Trinity Repertory Company
Providence, RI

DESCRIPTION

CALL TYPE
EPA

CONTRACT
LORT Non-Rep
$810 weekly minimum (LORT D)
$1100 weekly minimum (LORT B)

AUDITION DATE
Friday, May 17, 2024
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM (E)
BREAK: 1:00PM - 2:00PM

Saturday, May 18, 2024
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM (E)
BREAK: 1:00PM - 2:00PM

APPOINTMENTS
To schedule an audition, complete the following form to access our appointment calendar. Scheduling will close by 5:00 pm on Thursday, May 16.

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If all time slots are full, please contact trinityrepauditions@gmail.com to be added to our Equity day-of waitlist. You will be notified of any available times on a first-come, first- served basis.

LOCATION
Trinity Repertory Company
201 Washington St
Providence, RI 02903-3226

Auditions will take place in our rehearsal studio across the street from our main building. A confirmation email will be sent which will include day-of information on how to access the building. Meter and garage parking is located around downtown Providence. Please give yourself ample time to commute/park and walk to the theatre for your check-in. Parking tip: Try Greene, Washington, Empire, and Fountain Street!

PERSONNEL
Jackie Davis (Director)
Laura Kepley (Director)
Christopher Windom (Director)

EXPECTED TO ATTEND:
Tatyana-Marie Carlo (director),
Curt Columbus (director)
Jackie Davis (director)
Deb Salem Smith (playwright)
Christie Vela, (director)
Gia Yarn (artistic producer)

OTHER DATES
See breakdown for production-specific dates.

OTHER
https://www.trinityrep.com/about/work-with-us

If an actor can’t attend our auditions, please submit a self-tape via our audition form by 5:00 pm on Saturday, May 18. You will be asked to share your video via YouTube or Vimeo link. Please no downloadable files. Video audition submissions are for casting purposes only and will not be utilized or distributed for any other purpose. Once submissions have been viewed and actors are selected for callbacks, video audition submissions will be destroyed.

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 Trinity Repertory Company's 2024-25 season (see breakdown).

All roles will be understudied.

PREPARATION
See breakdown for production-specific preparation.

BREAKDOWN

TRINITY REPERTORY COMPANY 2024-25 SEASON

PREPARATION SUGGESTIONS
On the day of auditions, please provide a double-sided copy of your headshot and resume. Please ensure that your resume includes the proficiency level of instruments you play, languages you speak, vocal range, dance experience, and dialect abilities.

If you would like to be considered for: POTUS, Ms. Holmes & Ms. Watson — Apt. 2B, Someone Will Remember Us, and/or Blues for an Alabama Sky: Please prepare a set of contrasting monologues of a total length of two (2) minutes or less.

If you would like to be considered for La Tempestad – The Tempest: Please prepare an English, Spanish or bilingual monologue and 16-32 bars of a song in Spanish, either acapella or self-accompanied fora total length of two (2) minutes or less.

If you’d like to be considered for A Christmas Carol: Please prepare a brief monologue and 16-32 bars of a song either acapella and/or self-accompanied for a total length of two (2) minutes or less.

If you would like to be considered for all productions: Please prepare a brief English, Spanish or Bilingual monologue and 16-32 bars of a bilingual or Spanish song either acapella or self-accompanied for a total length of two (2) minutes or less.

Please arrive at least 10 minutes before your audition time to allow time for parking and check-in. Upon arrival, actors will be asked to confirm their first/last name and show their AEA membership card. Once in the audition room, we ask that you introduce yourself and state what you are going to perform.

POTUS: OR, BEHIND EVERY GREAT DUMBASS ARE SEVEN WOMEN TRYING TO KEEP HIM ALIVE
by Selina Fillinger, directed by Curt Columbus, running in rotating repertory with Ms. Holmes & Ms. Watson — Apt. 2B
LORT D
Pre-production: Begins July 30, 2024
First Rehearsal: August 6, 2024
Onstage Spacing: August 29-30, 2024
Tech: August 31-September 4, 2024
Tech/Previews: September 5-10, 2024
Opening/Press: September 11, 2024
Closing: October 27, 2024

SYNOPSIS: Many of us are dreading the 2024 election, regardless of political beliefs. Why not look your fears dead in the eye and laugh at them with POTUS? When a presidential PR nightmare evolves into a global catastrophe, it’s up to seven women in the commander-in-chief's inner circle to do damage control. That is, if they don’t drive each other off the rails first through a chaotic cocktail of increasingly absurd antics. Delightfully raunchy and uproariously funny, POTUS is a naughty political farce that’ll have you rolling in the aisles!

