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(Posted 7/14/2011) Equity Principle Auditions for JACOB AND JACK, by James Sherman at Montgomery Theater, Monday, August 29 from 1 to 9pm.  Tom Quinn is the director.  Appointment only.  Non-union seen if time permits.  Please come prepared with a short comic monologue and also bring a picture and resume, stapled together, even if you have sent one. Equity members without appointments will be seen throughout the day as time permits. The following 6 available parts (NOTE: Each role is a dual role. First listing is current day. Second listing is year 1935) will be considered for 3 AEA contracts:

Jack/Jacob: Leading character man. 40’s to 50’s. Jack is a modern day commercial actor who has a certain name recognition.  Is one who is more comfortable in front of a camera than on the stage. A descendent of Jacob.  Jacob, on the other hand, is a ground breaking, top rated professional stage actor with strong public recognition as a stage star, particularly in the Yiddish theatre world.

Ted/Abe:  Ted is Jack’s Business Manager (present day).  Abe is Jacob’s Stage Manager (in 1935).

Don/Moishe: Don is Jack’s Stage Manager (present day). 20’s. Moishe is a young actor of the Yiddish Theatre (1935).

Robin/Rachel:  Robin is the modern ingenue. 20’s. Rachel is the 1935 Yiddish Theatre ingenue.

Esther/Hannah:  Esther is Jack’s mother.  Hannah is Rachel’s mother.

Lisa/Leah: Lisa is Jack’s wife.  Leah is Jacob’s wife.

Jacob and Jack runs 11/17/11 thru 12/10/11. First rehearsal: 10/25/11.