OPEN CALL AUDITIONS

The Theatre @ Boston Court
AEA 99-seat

The Twentieth-Century Way

World Premiere by Tom Jacobson

Directed by Michael Michetti

Casting by Michael Donovan, CSA

An open call audition will be held on February 22, 2010. 2pm-5pm, 6pm-8pm.

Boston Court Performing Arts Center, 70 N Mentor Ave, Pasadena, CA 91106
Doors will open 30 minutes before the posted start time.

FOR ALL CHARACTERS: Please prepare a 1 minute contemporary monologue.
No appointments. No phone calls please.

Auditioners will be seen on a first come, first serve basis.

Have a question?

You can email us at audition@BostonCourt.com.

Please note that we will NOT accept online submissions,

nor will we take rain checks or make appointments at this email address.

Producer/Venue: The Theatre @ Boston Court, Pasadena, CA
Contract: AEA 99-seat
Rate: $300 one-time rehearsal stipend, plus $25 per performance

Rehearsals begin: 3/23/10

Tech begins:  4/25/10
Previews begin:  4/29/10
Opening: 5/8/10
Runs through: 6/6/10 with possible extension to: 6/20/10
Performance Schedule: Thursday thru Saturday evenings, Sunday matinees

Based on a little-known incident in LA history, this theatrical thrill ride explores the collision of reality and fantasy as two actors juggle various roles to entrap homosexuals for "social vagrancy" in the public restrooms of 1914 Long Beach.  But are they actually entrapping each other?  Who they are and what they need is a mystery that deepens with every twist and turn.

*SEEKING:

BROWN - Male, 20’s, pretty, sensitive and introspective but masculine, with a slight Chicago accent. He is an actor who favors the Stanislavski method of natural and emotionally honest acting, found through internal examination. A bit naïve, but very intelligent and not without his own wiles, he finds himself embroiled in a dangerous game of deceit and manipulation, and becomes determined to beat Warren at his own game. Requires a dynamic actor, highly skilled at playing multiple characters with diverse ages, physicality and dialects. NUDITY REQUIRED.  Also plays many other characters including: John Lamb, 46, Scottish druggist, a kind and respectable, cautious and closeted gay man, and a leader in his church; Eugene Fisher, an eager and ambitious reporter for the Sacramento Bee; Charles Sebastian, Los Angeles’ gruff and authoritative Police Chief; Six Different Guests at a private party for gay men, of various ages, ethnicities, dialects, etc.; and others

Warren - Male, 20’s-30’s, ruggedly handsome, cocky and masculine, with a Brooklyn accent which he can eradicate with ease. He is an actor who favors an “outside in” method of acting which emphasizes finding the character through the external techniques of gestures, accents and vocal inflection, etc. (but he applies the techniques artfully, without conspicuous theatricality or hamminess). Smart and a crafty manipulator, he engages Brown in a dangerous game of deceit and is surprised to find that Brown is a worthy and challenging opponent. Requires a dynamic actor, highly skilled at playing multiple characters with diverse ages, genders, physicality and dialects. NUDITY REQUIRED.  Also plays many other characters including: Herbert Lowe, a florist from Minnesota, a gentle and dignified gay man, sensitive and with strong self-esteem; Charles Kenny McClatchey, the crusty and salacious editor of the Sacramento Bee; L.L. Rollins, a gay party boy, flighty, flirtatious and prone to gossip; Mrs. Charles P. M’Hugh, a prudish, straitlaced housewife; and others

* Seeking understudies for both roles; understudies are guaranteed two performances outside of the regular run, and are paid a one-time $150 rehearsal stipend, plus $25 per performance.

Further inquiries should be addressed to Audition@BostonCourt.com