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Youth Auditions

Hartford Stage is seeking a youth actor for the role of BERT in their production of ALL MY SONS by Arthur Miller, directed by Melia Bensussen.

Audition Video Submission Deadline:  3/9/24

BERT: Male, about 8 years old. A curious, imaginative, energetic boy who lives in the neighborhood. Plays cops and robbers with Joe Keller. Patrols the neighborhood and reports back to Joe. Playful and easygoing, with a simple, child-like sense of right and wrong.

*Youth actor must be non-union and Connecticut based. They must not turn 14 before May 5, 2024 to be considered for the role of BERT.*

 

Important Production Dates:

First Rehearsal for Youth Actor: 3/20/24
Tech Rehearsals Begin: 4/5/24
First Preview: 4/11/24
Opening: 4/29/24
Morning Student Matinees: 4/24/24, 4/25/24, 5/2/24
Wednesday Matinee: 5/1/24
Closing: 5/5/24

Rehearsals: Rehearsals for the role of BERT will held in Hartford after school on select days from Tuesday through Friday, and during the days on Saturday and Sundays.

Performances: Performances are nightly Tuesday-Sunday. Student Matinees are at 10:30a. Weekend and Wednesday matinees are at 2p.

The youth actor will be called to the theater 30 minutes prior to each performance. As BERT only appears in Act 1, youth actors are not required to remain at the theater for the duration of the performance. They can be picked up at intermission.

The youth actor will be required to miss some school during tech rehearsals and during any Student and Wednesday matinees. Hartford Stage will provide your child with a letter outlining the commitment that can be shared with their school. Please share all potential conflicts on the audition form.

 

Click here for the ALL MY SONS Production Calendar.

 

SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS:
Video auditions should include one take of the BERT side. Click here to access the side.

 To submit an audition, follow this link: https://forms.gle/Y9DwBSKrRR1fRw3W8

 The deadline to submit is 3/9/24

 

CALLBACKS
Callbacks will be scheduled as needed. Any necessary callbacks will be held in Hartford on 3/13/24 between 4-6:30p. Callback appointments will be scheduled for 10 minutes each. If a callback is requested and your child is unable to attend the session on 3/13/24, we will coordinate an alternative. Please indicate your availability on the audition form via the link above.

 If you have any questions about the audition or production commitment, email: auditions@hartfordstage.org

 

More about the production:

ALL MY SONS
By Arthur Miller
Directed by Melia Bensussen

A timely revival that weighs the cost of the American dream. From the Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright behind Death of a Salesman, The Crucible, and A View from the Bridge comes another masterpiece of American theater. All My Sons brings us into the Keller’s backyard, where a neighborhood is forced to reckon with buried truths. The fallout exposes the fault lines beneath their lives, leading to the unravelling of a family. 75 years later, this Arthur Miller classic still packs a strong emotional punch and reveals as much about today’s America as it did when it first premiered.

 

NOTE: While the characters are written with “he/him” or “she/her” pronouns in the original scripts, we welcome gender non-conforming, genderqueer, transgender, and non-binary actors to audition for the roles they most identify with. We will also list race/ethnicity when specific to the character but are otherwise seeking all races and ethnicities. In addition, we will list disability when specific to a character, but are otherwise seeking actors of all abilities.  Thank you to First Folio Theatre for inspiring the language in this note as we work towards a more inclusive casting process.

Hartford Stage is an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourages actors of all backgrounds and abilities to audition.