Portland Center Stage
Portland, OR

DESCRIPTION

CALL TYPE
EPA

CONTRACT
LORT Non-Rep
$1058 weekly minimum (LORT B)

AUDITION DATE
Wednesday, June 7, 2023
9:30 AM - 5:30 PM (E)
Lunch 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

LOCATION
Actors' Equity New York Audition Center
165 W 46th St
16th Fl
New York, NY 10036

PERSONNEL
Artistic Director: Marissa Wolf
Associate Artistic Director: Chip Miller
Director of HAIR: Isaac Lamb

Expected to attend:
Casting Director: Andrea Zee

See breakdown for production specific personnel.

OTHER DATES
See breakdown for production specific dates.

OTHER

EPA Procedures are in effect for this audition.

An Equity Monitor will be provided.

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 Portland Center Stage's 2023-24 Season (See breakdown).

All stage managerial positions are currently filled.

Local Portland actors are encouraged to audition.

PREPARATION
Please prepare a short song or a short monologue in the style of the show you are interested in being seen for. Also, please bring your headshot and resume stapled together.

BREAKDOWN

Portland Center Stage 2023-24 Season

HAIR (By Gerome Ragni, James Rado, Galt MacDemot)
Directed by Isaac Lamb, on the Mainstage
First Rehearsal: September 9, 2023
First Preview: September 30, 2023
Opening: October 6, 2023
Closing: November 5, 2023

SEEKING:
CLAUDE - tenor; a young soldier going off to war, struggling to make a decision
BERGER - tenor; the leader of the tribe, crass and charismatic
SHEILA - mezzo / alto; a student at NYU, passionate protestor
CRISSY - mezzo / soprano; a very sweet, flower child
HUD - baritone; impassioned with self confidence, speaks his mind
WOOF - baritone / tenor - a gentle soul, loves nature and Mick Jagger
DIONNE - mezzo / soprano; strong and free-thinking
JEANNIE - alto; pregnant with child, earth mother of the tribe

LIBERACE & LIZA HOLIDAY AT THE MANSION - A TRIBUTE (David Saffert & Jillian Snow)
Directed by TBD, in the Ellen Bye Studio
First Rehearsal: November 7, 2023
First Preview: November 11, 2023
Opening: December 1, 2023
Closing: December 24, 2023

THIS SHOW IS FULLY CAST

DRACULA: A FEMINIST REVENGE FANTASY, REALLY (By Kate Hamill)
Directed by Marissa Wolf, on the mainstage
First Rehearsal: October 31, 2023
First Preview: November 25, 2023
Opening: December 1, 2023
Closing: December 24, 2023

SEEKING:
DOCTOR VAN HELSING: 40s+. American. A female vampire hunter. She takes no nonsense from anybody. She wears dusty beaten clothing and a big cowboy hat. She has a long nasty old scar all up and down the side of her face, as if someone has taken their hand and RIPPED down, long ago. It’s from an encounter she’d rather not talk about. She’s been through it. She’s a bit of a know-it-all; okay, she’s a lot of a know-it-all. She’s prickly. She’s strong. She’s brilliant. She’s no Lady. She’s on the hunt. She is badass—and 19th century men do not, as a rule, appreciate it.

MINA HARKER: 20s-30s. Very smart. Caring. Loyal. Wants to do the right thing. Was raised to be a Lady, and is thus suppressing an inner fire that emerges throughout the progression of the play. Great emotional depth, good sense of humor. Must face her darkest fears—comes out stronger at the end of it. Secretly an adventurer, and fighter. Is called to be more than she once was.

LUCY WESTENRA: 20s-30s. Bright, funny, vivacious, playful, and mischievous. Feels trapped and torn by expectations. About to be married, and deeply conscious of how that puts her under a 19th century man’s control. Reflexively flirtatious. Believes she must pretend to be less than she is. Yearns for freedom. Falls desperately ill after being bitten by Dracula and then becomes a completely different being—an animalistic vampire demon—a naturally manipulative predator. Lucy’s vampire self is deeply unpredictable and frightening.

MARILLA / as cast: 20s-30s. A vampire. More animal than human. Was lured into vampirehood by Dracula, who then proceeded to exploit her. Enjoys being a predator. Finds pleasure in consuming others. Resents her objectification. Manipulative; vicious; probably sociopathic. Capable of moving very fast— blink, and oh God, she’s right behind you. Sister-wife to DRUSILLA. Doubles as MAID—an underpaid, resentful servant.

DRUSILLA / as cast: 20s-30s. A vampire. More animal than human. Was lured into vampirehood by Dracula, who then proceeded to exploit her. Enjoys being a predator. Finds pleasure in consuming others. Resents her objectification. Manipulative; vicious; probably sociopathic. Capable of moving very fast— blink, and oh God, she’s right behind you. Sister-wife to MARILLA. Doubles as MILLER—a casually brutal asylum attendant, and MERCHANT—a merchant looking to make a sale.

RENFIELD: any age. A madwoman. Worships Dracula. Believes that if she can earn his approval, she will be free. Not a bad soul, really, but capable of extreme brutality or duplicity in service of her religious zealotry. Almost a child, in her way.

