Aurora Theatre, Inc.
Lawrenceville, GA

DESCRIPTION

CALL TYPE
EPA

CONTRACT
LOA
$400 weekly minimum (LOA ref. LORT)

AUDITION DATE
Sunday, September 29, 2024
12:00 PM - 9:00 PM (E)
BREAK: 3:30PM - 4:30PM

APPOINTMENTS
Tp schedule an appointment please provide information via the AirTable form at the following link: https://airtable.com/appNfmsaI...

LOCATION
Aurora Theatre
128 E Pike St
Lawrenceville, GA 30046

PERSONNEL
Script by Ken Ludwig

EXPECTED TO ATTEND:
David de Vries – Director
Ann-Carol Pence – Aurora Theatre Producing Artistic Director
Amy Duffy – Casting Associate
Katie Chambers – Director of Production

OTHER DATES
Callbacks: October 1-2, 2024
First Rehearsal: February 25, 2025
Opening: March 30, 2025
Closing: April 14, 2024

Performance Schedule:
Wednesday-Saturday at 8pm,
Saturday and Sunday at 2:30pm.
There will be a 10am performance on Wednesday March 27, 2025.

OTHER
www.auroratheatre.com

If you are unable to attend in-person, you may submit a video submission at the following link: https://airtable.com/appNfmsaI...

An Equity Monitor will not be provided. The producer will run all aspects of this audition.

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 GODS OF COMEDY (see breakdown).

Local actors are encouraged to attend. All roles will be understudied.

PREPARATION
Please prepare the sides in the folder for the characters for which you’d like to be considered. Sides are available at the following link: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo....

BREAKDOWN

GODS OF COMEDY

SEEKING:

NOTE – the show requires all members of the ensemble to be comfortable with properly rehearsed and agreed upon acts of passionate intimacy, including kissing. See more specific breakdowns below.

DAPHNE, Classics professor from the US. The stakes couldn’t be higher for her professionally and personally as she works towards tenure. Deeply passionate about her work, but easily frazzled. Daphne's mother is prone to worry about her. Daphne is prone to worry ... period.
Gender: Female Presenting Character
Ethnicity: Any Ethnicity
Age: 25-35
NOTE: Has moments of intimacy with Dionysus and Ralph.

DIONYSUS, God of Comedy, need I say more? Think of a modern-day cross between Jimmy Durante and John Belushi. The ancient epics describe him as a “joy for mortals.” He is also the god of misrule with a hearty appetite for all things sexual. He’s funny, irreverent, and anarchic.
Gender: Male Presenting Character
Ethnicity: Any Ethnicity
Age: Any Age
Has moments of intimacy with Daphne.

THALIA, Super sexy and passionate - the Muse of Comedy and the perfect complement to Dionysus. Modern-day cross between Judy Holliday and Kristen Chenoweth. While she is not exactly the sharpest sword in the armory, she makes up for it with her wonderful self-confidence.
Gender: Female Presenting Character
Ethnicity: Any Ethnicity
Age: Any Age
Has moments of intimacy with Ralph.

RALPH, American classicist academic with horn-rimmed glasses. He's bursting with energy and is deeply charismatic. His lead on finding a new play by Euripedes might be just what Daphne needs professionally. And he might be just what Daphne needs personally.
Gender: Male Presenting Character
Ethnicity: Any Ethnicity
Age: 30-40
Has moments of intimacy with Brooklyn, Daphne, Dean, and Talia.

DEAN MARJORY TRICKETT, A "force of nature." Happily and rather wildly ungainly and has the full-throated laugh of a large woodland creature. An academic. English accent a must.
Gender: Female Presenting Character
Ethnicity: Any Ethnicity
Age: 50+
Has moments of intimacy with Ralph.

ZOE/BROOKLYN, Brooklyn is an alumnus of the school turned movie star and one of the university’s biggest donors. Her combo of confidence, charisma, and style leave people speechless. She's the picture of sophistication and sharp as a tack.
Gender: Female Presenting Character
Ethnicity: Any Ethnicity
Age: 35+
Has moments of intimacy with Ares and Ralph.

ARISTIDE/ALEKSI/ARES, Aristide is our classic Greek “narrator.” Aleksi - a Russian émigré and now custodian at the university – sweet, well-meaning if a bit clumsy, and a closeted fan of Greek theatre. Ares – the God of War - is rude, bellicose, and tremendously manly.
Gender: Female Presenting Character
Ethnicity: Any Ethnicity
Age: 30+
Has moments of intimacy with Brooklyn.

SALARY

LOA $400 weekly minimum (LOA ref. LORT)

UNION

AEA