AUDITION NOTICE - INGENIUS FESTIVAL

INgenius - works from the Writers' Forum at Manhattan Theatre Source

Auditions: November 8th 10:00am-2:00pm & November 9th 10:00am-2:00pm

Callbacks: November 14th 10:00am-6:00pm & November 15th 10:00am-2:00pm & November 16th 10:00am-1:00pm (1 hour per play)

Sign up for an audition slot available immediately at Manhattan
Theatre Source (177 MacDougal St.). One-minute monologue required.

CHARACTER BREAKDOWN

PROGRAM A: Tech: January 10th-12th Run: January 12th–14th @ 8pm
Program A Producers: Dana Monagan & Kathleen O'Neill

EPIC STORY OF LOVE & SEX by Richard Vetere, directed by Laura Braza

Male lead: same actor plays a young boy, a teenager and an adult. Fast-talking, funny from Queens.

Ralph, Teenager, Young Man with Guitar and Gino: tough Queens/Brooklyn guy.

Young girl June, Carol, Young Wife, Sara Viola, Teenager Girl #1, Lurcia Narducci: Female any age.

Perfect Female, Girl #2, Girl #3, , Sister and Lunetta Narducci: Female any age.

DAR AND MATEY by Larry Pontius, directed by Megan Demarest

Dar: male, pirate, any age any race

Matey: pirate, male, any age any race

Terrible Titian of the Moon Tim: any age, any race, any sex (will also play a king, Princess or Guard)

Deadly Destructive Robot of Doom Dave: any age, any race, any sex (will also play a king, Princess or Guard)

DOWNTOWN by Vanda, directed by Jo Catell

Kate: In her 30s, one of those anonymous women we often see on rush hour subways. She wears sneakers and keeps her shoes in her purse.

John: Male, In his late 20s, wants to do his job and get home, until he meets Kate. Every attempt should be made to speak the language he uses as written.

PROGRAM B: Tech: January 24th-26th Run: January 26th-28th @8pm
Program B Producer: Mariana Santos

THE DEGAS INCIDENT by Vinnie Marano, directed by Dev Bondarin

Edgar Degas: White male, 20's, a dandy, a little self-important

Magistrate: Older, rougher, lower class. Delights in puncturing the pretensions of the rich.

I KNOW THE TRUTH by John Watts, directed by Nicole Franklin

Young Jody: Female, 19-22, African-American. Late sixties college clothes – afro hair style

Young Alan: Male, 19-22, White-American. Late sixties college clothes – conservative (not hippy)

Older Jody: Female, 52, African-American. Sophisticated present-day casual clothing

Older Alan: Male, 52, White-American. Sophisticated present-day casual clothing


MASS INDIVIDUALITY by Laura Schlachtmeyer, directed by Corey Atkins

Woman: any age and nationality

Man: any age and nationality

Nameless: male, any age and nationality

Ensemble: 3 male, 2 female, any age and nationality

AMERICAN JATAKA TALES by Ed Malin, directed Mark Duncan

Actor One: Male or female, ethnic, playing many roles.

Actor Two: Male or female, ethnic, playing many roles.

Actor Three: Male or female, white or ethnic, playing many roles.

PROGRAM C: Tech: January 31st – February 2nd Run: February 2nd-4th @ 8pm
Program C Producer:

DECEMBER by Pamela Yaco, directed by Carly Hirschberg

Emmie: Caucasian, middle aged visiting nurse. A little burnt out, she is cool in a crisis. She can identify and control the situation. She is compassionate has a sense of humor.

Mr. Campbell: An old man who wants to die; he is in terrible pain. He is tired, poor, any race, cantankerous, crusty, scruffy, some beard.


PRESUMPTUOUS by Paul Jordan, Gabriella Willenz

Tom Downey: Male, 50's, full of life, awkward and halting in his speech, but sincere and very open. Tom knows what he's living for.

Margaret Maloney: Female, 45-50, fast-talking, lovable, but very protective, street-wise New Yorker. Sarcastic, short with people and funny. Her shortness hides her sensitive nature.

WHAT WE PLANNED FOR by Jen Thatcher, Angela Astle

Dan: Male, mid-to-late 30's, fairly mild-mannered, eager to be a father

Julie: Female, mid-to-late 30's, very career-oriented and no-nonsense, a little ambiguous about motherhood

UNPRIMED by John McKinney, directed by Jessica McVea

Sarah: Female, 30's, attractive, intelligent, sophisticated, sharp-witted with a deep emotional undercurrent that she has learned to protect at all times. Makes a good living in business yet she comes from a strong liberal arts background.

Russell: Male, 50-ish, attractive, intelligent, sophisticated, sharp-witted with a businesslike politeness that borders on aggravating. Stoic; his facial expressions are inscrutable and poker-like: you never quite know what he's thinking. And covers a deep emotional side.

FULL LENGTH PLAYS
Any Day Now Producer: Sarah Ali

ANY DAY NOW written & directed by Nat Cassidy

Tech: January 3rd – 5th & 16th Run: January 6-8, 17, 19, 29-30 @ 8pm, 18th @ 7pm

Penelope "Pen" Colby: Female, late 60's. Matriarch, strong-willed and independent, recently lost her husband, becoming more and more senile.

Adam Colby: Male, late 60's, Pen's husband. Recently died and has returned as a rather conscious-less void, a harmless zombie. Occasionally mutters and tries to wander, but otherwise vacant and sad. **Brief backside nudity.**

Beverly Colby-Parker: Female, late 40's-early 50's, Pen's older daughter. An alpha female; totally controlling and manipulative, lonely and desperate. She works her way up to a spokesperson and minor celebrity, a comfortable public speaker. (Sarah Palin meets Annette Benning in American Beauty)

David Parker: Male, early 50's, Beverly's husband. Henpecked, career-oriented, likes to talk trivia all the time. Not so much weak as just accustomed to the noise around him.

Jaqueline Colby Parker: Female, 21, Beverly's daughter, spunky, youthful. Just got kicked out of college for selling pot, very bright and clever.

April Colby: Female, 40's, Pen's younger daughter, Beverly's sister. Opposite of Beverly, laid back, funny, caring, good listener, but callous when it comes to Josh. (Mary Louise Parker in Weeds)

Josh Powell: Male, 40's, April's husband. Going through a divorce, just fired from his job as a teacher (for fooling around with one of his students). Drinking far too much. Suicidal darkness and desperation mixed with a continuous wise-cracker, tends to use humor more than anyone else.


LIKENESS by David Caudle, directed & produced by Jessica Ammirati

Tech: January 4th, 5th, 8th, 22nd Run: January 9th, 10th, 15th, 16th, 23rd, 24th @ 8pm 11th & 25th @ 7pm

Edmund Earraday: Male, 24. An idealistic young portrait painter. High-strung, passionate, nerdy, a prude who thinks he's a rebel.

Marcus: Male, 17. A farm hand assigned to assist Farraday. Eager, innocent, sincere.

Mr. Westerley: Male, 50's. A wealthy landowner and avowed Loyalist. A man sure of his power. Easy manners can quickly give way to a lion's roar.

Miss Westerley: Female, 16. Mr. Westerley's haughty daughter. Quiet. Controlled. Willful.

Miss Preston: Female, 40's Miss Westerley's governess. Cold and correct on the surface.

Mrs. Mapes: Female, late 50's. Mr. Westerley's "niece." Her bawdy humor undermines her pretensions to gentility.