superiors.

Mrs. Muller – Woman. 30s. Black. Her son Donny is a student at the school. She is determined to keep her son safe from his difficult circumstances, including an abusive father. She works as a housekeeper and displays strong fortitude even as she tries desperately to juggle her various competing priorities. She is a devoted mother doing her best, even if that means making difficult decisions that are difficult to understand.

A STRANGE LOOP
By Michael R. Jackson
Directed by Amanda Washington
REHEARSALS BEGIN - June 24, 2025
TECH – July 19-20, 2025
DRESS REHEARSALS - July 22-23, 2025
PREVIEWS –July 24-25, 2025
OPENING – July 26, 2025
CLOSING – August 31, 2025

SEEKING:
Usher - Black. Man. Queer. You remember that kid who could see the world from so many angles, intellectually insightful, creatively compelling, but couldn’t excel because his mind, while a creative oasis, was also his prison? And you always wondered, "Whatever happened to him?" Yeah, that’s Usher. A self-proclaimed “Young overweight-to-obese homosexual and/or gay and/or queer, cisgender male, able-bodied university-and-graduate-school educational musical theater writing, Disney ushering, broke-ass middle-class far left-leaning black-identified and classified American descendant of slaves full of self-conscious femme energy…”. This role involves intimacy with Inwood Daddy under the supervision of an intimacy choreographer. The character uses racially charged language. Vocal Range: C3-C5

Thought 1 – Black. Queer. An amalgamation of our hopes, fears, and biggest insecurities. They are funny and brassy; nothing is off limits. A representative of Usher’s mind living out loud. This character uses racially charged language. Doubles several characters, including but not limited to a Theatre Patron and Usher’s brother’s baby mama. Vocal Range: F#3-F5

Thought 2 – Black. Queer. An amalgamation of our hopes, fears, and biggest insecurities. They are funny and brassy; nothing is off limits. A representative of Usher’s mind living out loud. This character uses racially charged language. Doubles several characters, including but not limited to Usher’s Doctor and the first incarnation of Usher’s mother. Vocal Range: A2-D5

Thought 3 – Black. Queer. An amalgamation of our hopes, fears, and biggest insecurities. They are funny and brassy; nothing is off limits. A representative of Usher’s mind living out loud. This character uses racially charged language. Doubles several characters, including but not limited to Agent Fairweather and Todrick. Vocal Range: Bb2-D5

Thought 4 – Black. Queer. An amalgamation of our hopes, fears, and biggest insecurities. They are funny and brassy; nothing is off limits. A representative of Usher’s mind living out loud. This character uses racially charged language. Doubles several characters, including but not limited to the final incarnation of Usher’s mother. Vocal Range: Ab2-A#4

Thought 5 – Black. Queer. An amalgamation of our hopes, fears, and biggest insecurities. They are funny and brassy; nothing is off limits. A representative of Usher’s mind living out loud. This character uses racially charged language. Doubles several characters, including but not limited to Joshlet and Usher’s Dad. Vocal Range: F2-A#4

Thought 6 – Black. Queer. An amalgamation of our hopes, fears, and biggest insecurities. They are funny and brassy; nothing is off limits. A representative of Usher’s mind living out loud. This character uses racially charged language. Doubles several characters, including but not limited to the first incarnation of Usher’s Dad and Inwood Daddy. Vocal Range: Eb2-A#4

THE THIN PLACE
By Lucas Hnath
Directed by Freddie Ashley
REHEARSALS BEGIN - September 2, 2025
TECH – September 27-28, 2025
DRESS REHEARSALS - September 30 - October 1, 2025
PREVIEWS – October 2-3, 2025
OPENING –October 4, 2025
CLOSING – October 26, 2025

SEEKING:
Hilda – Woman. A deep listener. A kind demeanor but may appear to some as a little odd. She is dealing with loss and turns to a medium to try and connect with deceased loved ones.

Linda – Woman. British. A bit older than Hilda. Earns her living as a medium who claims to talk with the dead. Has become a friend and confidante to Hilda.

Sylvia – Woman. Wealthy friend of Linda’s. Once utilized Linda’s services but has since become skeptical and resentful of Linda’s work.

Jerry – Man. Linda’s cousin. He loves his cousin very much and would do anything to protect her.

SALARY

SPT $482 weekly minimum (SPT 4)

UNION

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