Accepting Submissions
THE GLASS MENAGERIE
New Muses Theatre Company is pleased to announce a non-union casting call for roles in our upcoming production of Tennessee Williams' THE GLASS MENAGERIE. This production will play in front of a live audience for 9 performances from August 9-25, 2024. All rehearsals and performances will be at the Dukesbay Theater in Tacoma.
Auditions will be held by appointment beginning at 6pm on Sunday, March 24th or 7pm on Monday, March 25th at the Dukesbay Theater in Tacoma. Callbacks will be held on Wednesday, March 27th during the evening if necessary. All audition appointments must be scheduled through Casting Manager at the below link:
http://castingmanager.com/audition/info/sSKPpVtlJhIBoV1
Sides will be provided at the audition. No other preparation is necessary.
Actors who cannot make the regularly scheduled audition dates, but would still like to be considered, are requested to contact info@newmuses.com to set up an alternate audition date. We will do our best to see you if/when our schedule allows.
Once cast this production will rehearse beginning July 15, 2024 on Monday-Thursday evenings from 7:30-10pm and Saturday afternoons from 2-5pm. All rehearsals will be at the Dukesbay Theater in Tacoma.
Please note that the role of TOM has been cast
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Actors of all ethnicities and gender identities are encouraged to audition for roles in New Muses Theatre Company productions. Information given on age, gender, etc. is specific to the character as originally written; actors need not personally match the character in age, gender-identity, etc. to submit or be considered. All roles are open to actors of any ethnicity.
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Actors must be over the age of 18 by the first rehearsal to be considered for this production.
Please note that the Dukesbay Theater is located on the third floor of the historic Merlino Art Center. There is no elevator and access is by stairs only.
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THE GLASS MENAGERIE
by Tennessee Williams
First Rehearsal: July 15
Opening: August 9
Closing: August 25
Amanda Wingfield is a faded remnant of Southern gentility who now lives in a dingy St. Louis apartment with her son, Tom, and her daughter, Laura, who has a physical handicap and debilitating shyness. The father has left home; Tom supports his mother and sister with a shoe-factory job he finds unbearable. When Amanda convinces Tom to bring home from his workplace a “gentleman caller” for Laura, the illusions that Tom, Amanda, and Laura have each created in order to make life bearable collapse about them.
Roles available:
AMANDA WINGFIELD: The mother. A woman of great but confused vitality, clinging frantically to another time and place. She is not paranoiac, but her life is paranoia. There is much to admire in Amanda, and as much to love and pity as there is to laugh at. Certainly she has endurance and a kind of heroism, and though her foolishness makes her unwittingly cruel at times, there is tenderness in her slight person.
Gender: Female
Age: 45 to 65
LAURA WINGFIELD: Amanda's daughter. A childhood illness has left her crippled, one leg slightly shorter than the other, and held in a brace. This defect need not be more than suggested on the stage. Stemming from this, Laura’s separation increases till she is like a piece of her own glass collection, too exquisitely fragile to move from the shelf.
Gender: Female
Age: 20 to 28
JIM O'CONNOR: A nice, ordinary young man.
Gender: Male
Age: 20-28
*The role of TOM WINGFIELD has been cast
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Compensation: All actors and crew in this production will receive a $100 stipend.
Auditions will be held by appointment beginning at 6pm on Sunday, March 24th or 7pm on Monday, March 25th at the Dukesbay Theater in Tacoma. Callbacks will be held on Wednesday, March 27th during the evening if necessary. All audition appointments must be scheduled through Casting Manager at the below link:
http://castingmanager.com/audition/info/sSKPpVtlJhIBoV1
Sides will be provided at the audition. No other preparation is necessary.
Actors who cannot make the regularly scheduled audition dates, but would still like to be considered, are requested to contact info@newmuses.com to set up an alternate audition date. We will do our best to see you if/when our schedule allows.
Once cast this production will rehearse beginning July 15, 2024 on Monday-Thursday evenings from 7:30-10pm and Saturday afternoons from 2-5pm. All rehearsals will be at the Dukesbay Theater in Tacoma.
Please note that the role of TOM has been cast
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Actors of all ethnicities and gender identities are encouraged to audition for roles in New Muses Theatre Company productions. Information given on age, gender, etc. is specific to the character as originally written; actors need not personally match the character in age, gender-identity, etc. to submit or be considered. All roles are open to actors of any ethnicity.
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Actors must be over the age of 18 by the first rehearsal to be considered for this production.
Please note that the Dukesbay Theater is located on the third floor of the historic Merlino Art Center. There is no elevator and access is by stairs only.
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THE GLASS MENAGERIE
by Tennessee Williams
First Rehearsal: July 15
Opening: August 9
Closing: August 25
Amanda Wingfield is a faded remnant of Southern gentility who now lives in a dingy St. Louis apartment with her son, Tom, and her daughter, Laura, who has a physical handicap and debilitating shyness. The father has left home; Tom supports his mother and sister with a shoe-factory job he finds unbearable. When Amanda convinces Tom to bring home from his workplace a “gentleman caller” for Laura, the illusions that Tom, Amanda, and Laura have each created in order to make life bearable collapse about them.
Roles available:
AMANDA WINGFIELD: The mother. A woman of great but confused vitality, clinging frantically to another time and place. She is not paranoiac, but her life is paranoia. There is much to admire in Amanda, and as much to love and pity as there is to laugh at. Certainly she has endurance and a kind of heroism, and though her foolishness makes her unwittingly cruel at times, there is tenderness in her slight person.
Gender: Female
Age: 45 to 65
LAURA WINGFIELD: Amanda's daughter. A childhood illness has left her crippled, one leg slightly shorter than the other, and held in a brace. This defect need not be more than suggested on the stage. Stemming from this, Laura’s separation increases till she is like a piece of her own glass collection, too exquisitely fragile to move from the shelf.
Gender: Female
Age: 20 to 28
JIM O'CONNOR: A nice, ordinary young man.
Gender: Male
Age: 20-28
*The role of TOM WINGFIELD has been cast
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Compensation: All actors and crew in this production will receive a $100 stipend.
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New Muses Casting Policies
Actors of all ethnicities and gender identities are encouraged to audition for roles in New Muses Theatre Company productions. Color-blind, gender-blind, and gender-bent casting is standard practice. Information given on age, gender, etc. is specific to the character as originally written, actors need not match the character in age, gender-identity, etc. to submit or be considered. Unless otherwise specified all roles are open to actors of any ethnicity.*
New Muses is comprised of a seasonal company of theatre artists and tenured artistic associates joining together to produce intelligent, thought-provoking, and engaging theatre for a contemporary audience. Some roles, up to and including the full cast of a production, may be cast from the company in advance of open auditions. All roles which have been cast prior to open auditions are noted in the audition announcement. Actors may also be drawn from the company to fill roles after open auditions as needed.
*Characteristics including but not limited to ethnicity, gender, and age as specifically dictated by the playwright are protected by federal copyright law and any changes require New Muses to obtain written permission from the copyright holder.
New Muses is comprised of a seasonal company of theatre artists and tenured artistic associates joining together to produce intelligent, thought-provoking, and engaging theatre for a contemporary audience. Some roles, up to and including the full cast of a production, may be cast from the company in advance of open auditions. All roles which have been cast prior to open auditions are noted in the audition announcement. Actors may also be drawn from the company to fill roles after open auditions as needed.
*Characteristics including but not limited to ethnicity, gender, and age as specifically dictated by the playwright are protected by federal copyright law and any changes require New Muses to obtain written permission from the copyright holder.