DRACULA / as cast: late 30s-late 50s. A physically imposing man. He is extremely confident. Strong. Funny. Charming. Sexy. You’d like him, no really, you would. He makes people lose their heads. Manipulative. Commanding. Capable of being very, very frightening. Unpredictable. Physically strong. Incredible with language. Unimaginably powerful. Brilliant. Casually takes pleasure in cruelty. An equal-opportunity sexual sadist. A toxic predator; a wolf in the fold; a very old and clever parasite, capable of adapting and surviving. Fundamentally enjoys himself.

JONATHAN HARKER: 20s-40s. A nice man. A truly decent man. A lawyer; a man of letters; a slight man; a slightly fussy man. If being unkind, one could say he’s delicate. He’s very, very British. Cares about people. Is maybe a little rule-bound. Loves his wife, Mina, deeply. Is bitten by Dracula, and then loses his mind—becoming an easily-confused, raving shambles. After recovering from sickness, he slowly gives in to Dracula’s darkness—becoming an abusive, toxic man. Once he’s under Dracula’s influence, we can’t always tell if he’s telling the truth. Can quickly switch from likable to extremely volatile.

DOCTOR GEORGE SEWARD: 30s-40s. The head physician of a lunatic asylum. A good man, but starts out the play as a product of his era—has some trouble listening to women. Believes only in the evidence of his own eyes. Tends to mansplain. Deeply in love with his fiancé Lucy Westenra, of whom he is overprotective. Has a very contentious relationship with Van Helsing. Doesn’t like to not feel in control. Chivalrous. Thinks of himself as a modern man; a man of science. Over the course of the play, he learns to accept female leadership and question his assumptions. A brave man. Likeable.

WHAT THE CONSTITUTION MEANS TO ME (By Heidi Schreck)
Directed by Marissa Wolf, on the Mainstage
First Rehearsal: January 2, 2024
First Preview: January 20, 2024
Opening: January 26, 2024
Closing: February 18, 2024

SEEKING:
HEIDI - based on Heidi Schreck, a wickedly smart and full of wit, a former debate champion who grapples with whether or not the Constitution should continue to exist.
MIKE - represents positive male energy, kind and open.
DEBATER - a young women or non-binary student who debates Heidi every night.

QUIXOTE NUEVO (Octavio Solis)
Directed by Lisa Portes, on the Mainstage
First Rehearsal: February 27, 2024
First Preview: March 2, 2024
Opening: March 8, 2024
Closing: March 31, 2024

THIS SHOW IS FULLY CAST

CORIOLANUS (translation by Sean San José)
Directed by Rosa Joshi, on the Mainstage
First Rehearsal: March 26, 2024
First Preview: April 20, 2024
Opening: April 26, 2024
Closing: May 19, 2024

SEEKING:
CORIOLANUS / ENSEMBLE: mid 30s-40s, The ultimate soldier/warrior, uncompromising, strong masculine energy. Has emotional depth and vulnerability in a complicated difficult character.

AUFIDIUS / VIRGILIA / ENSEMBLE: mid 30s-40s, Patrician, advisor and father figure to Coriolanus. Witty, sharp. Good with rhetorical text

VOLUMNIA / ENSEMBLE: 60s-70s, Patrician, advisor and father figure to Coriolanus. Witty, sharp. Good with rhetorical text

MENENIUS / ENSEMBLE: 50s-60s, Patrician, advisor and father figure to Coriolanus. Witty, sharp. Good with rhetorical text

BRUTUS / ENSEMBLE: 30s-50s, A Tribune, ambitious, scheming, duplicitous. Patrician, advisor and father figure to Coriolanus. Witty, sharp. Good with rhetorical text

SICINIUS / ENSEMBLE: 30s-50s, A Tribune, equally ambitious, scheming and duplicitous – becomes drunk with power

COMINIUS / ENSEMBLE: 40s-50s, A General, Former Consul of Rome. A decorated, respected military leader, level headed, loyal. But also elitist.

CLYDE'S (By Lynn Nottage)
Directed by Chip Miller, on the Mainstage (a co-production with Syracuse Stage)
First Rehearsal (Syracuse): January 9, 2024
First Preview (Syracuse): January 31, 2024
Opening( Syracuse): February 2, 2024
Closing (Syracuse): February 18, 2024
First Rehearsal (Portland): May 28, 2024
First Preview (Portland): June 1, 2024
Opening( Portland): June 7, 2024
Closing (Portland): June 30, 2024

SEEKING:
MONTRELLOUS - 40s-50s, wise head chef at Clydes; inspires a radical energy in his colleagues
CLYDE - 30s - 40s, the no nonsense boss at Clyde’s Sandwich shop; full of mystery
LETITIA - 20s-30s, a young mother who would do anything for her child, full of life and passion whilst feeling stuck
RAFAEL - 20s-30s, a romantic employee at Clyde’s looking for purpose in his work and life
JASON - 20s-30s, fresh out of jail and covered in white supremacist tattoos, trying to make a life outside in his new reality

SALARY

LORT Non-Rep $1058 weekly minimum (LORT B)

UNION

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