Contemporary American Theater Festival
CONTRACT
LORT Rep $739 weekly minimum (LORT D) - 1 show $867 weekly minimum (LORT D) - 2 shows
SEEKING
Equity actors for roles in Contemporary American Theater Festival 2022 Season (see breakdown).
The production will be following Equity's COVID safety guidelines and all cast and crew in the production will be vaccinated.
INSTRUCTIONS
SEE PREPARATION INSTRUCTIONS IN BREAKDOWN. Email submissions should include the video link and separate attachments of your headshot and resume. Subject line for emails of submissions should read as follows: FULL ACTOR NAME/CONTEMPORARY AMERICAN THEATER FESTIVAL 2022 EPA SUBMISSION.
Deadline: Wed, Mar 30, 2022
SUBMIT TO
epa.submission@mccorklecasting.com
PERSONNEL
Casting: McCorkle Casting. Pat McCorkle (viewing auditions)
Artistic Director: Peggy McKowen
OTHER DATES
First Rehearsals | June 1, 2022 & June 9, 2022 (Studio 112)
First Preview | July 3, 2022
Open | July 8, 2022
Close | July 31, 2022
OTHER
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 submit.
BREAKDOWN
PREPARATION INSTRUCTIONS:
Please limit your video submission to 3 minutes maximum. Actors should prepare ONE CONTEMPORARY monologue of their choosing. This time limit includes your slate (your name, name of play, and character you will be performing) which should be included at the beginning of your audition submission. Please upload your taped audition to Vimeo and include a link for viewing in your email submission. Youtube links are also acceptable, but Vimeo is strongly preferred. Please DO NOT share via WeTransfer, Google Drive, Dropbox, iCloud or other file sharing platforms.
SELF TAPE SUGGESTIONS FOR YOUR AUDITION
- Framing your shot helps. Please make sure your phone/device is in landscape format and not portrait position.
- Make sure the lighting is sufficient. Non-incandescent, bright white lighting that includes some diffusion (non-direct, soft) is best.
- The sound is important. Please make sure if using a reader that YOU are easily heard. An external mic (Lavalier) plugs into your device, is economical and sounds great.
- Your background is clean. Please be aware of what's behind you. A busy or dark background can distract the viewer/listener.
- Keep the slate separate from the actual audition. Slates can be your headshot or your live introduction, whichever you prefer.
- Please feel free to listen to our podcast (2 episodes, 20 minutes each) on video auditions. The link is here:
Part one https://www.podbean.com/eu/pb-4et4x-927236
Part two https://www.podbean.com/eu/pb-xqe4n-92de4c
THEATERS:
Frank Center | WHITELISTED & THE FIFTH DOMAIN
Marinoff | USHUAIA BLUE & BABEL
Studio 112 | THE HOUSE OF THE NEGRO INSANE & SHEEPDOG
SHOWS:
The World Premiere of WHITELISTED by Chisa Hutchinson | Directed by Kristin Horton
The World Premiere of THE FIFTH DOMAIN by Victor Lesniewski | Directed by Kareem Fahmy
The World Premiere of USHUAIA BLUE by Caridad Svich | Directed by Jessi Hill
The Rolling World Premiere of BABEL by Jacqueline Goldfinger | Directed by Sharifa Yasmin
The World Premiere of THE HOUSE OF THE NEGRO INSANE by Terence Anthony | Directed by TBD
A New Play SHEEPDOG by Kevin Artigue | Directed by Melissa Crespo
SEEKING:
All roles will be understudied.
Track 1: Yvette Franklin & Officer Black in WHITELISTED/ AND reps with Renee in BABEL. Yvette: late 40’s, Black female. She is strong willed, determined with a satirical sense of humor. She has “work to do.” / Renee: 30’s-40’s, female, any ethnicity. Dani’s wife, nurturer.
Track 2: Rebecca Burgess in WHITELISTED / AND reps with Dani in BABEL. Rebecca: 30’s, White woman. She is in her gentrifying glory in her newly renovated brownstone where she custom designs dollhouses. She is privileged, intelligent, selfish, charming with strong comedic sensibilities. / Dani: 40’s, female. Renee’s wife. She is strong willed, and sure of herself. She is determined and presents with a loving personality. But she also has a temper. Note: Must be comfortable with heights and stage flying.
