Dezard Performs
Palm Springs, CA

DESCRIPTION

CALL TYPE
EPA

CONTRACT
SPT
$482 weekly minimum (SPT 4)

AUDITION DATE
Wednesday, December 11, 2024
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM (P)
Lunch 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

LOCATION
Thymele Arts
5481 Santa Monica Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90029

PERSONNEL
Expected to attend:
Michael Shaw, Artistic Director/Director
Craig Wells, Director

OTHER DATES
Callbacks: Thursday, December 12, 2024

Rehearsals begin: February 11, 2025
Opening: February 28, 2025
Closing: March 9, 2025

OTHER
Rehearsals and performances will take place in Palm Springs.

Housing provided for out-of-town actors

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 GRAND CONCOURSE (See breakdown).

Actors local to the Los Angeles / Orange / Riverside County areas are encouraged to audition.

Dezart Performs encourages actors of all races, ethnicities, genders, ages, body types, and physical abilities to audition.

PREPARATION
Please prepare a brief contemporary dramatic monologue (2-minutes max). You may be asked to read from the provided Sides. Sides may be found here: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo... .

Please provide headshot and resumé upon arriving for audition.

BREAKDOWN

GRAND CONCOURSE

SYNOPSIS: Having dedicated her life to religious service, Shelley runs a Bronx soup kitchen with unsentimental efficiency, but lately her heart’s not quite in it. Her brisk nature masks an unsettling fear that her efforts are meaningless. When Emma – an idealistic but confused college dropout – arrives to volunteer, her reckless mix of generosity and self-involvement pushes Shelley to the breaking point. With keen humor and startling compassion, Heidi Schreck’s play navigates the mystery of faith, the limits of forgiveness, and the pursuit of something resembling joy.

SEEKING:
SHELLEY - A nun, and the administrator of the soup kitchen.
EMMA - 19. A college dropout who volunteers for Shelley.
OSCAR - The handsome janitor of the soup kitchen.
FROG - One of the homeless patrons.

SALARY

SPT $482 weekly minimum (SPT 4)

UNION

AEA