SEEKING:
HARRIET, His chief of staff. Female-identifying. Any race/ethnicity. 50s-70s
JEAN, CAST His press secretary. Female-identifying. Any race/ethnicity. 50s
STEPHANIE, His secretary. Female-identifying. Any race/ethnicity. 30s-40s
DUSTY, CAST His dalliance. Female-identifying. Black/African American and/or Mixed Race. Late 20s-30s
BERNADETTE, His sister. Female-identifying. Any race/ethnicity. 30s-40s.
CHRIS, A journalist. Female identifying. A Person of the Global Majority.30s-40s,
MARGARET, CAST His wife. The First Lady. Female identifying. Black or African American. 40s-50s
UNDERSTUDY TRACK: u/s Margaret/Dusty. Black/African American or Mixed Race. Female identifying. 30s-40s
UNDERSTUDY TRACK: u/s Harriet/Jean. Any race/ethnicity. Female-identifying. 40s-50s
UNDERSTUDY TRACK: u/s Bernadette/Stephanie. Any race/ethnicity. Female-identifying. 30s-40s
REP UNDERSTUDY: u/s Chris in POTUS and u/s Irene Adler/Mrs. Hudson/Mrs. Drebber in Ms. Holmes & Ms. Watson — Apt. 2B. Female-identifying. Any race/ethnicity of the global majority. 30s- 40s

MS. HOLMES & MS. WATSON - #2B
by Kate Hamill, inspired by the stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, directed by Laura Kepley, running in rotating repertory with POTUS
LORT D
Pre-production: Begins August 27, 2024
First Rehearsal: September 3, 2024
Onstage Spacing: September 26-27, 2024
Tech: September 28-October 2, 2024
Tech/Previews: October 3-8, 2024
Opening/Press: October 9, 2024
Closing: November 17, 2024

SYNOPSIS: The Hound of the Baskervilles meets Thelma & Louise in this contemporary retelling of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s iconic mystery novels. Join brilliant, eccentric "deductive consultant” Sherlock Holmes and her American roommate Joan Watson as they crack cases in post-pandemic London. This quirky, clever buddy comedy from the playwright behind 2018’s Pride & Prejudice is sure to delight hardcore Holmes fans and novice sleuths alike.

SEEKING:
SHERLOCK HOLMES: CAST A once-in-a-generation genius. Eccentric. Focused, to a fault. Can be less-than-sensitive. Always playing psychological 3-D chess; operating on a totally different level than civilians. Like many geniuses, has a megalomaniac streak. Gets bored easily; likes applause; sometimes accused of being unfeeling. LOVES costumes and drama. Female-identifying. Any race/ethnicity. 30s-40s

DR. JOAN WATSON: CAST American. Formerly type-A high-achiever. Recently divorced; struggling to find herself, feels broken. Reflexively defensive. Once had great bedside manner. Sometimes accused of being a loser; is not a loser. Wry. Smart. Female-identifying. Any race/ethnicity.30s-40s

IRENE ADLER / MRS.HUDSON / MRS. DREBBER– CAST. IRENE ADLER a whip-smart, super-charming sex worker finding success at the highest levels. Always playing psychological 3-D chess; operating on a totally different level than civilians. She has incredible charm, confidence, and wit, and she knows it - uses it without mercy. You may want to be Irene, or you want to be with Irene; but youcan’t ignore her. MRS. HUDSON – Holmes & Watson’s long-suffering landlady. MRS. DREBBER – seemingly an ordinary housewife. Somebody you would be very wise not to underestimate. Female- identifying. Any race/ethnicity. Late 20s-40s

