Theatrical Outfit, Inc.
Atlanta, GA

DESCRIPTION

CALL TYPE
EPA

CONTRACT
SPT
$580 weekly minimum (SPT 6)

AUDITION DATE
Wednesday, May 15, 2024
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM (E)
Lunch 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Thursday, May 16, 2024
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM (E)
Lunch 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

APPOINTMENTS
Auditions will be held on a First come, first serve basis. The space will open at 9:30am. Email any questions to [email protected] . For actors who are unable to attend, or who live outside of Atlanta, they are accepting video submissions now through May 24th, 2024. See breakdown for details.

LOCATION
Theatrical Outfit
84 Luckie Street NW
Atlanta, GA 30303

Enter through Lobby; Auditions will occur on 2nd floor.

PERSONNEL
Expected to attend:
Associate Artistic Director and Casting
Director: Addae Moon (He/Him)
Artistic Apprentice: Amanda Przygonska (She/Her)
Accompanist: Imani Quinones

See breakdown for production specific personnel.

OTHER DATES
See breakdown for production specific dates.

OTHER

Always bring your Equity Membership card to auditions.

SEEKING
Equity actors for roles in Theatrical Outfit's 2024-25 Season (See breakdown).

Performers of all ethnicities, gender identities, and ages, as well as performers with disabilities are encouraged to audition.

PREPARATION
Please prepare a 2-3 minute contemporary monologue and/or a short song in the style of the shows in the season. An accompanist will be provided. Please bring an up-to-date headshot and resume stapled together.

BREAKDOWN

Theatrical Outfit 2024-25 Season

Video Submission Instructions:
Please submit your headshot, resume and audition video at: [email protected] .

In the subject line please include “EPA Submission 24/25” and your name.

Please submit a video of yourself performing a 2-3 minute contemporary monologue and/or a short song in the style of the shows in the season. At the beginning of the video, please state your name and let us know what you are going to perform.

Submissions should be sent using a link to Vimeo, YouTube, or any other online video hosting software. Please include the link, a password (if private), and any additional instructions. Please do not email video files as attachments, or download links to Dropbox, etc.

Please indicate whether you are a local hire in Atlanta and write a short paragraph with any additional information you’d like us to know.

Please email us with any questions at the above address.

RAISIN IN THE SUN
by Lorraine Hansberry
Directed by Robert Connor
In partnership with Dominion Entertainment
First Rehearsal: August 20th, 2024
Previews: September 11th, 2024
Opening: September 13th, 2024
Closing: October 6th, 2024

SETTING: Chicago, Illinois
SYNOPSIS: Lena Younger has decided to use her late husband’s life insurance to move her family out of their cramped apartment on Chicago’s South Side. Her son, Walter Lee, has other ideas. This innovative new production of an American classic fearlessly interrogates the American dream in the face of racial and economic strife.

Note: The characters are all African American with the exception of Karl Linder.

SEEKING:
WALTER LEE YOUNGER: Male, 30-38
LENA YOUNGER: Female, Mid 50s-60s
RUTH YOUNGER: Female, Late 20s-Late 30s
BENEATHA YOUNGER: Female, Early 20s-Mid 20s
TRAVIS YOUNGER: Male, Pre-teens
GEORGE MURCHISON: Male, Early 20s-Mid 20s
JOSEPH ASAGI: Male, Early 20s-Late 20s
MRS. JOHNSON: Female, Late 40s-Mid 50s
BOBO: Male, 30s-40s
KARL LINDER: Male, 40s-50s
MOVING MEN: Male

Jean Shepherd’s A CHRISTMAS STORY
Adapted by Phillip Grecian
Directed by Rosemary Newcott
First Rehearsal: October 29th, 2024
Previews: November 20th, 2024
Opening: November 22nd, 2024
Closing: December 24th, 2024

SETTING: Hohman, Indiana
SYNOPSIS: Based on the movie of the same name, this heartwarming play tells the story of a young boy named Ralphie Parker who attempts to convince his parents, his teacher, and Santa that a Red Ryder B.B. gun is the perfect Christmas gift. Narrated by Ralphie's adult self, this play is a satirical tale of a middle-class family negotiating the challenges of Christmas, through the lens of a nine-year old boy.

SEEKING:
RALPH: male, middle-aged
RALPHIE: male, 9 years old
MOTHER: female, 40s
THE OLDMAN: male, 40s
RANDY: male, 6-8 years old
MISS SHIELDS: female, 20-30s
FLICK: male, 9 years old
SCHWARTZ: male, 9 years old
ESTHER JANE ALBERRY: female, 9 years old
HELEN WEATHERS: female, 9 years old
SCUT FARKAS: male, 9-11 years old

THE LEHMAN TRILOGY
First Rehearsal: January 8th, 2025
Previews: February 5th, 2025
Opening: February 7th, 2025
Closing: March 2nd, 2025

SYNOPSIS: On a cold September morning in 1844, a young man from Bavaria stands on a New York dockside dreaming of a new life in the new world. He is joined by his two brothers, and an American epic begins. 163 years later, the firm they establish - Lehman Brothers - spectacularly collapses into bankruptcy, triggering the largest financial crisis in history. The Lehman Trilogy is the story of a family and a company that changed the world.

SEEKING:
MAYER LEHMAN: male, 40s-60s
EMMANUEL LEHMAN: male 30s-50s
HENRY LEHMAN: male 30s-50s

YOUNG JOHN LEWIS
Book and lyrics by Psalmayene 24
Compositions Eugene H. Russell IV
Directed by Thomas W. Jones II
First Rehearsal: April 29th, 2025
Previews: June 4th, 2025
Opening: June 7th, 2025
Closing: June 29th, 2025

SYNOPSIS: The world premiere of a brand new commissioned hip-hop musical that explores the life of Civil Rights icon John Lewis, from his early years as a young activist through the turbulent and transformative moments of the late 1960’s.

Note: With the exception of two of the ensemble roles, the characters are African American. Seeking Musical theater performers for the major roles.

SEEKING:
YOUNG JOHN: 19-25
EDDIE/JIM LAWSON/A. PHILLIP RANDOLPH: 35-45
WILLIE MAE/ELLA BAKER: 35-45
REVEREND DOCTOR/MEDGAR: 35-45
ENSEMBLE/STOKELY/HOSEA WILLIAMS: 19-25
ENSEMBLE/EMMETT/ROY WILKINS: 19-25
ENSEMBLE/MAMIE TILL/DIANE NASH: 20-28
ENSEMBLE/STUDENT: 20-28
ENSEMBLE/OFFICER/WAITRESS: 20- 28 (not African American)
ENSEMBLE/OFFICER/BOBBY KENNEDY: 25-35 (not African American)

SALARY

SPT $580 weekly minimum (SPT 6)

UNION

AEA