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AUDITION NOTICE for Echo Theatre’s 2025 Production of: 

  

CATCH AS CATCH CAN

by Mia Chung / directed by Eric Berg 

SEEKING:

Non-Equity actors for Catch as Catch Can (CACC) by Mia Chung (breakdown below).  All actors will receive an artistic stipend. 

REHEARSALS - January 13 through February 13, 2025

SHOW RUN - February 14 through March 1, 2025, at Bath House Cultural Center.

The playwright encourages producers to cast all East Asian actors or all Caucasian actorsEcho Theatre embraces non-traditional casting and encourages the casting of ethnic minority actors, women-identifying actors, and physically challenged actors where possible. All Local actors are encouraged to submit. Performers of all genders and ethnicities are encouraged to submit.

 

VIDEO SUBMISSION DEADLINE: 10PM CST 12/31/24

Link to Google Docs Audition Form: HERE!

 

CALLBACKS:

Callbacks are by invitation only and will be held in-person on Saturday 1/4/24 from 4:00PM to 10:00PM CST. Location will be in Dallas, Texas. Arrangements will be made for anyone who cannot attend in person.

Please prepare the sides for the character you are auditioning for.

ACTOR 1: Lon / Daniela – Sides 1, 2 & 3 required

ACTOR 2: Roberta / Robbie – Sides 1 & 2 required

ACTOR 3: Theresa / Tim – Sides 3 & 4 required; Sides 1 & 2 optional

Side 1:  Theresa, Roberta, Daniela
Side 2:  Tim,  Robbie, Lon
Side 3:  Tim and Daniela
Side 4:  Tim and Theresa

A NOTE ON CASTING FROM THE DIRECTOR,  ERIC BERG:

 

"I am interested in seeing any and all actors for these roles. You do not need to be the ethnicity or age of these characters to portray them fully—this play is very much about how we perform identity.

 

I particularly encourage East Asian actors to audition for these roles. There is a strong undercurrent of orientalism in this play, particularly in how the white characters embrace East Asian culture, but fear and exoticize Asian people. Playwrights Horizons produced this play with an all-Asian cast; Steppenwolf used an all-white cast. As a director who exists at the intersection of whiteness and Asian-ness, I am interested in how this play needs to be produced in DFW to reflect our talented community and further Mia Chung’s examination of anti-Asian prejudice.

 

However, the most important thing will always be your acting ability. This play is a mammoth challenge for the actor. Show me your best work!"

 

REVIEWING AUDITION TAPES:

Eric Berg, Director, CACC

Kateri Cale, Managing & Artistic Director

Leslie Patrick, Producer - Please contact Leslie at leslie@echotheatre.org for audition clarification.

Stephanie Oustalet, Assistant Producer

  

SUMMARY:

The Phelans and the Lavecchias grew up together in working class New England. But Tim Phelan’s homecoming with a Korean fiancée sets off a spiraling crisis that strains their relationships with each other—and themselves. Six characters are brought to life by three actors playing across gender and generation, capturing father/daughter and mother/son in a family drama that explores mental illness, orientalism, and generational conflicts with no easy answers.

CHARACTER BREAKDOWN:

ACTOR 1:  Portrays LON & DANIELA – female presenting, can play late 30s and early 70s

LON LAVECCHIA –70s, Italian American, a man of few words and strong convictions.

DANIELA LAVECCHIA – 30s, daughter to Roberta & Lon, she just bought a new condo and broke up with her fiancée—she’s doing fine.  

 

ACTOR 2: Portrays ROBERTA & ROBBIE – male presenting, can play early 40s and late 60s

ROBERTA LAVECCHIA –60s, Italian American, a FIREHOSE of motherly affection. You can hear her voice from the driveway and she will die before she accepts pity.

ROBBIE LAVECCHIA – 30s, son to Roberta & Lon, divorced and deeply suspicious of anything new. Fiercely loyal.

 

ACTOR 3: Portrays THERESA & TIM – male presenting, can play early 40s and late 60s

THERESA PHELAN –60s, Irish American, widowed, her two sons never call. She should’ve been a scientist.

TIM PHELAN – 30s, son to Theresa, practically family to the Lavecchias. All-American, super successful. Suffering from increasing anxiety and paranoia.

  

KEY DATES:

REHEARSALS - 1/13/25 – 2/13/23

Exact dates and times TBD.  Echo typically rehearses in Dallas 5-6 times per week, with rehearsals on weekday evenings and during the day on weekends.

Performances will be at the Bath House Cultural Center (BHCC) in Dallas.
 

BHCC Tech / Dress – 2/8 - 2/12/25

BHCC Preview - 2/13/25 7:30pm

BHCC Opening – 2/14/25 7:30pm

BHCC Performances

Sat 2/15 – 2pm

Sat 2/15 – 7:30pm

 

Thurs 2/20 – 7:30pm

Fri 2/21 – 7:30pm

Sat 2/22 – 2pm

Sat 2/22 – 7:30pm

 

Thurs 2/27 – 7:30pm

Fri 2/28 – 7:30pm

Sat 3/1 – 2pm

Sat 3/1 – 7:30pm

 

Sun 3/2 STRIKE 12-6pm

 

VIDEO AUDITION INSTRUCTIONS:

Please prepare the sides for the character you are auditioning for.

·      Lon / Daniela – Sides 1, 2 & 3 required

·      Roberta / Robbie – Sides 1 & 2 required

·      Theresa / Tim – Sides 3 & 4 required; Sides 1 & 2 optional

 

Please note: You will not be judged on production quality; we just need to clearly see and hear your audition.

If you are submitting for multiple tracks, please record them separately and slate for each one.

ex. Joe_Doe_RobertaRobbie.mp4

      Joe_Doe_TeresaTim.mov

 

1. Edit your slate and audition into one file. Or simply slate and go right into your audition.

    Please state your name, height, and the roles you are reading for.

    ex. “Hello, my name is Flo Doe, and I am 5’ 6”. I will be reading for Lon and Daniela.”

2. Your slate and audition should be framed from the chest up.

3. Tape your video in landscape in front of a blank background.

4. Have a bright light source so we can see you.

5. Make sure your audio is clear (minimal background noise) and that we can hear you.

6. You may use a reader if available. If you are unable to record with a reader, please pause for the other characters' lines (The only side where the actor should read both characters is Side 4 - Tim/Theresa.)

Please upload your files to WeTransfer and include the link(s) on your Audition Form. Please completely fill out the audition form and attach a copy of your headshot and resume if you have one.  Please note that not having a headshot or resume will not exclude you from consideration. For any audition questions or clarifications, please contact Leslie Patrick (Producer) at leslie@echotheatre.org

 

We will review your audition and be in contact as soon as we can. Thank you for your time and effort.

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