Category : Theatre & Stage Acting Date Sent : November 20th, 2009 Open to : Female Male Actor Model ADULT (17+) CHILDREN (16 and younger) Job City : New York Job Country : United States Expires : December 4th, 2009 Pay Currency : USD

Equity Principal Auditions For "A Behanding In Spoken"

Casting Director Jim Carnahan is holding Equity Principal Auditions/Understudies for Broadway play of "A Behanding In Spoken." Broadway/Production Contract; $1,605/week minimum.

Producer: Robert Fox
Playwright: Martin McDonagh
Director: John Crowley
General Manager: Nina Lannan Associates
Casting Director: Jim Carnahan

1st rehearsal: January 4, 2010; 1st preview: February 16, 2010. Opens March 3, 2010 at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre.

Synopsis:
Play takes place in present-day small-town America. It is a dark comedy.

SEEKING:

1.) MALE (40s; any ethnicity) - CARMICHAEL/MERVYN UNDERSTUDY. Both onstage roles are cast; seeking one male actor with excellent comedic skills as Understudy for both characters (40s). Carmichael: One-handed man. Mysterious and dangerous. Has violent tendencies, but also is always in control. Mervyn: The hotel clerk. Slightly off-center, curious and a bit nosy;

2.) MALE (20s; African-American) - TOBY UNDERSTUDY. Onstage role is cast. Seeking Understudy only. Desperately tries to talk his way out trouble. Urban, smart, tough but tends to break under stress. Seeking an actor with excellent comedic skills;

3.) FEMALE (20s; any ethnicity) - MARILYN UNDERSTUDY. Onstage role is cast. Seeking Understudy only. Marilyn is in her 20s. Pretty. Toby's girlfriend. Not the sharpest knife in the drawer, but resourceful and opinionated in her own way. Seeking an actress with excellent comedic skills;


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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