THE WINGS OF IKARUS JACKSON OPEN - Kennedy Center Theatre for Young Audiences Auditions
Kennedy Center Theatre for Young Audiences
The Wings of Ikarus Jackson
- OPEN Auditions by APPOINTMENT in DC
Kennedy Center Theater for Young Audiences Washington DC TYA $449/week minimum. Theatre states that it will pay $550.
Adaptation: Jerome Hairston, from the book"Wings" by Christopher Myers
Dir/Choreo: Devanand Janki
1st reh: 1/9/12. Runs 2/2 – 2/23/12.
OPEN Auditions (Equity/non) by APPOINTMENT:
Tuesday, June 14, 2011 Kennedy Center
11 AM – 3:30 PM 2700 F Street, NW
Washington DC 20566
Parking will not be reimbursed; Metro recommended.
For an appointment, e-mail
kctya@kennedy-center.org or call 202/416-8830 by June 13. Exact Kennedy Center sign-in location will be given when appointment is confirmed.
Please prepare a comedic contemporary monologue, no longer than two minutes. In addition to performing your monologue, please be prepared (with dance clothes/shoes) to attend one four group dance-calls: 11 AM, 12 PM, 1:30 PM or 2:30 PM.
Please bring a picture & resume, stapled back-to-back.
There is something different about the new boy at school. Instead of a backpack, Ikarus Jackson dons a feathery white set of wings and can fly. To stop the kids from taunting him about his uniquely feathered look, Ikarus soars through the city, over rooftops and playgrounds, like a slow-motion instant replay. Just when he thinks he’s all alone, a brave schoolgirl tells him what someone should have told him from the start: “Your flying is beautiful.” Caldecott Honor and Coretta Scott King Honor-winner Christopher Myers’ colorful and lovingly assembled collage-illustrated children’s book comes to life as a dance-theater piece (world premiere).
Seeking:
Note: All actors need to dance well. All characters are young, hip kids, but will be played by adult actors (over the age of 18).
Ikarus:
Seeking actor 18+ to play 10-year-old African American boy.
Girl:
Seeking actress 18+ to play a non-Caucasian 10-year-old girl.
Ensemble (m/f):
Seeking three performers to play non-Caucasian 10-year-olds.