MORIARTY / LESTRADE / ELLIOT MONK.MORIARTY: CAST MORIARTY - criminal so great you’ve never heard of him. A master blackmailer; knows just when to play his cards. Always playing psychological 3-D chess; operating on a different level than civilians. Wears many masks. A professional. Amoral, but you’d like him. LESTRADE – an inspector new to his position at Scotland Yard. Not very imaginative. Often says the wrong thing. ELLIOT MONK – an amoral, tech billionaire from Texas. Male-identifying. Any race/ethnicity.50s

UNDERSTUDY TRACK: u/s Holmes/Watson. Female identifying. Any race/ethnicity.30s-40s

UNDERSTUDY TRACK: u/s Moriarty/Lestrade/Elliot Monk. Male identifying. Any race/ethnicity. 40s- 50s

REP UNDERSTUDY: u/s Chris in POTUS and u/s Irene Adler/Mrs. Hudson/Mrs. Drebber in Ms. Holmes & Ms. Watson — Apt. 2B. Female identifying. Any race/ethnicity. 30s-40s

A CHRISTMAS CAROL
by Charles Dickens, original music by Richard Cumming, directed and adapted by Tatyana-Marie Carlo
LORT B
Pre-production: Begins October 8, 2024
First Rehearsal: October 15, 2024
Tech: November 20-22, 2024
Tech/Previews: November 23-27, 2024
Thanksgiving Holiday: November 28, 2024
Opening/Press: TBD
Holiday Hiatus: One (1) week TBD

SYNOPSIS: Everyone’s favorite curmudgeon, Ebenezer Scrooge, is back! The humbug’s wrenching, covetous, and cares more for money than all else. When the clock strikes midnight one fateful Christmas Eve, the ghost of Scrooge’s old pal Marley pays a much overdue visit. Through a supernatural journey, Scrooge must confront the past, acknowledge the present, and define the future for the good of the community –and Scrooge's very soul. A timeless holiday tale of redemption and joy!

SEEKING:
[CAST] EBENEZER SCROOGE
AS CAST [CAST]
AS CAST [CAST]
AS CAST [CAST]
AS CAST: Strong singer. Female identifying. Any race/ethnicity. 50sor older
AS CAST: Strong singer. Any race/ethnicity and/or gender. 20s-or older
AS CAST: Strong singer. Any race/ethnicity and/or gender. 20s-60s
AS CAST: Strong singer. Any race/ethnicity and/or gender. 20s-60s
AS CAST: Strong singer. Any race/ethnicity and/or gender. 20s-60s
AS CAST: Strong singer. Any race/ethnicity and/or gender. 20s-60s
AS CAST: Strong singer. Any race/ethnicity and/or gender. 20s-60s
AS CAST: Strong singer. Any race/ethnicity and/or gender. 20s-60s
UNDERSTUDY TRACK #1: Strong singer. Female Identifying. Any race/ethnicity. 40s or older
UNDERSTUDY TRACK #2-#6: Strong singer. Any race/ethnicity and/or gender.20s or older

SOMEONE WILL REMEMBER US
by Deborah Salem Smith and Charlie Thurston, created by Dr. Michelle Cruz, Deborah Salem Smith, and Charlie Thurston, directed by Christopher Windom
LORT D
Pre-production: Begins December 3, 2024
First Rehearsal: December 10, 2024
Unpaid Holiday Hiatus Week: December 23-30, 2025
Onstage Spacing: January 16-17, 2025
Tech: January 18-22, 2025
Tech/Previews: January 23-28, 2025
Opening/Press: January 29, 2025
Closing: February 23, 2025

SYNOPSIS: In 2006, Trinity Rep told the true, poignant stories of Rhode Islanders deployed in Iraq with the play Boots on the Ground. Nearly 20 years later, how does this legacy live on ... and what have we forgotten? Someone Will Remember Us interlaces the real-life testimonies of U.S. military veterans, a Gold Star family, Iraqi civilians, and refugees living in Rhode Island. As military conflict wages on multiple fronts across the world, this production paints a moving portrait of the innumerable tolls of war and imperialism, and how we find connection through it all

