The Gallery Players announces auditions for upcoming AEA showcase (approval pending) production of Lorraine Hansberry’s A Raisin in the Sun. Director: Reginald L. Douglas; Producer: Brian Michael Flanagan for The Gallery Players; Casting: Destiny Lilly/Destiny Casting (www.destinylilly.com).
Lena Younger – 59, African American woman.
Resilient and wise with the power to maintain a good humor despite the many hardships of her life. Still in mourning over her recently deceased husband, but masking it with a confident demeanor and bravely bright smile and spirit. Thoroughly tough, fierce and thick-skinned, but her love for her children and desire to provide for their family reveals a quiet, gentle and tender soul
Walter Lee Younger – 30, African American man
Street smart from a life of struggle in the inner city. His confident pride and tough exterior masks the tender child and “mama’s boy” that resulted from his life of love and familial safety and protection. Striking in his grandeur and size, both physically and emotionally, with the ability to both cry and scream with emotional ease. His ability to shift between the harsh reality of his life and the brighter future that he dreams of is both electrifying and frighteningly harrowing.
Ruth Younger – 28, African American woman.
A life of sacrifice has aged Ruth beyond her years, but not erased her sensuality, self-esteem and deep love for her family. Beautiful yet broken, she has invested her dreams and passions into her son and husband with a grace and pride that is now starting to rip at the seams. A sharp wit coupled with a sincerely sweet spirit allows her to navigate her pain and frustrations with an easy laughter and infectious sense of humor. A fierce strength allows her to stand tall even as her world crumbles before her eyes.
Beneatha Younger – 21, African American woman
A confident, proud scholar and “know-it-all” with a big heart and even bigger zest for life and learning. An enthusiastic dreamer who aspires to be a doctor as an extension of her vibrant newfound political activism. Boldly awakening to the joys of first love without the courage to admit how much she enjoys it.
Joseph Asagai - 24, African American man
A suitor of Beneatha. A Nigerian exchange student, enthusiastically proud of his Nigerian heritage, his power with words is captivating, entrancing and allows him to take over any room he enters, an ability that he relishes, delights in Beneatha’s fascination with his culture,
George Murchison – 22, African American man
A suitor of Beneatha. Handsome, privileged and savvy with a personality that is at once immediately charming and off-putting. Actively aware of how his unique combination of good looks, money and raging hormones makes him quite a catch. Has a genuine interest in Beneatha that he hides under his mask of machismo and confidence. (Actor will double as a “Moving Man” in other scenes.)
Travis Younger – 9, African American boy
Inner city life has made him wise beyond his years. Quick-witted and bright-eyed, his joyful enthusiasm for life is kept in balance with the harsh realities of lack and struggle that burden his family, particularly his father. A mama’s boy on the verge of adolescence, he is discovering his voice and enjoying the thrill of pushing his mother’s limits. The apple of his grandmother’s eye and he knows it.
Karl Lindner – 30, white man
Proud and big-hearted. Projects a confidence and wisdom that masks his fear of the unknown and hard to understand. A family man who takes pride in his work, community and sweet demeanor. A man on a mission that is in conflict with his conscience. He is in many ways who Walter Lee could have been in another life.
Bobo – 35, African American man
Street smart without the common sense, as his name suggests. A friend of Walter Lee who is willing to risk his family’s future on his personal ambitions. A man of pride without much dignity or honor, he lives in his dreams with his head in the clouds. (Actor will double as a “Moving Man” in other scenes.)
PLEASE PREPARE:
SIDES FOR AUDITIONS WILL BE AVAILABLE ON THIS PAGE SHORTLY. Please check back soon for more information. Please do not e-mail asking for copies of the sides. You will be able to download them from this page by January 20.
Please prepare the side for the audition for the role for which you are interested. Click the character name to download (pdf).
Mama
Beneatha
Ruth
Walter
Asagai
Travis
Lindner
NOTE: Not all roles will be called back.
AUDITIONS (Open Call)
Thursday, Feb 2 (7-11) (Doors will open at 6:30, Sign-in ends at 8:30) – Open Call
Saturday, Feb 4 (11-4) – Open Call + Submissions (Doors will open at 10:30, Sign-in ends at 3:30)
AUDITIONS (Appointments)
Accepting headshot/resumes for appointments for the roles of MAMA, BENEATHA, RUTH, WALTER, ASAGAI, TRAVIS, LINDNER and RUTH.
Appointments will be 2/1 (b/w 7-10), 2/3 (b/w 7-10), and 2/4 (daytime). Please submit by e-mail to auditions(at)galleryplayers.com and indicate clearly which role(s) for which you are submitting. If you do not get an appointment you are invited to the other open call dates.
Callbacks are Saturday, Feb 11 (9-6).
