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Contract
LORT Non-Rep
D; $618/week current minimum
Seeking
NYC auditions to be held on 10/21, by appointment only.
Seeking submissions from AEA members only via this posting.
AEA members must submit themselves directly in order to be considered (no agent submissions).
See breakdown.
Other Dates
Callbacks: 10/22 and 10/23 in NYC
1st reh: 11/17/15. Runs: 12/11 - 3/5/16
Email picture and resume by noon on 10/16 for consideration.
Personnel
Director: Jason Cannon
James Ashford, Casting & Hiring Coordinator
Other
Mark Submissions: BUTLER / NYC APPTS / AEA SELF SUBMIT
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Breakdown
BUTLER
by Richard Strand
The Civil War, 1861. An escaped slave seeks sanctuary, but the laws of the land are unrelenting. With sharp wit and tongue-in- cheek humor, Butler takes us on a journey through legal loopholes that led to the freeing of 10,000 slaves.
Seeking:
Major General Benjamin Butler
(45-55), A lawyer turned commanding officer; he is highly intelligent and self- assured, bordering on arrogant; he does not have the crisp neatness associated with military men and in fact appears quite frumpy.
Lieutenant Kelly
(30s), Serves as Butler's adjutant; he is a West Point graduate and career army man; Kelly is all military and has earned his stripes; he has found few reasons to like or respect his new commander.
Shepard Mallory
(25-35), An escaped slave. Mallory is a collection of contradictions; brash but wary, respectful and flippant, humble yet arrogant in a moment, simultaneously scared and over-confident; his education is a blessing and a curse to him, as is his impassioned demeanor; he argues relentlessly to save his life and the lives of his fellow fugitives; ultimately, his passion, intelligence and charm win out.
Major Cary
(45-55), Confederate Army officer, Southern accent necessary; former head of a military academy for boys; Major Cary is formal, dignified, and showy; relies on spit and polish, but has the ability to threaten; he comes to the fort under the orders of his commander to reclaim the fugitive slaves and detests being sent to negotiate with Butler.
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