WaterTower Theatre
Addison, TX
US

DESCRIPTION

AUDITION DATE

Saturday, May 18, 2024

2:00 PM - 9:00 PM (C)

APPOINTMENTS

TO SCHEDULE AUDITION:

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/805084AACA62BAAFC1-48751354-search

CONTRACT

SPT

$576 weekly minimum (SPT 6)

Understudy will be paid non-Equity rate ($150 per week with $40 bonus per performance should the understudy go on for the role)

SEEKING

Equity actors for the comic 1-person play, THE SEARCH FOR SIGNS OF INTELLIGENT LIFE IN THE UNIVERSE by Jane Wagner, being presented during the 2024-2025 Season (see breakdown).

Adult language & content.

LOCAL DFW ACTORS HIGHLY

ENCOURAGED TO AUDITION

PREPARATION

Headshot and resume are required at the audition. Please prepare sides at:

https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/lpmuir6rgll3kkwl6qs86/h?rlkey=9v76i45crwhgam64oqvssp52x&e=1&dl=0

LOCATION

WaterTower Theatre

15650 Addison Rd

Addison, TX 75001-3285

Check in for auditions will be in the Lobby

PERSONNEL

Expected to attend:

Director: Ashley Puckett Gonzales

Producing Artistic Director: Shane Peterman

Associate Producer & Covid Compliance Officer: Elizabeth Kensek

OTHER DATES

IN-PERSON CALLBACKS WILL BE SCHEDULED PER EQUITY SAFETY GUIDANCE

CALLBACK at WaterTower Theatre: Monday, May 19, 2024, 5pm-9pm

Rehearsals: 10/8/24-11/5/24 (weekday evenings, and weekends)

Performances: 11/6/24-11/17/24 (Wednesday-Saturday evenings, Saturday & Sunday matinees)

OTHER

www.watertowertheatre.org

This production will be presented on The Terry Martin Main Stage.

Actors must be willing to follow all infection control policies including any required Covid testing, which will be provided by the theatre if necessary.

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.

BREAKDOWN

WaterTower Theatre is dedicated to diversity and inclusion as a core value, and as such we strongly
encourage actors of all ethnicities and gender identities to audition. In reference to the character
descriptions below—most characters we encounter currently are on the binary and are written with he/him or she/her pronouns and you will see that in the following descriptions. But however limiting the descriptions are, our casting seeks to be as inclusive as possible and we invite gender non-
conforming, genderqueer, transgender and non-binary actors to submit for the roles they most identify with. We will also list race/ethnicity when specific to the character but are otherwise seeking all races and ethnicities. Let us know if you have any questions, concerns, or if there are any accommodations we can provide (from language developed by Kevin Kantor and Emily Tarquin from the Actors Theatre of Louisville).

Jane Wagner’s ever-timely, iconic, one-woman show, The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the
Universe, examines American society, art, and human connectivity and explores the feminist
movement. As one actor transforms into a series of other archetypal characters, they become the play’s guiding conscience for the audience—a comical, quirky, and outlandish conveyor of the
nuances of American society. Under the guidance of this beloved narrator, a role originated by Lily
Tomlin, the audience is treated to a mischievously clever observer of the society around her. Lily
Tomlin's one-woman tour-de-force won The Drama Desk Award and The New York Drama Critics
Circle Award as well as a Tony for Best Actress.

Adult language & content.

Seeking an extremely versatile actor to play 13 different characters (TRUDY, et al), ranging in age from 30-50, with very disparate personalities and backgrounds over the course of the 2-act play.

Also seeking an understudy for TRUDY (et al).

SALARY

SPT $576 weekly minimum (SPT 6)

UNION

AEA