California casting
• Company: Grant Wilfley Casting. Staff:
Emily GWC, casting assoc.
• Covid Test Aug. 4; shoots Aug. 5-6 in
the NYC area. Shooting interior/exterior in NYC area. • Seeking—Caucaisan Girl 4’3-4’6” With
Auburn/Brown Hair, Ages 8-10, Photo Double: female, 7-10, White / European Descent, seeking SAG-AFTRA & NonUnion Caucasian girl, ages 8-10 with auburn/brown hair, height 4’3”-4’6” to photo double.
• Note: Guardians must get COVID Tested
also. Minors must have a valid NY Child performer work permit and trust account; must follow studio COVID protocols when working; note child’s age, height, and if they have a valid work permit and trust. • Seeking submissions from NY and NJ. • Apply on Backstage.com. • Pays SAG photo double rate, $214/8hrs.
Stage Staff & Tech ‘South Pacific’
• Seeking Equity Stage manager and assis-
tant stage manager for “South Pacific.”
• Company: Plaza Theatrical Productions,
Inc. Staff: Plaza AEA Productions, Inc., prod.; Richard Rodgers, music; Oscar Hammerstein II, lyrics; Joshua Logan, Oscar Hammerstein II, book; Kevin Harrington, dir.; Merete Muenter, choreo.; Alex Harrington, music dir.; Jamibeth Margolis, CSA, casting dir.; Kevin Harrington (Plaza AEA Productions), exec. prod.; Bruce Rebold (Plaza AEA Productions), artistic dir. • Rehearses Sept. 20-Oct. 1; runs Oct.
2-24 in Lynbrook, NY.
• Seeking—Equity Stage Manager: 18+. • Seeking submissions from NY. • For consideration, submit resume to
staff.plazaaea@gmail.com. Submissions deadline is Aug. 2. Plaza is an Equal Opportunity Employer dedicated to building a culturally diverse and equitable environment. Plaza does not discriminate in matters of employment, recruitment, admission or administration of any of its programs on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, sexual orientation, national or ethnic origin, disability, gender, gender identity, gender expression, or genetic information. EOE. • Salary: Pending Negotiations (plus LIRR
railroad travel expenses and Uber transportation to/from local station and theatre.) Equity LOA Agreement.
Southern California Plays ‘Angels in America’
• Casting some roles for the play, “Angels
in America” by Tony Kushner. backstage.com
Feb. 3, 2022; runs Mar. 9-27, 2022), and “In Every Generation” (Todd Salovey, dir.; Ali Viterbi, playwright. Rehearsals begin Apr. 28, 2022; runs May 26-June 19, 2022.).
• Production states: “We had been ready
to go into production in 2020 before the pandemic, and now need to recast some roles as we proceed in 2021. ‘Angels in America’ is a fantastic and sometimes surreal journey through the lives of two couples during the AIDS crisis in 1985-86.”
• Company: San Diego Repertory
Theatre. Staff: Kim Heil, casting dir.
• Season runs in San Diego, CA. • Seeking—Equity Actors: 18+. • Seeking submissions from CA. • Perform two contrasting monologues,
• Company: Long Beach Playhouse. Staff:
Ryan Holihan, dir.; Sean Gray, artistic dir.
no more than three minutes total. Upload your video to YouTube, Vimeo, Dropbox, or other third-party platform; do not send your audition video as a file attachment. For consideration, submit the link to your audition with picture and resume as attachments to kheil@ sdrep.org. Submissions deadline is July 29. All roles will have understudies. San Diego REP is committed to diverse casting. We encourage actors of all ethnicities, actors who are differently-abled, actors who are neuro-diverse, and actors who identify as LGBTQIA+ to audition.
• Read-through Aug. 14 (noon); rehearses
Mon.-Thurs. (7-10 p.m.) and Sat. (11 a.m.-3 p.m.) at Long Beach Playhouse; performs Oct. 2-30 (Fri.-Sat. 8 p.m. and Sun. at 2 p.m.; special performances on Thurs. and Sun. nights may be added for private parties and special events) at Long Beach Playhouse in CA. • Seeking—Joseph Porter Pitt: male,
28-35, White / European Descent, Harper’s husband, Mormon chief clerk for Justice Theodore Wilson of the Federal Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. Actor also plays Prior Walter 1 and Eskimo. Note: Role requires full nudity in Part Two: Perestroika, occurring next year. Harper Ama Ty Pitt: female, 28-35, White / European Descent, Joe’s Mormon wife, an agoraphobic with a mild Valium addiction. Actor also plays Martin. Note: Role requires full nudity in Part Two: Perestroika, occurring next year. Prior Walter: male, 28-35, White / European Descent, Louis’s boyfriend. Occasionally works as a club designer or caterer, otherwise lives very modestly but with great style off of a small trust fund. Actor also plays Man in Park. Note: Role requires full nudity. Louis Ironson: male, 28-35, White / European Descent, Prior’s boyfriend, a Jewish word processor working for the Second Circuit Court of Appeals.
• Pays $739/wk. (LORT D.) Equity LORT
Non-Rep Agreement.
Musicals Old Globe 2021 Winter Season
• Casting Equity actors for the Old Globe
2021 Winter Season. Season includes “Dr. Seuss’s How the Grinch Stole Christmas!” (Donald and Darlene Shiley Stage, Conrad Prebys Theatre Center. Rehearsals begin Oct. 8; runs Nov. 3-Dec. 31) and “Ebenezer Scrooge’s Big San Diego Christmas Show” (Sheryl and Harvey White Theatre, Conrad Prebys Theatre Center. Rehearsals begin Nov. 2; runs Nov. 19-Dec. 26.).
