Gem of the Ocean Auditions
Gem of the Ocean Auditions
November 16th & 17th 2021 (6:30-9:00 p.m.)
Optional table reading November 15th (6:30-8:30 p.m.)
Please see below for audition details
Monday November 15th will be reserved for a read through of the play so that auditionees can get a chance to get familiar with the script and the director’s vision with the show. Attendance this night is not required to audition for the show; however, if planning to attend, please indicate this on the audition form.
Tuesday and Wednesday November 16th and 17th will act as group audition days. Please sign up for one night only.
Auditionees are not required to prepare anything; however, a copy of the Gem of the Ocean Script is available here for those that would like to review.
Production Details
Rehearsal schedule and start date will be shared with auditions during auditions.
Auditionees are asked to disclose all known evening/weekend conflicts between then and the run of the show on audition forms. Rehearsals will usually run Mon-Thurs, but may occasionally take place on a weekend. Tech week (2/14/22-2/17/22) conflicts need to be made clear in advance.
Additional questions may be directed toward Reggie Guyton, director (rguyton20@gmail.com) or springfieldtheatrecentre@gmail.com.
Health and Safety Notice for Auditionees (Please read Thoroughly)
STC will be requiring staff, cast, other show volunteers, and contractors to be vaccinated, no exceptions. Auditonees will be asked to bring their proof of vaccination to auditions. All individuals involved in STC productions will be expected to follow our current health and safety protocols and comply with any changes as necessary. If you have any questions, please email stcsafety21@gmail.com. Note that Springfield Theatre Centre will use extreme care when collecting and storing vaccination information to ensure privacy of this information. Only the show’s producers, director, and any other approved STC officials will have access to this information.
Springfield Theatre Centre will be following guidance from the CDC, IDPH, Hoogland Center for the Arts, and other resources to craft our COVID Health and Safety Production Procedures. These procedures will be distributed to all individuals involved in the production at the initial cast and staff meeting and whenever procedural changes have been made to reflect the current climate.
Face mask notice: Following the State of Illinois’s indoor mask mandate and the CDC and IDPH guidance, until further notice, all those involved in or auditioning for this production, will be required to wear a face mask while at auditions or rehearsals. Please plan to bring a facemask to auditions, or use one that will be provided to you at auditions.
Audition Registration
Those that are interested in Auditioning must sign-up for a group audition time-slot: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0F4CAFAC2FABF9CE9-gemofthe
All auditionees must also fill out the audition form prior to audition day.
Please make sure to arrive at least 15 minutes before the audition time slot.
Show Synopsis:
The play is set in 1904 at 1839 Wylie Avenue in Pittsburgh‘s Hill District. Aunt Ester, the drama’s 285-year-old fiery matriarch, welcomes into her home Solly Two Kings, who was born into slavery and scouted for the Union Army, and Citizen Barlow, a young man from Alabama searching for a new life and in search of redemption. Aunt Ester is not too old to practice healing; she guides him on a soaring, lyrical journey of spiritual awakening to the City of Bones.
Character Descriptions: (2f, 5m)
Aunt Ester Tyler: a very old, yet vital spiritual advisor for the community; character identifies as Black
Black Mary Wilkes: Aunt Ester’s protégé and housekeeper; character identifies as Black
Eli: Aunt Ester’s gatekeeper and longtime friend of Solly; character identifies as Black
Solly Two Kings: suitor to Aunt Ester, older man, former Underground Railroad conductor; character identifies as Black
Citizen Barlow: a young man from Alabama who is in spiritual turmoil; character identifies as Black
Caesar Wilkes: Black Mary’s older brother and locale constable; character identifies as Black
Rutherford Selig: a traveling peddler who is a frequent visitor of the house; character identifies as White