SEEKING: Equity actors for roles in North Carolina Stage Company 2024-25 Season (see breakdown).
These are Actors’ Equity Association required season auditions and Equity members are given priority. North Carolina Stage Company operates on a SPT-4 Contract (pending approval). Non-union actors are welcome to audition.
Performers of all ethnicities, gender identities, ages, and body types, as well as performers with disabilities, are encouraged to submit audition materials.
Dates for rehearsals and productions are listed in Character Breakdowns below.
IN-PERSON AUDITIONS – PREPARATION & APPOINTMENTS:
Actors are asked to bring a headshot and resume and prepare two contrasting monologues (length between 1 – 1.5 minutes each). Actors interested in THE LAST WIDE OPEN should also prepare 2 contrasting songs and accompany themselves on guitar or ukulele depending on role.
For appointments, please email [email protected] or call 828-239-0263 between 12noon – 4pm, Wednesday – Friday. Email preferred.
In-Person Audition Days/Times:
Tuesday, July 23
10:00am-1:00pm, 2:00pm-6:00pm
Wednesday, July 24
10:00am-1:00pm, 2:00pm-6:00pm
In-Person Audition Location:
North Carolina Stage Company
15 Stage Lane, Asheville, NC 28801
VIDEO AUDITIONS – PREPARATION & SUBMISSIONS:
Actors are asked to prepare two contrasting monologues (length between 1 – 1.5 minutes each) and submit headshot, resume, and private or password protected links of audition videos via the online audition form. Actors interested in THE LAST WIDE OPEN should also submit 2 contrasting songs and accompany themselves on guitar or ukulele depending on role. Please state your name and the pieces being performed at the beginning of the submission. Video submission deadline is July 24, 2024.
Click here to submit a video audition.
IN-PERSON REHEARSALS & PERFORMANCE LOCATION: North Carolina Stage Company, 15 Stage Lane, Asheville, NC 28801
For questions, please email [email protected] or call 828-239-0263.
CHARACTER BREAKDOWNS
THE LAST WIDE OPEN
by AUDREY CEFALY music by MATT M. NIELSON
Director: Charlie Flynn-McIver
Production Dates: 7 Week Contract – Rehearses 9/17/24, Previews 10/10/24 & 10/11/24, Opens 10/12/24, Closes 11/3/24
ROBERTO (he/him, 30s-40s) – A poet and an immigrant. An agreeable, earnest, warm and generous person. Highly intuitive and ever the optimist. The part of Roberto may be modified to fit whatever language/country of origin the actor is best suited for. Character plays guitar and sings.
LINA (she/her, 30s-40s) – A disillusioned dreamer. Emotional, cynical and frequently despondent from the feeling they’ve been beaten down by life. Leads with her emotions and is kind. Plays ukulele and sings.
ALL IS CALM
by PETER ROTHSTEIN musical arrangements by ERICK LICHTE original music by TIMOTHY C. TAKACH
Director: Charlie Flynn-McIver
Production Dates: 6 Week Contract – Rehearses 11/5/24, Previews 11/21/24 & 11/22/24, Opens 11/23/24, Closes 12/15/24
Seeking 3 actors for ensemble piece. Actors play various roles including soldiers and politicians from World War I. Must be very good story tellers and proficient with dialects such as German, French, and Italian, as well various dialects of the UK: Standard British, RP, Irish, Scottish, Cockney, etc.
Track 1 – 20s
Track 2 – 30s
Track 3 – 40s
JEEVES TAKES A BOW
by Margaret Raether
Director: Angie Flynn-McIver
Production Dates: 6 Week Contract – Rehearses 1/7/25, Previews 1/22/25-1/24/25, Opens 1/25/25, Closes 2/16/25
BERTIE WOOSTER (he/him) – Amiable, rich. Is not interested in getting married. Massively unlucky.
JEEVES (he/him) – “The perfect gentleman’s gentleman,” and Bertie’s valet. Very good at getting Bertie out of unlucky predicaments.
AUNT AGATHA (she/her) – No-nonsense, determined. One of Bertie’s many aunts. Wants Bertie to get married at all costs.
EGBERT BAKEWELL (he/him) – Always needs money, optimistic, clueless. Bertie’s cousin, in love with Maisie.
RED HOT MAISIE DAWSON (she/her) – Jazz singer at a nearby hotel. Not in love with Egbert. Quite in love with Jeeves.
SIR RODERICK GLOSSOP (he/him) – A nerve specialist. Fussy and humorless. Father to Honoria, who is engaged to Bertie.
THE LEHMAN TRILOGY
by STEFANO MASSINI
Director: Charlie Flynn-McIver
Production Dates: 7 Week Contract – Rehearses 2/18/25, Previews 3/13/25 & 3/14/25, Opens 3/15/25, Closes 4/6/25
HENRY LEHMAN (he/him) – The eldest. German-Jewish immigrant from Bavaria. Tenacious, intelligent, and the first of his brothers to immigrate to the United States. Doubles as Philip Lehman, Pete Peterson, and others.
EMMANUEL LEHMAN (he/him) – The middlest. German-Jewish immigrant from Bavaria. Enjoys the finer things in life, hot headed, and the second to immigrate. Moves the business to New York. Doubles as Herbert Lehman, Lewis Glucksman, and others.
MAYER LEHMAN (he/him) – The youngest. German-Jewish immigrant from Bavaria. Mediator for his elder brothers, level-headed, charming, and the last to immigrate. Doubles as Bobby Lehman and others.
KING JAMES
by RAJIV JOSEPH
Director: Charlie Flynn-McIver
7 Week Contract – Rehearses 4/1/25, Previews 4/24/25 & 4/25/25, Opens 4/26/25, Closes 5/18/25
SHAWN (Black, he/him) – An aspiring television writer and LeBron James fan. Reserved, but always has an opinion. Presents at the ages of 21, 27, 31, and 33 throughout the play.
MATT (White, he/him) – A bartender and LeBron James fan. Slightly messy and talks before he thinks. Presents at the ages of 21, 27, 31, and 33 throughout the play.