• Auditions will be held Aug. 9 from 7-9
p.m. and Aug. 10 from 7-9 p.m. and from 7-10 p.m. (Callbacks - by invitation only.) (by appt.) at Long Beach Playhouse, 5021 E Anaheim St., Long Beach, CA 90804.
• Company: Old Globe. Staff: Justin
Waldman, Old Globe assoc. artistic dir.; Lamar Perry & Kim Heil, assoc. prod.
• Season runs in San Diego, CA. • Seeking—Equity Actors: 18+, all ethnic-
• Send submissions to sean@lbplay-
house.org.
ities, gender identities, and physical abilities for roles in Dr. Seuss’s “How the Grinch Stole Christmas!” and “Ebenezer Scrooge’s BIG San Diego Christmas Show”; San Diego based performers encouraged to submit.
• Bring headshot and resume. Sides for
cold readings will be provided at the auditions. Bring your vaccination card as written proof of full vaccination to the auditions. Masks will be required at the auditions. Must be 18 or older to audition.
• Seeking submissions from CA. • No phone calls. San Diego based per-
formers encouraged to submit. All auditions will be reviewed if received by July 30. Submit to casting@theoldglobe. org. Tape two contrasting monologues or one monologue and one song. Total audition time should not exceed three minutes. You may use a song of your choice or you may use the accompaniment for the below selections from Grinch: Soprano: https://www.dropbox. com/s/ghiaybxmr2czqeg/Sop%20 Who%20Likes%20Audition.m4a?dl=0; Alto: https://www.dropbox.com/s/ l9i7l57j90gb7va/Alto%20Who%20 Likes%20Audition.m4a?dl=0; Tenor: https://www.dropbox. com/s/5ej3r0087hauevw/Tenor%20 Who%20Likes%20Audition.m4a?dl=0; Bass: https://www.dropbox.com/s/ujaiqs2z0r6xyys/Bass%20Who%20 Likes%20Audition.m4a?dl=0.
• Production states: “The roles of Joseph
and Harper do not require any nudity in Part One. The nudity requirement is only for Part Two which we are doing next year.” • Unpaid.
San Diego Repertory Theatre 2021-2022 Season
• Casting Equity actors for the San Diego
REP 2021-2022 Season. Season includes: “Mother Road” (Sam Woodhouse, dir.; Octavio Solis, playwright. Rehearsals begin Sept. 9; runs Oct. 7-31), “The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night-Time” (Todd Salovey, dir.; Mark Haddon, based on the novel by; Simon Stephens, adapted by. Rehearsals begin Dec. 9; runs Jan. 6-30, 2022), “The Great Khan” (Michael Gene Sullivan, playwright. Rehearsals begin
19
• Pays $1,096/wk. (LORT B+). Equity LORT
Non-Rep Agreement.
Student Films ‘Clean Up’
• Casting “Clean Up,” a USC graduate
program short film. Logline: Two small town gangsters bond over the course of a night as they dispose of a body, unaware of the other’s plans to take them out. • Company: USC Graduate Film. Staff:
Timothy Truesdell, Quinten Sansoti dir. • Rehearsals over zoom in the next few
weeks, shooting in mid-August in the Los Angeles, CA area.
• Seeking—Bruiser: male, 30+, all ethnic-
ities, not someone you want to mess with. Gritty. Tattoos? Potentially. Scars? Maybe. Open to whatever, but the name of the game on this character is intimidation. They will be the opening shot of the film and set a tone for the project. Hit-man: male, 25+, all ethnicities, slick, calm, cold, and calculating. This hitman is unphased by what he does and is oddly zen despite his traumatic and despicable line of work. • Seeking submissions from CA. • Send submissions to ttruesde@usc.
edu.
• Gas and meals provided.
‘Sax’
• Casting “Sax,” a short, queer, coming-
of-age student thesis film. Think Netflix’s “The Politician” meets “Whiplash.” Logline: A college alto saxophone musician prepares to audition for a spot in an elite quartet, but things hit a flat note when he discovers his rival also wants the spot. Note: LGBTQ+ actors and actors with saxophone experience are highly encouraged to apply for these roles. • Staff: Andrew Van Heusden, dir.;
Henrietta Biayemi, prod.; John Thompson, prod.
• Potential rehearsals on Zoom in
September. Rehearsals may move inperson in October/November depending on campus COVID-19 protocols. Shoots in November in L.A. • Seeking—Colby: male, 20-25, all eth-
nicities, Colby’s goal is to become a successful traveling musician. He sometimes can be irritating, while hiding his insecurities on the inside. He needs to develop the skill and confidence to impress the other quartet members. Will something get in his way? Keanu: male, 20-25, all ethnicities, though charming and likable, Keanu knows what he wants. He believes he is a trusting person, but others might not agree. Keanu wants to be the newest member of the saxophone quartet. How far will he go to get that role? Will he be honest? Betsy: female, 19-24, all ethnicities, one of Colby’s closest friends and classmate. She understands the music business can be competitive. She wants Colby to be happy at the end of the day. On any given day, she can be that devil on your shoulder, all with “good” intentions. Key Saxophone Musicians: all genders, 18-25, all ethnicities, the elite
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