| Long Wharf Theatre News Release Steven Scarpa, Public Relations Manager 203-772-8255 / steven.scarpa@longwharf.org Date: August 26, 2008 LONG WHARF THEATRE HOLDS LOCAL AUDITIONS FOR 2008-09 SEASON NEW HAVEN - Local actors, ages 18 and older, are invited to audition for the 2008/2009 season at the Tony Award-winning Long Wharf Theatre in New Haven, CT. Equity actors will be seen at the theater from 10 am to 1 pm and 2 to 6 pm on Wednesday, September 17, and Monday, September 22. Non-equity actors will be seen Thursday, September 18, and Friday, September 19. Actors should prepare one classical monologue and one contemporary monologue, not to exceed three minutes in combined length. Actors are also invited to prepare 16 bars of a song to be sung a cappella in place of one of the monologues (please inform reception when you sign up for your appointment). All actors should bring a current resume and headshot. Equity actors should also bring their Equity membership cards. If you have questions about your Equity status, contact Actors' Equity Association, 165 West 46th Street, New York, NY. The phone number is 212-869-8530. You cannot be seen without your membership card. While walk-ins will be accommodated, appointments are highly recommended and may be made beginning Wednesday, August 27, by calling the Box Office at 203-787-4282 between 10 am and 5 pm. ANSWERS TO FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS Because Long Wharf holds auditions in New York City for each production, we are especially seeking actors with access to local housing at this call. Actors will be seen by Eric Ting, Associate Artistic Director, and/or T. Paul Lowry, Associate Producer. Long Wharf will be casting for all available roles for the 2008/2009 season. # # # LONG WHARF THEATRE, founded in 1965, is recognized as a leader in American theater, producing fresh and imaginative revivals of classics and modern plays, rediscoveries of neglected works and a variety of world and American premieres. More than 30 Long Wharf productions have transferred virtually intact to Broadway or off-Broadway, including the 2005 production of BFE by Julia Cho, and the Pulitzer Prize-winning plays Wit by Margaret Edson, The Shadow Box by Michael Cristofer, and The Gin Game by D.L. Coburn. Long Wharf has received New York Drama Critics Awards, Obie Awards, the Margo Jefferson Award for Production of New Works, a Special Citation from the Outer Critics Circle, and the Tony Award for Outstanding Regional Theatre. ~ End of Release ~ Steven Scarpa Close window Long Wharf News Home
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