Audition Call - Soho Playhouse

AUDITION CALL

Auditions: September 5TH & 6TH from 10am-4pm

by appointment only (email for appointment)

Callbacks: September 7TH

Pay: 650/week. September 16 until November 24th. Non union. Any applicants must email H/R to press@sohoplayhouse.com //Local NY only 

Description:

Games is a 2 woman show set in 1936, Berlin. When Jewish athlete Helene Mayer is selected for the Nazi Olympic Squad, she realizes she is fighting for much more than gold. Based on a true story, Games is a cautionary tale for our time. A multi-award-winning, sell-out success, the show won the Adelaide Fringe Weekly Award and received astonishing 14, five and four-star reviews in Edinburgh where it was called: 

***** "Breathtaking and powerful, Henry Naylor's Games is sharp, funny and poignant- a must see.

Character breakdowns:

Gretel Bergman: Gretel Bergmann's character in Games reflects the story of Gretel (Margaret) Bergmann, a German Jewish athlete during Hitler's 1936 Olympics. Gretel is full of vivacious energy and tenacity, all while embodying pride for her Jewish identity. She never once sacrifices her culture for her sport, yet uses who she is as fuel. She is humble, yet confident, and her positivity and passion let anything be possible for her She looks up to Helene Mayer, the only other Jewish athlete she has seen compete, and wants to pave the way for people like them in their sport. As the show continues we watch her journey in opposition to Helene as she struggles to keep her sport, identity, and human rights as one. (PLEASE NOTE: ACTOR DOES NOT NEED TO BE JEWISH).

Helene Mayer: Helene Mayer's character in Games reflects the story of Helene Mayer, a German Jewish Olympic fencer during Hitler's 1936 Olympics. Helene is grounded, contained, and does what she does for sport and sport only. Already having won the Gold in the 1928 Olympics, she is proud of her talents, works hard, and her only desire is to win the gold in Berlin. Throughout the show, we learn that Helene does not express her identity as Gretel does, she diminishes it. Helene wants to be known for her sport, and sport alone. As the story progresses, Helene is forced to embrace who she is, when sport was all she would ever want to be known for. (PLEASE NOTE: ACTOR DOES NOT NEED TO BE JEWISH)

Online: www.sohoplayhouse.com | Phone: 212-691-1555

In Person: 15 Vandam Street (Btwn. Varick St. & 6TH Ave.)