CHRISTMAS WITH ELVIS - CHICAGO EPA
PRODUCING ORG TBD
SIGNUP INFO
Signups begin Jun 15, 12:00 pm (CDT)
The iO Theater
1501 N Kinsbury St
Chicago, IL 60642
Thu, Jun 22, 2023
9:00 AM to 5:00 PM (CDT)
Break: 12:00-1:00pm
CAT
$663.50 weekly minimum (Tier 4)
Equity actors for roles in CHRISTMAS WITH ELVIS (see breakdown).
Both roles will be understudied.
Elvis: Please prepare the side - be familiar with the material. + Please prepare a verse of a song in the style of Elvis Presley. Be prepared to accompany yourself on your own guitar AND on the provided keyboard. TRUDY: Please prepare the two sides - be familiar with material. Please bring headshot and resume on day of - with most current/available contact information. See sides and full script in
Bungalow Soldiers LLC
By Terry Spencer Hesser
Directed by Dexter Bullard
See production dates in
OTHER
Christmas with Elvis is the comedic story of a lonely, anxious, unhappy woman who gets an unexpected visit by the debauched ghost of Elvis Presley on Christmas Eve…right after discovering her ex-husband is getting married.
An Equity monitor will be provided.
EPA Procedures are in effect for audition.
Equity’s contracts prohibit discrimination. Equity is committed to diversity and encourages all its employers to engage in a policy of equal employment opportunity designed to promote a positive model of inclusion. As such, Equity encourages performers of all ethnicities, gender identities, and ages, as well as performers with disabilities, to attend every audition.
Always bring your Equity Membership card to auditions.
Sides + Script:
Trudy #1:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1idVM-UlCNydquyV4zaDWsaD9_khvuAuV/view
Trudy #2:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1kHU0zlQHVQU0Bmw6t1dlO0MaoL31Dhck/view
Elvis:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1bKUJ4Xvg_a_DoGEYBkfhyLcsojP47Z8g/view
Script:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1GzrHOGgufRMnKQTN4zMRbkQMU9M3OlOO/view
Creative Team
Terry Spencer Hesser is a playwright/screenwriter/novelist and the author of acclaimed American Library Association’s selection “Kissing Doorknobs” as well as a writer/producer of the PBS series “Islands Without Cars.”
Dexter Bullard is an award-winning Chicago theater director who has worked on Broadway (Grace, Linda Vista), Off-Broadway (Lady, Mistakes Were Made, Bug) as well as at Steppenwolf, Goodman, Northlight, A Red Orchid and The Second City. He founded and led “one of Chicago’s pioneer physical theater companies” (Chicago Reader) Plasticine for seventeen years. Dexter has taught acting for 25 years at the undergraduate and graduate level.
Beth Kligerman is a longtime Chicago based producer and casting director - with over 26 years' experience at the legendary - The Second City. Beth is currently a Consulting Producer for HMS Media, Soundsington Media and Just for Laughs. She is a Casting Consultant for NCL Creative Studios based in Tampa, Florida. www.bethkligerman.com
Chicago’s Chopin Theater Rehearsal dates:
Tuesday - Sundays 6 hours daily mix of day and evening hours
First rehearsal Tuesday, October 31, 2023
October 31 - November 5
November 7 - 12
November 14 & 15 rehearsal, November 16 evening dry tech,
November 17 tech with Actors, November 18 & 19 Tech 10-12s
November 21 Tech
November 22 open dress, November 23 Day off for Thanksgiving
November 24 day tech/evening preview, November 25 & 26 two preview days
November 27 Opening
Wednesdays - Sundays through Sunday, January 7, 2024
ELVIS: Masc-Identifying, early 40’s, proven comic skills, dialect accuracy, rock/blues/r&b self-accompanying at both piano and guitar. Not just an impersonator – can play the ghost of the “King”. There is intimacy - kissing and close dancing. Intimacy coordinator will be on staff. There is eating in a scene and brief audience interaction. Material includes references to substance use, sex, eating disorders, and neurodivergence.
TRUDY: Femme-identifying, 40’s, proven comedic skills, wide range, bravery and deep vulnerability. There is intimacy - kissing, close dancing, onstage partial costume change, and simulated solo tantric orgasm. Intimacy coordinator will be on staff. Material includes references to substance use, sex, eating disorders and neurodivergence. There is eating in one scene.
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