FIRST REHEARSAL
Saturday, February 18th
All rehearsals are weekday evenings (6:30pm-11pm) or weekend daytimes (approximately 11am-6pm).
REHEARSALS
All rehearsals are weekday evenings (6:30pm-11pm) or weekend daytimes (approximately 11am-6pm).
13 PERFORMANCE DATES
Saturday, March 17 at 8:00 PM – Opening night
Sunday, March 18 at 3:00 PM – matinee
Thursday, March 22 at 8:00 PM
Friday, March 23 at 8:00 PM
Saturday, March 24 at 2:00 PM – matinee
Saturday, March 24 at 8:00 PM
Sunday, March 25 at 3:00 PM – matinee
Wednesday, March 29 – Daytime Matinee
Thursday, March 29 at 8:00 PM
Friday, March 30 at 8:00 PM
Saturday, March 31 at 2:00 PM – matinee
Saturday, March 31 at 8:00 PM
Sunday, April 1 at 3:00 PM – final performance
All roles open. All ethnicities are encouraged to audition. Equity/Non-Equity. No Pay. (AEA members receive travel stipend).
2 Tickets to see 
River Alexander began his professional stage career at The Gallery Players! His early start was at the age of 8 performing in community theatres in his home state of Florida. He has been very fortunate over a short period of time to work with many outstanding directors, composers and actors. River’s theatre credits include: The Gallery Players – Caroline or Change,Oliver!; Broadway/Off Broadway- Bloody, Bloody Andrew Jackson; Broadway National Tour- Billy Elliot; The 5th Avenue Theatre - A Christmas Story, the Musical; Film: Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close (director: Stephen Daldry), Marley and Me (director: Scott Frank). Training: tap, ballet, violin, and fencing. Recently finishing the tour of Billy Elliot, River was cast in the feature film Right Next Door (starring Linda Hamilton) due to be released in 2012. Regardless of all of River’s new endeavors, he holds a very special place in his heart for The Gallery Players…this was his beginning where he will always want to return to. 
Frederick Hamilton has performed worldwide on the tours of Oklahoma!, Camelot and Beauty and the Beast. New York credits include the Public Theatre’s Measure for Pleasure, James in the original workshop production of The Last Sunday in June, Frankie in Forever Plaid, John Jasper in The Mystery of Edwin Drood, Peter in It’s Only a Play, Strephon in Iolanthe and the Fringe Festival productions of Escape From Pterodactyl Island and The First Step. Favorite roles include Fredrik in A Little Night Music and Cliff in Cabaret with Kalliope Stage; Paul in Barefoot in the Park with Chatham Theatre Company; Ty in Sordid Lives at the Arrow Rock Lyceum Theatre; Jesus in Godspell, Tony in West Side Story and the title roles in Joseph… and Pippin at the Bucks County Playhouse. Frederick appeared frequently, if fleetingly, on As the World Turns and mourns NYC’s loss of yet another soap.
Marcie Henderson is delighted to be part of this celebration and has appeared in three shows for Gallery Players as The Music Hall Singer in Violet, as The Acid Queen in The Who’s Tommy and as the gyrating Washing Machine in Caroline, or Change. As a singer she has sung for many US dignitaries including former President Gerald Ford, Secretary of State George Shultz, Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor and House Majority Leader Nancy Pelosi, to name a few. Theatrically she has appeared in productions for The Astoria Performing Arts Center, Snapdragon Theatre, Theatre Breaking Through Barriers, Luna Stage, Metropolitan Playhouse, FringeNYC, Ground Up Productions, La Mama/11th Hour, Opening Doors, Houston TUTS, Center Rep, Ogunquit Playhouse, Totem Pole Playhouse, TheatreWorks Palo Alto, Campo Santo, San Francisco Mime Troupe, Thick Description and many more.
Nathan Johnson is a Minnesota native. He performed the role of Orlando in one of his all time favorite shows, Like You Like It at the The Gallery Players. Nathan performed as Aladdin at the Tony Award winning Children’s Theatre Company of Minnepolis, where he met his wife Laura who was playing the role of Jasmine. Favorite past roles include Matt in The Fantasticks, Joseph and The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, and can also be seen on numerous howcast.com videos. Nathan is now working full-time as a photographer and recently opened Red Door Studios, which houses many different talented artists.
Robert Anthony Jones at TGP: Man of La Mancha, The Drowsy Chaperone. Original Casts: The 101 Dalmatians Musical (dir. Jerry Zaks), The Prince and The Pauper (OOBC recording, Jay Records). Regional: The Producers, Little Shop, Chicago, Sweeney Todd. TV: Drew’s Famous Magical Jukebox Children’s Series. 
