Conversations With Mother On Stage, LLC
New York, NY
US

DESCRIPTION

AUDITION DATE

Monday, December 16, 2024

9:00 AM - 1:00 PM (E)

CONTRACT

Off Broadway

$803 weekly minimum (Cat. A)

SEEKING

Equity actors for roles in CONVERSATIONS WITH MOTHER (See breakdown).

Actors of all racial and ethnic backgrounds, gender identities and expressions, and performers living with disabilities are encouraged to audition.

CONVERSATIONS WITH MOTHER is an Equal Opportunity Employer who celebrates diversity and does not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability status, or any other applicable characteristics protected by law. We are committed to providing access, equal opportunity, and accommodation for individuals with visible and/or invisible disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities.

PREPARATION

Please prepare a contemporary comedic monologue 1-2 minutes in length. Also, bring your headshot and resume stapled together.

LOCATION

Pearl Studios (500)

500 8th Ave

New York, NY 10018-6504

Holding room - Studio 311

PERSONNEL

Exec Prod: Nathan Gehan, Jamison Scott

Prod: Bryan McCaffrey, Laura Z. Barket

General Management: ShowTown Theatricals

Playwright: Matthew Lombardo

Director: Noah Himmelstein

Expected to attend:

Casting Director: Nick Peciaro

OTHER DATES

Callbacks, if any, will be held same day from 2pm - 6pm

First Rehearsal: 1/13/25

First Performance: 2/7/25

Opening: 2/23/25

OTHER

conversationsplay.com

Venue: Theater 555

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.

BREAKDOWN

CONVERSATIONS WITH MOTHER

SYNOPSIS: Over letters, phone calls, visits and more, the relationship between a mother and son is traced over fifty years.

LOGLINE: A comical and ardent series of vignettes between an Italian American mother and her gay son chronicling the most sacred and complicated of familial ties. Two-character 90-minute play performed without an intermission.

SEEKING:

(UNDERSTUDY: MARIA COLLAVECHIO) Woman, 40s – 60s, white. NOTE: The character ages from 37-76 over the course of the play. Maria is our Mother. Codependently obsessed and involved in the life of her youngest son, Bobby (see below). Opinionated, strong-willed, affectionate yet tough. A survivor and a fixer. Although she has a hard facade, there is an underlying and surprising vulnerability. A powerful stage presence with both excellent comic timing and dramatic command.

(UNDERSTUDY: BOBBY COLLAVECHIO) Man, late 30s – 40s, white. NOTE: The character ages from 8-65 over the course of the play. Bobby is our Son. Handsome, masculine yet boyish. Dependent on the approval and support of his mother, Maria (see above). Constantly getting into trouble. Irresponsible and rudderless. Although he puts on an attractive front, there is a dark insecurity that lies beneath. Excellent comic timing and dramatic depth.

THE FOLLOWING ROLES HAVE BEEN CAST:

MARIA COLLAVECHIO: Caroline Aaron

BOBBY COLLAVECHIO: Matt Doyle

SALARY

Off Broadway $803 weekly minimum (Cat. A)

UNION

AEA