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Created Date | March 07, 2024 | |
Expiration Date | April 06, 2024 | |
Posted by | Administrator | |
Country | United States | |
State | Illinois | |
City | Chicago | |
Location | Chicago | |
Project Type | Non-Equity Audition | |
Project Title | August: Osage County |
Description:
Invictus Theatre is pleased to announce auditions for Tracy Letts' August: Osage County, directed by Charles Askenaizer. This is a non-union production.
CHARACTERS:
Beverly Weston- (white, male-identifying) Patriarch of the Weston family, 69 years old
Violet Weston- (white, female-identifying) Bev's wife, 65 years old
Barbara Fordham- (white, female-identifying) Bev and Violet's daughter, 46 years old
Bill Fordham- (open ethnicity, male-identifying) Barbara's husband, 49 years old
Jean Fordham- (mixed race/white, female-identifying) Barbara and Bill's daughter, 14 years old (open to 18+ actors to play younger)
Ivy Weston- (white, female-identifying) Bev and Violet's daughter, 44 years old
Karen Weston- (white, female-identifying) Bev and Violet's daughter, 40 years old
Mattie Fay Aiken- (white, female-identifying) Violet's sister, 57 years old
Charlie Aiken- (white, male-identifying) Mattie Fay's husband, 60 years old
Little Charles Aiken- (white, male-identifying) Mattie Fay and Charlie's son, 37 years old
Johnna Monevata- (Native American, female-identifying) housekeeper, 26 years old
Steve Heidebrecht- (open ethnicity, male-identifying) Karen's fiance, 50 years old
Sheriff Deon Gilbeau- (open ethnicity, male-identifying) 47 years old
Invictus Theatre does not and shall not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion (creed), gender, gender expression, age, national origin (ancestry), disability, marital status, sexual orientation, or military status, in any of its activities or productions.
AUDITION DATE(S)/TIME/LOCATION:
March 22: 6-10pm
March 23: 10-6pm
March 24: 10-4pm
City Lit Theatre: 1020 W Bryn Mawr
CALLBACKS DATE/TIME/LOCATION:
March 27: 6-10pm
Invictus Theatre: 3014 W Irving Park Rd.
PAY: $550 for actors, $400 for understudies (no guaranteed performance; internal understudies may be utilized)
Rehearsals: April 20- May 20 (Sat/Sun 10-4pm, MTW 6-10pm)
Tech: May 23-27 (Thurs/Fri/Mon. 6-11pm, Sat/Sun 10-6pm)
Previews: May 28, May 31, June 1, June 2 (Tues 7pm, Fri 7pm, Sat 1pm/7:30pm, Sun 2pm)
Opening: June 3
Run: June 7- July 14 (Fri/Mon 7pm, Sat 1pm/7:30pm, Sun 2pm)
Please note there is a performance on Wednesday July 3 at 7pm. There is no performance on Friday, July 5.
Auditions will consist of reading sides from the script.
Contact Info:
To request an audition, please email your headshot and resume with subject line "August: Osage County Request" to Becca Holloway at: invictustheatrecasting@gmail.com