'The Merchant of Venice' CATEGORY:
THEATER: PLAYS TAGS: PAID UNION
EXPIRES:November 24, 2021 7:00 PM
Theatre For A New Audience
Jack Doulin, casting. Note: Mr. Doulin and associates to be determined are expected to view auditions.
Seeking video submissions from Equity actors for roles in "The Merchant of Venice," a co- production with the Shakespeare Theatre of DC.
Various Roles: 18+ Rehearsal and Production Dates & Locations
Rehearsal begin Jan. 3, 2022; tech rehearsaL Feb. 1; runs Feb. 5-Mar. 6 in NYC. DC Tech rehearsals begin Mar. 18; runs Mar. 22-Apr. 20 with a possible extension through Apr. 24 in DC. Note: Rehearsals/Performances will begin at TFANA and then move to DC.
Compensation & Contract Details Professional Pay Pays $926/wk.
Equity LORT Non-Rep (LORT C) Contract.
Key Details Seeking talent from: New York, NY
Additional Instructions:
For consideration, submit a classical monologue of your choosing via the online form: https://tinyurl.com/MerchantTfana (Make sure video is not set to private and should be landscape view.) Submissions deadline is Nov. 24 at 10 a.m. EST.
Note: No roles will be understudied. There are currently no SM positions available. Seeking a diverse cast. Actors with physical disabilities encouraged to submit. Company states: "We invite transgender, nonbinary, and gender nonconforming individuals to submit for any character they would feel comfortable playing, regardless of the stated gender of the character. John Douglas Thompson is playing the role of Shylock."
Theatre for a New Audience Covid-19 Policy: This offer is contingent on the actor being fully vaccinated against COVID-19. By "fully vaccinated" TFANA means that the actor has had their second dose of the Moderna/Pfizer vaccine or the single dose of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine at least 14 days before the first day of rehearsal. Proof of vaccination is required at the time of offer acceptance. TFANA reserves the right to alter this requirement to include any booster or additional doses of the vaccine as recommended or mandated by New York City public health officials and/or the Center for Disease Control. TFANA will follow all local, state, and federal guidelines as established by those authorities and the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that is currently in place between LORT and Actors' Equity Association on COVID safety and transmission mitigation. The company of "The Merchant of Venice" will be a "fully vaccinated company" as defined by the MOU.
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 submit.
Additional Materials Character Breakdown
Antonio: 40’s-50’s. (He/Him) A christian. An influential merchant of venice. The establishment. Can be incredibly generous to his friends. Also, can be vicious, violent, and bigoted. Spits on and kicks shylock in the street. In love with bassanio. Profoundly lonely.
Bassanio: 20’s-40’s. (He/Him) A venetian and a christian. A charming social climber and gold digger bankrolled by antonio. Bassanio goes deep into debt to cultivate the appearance of wealth, hoping to gain large returns through marriage.
Gratiano: 20’s-40’s. (He/Him) A venetian and a christian. Plays the fool. Described as wild, rude, bold of voice. Has a skipping spirit. Irreverent. An anti-semite. Openly taunts shylock.
Jessica: 20’s. (She/Her) Shylock’s daughter, elopes with lorenzo. Smart, shy and rebellious. She begins the play almost wanting to be someone other than herself. Holds such complicated feelings towards her father, her religion, her society, her race, herself and eventually towards her husband. By the end of the play, she begins to view her marriage as a mistake.
Lancelot gobbo: 20’s-40’s. (Any gender) A huge feeder, snail-slow, sleeps by day. More than the wild cat. Sharp-witted. Requires comedic chops.
Lorenzo: 20’s-30’s. (He/Him) A young venetian and a christian. Elopes with jessica. His love for her is fundamentally contingent upon her denial of self -– denial of her religion, her race, her family, her heritage. Thinks he is ‘saving’ her by helping her convert to christianity.
