Auditions
EPA Audition
Theatre Espresso will be holding it's annual EPA for season 2023 - 2024
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AUDITION INFORMATION:
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Date: Wednesday, June 14, 2023
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Location: Central Square Theatre
450 Massachusetts Ave
Cambridge, MA 02139
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Time: 9am – 5pm (1pm - 2pm break)
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*We will see non-equity actors as time allows.*
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What to Prepare:
Actors should prepare a brief monologue, but may be asked to stay and read from sides.
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In Attendance: Artistic Director Shelley Bolman, Company Manager Danny Bolton, and Stage Manager Nicole van der Laan
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To Request an Appointment:
Please email auditions@theatreespresso.org. Include a preferred time frame for your appointment. Actors may also attend without an appointment and will be seen as time allows.
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*Non-equity actors may email for an audition appointment which will be added as time allows.*
Performance Information
AEA Contract: Theatre for Young Audiences (TYA) Tier II, per performance contract
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Minimum Salary: $92.75/1 performance
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Rehearsal Dates: Rehearsals for all shows will be held between Sept. 5 – Oct 20
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Show Run Dates: All *FIVE* shows listed under Our Shows will be available for tour from October 10th, 2023 - June 19th, 2024
Roles Available
We will be considering both primary actors as well as understudies for the following shows/roles:
American Tapestry: Immigrant Children of the Bread and Roses Strike - by Megan Cooper, Wendy Lement,
and Derek Nelson
Director - Shelley Bolman
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Carmella Teoli – Female, any race
Mrs. Teoli/Ensemble - Female, any race
Mrs. Wannarzyk Ensemble - Female, any race
Mrs. Wade/Ensemble - Female, any race
Victoria/Ensemble - Female, any race
Mr. Teoli/Ensemble - Male, any race
Chairman Henry - Male, any race
Samuel Goldberg/Ensemble - Male, any race
Father Milanese/Ensemble - Male, any race
Justice at War - The Japanese Internment Camps - by Mimi Katano, Wendy Lement, and Jordan Winer
Director - Shelley Bolman
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General John L. DeWitt – Male, Caucasian
Solicitor General Fahey - Male/Female, any race
Mitsuye Endo - Female, Asian
Purcell - Male/Female, any race
Chief Justice Stone - Female/Male, any race
Bailiff - Male/Female, any race
The Trial of Anthony Burns - by Bethany Dunakin and Wendy Lement
Director - Shelley Bolman
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Anthony Burns - Male, African American
Rev. Grimes/Ensemble - Male, African American
Colonel Suttle/Wendell Phillips - Male, Caucasian
Theodore Parker/Ensemble - Female, any race
Richard Henry Dana/Ensemble - Male, Caucasian
Judge Edward Loring/Ensemble - Male, Caucasian
State Senate Chairman/Ensemble - Male, Caucasian
Uprising on King Street: The Boston Massacre - by Christopher Robin Cook, Wendy Lement, and Derek Nelson
Director - Shelley Bolman
Captain Thomas Preston - Male, any race
Judge Trowbridge/Phillis Wheatly/Ensemble - Female, African American
Abigail Adams/Ensemble - Female, any race
Mrs. Hartigan/Ensemble - Female, any race
Sam Adams/Andrew & Ensemble - Male, African American
John Adams/Ensemble - Male, any race
Robert Paine/Ensemble - Male, Caucasian
Hennessey/Ensemble - Male, any race
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The Nine Who Dared: Crisis in Little Rock - by Wendy Lement, Derek Nelson, and Clifford Odle
Director - Shelley Bolman
Ernest Green - Male, African American
Melba Patillo - Female, African American
Mrs. Bates/Minnijean Brown - Female, African American
Miss Huckaby/Ensemble - Female, Caucasian
Ensemble - Female, Caucasian
Reverend Chrenshaw/Ensemble - Male, African American
Governor Faubus/Ensemble - Male, Caucasian
Ben Fine/Ensemble - Male, Caucasian
Ensemble - Male, Caucasian