RULES FOR MEMBERS OF ACTORS EQUITY NOW POSTED:

Equity Day – by APPOINTMENT:

Monday, August 16, 2010 10 AM – 6 PM Lunch from 2 – 3

George Street Playhouse 9 Livingston Avenue New Brunswick, NJ 08901

Modified NYC Equity Principal Audition procedures are in effect.* Please read completely!

Appointments (may be made beginning JULY 19th):

Call Robert Carr, NJTA Director of Programs & Services, at 973/731-6582 x15 between 12 Noon and 4 PM, M-F beginning JULY 19th. Appointment-making deadline: Friday, August 13 at 4 PM†. Please call the same number if you must cancel before audition day.

All AEA Members Welcome / NJ-Resident Priority:

• From July 19 – 30, appointments will be taken from NJ-resident Equity Members only. To qualify for this privilege, the Member’s primary residence, as registered with Equity, must be in New Jersey.
• Beginning August 2, appointments will be taken from any Equity Member, regardless of the Member’s state of residence. Non-NJ-residents who call before this date will be asked to call back.
• †AEA Members unable to make an appointment may be signed up on audition day on the Alternate List (see “Modified EPA Format”) below.
• For this Equity day, phone appointments will be taken from AEA Members only. For EMCs and other non-AEA performers, standard NYC EPA policies apply:
  • EMCs receive priority over other non-Equity if they sign up with the AEA Monitor prior to 2 PM.
  • A waiting list will be posted for non-EMC non-Equity actors.
  • If Equity attendance is high, it is possible that no non-AEA actor, including EMCs, will be seen.

*Modified NYC EPA Format:

• †Equity Monitors will arrive by 9 AM, and will begin taking names for the Equity Alternate List and EMC List. A non-Equity list will also be posted.
• All Members must bring their paid-up Equity cards to the audition, even if they have made appointments by phone. Equity Monitors can make no exceptions to this rule.
• Due to the large number of photo/resumes that must be collated, you must check in with the Equity Monitors at least 15 minutes before your time-slot (rather than the standard 10 minutes) – even if you made your appointment by phone – or your slot will go to an Alternate.

Preparation:

Please prepare EITHER A) A brief monologue (not to exceed two minutes) OR B) A brief song (not to exceed two minutes) OR C) 16 bars of a song and a one-minute monologue. If singing, bring sheet music; accompanist provided all day.

Important:

You must bring a minimum of thirty (30) stapled-together photo/resumes. In pencil, number the resume sides of each stapled set from 1 through 30, in the top right-hand corner. Any photo/resumes that are not kept by Theatre personnel will be returned to you for re-use.

Further information:

Some participating Theatres will be partially fulfilling Equity audition requirements by attending these auditions. Those Theatres will announce their seasons and available roles with addenda to this notice; check back for this important added information.

Download this announcement in a .doc file here.

Due to the high number of Non-Equity submissions, a lottery process is in effect for Non-Equity Actors. Please see the lottery rules & procedures below.

To enter the lottery, follow the rules and procedures below:

• Submit a headshot and resume
• Include a Self-Addressed, stamped #10 envelope (IMPORTANT!)
• Please add the following sorting codes after your name in your return address on the outside envelope, not the #10 SASE

• Non Equity Male - NEM
• Non Equity Female - NEF
• If you plan to sing at your audition, add - S
• NJ Resident or people with access to NJ Housing, add - NJ

Example: for a Non Equity Female who plans to sing and is from NJ -
Jane Doe NEFSNJ
123 Main Street
Anytown, NJ 12345

Example: A non-singing male who lives in NY: -
John Smith NEM
123 Broadway
NY, NY 10000

Equity Membership Candidates will be considered Non-Equity - please use the Non-Equity codes.

To send in your application:

Send your resume and headshot to:
Combined Auditions
The New Jersey Theatre Alliance
8 Marcella Avenue
West Orange, NJ 07052
Attn: Robert Carr

ALL ENTRIES MUST BE POSTMARKED BY: Friday, July 30th.
No Exceptions!
No phone calls, please.

You will be notified whether you are chosen for a slot or not

If you are selected for an audition, you will be notified in your self-addressed stamped envelope of the time, date and place of your audition. The audition site is in New Brunswick, New Jersey and is easily accessible by car, train and bus.

Because of the high volume of entries, failure to follow the above directions will cause your entry to be rejected.