Lorinne Lampert has appeared with TGP in The Drowsy Chaperone (Chaperone), Top of the Heap (Coochie), Thoroughly Modern Millie (Gloria), and Victor/Victoria. Recently featured in: American Vaudeville Theatre Extravaganza (NY Int’l Fringe Festival). Other NY credits include: Far Out (Lydia), Minetta Lane Theatre; A Flanders and Swann House Party, York Theatre; American Girls Revue, Pirates of Penzance, and numerous shows with Tuckaberry Productions. Variety credits (sometimes as “Uke-Lola”) include Bindlestiff Family Cirkus Variety, American Crossword Puzzle Tournament, and the White House Easter Egg Roll. BFA, Emerson College. 
Alison Luff is thrilled to be supporting The Gallery Players by singing with her dear friend Nathan! At TGP she appeared as Rosalind in the smash hit musical Like You Like It (2009 NYIT winner for outstanding musical) as well as the title role in Thoroughly Modern Millie.She is currently living life on the road with the Broadway National tour of Mamma Mia! Love and thanks to her Family, Judy, Craig and Travelocity.
Daniel Henri Luttway is thrilled to be coming home to the Gallery Players where he performed in Caroline; or Change (Noah) and Tommy (Age 10). Additional New York Theatre Credits: Family Fiorelli (Barton/York Theatre); Once Upon a Mattress (Dauntless, CGPS), Children of Eden (Young Cain, APAC) and Ragtime (Little Boy, APAC). Among other projects, and a very busy school year, Daniel looks forward to beginning his newest endeavor this fall…”Kids 4 Kids” a vocal performance troop that tours area hospitals entertaining sick children.
Jaygee Macapugay: Gallery Players: Reefer Madness (Mae); Other NYC: Jaygee played the title role of Imelda Marcos, Off-Broadway in the East Coast premiere of Imelda: A New Musical at the Julia Miles Theatre (Pan Asian Rep). Prospect Theatre – The Rockae (Aeolia), Honor (Mitsuko); Frank Wildhorn’s Tears from Heaven (workshop). Regional favorites: Aida (Amneris), Miss Saigon (Kim), Smokey Joe’s Café (Brenda), Jesus Christ Superstar (Mary), The King & I with Lou Diamond Phillips; KC Starlight, MUNY, 5th Avenue, Casa Manana, Maltz Jupiter, Seaside Music Theatre, North Carolina Theatre, among others. International: Where Elephants Weep (Cambodia). Jaygee proudly sang for our troops with the USO Patriettes. Upcoming: Lincoln Center debut in Sondheim Suites, with Lea Salonga. Long live The Gallery Players! 
Jennifer McCabe has performed over sixty characters on the stage and screen. She has originated seven Off-Broadway roles with Jane Street Theatre, Cherry Lane Theatre, The Barrow Group Theatre Company, Rattlestick Playwrights Theater, Soho Repertory Theatre, Atlantic Theater Company and Theater at St. Clement’s and has been seen in feature films (The Pack, The Projectionist, Straight Forward) and on TV (Law and Order, SVU; Sex and the City, etc.). She also currently holds faculty posts at both NYU Undergraduate School for Film and Television (NYU-UGFTV) and at The New School For Drama MFA proram. Jennifer has served as a faculty member at The Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute and for the BFA Conservatory Film Program at SUNY Purchase. Jennifer McCabe Studios is Jennifer’s private acting studio that operates in New York City.
Rhyn McLemore was most recently seen as Bell in The Active Theater’s world premiere of Bridgeboy. Gallery Players credits: The Crucible (Elizabeth Proctor) and Violet (title role). Favorite regional credits include: A Streetcar Named Desire (Stella) and Our Town (Emily).
Jan-Peter Pedross: At The Gallery Players: The Drowsy Chaperone (Underling), Violet (Preacher), Chess (Walter) as well as Tommy (Minister), Man of La Mancha (Cervantes/Quixote), Urinetown (Hot Blades Harry) – all directed by Tom Wojtunik. Also with Mr. Wojtunik: The Human Comedy at Astoria Perf. Arts Ctr. Four shows/seasons with Mettawee River Company. Two shows and marathon reading of all eight “history” plays with Judith Shakespeare Co. Much downtown/experimental theater, some film/TV/commercials.
Craig Treubert is excited to be back at Gallery and once again with the best seat in the house. The Drowsy Chaperone went up earlier this year on this very stage and has been nominated for 7 NYIT awards, including Outstanding Lead Actor for Craig’s portrayal of the Man in Chair. Favorite roles outside of The Gallery Players include Leo Frank in Parade, Applegate in Damn Yankees, and Neville Craven in The Secret Garden. Many thanks go out to Heather, Tom, Neal, and everyone at Gallery for welcoming him into the OOB family with open arms.
