AUDITION NOTICE: Luna Stage, a professional theatre in West Orange, NJ is casting for the world premiere of
TAR BEACH
a new play by Tammy Ryan.
WHEN: Auditions by appointment only at Luna Stage: Thursday 10/23, 12 PM-5 PM; Sunday 10/26, 11 AM-2 PM
WHERE: Luna Stage, 555 Valley Road, West Orange
All rehearsals and performances at Luna Stage, 555 Valley Road, West Orange, NJ.
Rehearsals begin March 17th, 2015
Performances Thurs.-Sun., April 9th to May 9th
ABOUT THE PLAY:
It is July 1977. Son of Sam is on the loose and New York City is in the midst of a brutal heat wave. Sixteen-year -ld Mary Claire and her best friend Mary Francis start that day sunning themselves on the roof of an Ozone Park row house. Younger sister Reenie is searching for her lost Greek Mythology class project, while their parents are consumed by the battles of their troubled marriage. The boy-crazy Marys hatch a plan to stay out all night, but an overstressed electrical grid leads to a city-wide blackout and a sudden loss of innocence.
Please send resume and headshot to cheryl.katz@lunastage.org to request appointment.
Character Breakdown:
REENIE - (NON UNION CONTRACT) - 14 years old, the dream weaver of the play, beautiful, painfully shy. Young actress must be good with poetic language and be comfortable dealing with mature themes.
MARY CLAIRE - (NON UNION CONTRACT) - 15 years old, Reenie’s sister. Sassy. Usually in trouble.
MARY FRANCES - (NON UNION CONTRACT) - 15 years old going on 30 – Mary Claire's best friend and cohort. Young actress must have good sense of comedy.
ROGER - (SPT TIER II AEA CONTRACT) 38 years old, Reenie's father, a Teamster truck driver and moving man, works in a warehouse when he's not on the trucks, a dreamer, a drinker. A New Yorker.
BRIGIT - (SPT TIER II AEA CONTRACT) 35 years old, Reenie's mother. Attractive. A drinker. A cook in a deli. Unhappy. Thought she was destined for better. A New Yorker.
