Wet Brain AEA NYC Playwrights Horizons

Wet Brain

CATEGORY:Theater: Play

TAGS:Paid Union

EXPIRES:December 29, 2022 7:00 PM

Company

Playwrights Horizons Inc.

Dustin Wills, dir.; Alaine Alldaffer, casting dir.; Lisa Donadio, assoc. casting dir.

Seeking video submissions from Equity actors for roles in "Wet Brain," by John J. Caswell, Jr.

Actors & Performers

Joe: Male, 55-65

Male. Latinx. Dad to Ricky, Ron and Angelina. A strong patriarchal figure within the family. Suffering from extreme alcoholism has made him unable to speak and function. Despite this, he has spectacular interiority even after he is no longer able to communicate.

Ethnicity: Latino / Hispanic

Required Media: Headshot/Photo

To apply, see the "Key Details" section below

Ricky: Male, 30-40

Male, Latinx, Joe’s younger gay son. An alcoholic. Visiting from NYC trying in vain to help his family.

Ethnicity: Latino / Hispanic

Required Media: Headshot/Photo

To apply, see the "Key Details" section below

Ron: Male, 35-45

Male, Latinx, Joe's older son. An alcoholic. Gave his father a kidney but continues to enable his alcoholism.

Ethnicity: Latino / Hispanic

Required Media: Headshot/Photo

To apply, see the "Key Details" section below

Mona: Female, 50-60

Female. Latinx. Deceased. Mother to Ricky, Ron and Angelina; wife to Joe. An alcoholic. Painfully human and full of despair; She appears to her family in an Act 3 intergalactic interlude where she explains to them why she committed suicide. Also plays Crystal: a home health aide caring for Joe.

Ethnicity: Latino / Hispanic

Required Media: Headshot/Photo

To apply, see the "Key Details" section below

Angelina: Female, 30-40

Female. Latinx, Joe's daughter. An alcoholic. A nursing school student. Deeply jaded from being the caretaker for Joe. Suffers from anxiety. Cast.

Ethnicity: Latino / Hispanic

To apply, see the "Key Details" section below

Rehearsal and Production Dates & Locations

Rehearsals begin Apr. 18, 2023; tech week May 10-16; runs May 17-July 16 at (the) The Mainstage Theater at Playwrights Horizons, 416 W. 42nd Street, New York, NY.

Compensation & Contract Details

All Roles

Additional: Pays $1,061/wk. Equity Off-Broadway CC Contract.

Key Details

Seeking talent from:

New York, NY

Additional Instructions:

For consideration, submit a headshot or résumé (preferably as a PDF) and a video audition (in Vimeo or Unlisted YouTube format) to PHCastingSubmissions@phnyc.org . Video audition instructions: Prepare a monologue of own choice. A personal introduction would be appreciated, but not required. Total video not to exceed 5 minutes. State the talent's union status in subject line. Submission deadline is Dec. 29 (6 p.m./ET). NOTE: This production is co-produced with MCC Theater. Full vaccination plus booster is required.

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.