CASTING NOTE: Some ages of characters are undetermined and being explored as the play further develops. There will be production elements of movement and physicality. Actors will explore being cultural avatars for real people. This is intended to be a bipartisan play. This play remembers voices

SEEKING:
TRACK 1: CAST Veteran, Rhode Island. Doubles as, refugee, psychologist, and refugee activist. A warm soul, thoughtful, playful, passionate. Black or African American. Male-identifying. 40s-50s

TRACK 2: Veteran, New Jersey. Vibrant, friendly, and caring. Latinx/Latine. Female-identifying. 20s-40s

TRACK 3: CAST Veteran, Connecticut to North Carolina. Attentive, compassionate, and brave. Black or African American. Female-identifying. 30s-40s

TRACK 4: CAST Iraqi refugee, Rhode Island. Poetic, charismatic, and kind. Middle Eastern. Male- identifying. 30s-50s

TRACK 5: CAST Goldstar father of Veteran, Rhode Island. Doubles as, Veteran and reverend, Rhode Island to Virginia; and Veteran, Professor at Naval War College, Rhode Island. Friendly, protective, intelligent. White. Male-identifying. 40s-50s

TRACK 6: CAST Iraqi refugee, Massachusetts. Caring and family-oriented. Middle Eastern. Female- identifying. 30s-40s

TRACK 7: CAST Goldstar mother of Veteran, Rhode Island. Warm, protective, and often reflective. White. Female-identifying. 40s-50s

TRACK 8: Professor at Brown University, Rhode Island. Doubles as Iraqi refugee, Rhode Island (character currently in development). Kind, worldly, a vessel of knowledge. Middle Eastern. Female-identifying. 30s-50s

Understudy Track: TRACK #1 and TRACK #4, Middle Eastern/Northern African Male-presenting 30- 50s

Understudy Track: TRACK#6 and TRACK #8, Iraqi/Middle Eastern/Northern African and/or racially ambiguous female-presenting. 20-40s

Understudy Track: TRACK #2, TRACK #3 and TRACK #7, Latine/Latinx female presenting. 20-40s

Understudy Track: TRACK #5 White. Male presenting. 30-50s.

LA TEMPESTAD
The Tempest by William Shakespeare, translated and adapted by Orlando Hernández, with Tatyana-Marie Carlo and Leandro “Kufa” Castro, directed by Christie Vela
LORT D
Pre-production: Begins February 18, 2025
First Rehearsal: February 25, 2025
Onstage Spacing: March 20-21, 2025
Tech: March 22-26, 2025
Tech/Previews: March 27-April 1, 2025
Opening/Press: April 2, 2025
Closing: April 27, 2025

SYNOPSIS: Shakespeare’s familiar story of magic, betrayal, comedy, and love is told through a compelling mix of The Bard’s original English, translated Spanish dialogue, and projected subtitles so you can understand it all. La Tempestad—The Tempest purposefully weaves two languages to deconstruct colonialist narratives, all while retaining the shipwreck, romance, magic, and fantasy that make Shakespeare’s final play so beloved. Originally presented in 2018 as a touring Teatro en El Verano production, La Tempestad is the first to transfer to Trinity Rep’s main stage!

SEEKING:
PROSPERO, CAST The exiled Duke of Milan. Prospero uses magic to control the island. He and his daughter, Miranda, have lived on the island for 12 years. Prospero is close with the spirit Ariel. Speaks Spanish. Any race/ethnicity. Male or Female-identifying. 50s

MIRANDA, Prospero’s daughter. Prospero's daughter and only child. Knows nothing of the world except what her father taught her. She grew up on the island. She falls in love with Ferdinand who becomes a slave to her father and must prove he deserves Miranda. A confident bilingual (English and Spanish) speaker. Any race/ethnicity. Female-identifying. 20s-30s

ARIEL, A spirit of the air, freed and then enslaved by Prospero. A spiritual being, perhaps of the non-binary world. Chief spirit of the island, servant to Prospero after he was freed from a pine tree. No one else can see Ariel besides Prospero. Ariel is loyal but keen on his freedom. Spiritual and Ageless. Can behave like a child or a wise person. Dancer/mover. Speaks Spanish. Any race/ethnicity. Non-binary, trans, and/or queer identifying. Mid-20s-30s

