[Capdist-auditions] Capital Repertory Theatre - Local auditions for SWEAT

[Kait VanHeusen]

Capital Repertory Theatre


AUDITIONS for SWEAT


Play: SWEAT By Lynn Nottage

Producer: Capital Repertory Theatre, 251 N. Pearl St., Albany, NY 12207

Director: Margaret E. Hall, Assoc. Artistic Director


Starts reh: Feb. 13, 2024, Previews: Mar 8-10, Opens: Mar 12, Closes: Mar 31 (Easter)

Reh schedule: Tues- Sunday. To accommodate work schedules, non-union actors will be called after 3:00PM weekdays.

Performances: Tues-Sunday, Tues-Thurs 7:30PM; Fri/Sat 8PM, Sat 3PM, Sun 2PM (there is one Wed matinee at 2PM 3/20 and one student matinee at 10:30AM,TBA)

Salary: AEA LORT D minimum; weekly stipend for non-union actors


Synopsis: This stunning Pulitzer-Prize winning play exposes the devastating impact of the loss of work in America’s Rust Belt, circa 2000 & 2008. Based on interviews with residents of Reading, Pennsylvania, Lynn Nottage brings her breathtaking storytelling to characters and situations that have become far too recognizable in the heart of de-industrialized America. At the local tavern for steel workers, resentment explodes when one of the regulars gets a promotion and delivers the news that the factory is cutting jobs and wages by 60%. A strike is imminent. Sides are drawn. As friendship gives way to betrayal, an act of violence changes everything forever.


NOTE: The roles of Chris and Stan are cast.

ALL ACTORS WELCOME – MEMBERS OF EQUITY AND NON-UNION ACTORS ARE ENCOURAGED TO AUDITION


Seeking: (5) Male-presenting

Evan – 40s; African American; Male Presenting; Parole officer. Forceful. Experienced. He’s heard it all. Good at drawing forth information and unflappable in the face of racist remarks and tattoos.


Jason – early to late 20s; White American of German descent; Male Presenting; employed at Olstead’s until the factory starts laying folks off and his job is gone. Outgoing and likes to tease people. His anger at losing his job and resentment towards immigrants who cross the picket line – ‘and steal jobs that rightly belong to the white folks who built this country’-- as he would likely say – cause him to turn violent, ultimately landing him in jail. On edge and exudes danger.


Oscar – early to late 20s; Colombian-American; Male Presenting; Busboy working at the local bar; desires employment at Olstead’s where he would make more money and is willing to cross the picket line for a job. Ambitious. Smart. Believes in the American Dream. Speaks Spanish.


Brucie – 40s; African American; Male Presenting; Cynthia’s estranged ex-husband; formerly employed at Olstead’s. Struggles with maintaining healthy relationships with his family and

friends due to post-layoff opioid addiction – his addiction issues are directly related to his being fired from his factory job after his union was pushed out – but none the less, are ruining his life.


(3) Female-presenting

Jessie – 40s; Italian-American; Female Presenting; Recently divorced; Olstead factory worker; Medicates with alcohol. She’s let herself go, looks older than she is. She can be a fun or a mean drunk, depending on the day. She’s one of the ones who really wanted to get out of dodge, to leave and travel the world, but ended up getting a job she never wanted at the plant she never wanted to work at and has never left.


Tracey – late 40s-early 50s; White American of German descent; Female Presenting; widowed mother; economically strapped, a factory worker who’s nostalgic for the past and proud of her family’s lineage of work at Olsteads. Jealous and unforgiving when her friend Cynthia gets a promotion they both wanted. Opinionated. Resentful. She claims not to care about race but her biases are expressed as the tension mounts.


Cynthia – late 40s-early 50s; African American; Female Presenting; mother and ex-wife; she’s worked at the factory as long as Tracey. Confident. Hard-working. Knows she has to work harder than others to get ahead. Has a pleasant nature and gets along with everyone, until now. Finding herself pitted against her friends due to a promotion that has taken her off the floor and into a managerial position, she suddenly has to prove she deserves the job. As resentment builds, she’s torn and must face her friends when salaries are docked and the layoffs begin.


TO AUDITION: Send resume and headshot to CASTING at capitalrep.org. Please include your email and residence address. We will notify you about sides and your audition time via email.


AUDITION DATE: Dec. 15 (by appointment) at Capital Rep, 251 N. Pearl St., Albany, NY 12207
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