Theatre Raleigh
Raleigh, NC
US

DESCRIPTION

AUDITION DATE

Saturday, November 16, 2024

10:00 AM - 5:00 PM (E)

APPOINTMENTS

To schedule an appointment please fill out the form at the following link: :

https://signup.com/go/gezaztL

CONTRACT

SPT

$605 weekly minimum (SPT 6)

SEEKING

Equity actors for roles in THE TRIP TO BOUNTIFUL (see breakdown).

PREPARATION

Please prepare a short American monologue.

Please bring your headshot and resume stapled together.

LOCATION

Theatre Raleigh (TR) Studio

3027 Barrow Drive

Raleigh, NC 27616

PERSONNEL

EXPECTED TO ATTEND:

Executive Director: Lauren Kennedy Brady

Artistic Director, Director, Casting Director - Eric Woodall

OTHER DATES

First rehearsal: March 4, 2025

Opening: March 26, 2025

Closing: April 6, 2025

OTHER

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

THE TRIP TO BOUNTIFUL

SEEKING:

CARRIE WATTS: CAST The character is female. Any ethnicity (60-75) An elderly woman who wants to return to her hometown of Bountiful, Texas before she dies.

LUDIE WATTS: The character is male. Any ethnicity (35-45) Carrie's son who is caught between his mother and his wife.

JESSIE MAE WATTS: The character is female. Any ethnicity. (35-45) Ludie's wife who resents her husband's tie to his mother.

THELMA: The character is female: Any ethnicity. (20-30) Carrie's new friend who encounters Carrie on the bus while she is escaping from Ludie and Jessie Mae.

ROY: The character is male. Any ethnicity. (50-60) A ticket taker in Harrison, Texas.

SHERRIFF: The character is male. Any ethnicity. (50-60): A sympathetic white Texas sheriff who chauffeurs Mrs. Watts to an abandoned house.

HOUSTON TICKET TAKERS: The characters are males and females. All ethnicities. (25-45) Two ticket takers who are patient with Carrie but are still bureaucrats.

TRAVELERS/BUS STATION EMPLOYEES: The characters are males and females. All ethnicities. (25-55) Non-speaking roles that may understudy principal roles.

SALARY

SPT $605 weekly minimum (SPT 6)

UNION

AEA