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Title
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A View From The Bridge -Equity Principal Auditions
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Performer
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Description
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Broadway/Production Contract $1,605/week minimum.
Producer: Stuart Thompson
Writer: Arthur Miller
Director: Gregory Mosher
General Manager: Stuart Thompson Productions
Casting: Cindy Tolan
Casting Associate: Adam Caldwell
Tentative dates:
1st rehearsal: November 19, 2009. 1st preview: December 28, 2009. Closing: April 4, 2010.
Please prepare a brief monologue (from the play, if you wish). Actors auditioning for the Italian immigrant roles may audition using an Italian accent, if appropriate to the monologue.
Please bring picture and resume, stapled together.
Seeking (all roles available unless otherwise specified):
Beatrice: Italian American woman, 40s. Working class. Married to Eddie. Good wife and homemaker, strong, warm and practical. Uneducated yet smart. Wants her household to run smoothly and wants Eddie to be happy, but is aware that something may be wrong in her home. Good woman trying to protect her family and what is hers.
Alfieri: 50s - 70. Self-made man who grew up in Red Hook and became a lawyer. Thoughtful, good- humored and non-judgmental. Good and decent man who was once a member of this Italian working- class community.
Rodolfo: Italian immigrant man, 20s. “Fresh off the boat”. Young, blond and attractive. Dreamer, idealistic and naďve; has no idea that he is a threat to Eddie. Masculine yet vulnerable. Has a nice tenor voice.
Marco: Italian immigrant man, early 30s. “Fresh off the boat.” Rodolpho’s older, protective brother. Square-built peasant of 32. Suspicious. Tender and quiet-voiced, but has an imposing physical presence. Loyal family man.
Louis and Mike: Italian American men, 30s - 50. Gruff, working-class longshoremen. Friends with Eddie. Pass the time with stories and jokes. Actors in these roles may understudy other characters.
Mr. Lipari: Italian man, 50s. Intense, stout, middle-aged butcher in Red Hook. Non-speaking role. Actor may understudy Alfieri.
Mrs. Lipari: Italian woman, 40s. Middle-aged wife of Mr. Lipari. Non-speaking role. Actor may understudy Beatrice.
Tony: Italian American man, 20s. Working-class longshoreman. Actor also plays “Submarine” #2, and may understudy another role.
First Immigration Officer: 30s – 50s. Tough, unwavering. Doing his job, which ultimately sends both Marco and Rodolpho back to Italy. Strong physical presence. Actor may understudy another role.
Second Immigration Officer: 30s – 50s. Tough, unwavering. Just doing his job. Strong physical presence. Actor may understudy another role.
“Submarine” #1: Italian immigrant man, 20s – 30s. Non-speaking. Actor may understudy another role.
Offstage Male Understudy: Covers Tony, the “Submarines” and the Immigration Officers.
Catherine Understudy: Onstage role is CAST. Seeking Understudy only. Italian American female, late teens – early 20s. Beatrice’s niece. Attractive and naďve. Has a special relationship with Eddie.
Eddie: Onstage role is CAST, and will likely be understudied by another member of the onstage cast. Auditioning performers will be considered as possible replacements, should any become necessary. Italian American man, 40s. Working-class longshoreman. Protective of his family, and especially of his niece Catherine.
CONCESSION: Equity has granted an auditions concession to the producer. Equity Members may request a copy of the concession's full text from the Equity Auditions Department.
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Job Start Date
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Job End Date
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Union Information
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Salary
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1605/week min.
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Company
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Cindy Tolan
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Address
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New York City, NY 10036
US
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Contact
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Respond Method(s)
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At Audition
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Audition Information
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When: Equity Principal Auditions:
Saturday, October 31, 2009
Sunday, November 1, 2009
Monday, November 2, 2009
10 AM - 6 PM all three days.
Lunch from 1 – 2.
Where: Chelsea Studios
151 West 26th Street, 6th Floor
NYC
Notes/What to bring: Please prepare a brief monologue (from the play, if you wish). Actors auditioning for the Italian immigrant roles may audition using an Italian accent, if appropriate to the monologue.
Please bring picture and resume, stapled together.
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