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New York Tristate
Plays
• Seeking video submissions from Equity
actors for roles in “Coal Country.” Synopsis: In 2010, the Upper Big Branch mine explosion killed 29 men, and tore a hole in the lives of countless others. The play is based on first-person accounts by survivors and family members, Jessica Blank and Erik and digs deep into the lives and loss of the most deadly mining disaster in recent U.S. history.
• Company: Coal Country LLC. Staff:
Jessica Blank and Erik Jensen, writers; Jessica Blank, dir.; Audible Theatre, prod.; Victor Vazquez, casting dir.-CSA.
• First rehearsal Feb. 7; tech rehearsal
Feb. 26; runs Mar. 4-Apr. 17 at Cherry Lane Theatre in NYC.
• Seeking—Equity Actors: all genders,
18+.
• Seeking submissions from NY. • For consideration, submit a video audi-
tion (as file via the submission form online at www.xcastingnyc.com/auditions) and include one copy of a headshot and resume. Submission videos will not be accepted via email, or if they are linked to an external website (such as Vimeo, Dropbox, We Transfer, YouTube).
• Audition Video Instructions: Prepare a
short contemporary dramatic monologue (must not exceed 2 minutes). Slate your name, preferred pronouns, name of material, and your current location. Script: https://xcastingnyc.co/ coalcountryscript Submissions deadline is Jan. 28.
• NYC actors encouraged to submit.
COVID safety: All employees in this position must be fully-vaccinated (as defined by the CDC) and must also have a third booster vaccination (dated prior to two weeks of first date of employment, currently scheduled for Feb. 7).
• Pays $772/wk. Equity Off Broadway
(Commerical Tier A) contract.
Westport Country Playhouse
Playhouse 2022 Season. No roles will be understudied at this juncture. Season includes: “Next to Normal” (Marcos Santana, dir.-choreo.; Emily Croome, music dir. Rehearsals begin Mar. 8 in NYC; tech begins Mar. 31; runs Apr. 5-24 with a possible extension through Apr. 30 or May 1); “Straight White Men” (Jean Young Lee, playwright; Mark Lamos, dir. Rehearsals begin Apr. 26; tech begins May 19; runs May 24-June 5 in Westport, CT); “Kim’s Convenience” (Ins Choi, playwright; Nelson T. Eusebio III, dir. Rehearsals begin June 7 in NYC; tech begins June 30; runs July 5-17 with a possible extension through July 23 or 24); “4000 Miles” (Amy Herzog, writer; David Kennedy, dir. Rehearsals begin July 27; tech begins Aug. 18; runs Aug. 23-Sept. 4 in Westport, CT); and “From the Mississippi Delta” (Endesha Ida Mae Holland, playwright; Goldie E. Patrick, dir. Rehearsals begin Sept. 20; tech begin Oct. 13; runs Oct. 18-30 with a possible extension to Nov. 6, 2022).
• Company: Westport Country
Playhouse. Staff: Mark Lamos, artistic dir.; David Dreyfoos, assoc. prod.; Tara Rubin, Claire Burke, and Laura Schutzel (Tara Rubin Casting), CSA, casting dirs.
• Rehearses and performs live at the
Westport Country Playhouse in Westport, CT. Note: Westport Country Playhouse is a fully vaccinated company and will require proof of vaccination as part of your employment.
• Seeking—Equity Actors: 18+, all
ethnicities.
• Seeking submissions from CT. • For consideration, submit a video link
for viewing (YouTube or Vimeo preferred) and an attached PDF of your headshot and resume to WestportVideoEPA2022@gmail.com with the subject line “Actor Full Name / Westport Country Playhouse 2022 EPA/ Union Status (Equity/EMC/or Non Equity)” Submissions deadline is Jan. 31.
• Preparation Instructions: Prepare a 1-½
minute contemporary monologue for the plays. Note that the video should be listed as “Unlisted” rather than “Private” on YouTube, and as “Anyone” or “People with the private link” on Vimeo. Do not share via WeTransfer, Google Drive, Dropbox, iCloud or other file sharing platforms that require downloading to view.
• Pays $1,008/wk. Equity LORT B Non-
Rep Contract.
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• Seeking video submissions from Equity
actors for principal roles in “Aladdin.” Production states: “The musical stage production of ‘Aladdin’ on Broadway is a spectacle adventure based on a tale that has been reimagined time and again across many cultures. We acknowledge the tremendous cultural responsibility inherent in adapting this timeless fable that is based on tales from Africa, Arabia, China, Europe, India, Persia, and Russia and beloved across generations and cultures, and our adaptation is deeply indebted to the rich and diverse tapestry that is Middle Eastern, North African, and South Asian (MENASA) cultures, languages and aesthetic traditions.”
• Company: Disney Theatrical
Productions. Staff: Alan Menken, music; Howard Ashman and Tim Rice, lyrics; Alan Menken and Chad Beguelin, additional lyrics; Chad Beguelin, book; Michael Kosarin, musical supervisor; Casey Nicholaw, dir.-choreo.; Tara Rubin, casting; Felicia Rudolph, casting dir.
• Rehearsals begin Aug. 25; runs Oct.
12-16 in New York, NY.
• Seeking—Equity Actors: 18+. • Seeking submissions from NY. • For consideration, submit a tape and fill
out this form: https://tinyurl.com/ ALADDINTourEPAsubmit . Production states: “Only submit a Dropbox or Google Drive Link. Submissions deadline is Jan. 28 (6 p.m./ EST).
• Preparation Instructions: Prepare a
video of you singing the material best suited for your vocal part from this link: https://tinyurl.com/ ALADDINTourEPAmaterials or a brief traditional up-tempo musical theatre song using your own accompaniment. No reels. Slate with your name and height. Note that this production will use smoke and haze in accordance with guidelines established with Actors’ Equity Association.
• Pays $1,317/wk. Equity Production
(Disney Tier C) Contract.
• Seeking video submissions from Equity
actors for “Only Gold.”
• Company: MCC Theater. Staff: Robert
LuPone, Bernard Telsey, William Cantler, co-artistic dirs.; Blake West, exec. dir.; Kate Nash, music-lyrics; Andy Blankenbuehler & Ted Malawer, book; The Telsey Office, casting dirs.; Beth Dembrow, general mngr. Rachel Hoffman, C.S.A., casting dir.; Andy Blankenbuehler, dir.-choreo.; Cian McCarthy, music dir.
• Runs Mar. 14-Apr. 9 in NYC. • Seeking—King Belenus: 45-60. Queen
Roksana: 45-60. Tooba: 20-25.
• Seeking submissions from NY. • Preparation Instructions: Submit one
video. Those auditioning for King Belenus, Sing a song of your own (any style) or read the provided monologue or sing the provided song. Those auditioning for Queen Roksanaor Tooba, or to be considered in the future for Henri or Jacques: Submit a video of the provided dance combination. Those auditioning to be considered in the future
