FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
AUDITION ANNOUNCEMENTS
PLAYMAKERS AUDITIONS FOR PROFESSIONAL ACTORS
CHAPEL HILL (March 25, 2007)
PlayMakers Repertory Company’s auditions for its 2008-2009 theatre season will be held April 24 – April 25. Auditions will be conducted by Joseph Haj, PRC’s Producing Artistic Director.
The schedule is as follows:
Thursday, April 24:
Scheduled auditions begin at 11:00 AM.
Unscheduled open call begins at 4:00 PM ending at 6 PM.
Friday, April 25:
Scheduled auditions begin at 11:00 AM and end at 6 PM.
Auditions are held at the Center for Dramatic Art on the campus of UNC-CH.
Walk-ins welcome as time permits, but appointments are strongly suggested.
PlayMakers is eager to identify a local pool of trained professional actors available for casting in paid positions during its seasons. Actors who have auditioned in the past and continue to be interested in working with the Company should also schedule appointments.
PlayMakers is an equal opportunity employer, and all professional actors of diverse backgrounds and abilities are encouraged to audition.
The scheduling of appointments will begin on April 7, to schedule an appointment, members of Actor’s Equity Association should call David Hansen at 919.619.4734.
To be contacted about auditions, non-Equity actors should submit a photo and resume by April 14 to:
Heidi Reklis,
General Manager, PlayMakers Repertory Company,
CB# 3235 Center for Dramatic Art,
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3235.
Please Note:
Non-equity performers will be seen as time permits throughout both days.
PlayMakers’ 2008-09 season includes:
PERICLES. By William Shakespeare
Director: Joseph Haj
First Rehearsal: August 26, 2008
Runs: September 24 – October 12, 2008
All roles available.
BLUE DOOR. By Tanya Barfield
First Rehearsal: September 24, 2008
Runs: October 22 – November 9, 2008
All roles available.
THE LITTLE PRINCE. By Rick Cummins and John Scoullar
Adapted from the book by: Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Director: Tom Quaintance
First rehearsal: November 4, 2008
Runs: November 26 – December 14, 2008
Remount- no roles available
THE GLASS MANAGERIE. (in rep with WELL) By Tennessee Williams
First Rehearsal: December 16, 2008
Runs: January 25 – February 28, 2009
All roles available
WELL. (in rep with THE GLASS MANAGERIE) By Lisa Kron
First Rehearsal: December 16, 2008
Runs: January 24 – March 1, 2009
All roles available
PRIDE AND PREDJDICE. By Jon Jory
Adapted from the novel by: Jane Austen
First Rehearsal: March 3, 2009
Runs: April 1 – April 19, 2009
All roles available
PlayMakers is an equal opportunity employer, and all professional actors of diverse backgrounds and abilities are encouraged to attend.
Not all roles in the selected plays will be understudied.
Prepare two monologues: one from a contemporary work and one from Shakespeare.
PlayMakers Repertory Company is North Carolina’s premier non-profit professional theatre company. With its duel commitment to engage the greater Triangle community in an ongoing exploration of theatre and nurture succeeding generations of artists and audiences, PlayMakers performs five-show season in the Center for Dramatic Art in Chapel Hill.