Summer 2025 is the year of 'Misunderstood Monsters' at Mythik Camps. Ever wondered what the Minotaur does in his downtime? Or where exactly Mothman came from? Is Medusa really a monster, or is she just misunderstood? Join us this summer as we explore the other side of the stories of iconic monsters from cultures around the world.

At Mythik Camps, with the help of talented performers like you, we bring ancient myths to life as modern, multicultural immersive stories for kids ages 7-12 to experience in a fun, outdoor summer camp environment. Each week of camp is a new Quest, and each Quest plunges campers into the center of the action as demigods trying to prove themselves as legendary heroes. Quest adventures are full of (foam) sword fights, magic spells and potions, puzzles to solve and negotiations to navigate as they journey to save the world from evil forces from the mythological world.

Learn more at https://mythikcamps.com

Contract Details:

Minimum of about 10 hours per week: one rehearsal + one full-day performance (typically about 8am-4pm, usually Thursdays or Fridays).

Performers play a new character every week; additional weekly performance hours available depending on role that week.

Exact dates and number of weeks depends on the local camp program. See application link for more info on local dates.

Hourly rates vary by local camp program.

Paid training before the start of the season.

All our summer programs take place entirely outdoors in public parks.

Dates and park locations vary by local camp program -- see application for more info.

Application also contains information on specific local park locations as well as additional details on pay rates and scheduling by location.

Notice: Audition Call Type: EPA

AUDITION DATE

Thursday, May 1, 2025

9:30 AM - 5:30 PM (E)

Lunch 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

CONTRACT

LOA-NYC

$650 weekly minimum - 2024-25 rates

SEEKING

Equity actors for roles in CROOKED CROSS (See breakdown).

There are currently no Equity stage managerial positions available.

PREPARATION

Please be prepared to read from Sides which will be available on the morning of the audition. Also, please bring your headshot and resume stapled together.

LOCATION

Actors' Equity New York Audition Center

165 W 46th St

16th Fl

New York, NY 10036

PERSONNEL

Written by Sally Carson

Director/Artistic Director: Jonathan Bank

Casting Director: Stephanie Klapper Casting

OTHER DATES

First Rehearsal: August 26, 2025

First Performance: September 20, 2025

Closing: November 1, 2025

OTHER

MintTheater.org

EPA Procedures are in effect for this audition.

An Equity Monitor will be provided.

Equity’s contracts prohibit discrimination. Equity is committed to diversity and encourages all its employers to engage in a policy of equal employment opportunity designed to promote a positive model of inclusion. As such, Equity encourages performers of all ethnicities, gender identities, and ages, as well as performers with disabilities, to attend every audition.

Always bring your Equity Membership card to auditions.

BREAKDOWN

CROOKED CROSS

SYNOPSIS: The story of the Kluger family, a typical middle class Bavarian family, facing the economic and political challenges of life in Germany in the 1930’s—specifically the 18 months between Christmas 1932 and June 1934. The heart of the play is a love story–Lexa Kluger is engaged to Moritz Weissmann, a Jewish doctor. Lexa’s brothers, Helmy and Erich are becoming increasingly involved with the Nazi party, grateful to have “a real job with a little pay at least.”

CROOKED CROSS is Sally Carson’s dramatization of her novel of the same name. The novel was published in 1934 and is being reissued April 2025, in England by Persephone Press (not available in U.S.). The play premiered in Birmingham (U.K.) in 1935 and was produced in London in 1937. The Times commended the young author: “She never preaches, or loses touch, through hate or prejudice, with the human beings she represents.”

SEEKING:

LEXA: Female, 22. Lexa may appear a little naïve, but she has great reserves of confidence and command mixed in with her strong sense of humour and deep emotional access. Self-aware and compelling. Plus, she likes to dance and have fun. Piano a plus.

HELMY: Male, 23. Helmy, the eldest Kluger child, but maybe the most innocent. He blushes easily. He is sincere, sensitive and sweet, but grows tougher over the course of the play, as he commits to his responsibilities and turns away from the family.

ERICH: Male, 20. Erich is blessed with charm, beauty and an infectious smile. He also has a surprising dark side, filled with bitterness and malice.

KLUGER: Male, 45-ish. The patriarch, a good sense of humor with a twinkle in his eye, going a little soft now, unlike his days of serving in the Great War, 20 years earlier.

FRAU KLUGER: female, 45-ish. A quiet, seemingly simple domestic woman, concerned only with the happiness of her children and husband. She wants to do the right thing, if it will make her children happy.

MORITZ WEISSMANN: late 20s. Moritz is intelligent, sensitive, well liked, humorous, humble, handsome. The author describes him as “not Jewish looking” and another character says he’s the “most eligible poor bachelor in Munich.”

PROFESSOR WEISMANN: 60-70. A distinguished-looking man, elegant under trying circumstances. His wife died in the last year, and there’s a certain resigned air of sadness about him.

OTTO: Male, early 20s. Otto is shy, well-meaning, and infatuated with Lexa. The author tells us he’s: “easily tongue tied and out of breath” while “it is important that he is not made to appear ridiculous.”

STORM TROOPER, ETC.: Male, 20s. Doubles as multiple parts, including a young Storm Trooper who has one strong dramatic scene.