Bay Street Theater 2025 Season, Equity NYC EPA
About the project
John Sullivan, assoc. prod.; Scott Schwartz, artistic dir.
Casting Equity actors for roles in Bay Street Theater's 2025 Season. Season includes: "Bob And Jean: A Love Story: (Co-Production with Arizona Theatre Company Robert Schenkkan, playwright; Matt Austin, dir. Runs May 22-June 15), "Deceived" (Based on Patrick Hamilton’s Gaslight; Johnna Wright and Patty Jamieson, adapted by; Sheryl Kaller, dir. Runs May 29-July 20), "Bonnie And Clyde" (Frank Wildhorn, music; Ivan Menchell, book; Don Black, lyrics; Scott Schwartz, dir.; Patrick Sulken, music supervisor. Runs June 30-Aug. 31.)
Dates & Locations
Season runs in Sag Harbor, NY.
Compensation & Contract
Key Details
EPA Procedures are in effect for this audition. An Equity Monitor will be provided. Prepare a contemporary Monologue, no longer than two minutes, and a brief cut of a song in the legit, country or pop style for those who wish to demonstrate singing skill. Actors who are unable to attend the EPAs may submit a video audition. Submit your resume and audition video at the following link: https://forms.gle/D9s8omF83J5rEHqW7. Bay Street Theater welcome performers of all ethnicities, gender identities, abilities/exceptionalities, and body types. Actors of diverse cultural and racial backgrounds are encouraged to apply. In addition to genders listed in character breakdowns, we are actively seeking transgender and non-binary performers for all roles. Actors with local housing strongly encouraged to attend. 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.
Additional Materials
BOB AND JEAN: A LOVE STORY
Bob-
Male, 25. The Narrator’s father in 1942. Young Leading Man. College
graduate with a burning interest in theatre. Despite aspirations in
the arts, when WWII starts, he joins the navy as a bomb disposal
officer. His journey through the Pacific takes him from an attitude of
elitism to universal compassion. His letters to Jean are filled with
elevated language that he speaks with musicality, lyricism,
vulnerability and deep emotion. This role is cast. Seeking future
replacements.
Jean- Female, 22. Ingenue. The Narrator’s mother
in 1942. An idealist and optimist whose insatiable curiosity allows
her to see the best in people. An aspiring actress with enough talent
to work steadily but not break through to the stardom she aspires to.
Her letters are filled with genuine inquiry without judgement and an
elevated sense of style and language the way only a 1940’s actor speaks.
This role is cast. Seeking future replacements.
Narrator- Late
50s-late 60s. Bob and Jean’s grown son who now has grown children of
his own. A professional writer of endless curiosity and speculation.
Easily amused and able to find the humor, irony and drama of his
parent’s young, passionate, sometimes bumbling courtship. His
examination of his parents love letters takes him on a full emotional
journey of surprise, humor and emotion.
DECEIVED
BELLA
– A young married woman, about 25, with possibly a nervous disposition.
Bella loves and trusts her husband and only begins to doubt his
sincerity when circumstances force her to do so. As the story
progresses, she must accept a new reality and find a strength – and
cunning – she didn’t know she had.
JACK – Her husband, 35-40,
debonair and charming. Jack is the most loving, sympathetic and
supportive partner he could possibly be, or so it seems for most of the
play.
ELIZABETH – The housekeeper, 50s-60s, hard of hearing. A
lifetime “in service” has taught her to remain as dutiful and discreet
as possible, and to keep her opinions to herself except in extreme
circumstances.
NANCY – The young housemaid, her eye on the main
chance. Smart and perceptive, she thinks she sees an opportunity to
outsmart everyone.
BONNIE AND CLYDE
Clyde Barrow: Age:
Early 20s. A charming small-town boy who craves notoriety. Bonnie's
reckless, bold, daring lover. Male Identifying. Vocal range: High tenor
to C5, guitar and ukelele skills a plus.
Bonnie Parker: Age:
Early 20s. A beautiful girl torn between love and fame. Clyde's
ambitious, stubborn lover. Female Identifying Gender: female. Vocal
range: Mix/belt to F5
Marvin "Buck" Barrow: Age: Mid 20s to early
30s. Clyde's brother and an outlaw troubled by his wife's distaste for
his lifestyle. Adventurous and loyal. Male Identifying. Vocal range:
Bari-tenor to G4
Blanche Barrow: Mid 20s to early 30s. A
religious woman who disapproves of the criminal lifestyle. Honorable and
righteous, but also playful and loving. Married to Buck Barrow. Female
Identifying. Vocal range: Mix/belt to Eb5
Cumie Barrow: Age: Late
30s to 50s. A kind woman among those suffering in the Depression. Loyal
and selfless. Mother to Clyde and Buck. Female Identifying.
Sherriff
Schmid: Age: Mid 30s to 50s. A police officer struggling to separate
his feelings from his duties. Kind and honest. Madly in love with
Bonnie. Male Identifying. Vocal range: Tenor to A4 This roles doubles
with Preacher.
Emma Parker: Age: Late 30s to 50s. Bonnie's widowed mother. Fragile, caring, sensitive. Female Identifying.
Preacher:
Age: Mid 30s to 50s. The town's evangelist. Loud, passionate,
boisterous. Male Identifying. Vocal range top: C5. Vocal range: high
tenor to C5. This role doubles with Sherriff Schmid.
Ted Hinton:
Age: 20s. A police officer struggling to separate his feelings from his
duties. Kind and honest. Madly in love with Bonnie. Male Identifying.
Vocal range: Tenor to A4
Governor Miriam Ferguson: Age: 40 to 60. Female Identifying. An enforcer of the law and Governor of Texas. Tough and harsh.
Captain
Frank Hamer: Age: 40s to 50s. Male Identifying. A retired Texas Ranger
who joins the hunt for Bonnie and Clyde. Recruited by Governor Ferguson.
Baritone.
