PSA: Estrogenius Festival Auditions

estrogenius 2008 auditions

1. All Estrogenius auditions will be held at Manhattan Theatre Source (177
MacDougal Street, NYC 10011) July 25 – August 17 (the schedule is listed
below).
2. Actors sign up for a five-minute time slot at Manhattan Theatre Source.
3. Auditions are from sides.
4. All of the plays are available for IN HOUSE reading ONLY.
5. Actors will audition in front of the five directors for that week. Any director may invite an actor to callbacks.
6. Actors must be available for callbacks, rehearsals, tech and performance.
7. No plays are pre-cast, but writers and directors may invite actors directly to
callbacks.
8. Executive Producers and Week Producers may invite up to two actors to callbacks for each play.

THE AUDITION SCHEDULE

WEEK 1
Dead Soap by Bekah Brunstetter; What Mommy Told Me by Paula Caplan; Child of the Movement by Cheryl Davis; Tumble Jumble by Andrea Lepcio; Fag Hag by Montserrat Mendez
Open Call: Fri., July 25th from 1pm – 6pm & Sat., July 26th from 10am – 1pm
Callbacks: Sun., July 27th from 10am – 3pm (1 hour per play)

WEEK 2
Waffles by Martha Garvey; Foreign Policy by J.J. Hunt; The Perfect Plan by John McKinney; Madrigal in Black and White by Patricia Montley; Yog Sothoth by Lia Romeo
Open Call: Fri., Aug. 1st from 2pm – 6pm & Sat., Aug. 2nd from 12pm – 4pm
Callbacks: Sun., Aug. 3rd from 10am – 3pm (1 hour per play)

WEEK 3
Canyon’s Edge by Barbara Lindsay; Buy & Buy by Pamela Monk; Free Fall by Char Nelson; Turtle Beach by Aoise Stratford; and Maneater by Janet Zarecor
Open Call: Fri., Aug. 8th from 2pm – 6pm & Sat., Aug. 9th from 12pm – 4pm
Callbacks: Sun., Aug. 10th from 10am – 3pm (1 hour per play)

WEEK 4
New York, New York by Lane Bernes; Safety First by Danna Call; Parkersburg by Laura
Jacqmin; On the Beach by Lucile Lichtblau; Little Birds by Joy McCullough-Carranza;
Open Call: Fri., Aug. 15th from 2pm – 6pm & Sat., Aug. 16th from 12pm – 4pm
Callbacks: Sun, Aug. 17th from 10am – 3pm (1 hour per play)


estrogenius FAQ
Can I audition for more than one play in a week?
IF there’s time in your slot, you may read for another play. You are certainly free to express to all the directors (you’ll be seen by a rep from each play & any of them can call you back) all the plays in which you have interest.

Can I audition for more than one week?
There is NO DOUBLE CASTING in Estrogenius. Once you are cast, you must stop auditioning. Until you are cast, you are free to audition for all subsequent weeks. (The only exceptions are walk on or under five roles)

Should I mail in/drop off/email a headshot/resume before auditions?
All pics/resumes dropped off before the date of your audition will go into our general files. Bring 3-5 pics/resumes each week you come to open call.

Are any of the plays pre-cast?
No.

When do the sign up sheets go up for weeks 2-4?
Sign up sheets go up the Monday before the auditions. This gives us a chance to make sure we’ve notified all those cast in the previous week so actors know whether they’re eligible to keep auditioning.

Is Estrogenius an Equity showcase?
Yes. We will be casting Equity & non-Equity actors.

Is there pay?
We wish. Estrogenius is entirely run by volunteers.

Can I take scripts home or copy them?
NO. All reading is IN HOUSE ONLY. Please respect our writers & leave scripts here.

When are sides available?
Sides will be available by noon on the day of auditions.

Are there roles for men?
Of course. There are roles for men & women, various ages & types.