Preparation

Please prepare a 1-2 minute contemporary monologue and be prepared to read sides from the script. Sides will be provided at the audition.  Bring a resume and headshot​

 

Seeking

Non-Equity Actors for The Humans by Stephen Karam

 

The Story

Breaking with tradition, Erik Blake has brought his Pennsylvania family to celebrate Thanksgiving at his daughter’s apartment in lower Manhattan. As darkness falls outside the ramshackle pre-war duplex, eerie things start to go bump in the night, and the hearts and horrors of the Blake family are exposed. 
 
The Characters

MOMO – 70s, female, Erik’s mother, grandmother to Brigid and Aimee. Has been afflicted with dementia. For the most part, she remains passive and disconnected but has episodes where she becomes manic and aggressive. 
 
DEIRDRE – 50-60s, female, Erik’s loyal wife, devoted mother to Brigid and Aimee. With silent strength, she clings wholeheartedly to traditions, familial duty, and the Catholic faith.  
 
AIMEE – 30s, female, Erik and Deirdre’s eldest daughter. Both self-conscious and self-deprecating, her career as a lawyer once held great promise. Now, her physical and emotional health both suffer following a breakup from her long-term girlfriend. 

 

BRIGID – 20s, female, The younger daughter of the Blake family, well-meaning but often impractical and dreamy. She has recently moved in with Richard and is half-heartedly pursuing a career in music and attempting to live out her perception of a sophisticated adult lifestyle. 
 
ERIK – 50-60s, male, A middle class dad, practical to a fault and very set in his ways. He has sacrificed a great deal over the years to provide a good life for his family, but his recent confession has upset the comfortable world he knows.  
 
RICHARD – 30s, male, A worldly-wise graduate student, Richard comes from a wealthy family and has never wanted for anything. Despite their age difference, he truly loves Brigid and yearns to be accepted by her family. 

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Personnel

Expected to attend: 

The Humans Director: Melissa Harlow 

JPAC Managing Director: Gary Dennis 

An audition monitor will be present.