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New York Tristate
Plays
• Casting Equity actors for “A Sherlock
Carol.”
• Company: Fat Goose Productions.
Staff: Mark Shanahan, writer-dir.; Fat Goose Productions, prod.; Showtown Theatricals, general management; Claire Burke, CSA, casting.
• Rehearsals begin Oct. 11; runs Nov. 11,
2021-Jan. 2, 2022 in Cold Springs, NY.
• Seeking—Sherlock Holmes: 30-59.
Ebenezer Scrooge: 60-79. Actor One: 18+. Actor Two: 18+. Actor Three: 18+. Actor Four: 18+.
• Seeking submissions from NY. • Select one or two sides from the below
Dropbox link to tape (https://www. dropbox.com/sh/86cqufqywudu16x/ AACBmPnHVvts_hVMVD9PfGb7a?dl=0). If you do not have access to someone who can act as your reader, you may tape a monologue of your choosing in the style of the show. In your tape, slate your name and the role for which you are auditioning. Have the camera focused on you and have your reader stand/sit out of frame. Submit through the following form: https://forms.gle/ JtmqaUoVSzFaStym8. Submissions deadline is June 29.
• Pays $1,182/wk. plus media fee. Equity
Off Broadway (Category E) Agreement.
• Casting Equity actors “Having their
Say,” for the role of Sadie.
• Company: Ivoryton Playhouse
Foundation, Inc. Staff: Todd Underwood, dir.; Jacqueline Hubbard, artistic dir.
• Rehearsals begin July 27; runs Aug.
11-Sept. 5 in Ivoryton, CT. Performance schedule: Wed. and Sun. at 2 p.m./ Wed. and Thurs. at 7:30 p.m./ Fri. and Sat. at 8 p.m.
• Seeking—Miss Sadie Delany: female,
18+, Black / African Descent, female, 103 year old; African-American woman, a retired high school teacher; she has a sweet disposition but gets her point across clearly; ethnicity: Black / African Descent.
• Seeking submissions from CT. • For sides visit www.ivorytonplayhouse.
org/submissions-requested-havingour-say. Prepare each side you would like to be considered for and send files as an attachment or a link to a sharing platform. Submit video audition, headshot and resume to casting@ivorytonplayhouse.org. Submissions deadline is June 25.
• Pays $1,000/wk. Equity SPT
Agreement.
Musicals
• Seeking video submissions from Equity
actors for roles in The Public Theater’s “Suffragist,” a new musical by Shaina Taub (she/her). Synopsis: A new & completely sung-through musical about the women’s suffrage movement in America.
• Note on Content: As a completely sung-
through musical, “Suffragist” employs multiple stylistic devices such as satire, parody, and vaudeville pastiche to explore difficult subject matter. In order to portray the historical challenges and struggles faced by the Suffragists, this musical includes depictions of: sexism and misogyny, racism and xenophobia, and violence and physical abuse, which may be triggering to some individuals. The creative team is committed to exploring this content in ways that are safe and supportive for the entire company.
• Company: New York Shakespeare
Festival. Staff: Shaina Taub (she/her), writer; Leigh Silverman (she/her), dir.; Andrea Grody (she/her), music dir.; Jordan Thaler, Heidi Griffiths (she/her)/ Kate Murray (she/her), casting; Lori Parquet, assist. dir.; Mimi Lien, set designer; Toni-Leslie James, costume designer; Jen Schriever, lighting designer; Palmer Hefferan & Kai Harada, sound design; Chalin Tulyathan, casting assoc.
• Runs Aug. 30-Sept. 26 in person in NYC.
The Public Theater is committed to ensuring a safe return to theatrical production and to complying with state and local guidelines in addition to sector-specific parameters. The health and safety of all of our artists, staff, audiences, and the city is paramount to The Public. Safety guidelines have been developed by the Public’s Onsite Safety and COVID-19 Compliance team in ongoing dialogue with those with expertise in institutional infection control practices, infectious diseases, and community health. Safety measures may include but are not limited to social/physical distancing per CDC recommendations, mandatory COVID-19 testing at regular intervals, daily asymptomatic screening, mandatory use of PPE per CDC recommendation and an agreement to abide by community health pledge for the duration of the development.
• Seeking—Ruza Wenclawska/Uncle
Sam: 20-39. Doris Stevens/As Cast: 20-39, all ethnicities. Dudley Malone/ As Cast: 20-49, all ethnicities. Alva Belmont/Phoebe Burn/Ensemble: 50-69. Mollie Hay/Ensemble: 40-59. Mary Church Terrell/Ensemble: 40-69, Black / African Descent. Phyllis Terrell/ Ensemble: 20-29, Black / African Descent. Warden Whittaker/Maud/ Ensemble: 30-69, White / European Descent. Harry Burn/Crystal/ Ensemble: 20-49.
• Seeking submissions from NY. • For consideration, submit audition
video at https://airtable.com/shrCEDKOO78fkqC1F. Submissions deadline is June 30.
• Instructions: Prepare either a short
song (two minutes or less) sung with either live or recorded accompaniment (not a cappella) that shows who you are and that is either contemporary to today or of the 1910’s era. We are interested in all vocal ranges and types; the common thread for all parts is a high level of musicianship and intricacy of lyric, rhythm, and harmony. Or: A oneminute cut of “How Long.” Materials available at https://drive.google.com/ drive/folders/1paIazgRX0OaszCY7gehs bMrk_EJt8KaX?usp=sharing.
• A Note of Intent for the Casting
Process from Author Shaina Taub and Director Leigh Silverman: White suffrage leaders perpetrated racism in their struggle for the vote. They segregated various suffrage events, used racist arguments to mollify white supremacist politicians’ concerns about women’s enfranchisement, and continually prioritized political expedience over intersectionality. Our show seeks to honestly depict this racism without perpetuating it in our production. How can we dramatize the ugly truths of the movement while also building an ensemble that embodies the inclusivity the suffragists failed to achieve? We’re approaching casting in a way we hope honors the complexity of this question. This musical depicts a range of historical and fictional characters of many races, ethnicities, and nationalities. We intend to cast a diverse company of actors, each of whom will play a variety of roles to which they can bring their own lived identity, while also portraying characters outside of it. However, each character who was historically a person of color will be played by an actor whose racial identity aligns with that of the character. Every actor in the cast will play characters who are women, as well as characters who are men, throughout the show. We’re committed to creating a company of actors inclusive of diverse gender
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