Sandra Feinstein-Gamm Theatre
Warwick, RI

DESCRIPTION

CALL TYPE
EPA

CONTRACT
NEAT
$745 weekly minimum (CAT. 7)

AUDITION DATE
Saturday, May 11, 2024
10:00 AM - 5:30 PM (E)
BREAK: 1:00PM - 1:30PM

Monday, May 13, 2024
10:00 AM - 5:30 PM (E)
BREAK: 1:00PM - 1:30PM

APPOINTMENTS
For an appointment, please email [email protected] and offer a time block of 2 hours on one of the audition days. We will reply with a specific time slot or waiting list time block. Please be sure to include your full name and phone number. EMAIL IS PREFERRED. If you do not have email, please call 401-723-4266 x152.

LOCATION
Sandra Feinstein-Gamm Theatre
1245 Jefferson Boulevard
Warwick, RI 02886

PERSONNEL
EXPECTED TO ATTEND:
Artistic Director: Tony Estrella
Associate Artistic Director: Rachel Walshe

OTHER DATES
Callbacks for individual plays are TBD.

THE EFFECT
Rehearsals begin Sep. 3, 2024
Runs Sep. 26-Oct. 13, 2024

AMADEUS
Rehearsals begin Oct. 8, 2024
Runs Nov. 7-Dec. 1, 2024

GIRLS & BOYS
Rehearsals begin Dec. 10, 2024
Runs Jan. 2-19, 2025

BETWEEN RIVERSIDE AND CRAZY
Rehearsals begin Jan. 21, 2025
Runs Feb. 13 – Mar. 9, 2025

THE TRAGEDY OF HAMLET
Rehearsals begin Mar. 4, 2025
Runs Apr. 3–27, 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.

SEEKING
Equity actors for roles in The Gamm Theatre's 2024-25 Season (see breakdown).

PREPARATION
Each performer will be allotted a minimum of 3 minutes and a maximum of 5 minutes. We ask that all performers prepare one or two monologues of their choice that fit within the allotted time frame. We expect to be filled throughout the audition days so please time your auditions properly. If you wish to be considered for Hamlet, we encourage you to prepare a speech from Shakespeare’s canon. Only Equity members may choose to read from a script. The Gamm will provide a reader. Those Equity members who wish to read a side are encouraged to prepare their own. Please bring a copy for the reader or let us know the scene/page numbers when checking in so we may be prepared to assist you. Please bring a copy of your headshot and resume stapled together.

BREAKDOWN

THE GAMM THEATRE 2024-25 SEASON

ABOUT THE GAMM THEATRE: Founded in 1984 as Alias Stage, the non-profit Sandra Feinstein-Gamm Theatre creates the finest of live theater, engaging the audience intensely in current and recurrent issues of consequence. The Gamm further serves the public with educational outreach programming designed to support the theatrical experience, and help sustain and enhance the intellectual and cultural life of its community. Under the leadership of Artistic Director Tony Estrella and Executive Director Jason Cabral, The Gamm is a regionally recognized, award-winning theater and a proud member of New England Area Theatre (NEAT), a bargaining unit of the Actors’ Equity Association.

NOTE: The Gamm Theatre is a family-friendly organization. We recognize that parental needs such as childcare, space for caregivers, or lactation/pumping privacy can create access to employment opportunities. If you are a parent who needs support in these areas, please contact [email protected] by May 1 so we may evaluate our resources and take supportive measures for the most audition appointments possible.

THE EFFECT
by Lucy Prebble, directed by TBD
Rehearsals begin Sep. 3, 2024. Runs Sep. 26-Oct. 13, 2024

SEEKING:
Dr. Lorna James – Female, clinical researcher, 47 years old.
Dr. Toby Sealey – Male, clinical researcher, 45 years old.
Connie Hall – Female, research participant, 26 years old.
Tristan Frey – Male, research participant, 30 years old.

AMADEUS
by Peter Shaffer, directed by TBD
Rehearsals begin Oct. 8, 2024. Runs Nov. 7-Dec. 1, 2024

SEEKING:
Antonio Salieri – Male, 40-50s (portrays a range of ages).
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Male, 30, the composer.
Constanze Weber – Female, 20s, Mozart’s wife.
Joseph II – Emperor of Austria, 40-50s.
Count Von Strack – Courtier, 30-50.
Count Orsini-Rosenberg – Courtier, 30-50s.
Baron Van Swieten – Courtier, 30-50s.
Katherina Cavalieri – Female, 20s, Salieri’s pupil. Soprano, sings.
Two Venticelli – Gossips and narrators, 20-50.

Note: Company will double multiple roles including Citizens/Servants/Courtiers. Musical ability a plus.

GIRLS & BOYS
by Dennis Kelley, directed by Rachel Walshe
Rehearsals begin Dec. 10, 2024. Runs Jan. 2-19, 2025

SEEKING:
Performer – Female, 30s.

Note: This is a one-woman show. The “performer” carries the weight of the entire production. She must be virtuosic, whip smart, emotionally transparent, funny.

BETWEEN RIVERSIDE AND CRAZY
by Stephen Adly Guirgis, directed by TBD
Rehearsals begin Jan. 21, 2025. Runs Feb. 13 – Mar. 9, 2025

SEEKING:
Walter “Pops” Washington – Male, Black, 60s. Cantankerous, funny, no bullshit.
Junior – Pops’ son, male, Black, 30s-45.
Oswaldo – Male, Latino 20s-early 30s.
Lulu – Female, 20s Latina.
Detective Audrey O’Connor – Female, Irish-American, late 40s-50s.
Lieutenant Caro – Audrey’s fiancé, male, late 40s- 50s, Italian-American.
Church Lady – Female, Latina, 30s – 50s.

THE TRAGEDY OF HAMLET
by William Shakespeare, directed by Tony Estrella & Rachel Walshe
Rehearsals begin Mar. 4, 2025. Runs Apr. 3–27, 2025

Hamlet – Male, 20s- 30s, the Prince of Denmark.
Claudius – Male, 40s-60s, Hamlet’s uncle, the king.
Gertrude – Female, 40s-60s, Hamlet’s mother, the queen.
Polonius – 50-70, advisor to Claudius.
Ophelia – Female, 20-30, Polonius’ daughter.
Laertes –Male, 20s-30s, Polonius’ son, Hamlet’s contemporary.
Horatio – 20s -30s Hamlet’s best friend
Rosencrantz & Guildenstern – 20s-30s, old friends of Hamlet.
Gravedigger – Male, 50-70.
Ghost of Hamlet’s Father – Male, 50-70.
Player – 30-50, leading actor of travelling company, classically gifted.

Note: Roles will be doubled/tripled as necessary.

SALARY

NEAT $745 weekly minimum (CAT. 7)

UNION

AEA