CALIBAN, CAST Child of the witch Sycorax, enslaved by Prospero. Hates Prospero. Helped Prospero and Miranda survive the island, then thrown out and made a made a slave by Prospero after an attempted assault on Miranda. Drinks wine for the first time and leads Stephano to kill Prospero but his plans are defeated by Ariel. Speaks Spanish. Any race/ethnicity. Male identifying. 50s

ALONSO, CAST The King of Naples, Prospero's brother and Ferdinand's father. Caught in huge storm, washed up on the island where he thinks his son drowned. Meets exiled brother, apologies and is reunited with his son. Male Identifying. White. 50s

GONZALO, The King's advisor. Kind, loyal, and generous. Can move well. Any race/ethnicity. Male or female identifying. 50s or older

ANTONIO, Prospero’s younger brother, who plotted against him and became the Duke. Untrustworthy, owes debt to Alonso and wants Sebastian to be king to be free of debt. Speaks Spanish. Any race/ethnicity. Male identifying. 40

SEBASTIAN, The King’s brother. Aggressive and cowardly. He is easily persuaded to kill his brother. Speaks Spanish. Trans female, male and/or non-binary identifying. Any race/ethnicity. 30s

FERDINAND, The King’s son, heir to Naples. Falls in love with Miranda at first sight. Loyal to his father and shows respect to Prospero and gains his loyalty. Speaks Spanish. Any race/ethnicity. Male identifying. 20s-30s

STEPHANO/BOATSWAIN, Stephano: The King’s butler Wonders around drunk and enjoys attention Caliban gives him. Comic foil. Provides social commentary and humanizes Caliban. Speaks Spanish. Any race/ethnicity. Male, female, trans and/or non-binary identifying. 30s or older

TRINCULO, The King’s jester. Looking for shelter, gets drunk on Stephano’s wine, and feels left out by Caliban and Stephano. Comic foil. Provides social commentary and humanizes Caliban. Must be funny. Speaks Spanish. Any race/ethnicity and/or gender identifying. 30s or older

UNDERSTUDY TRACK #1-6: Six understudies will be assigned As Cast to cover two roles each. Must speak Spanish. Can move and sing. Any race/ethnicity and gender. 20s or older.

BLUES FOR AN ALABAMA SKY
by Pearl Cleage, directed by Jackie Davis
LORT D
Pre-production: Begins April 22, 2025
First Rehearsal: April 29, 2025
Onstage Spacing: May 22-23, 2025
Tech: May 24-28, 2025
Tech/Previews: May 29-June 3, 2025
Opening/Press: June 4, 2025
Closing: June 29, 2025

SYNOPSIS: As the creative revolution of the Harlem Renaissance bleeds into the hardships of the Great Depression, four New York friends strive to achieve their dreams. But when Alabama migrant Leland Cunningham sets his eyes on the troubled blues singer Angel, their lives are changed forever. This intimate drama questions where the personal ends and the political begins, probes the intersection of life and art, and asks how we find meaning and direction in the most tumultuous of times.

SEEKING:
ANGEL ALLEN, A 34-year-old Black woman who looks five years younger, former backup singer at the Cotton Club
GUY JACOBS, CAST A 30-ishBlack man, costume designer at the Cotton Club.
DELIA PATTERSON, A 25-year-oldBlack woman, social worker on staff at the Margaret Sanger family planning clinic.
SAM THOMAS, CAST A 40-year-old Black doctor at Harlem Hospital
LELAND CUNNINGHAM, A 28-year-oldBlack man from Alabama, a six-week resident of Harlem
UNDERSTUDY TRACK: u/s Angel/Delia. Black or African American. Female identifying. Late 20s-40s
UNDERSTUDY TRACK: u/s Guy/Leland. Black or African American. Male. Late 20s-30s
UNDERSTUDY TRACK: u/s Sam Thomas. Black. Male-identifying. 40s-50s

SALARY

LORT Non-Rep (See Above)

UNION

AEA