Boston Playwrights' Theatre
Boston, MA

DESCRIPTION

CALL TYPE
EPA

CONTRACT
NEAT
$431 weekly minimum (Tier 4) - 26 hours of rehearsal per week (30 hours in tech week), a maximum of 4 performances per week.

AUDITION DATE
Thursday, July 25, 2024
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM (E)
Lunch 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Saturday, July 27, 2024
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM (E)
Lunch 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

APPOINTMENTS
No appointment is necessary. Auditions will be held on a walk-in first-come, first-served basis. The space will be open just a few minutes before 9am.

LOCATION
Boston Playwrights' Theatre
949 Commonwealth Ave
Boston, MA 02215-1305

PERSONNEL
Expected to attend:
Artistic Director: Megan Sandberg-Zakian

See breakdown for production specific personnel.

OTHER DATES
See breakdown for production specific dates.

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 Boston Playwrights' Theatre's 2024-25 Season (See breakdown).

PREPARATION
Please prepare a contemporary monologue of 2 minutes or less. Also, please bring your headshot and resume stapled together.

BREAKDOWN

Boston Playwrights Theatre 2024-25 Season
BPT is an award-winning small professional theatre on the campus of Boston University dedicated to new works for the stage. Read more about us at https://www.bu.edu/bpt/about/

The Company shall conduct all auditions/interviews in a manner that promotes fair consideration to persons of all races, ethnicities, national origins, genders, sexual orientations, ages, and ability statuses. Boston Playwrights’ Theatre at Boston University is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

For these auditions, no nudity or any form of sexual contact will be required as part of an actor’s audition. We will not ask prospective participants to perform violence or sexual contact as part of an audition without disclosing this expectation in the audition notice or invitation. Upholding our space as a home for artists, staff, and audiences is an organizational value for BPT. To us, this means that everyone is invited to be fully present here, and everyone deserves to be treated with respect. We expect any person interacting with BPT to comply with our community expectations, including but not limited to:

Respecting the backgrounds and identities of all people, on and off our stages. This includes age, race, religion, gender identity, and sexual orientation.

Understanding each individual’s right to be at the theater and enjoy it in their own way while being mindful of those around them.

Showing appreciation for the facility and those working within it.

These plays are all new and in process! Current script drafts will be available in hard copy at the auditions. Perusal copies of scripts can be requested in advance by emailing [email protected].

Not all listed roles are available; roles that are not available are indicated as such.

HOW TO NOT SAVE THE WORLD WITH MR. BEZOS
by Maggie Kearnan
Directed by Taylor Stark
Rehearsal 10/8-11/1
Tech 11/2-11/6
Previews 11/7-11/8
Performances 11/9-11/24

SYNOPSIS: A throne of red Solo cups, a pile of teeth, the ghost of Pete Seeger, and a little something for dinner. It’s 2030, and it’s illegal to be a billionaire. Jeffrey Bezos has agreed to give an interview in exchange for information on the federal case against him. But there’s something off about journalist Cherry Beaumont, a crowd is forming outside, and the onstage Fact Checker has a few important clarifications to make. In this near-future fairy tale, the fall of capitalism is about to get very messy.

SEEKING:
Jeffrey Bezos: He/him, 60s, white. The founder and former CEO of Amazon and (at the time of the play) the richest man in the world. Narcissist, calculated, keeps his cool on the surface with a current of fear underneath. Sociopath?

Cherry Beaumont: She/her, 40s, white. Programmer. Revolution leader. Tough & determined, amused and in control to start but increasingly unhinged; we need to believe that she could crack and throw a table or slit a man’s throat, or break down crying over a letter from her mother.

The Fact Checker: (not available for casting) Any age, any gender. Fact itself, maybe AI generated, messy, playful, matter-of-fact with a touch of chaos; if the audience sides with anyone at the end, it should be them. Charismatic and musical enough to lead a simple folk song (playing guitar/banjo would be a plus). Could Be: A stoner playing video games, sitting on a toilet scrolling, a chainsmoker, an influencer doing a get-ready-with-me. Should Not Be: Entirely put together, presenting as someone in power or control.

SOFT STAR
by Tina Esper
Directed by Bridget O’Leary
Rehearsals 10/15-11/8
Tech 11/9-11/13
Previews 11/14-11/15
Performances 11/16-11/24

SYNOPSIS: Jane and Belle are best friends. Their husbands are best friends. Someday, their children will be best friends. And of course, they don’t have any secrets from each other. What could possibly go wrong? A play about what happens when the only plan you’ve ever made starts to unravel.

SEEKING:
Belle: (Not available for casting) She/her, white, early to mid 30s. Belle is from an educated upper middle-class family. She is articulate, intelligent, polite, kind, anxious, somewhat plain.

Jane: (Not available for casting) She/her, white, early to mid 30s. Jane has a high-school education, poorest kid in her neighborhood, raised by a single mother, confident yet antsy, seeking validation. Sexy.

Dick: (Not available for casting) He/him, white, early to mid 30s. Dick is from a working-class background. He's a great friend and loyal husband but he'd rather be tinkering with clocks in his garage. He's unremarkable in looks but a totally nice guy.

Mitch: (Not available for casting) He/him, white, early to mid 30s. Mitch is from an educated, wealthy, Jewish family with a generations-old construction business. His mother is overbearing, he's the dutiful son. He's handsome, somewhat cagey but charming.

A FIG TREE, AND A PHOENIX, AND A DESIRE TO BE REBORN
By Isabelle Fereshteh Sanatdar Stevens
Directed by Nikta Sabouri
Rehearsals 1/21-2/14
Tech 2/15-2/19
Previews 2/20-2/21
Performances 2/22-3/9

SYNOPSIS: When 10-year-olds Mandana and Javeed meet under a fig tree, they have an instant connection. Growing up in Iran can feel unpredictable and chaotic – but when Mandana and Javeed are together, they make an enchanted universe with its own rules. They can talk to the stars, love each other forever, and fix whatever’s broken. But how long can two kids stay together under a tree before they’re forced to re-enter the decidedly un-magical world they did not make?

Mandana: she/her. Iranian. 18+ to play 10-14. A city girl, born and raised in Mashhad; adventurous, brave, angry. Very intelligent, with an imagination that is so vast it can sometimes extend into “scary” territory. Often talks with the stars. Her thoughts are often in space. (Or, the past.) Loves Javeed more than anyone.

Javeed: Any pronouns, AMAB. Iranian. 18+ to play 10 to 14. A country boy, born in a town to the Southeast of Mashhad, towards the border of Afghanistan; gentle, kind, curious. Not necessarily “brave” by nature but can be when he’s inspired. Imaginative and intelligent, but very grounded. Knows the breath of the earth. His feet are on the ground. Loves Mandana more than anyone.

THE RECURSION OF A MOTH
by Brandon Zang
Directed by Katie Brook
Rehearsals 1/28-2/21
Tech 2/22-2/26
Previews 2/27-2/28
Performances 2/29-3/9

SEEKING:
Icarus: He/him, 30s. Asian. A time traveler.

Mikey: (Not available for casting) He/him, 30s. Any race. His parents were refugees to the US and he feels out of place. Icarus’ ex.

Crystal: She/her, 30s. Asian. Icarus’ mother.

SALARY

NEAT (See Above)

UNION

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