Track 3: Ryan Mallory & Officer White in WHITELISTED / AND an Understudy. Ryan: late 30’s, White male. He is handsome, vain, charismatic, and sexy…with a huge ego. / Officer White: late 30’s / early 40’s, White male.
Track 4: Diego Morales in WHITELISTED / AND reps with Jamie in BABEL. Diego: late 30’s, Latine male. He is smart, protective and a caring man. Inventive/imaginative. / Jamie: 30-40’s, male. Ann’s husband. He is warm, caring, loyal, and kind. Doubles as The Stork Mascot; Has both intentional and unintentional comedic sensibilities.
Track 5: Maya Franklin in WHITELISTED. Maya: 7-10 years old, Black girl. Yvette’s daughter…she suffers from asthma.
Track 6: Jordan in USHUAIA BLUE / AND reps with Troy in THE FIFTH DOMAIN. Jordan: 30’s-40, male. A marine biologist doing research in Antarctica. He is stubborn with a sense of humor and a tad bookish. He is warm and affable with a strong connection to nature. He can spend months in the harsh climate of Antarctica. Can handle poetic language with grace, lightness, and openness. / Troy: 30’s-40, White male. A cybersecurity expert, formerly with the NSA. Passionate, driven, and sometimes kind of a jerk. Highly intelligent, he always considers himself the smartest person in the room, which causes friction with those around him. He lacks social grace, and his awkwardness and anxiety might lead others to think he’s “on the spectrum.”
Track 7: Sara in USHUAIA BLUE / AND reps with Lena in THE FIFTH DOMAIN. Sara: late 30’s, female. Specializes in bioacoustics. She is spirited, willful, and searching. Someone that you can believe may be a visionary or prone to visions. She is actively searching for answers but is also confused, troubled, and unsure. Has strong movement skills. / Lena: late 30’s, female. A high-level NSA employee with a background in cybercrime. She is laser-focused, tough, and no nonsense, but caring. A natural leader, she has risen through the ranks in her work, but somewhat at the expense of her personal life.
Track 8: Piper in USHUAIA BLUE / AND reps with Ann in BABEL. Piper is Sara’s cousin. She has a strong sisterly vibe. Warm, caring, and intelligent. She is the leader and anchor of the small-town female chorus. Has movement skills. / Ann: 20’s-30’s, female, any ethnicity. Jamie’s wife, high strung. Ann tries to be perfect in every way, an overachiever. She is attractive and charming. Has comedic skill.
Track 9: Ash in USHUAIA BLUE / AND is an Understudy. Ash: late 30’s-40’s, female. She is a friend to Sara. She is skeptical and a bit contrarian. She is in the chorus. Has movement skills.
Track 10: Zane in USHUAIA BLUE / AND reps with Mei Li in FIFTH DOMAIN. Zane: early 30’s, female. She has firm convictions, is caring, and has had trouble in life but doesn’t wear it on her sleeve. She is in the small-town female chorus. Has movement skills. / Mei Li: 30’s, Chinese female. A “punky freelance hacker chick,” she doesn’t trust others and is always looking out for herself above all else. Her caustic sense of humor masks the deep sorrows of her life, and she is on a quest to hold accountable those that have wronged her. [Proficiency with Chinese dialect is preferred.]
Track 11: Pepa in USHUAIA BLUE. Pepa: Late 30’s- late 50’s, Latine female, any ethnicity. She is practical, of the earth, grounded with core beliefs, and has a sense of mischief. She is an intelligent woman and possesses an inner truth. Pepa is a distant descendant of the Yaghan People from South America.
Track 12: Attius in THE HOUSE OF THE NEGRO INSANE. Attius: Late 30’s-40’s, Black male. Tall, imposing, intelligent, with a hardened exterior and a fuse just below the surface. He moves like a man who has been confined too long. He walks a delicate balance to hang onto the relative shelter he’s built for himself at Taft State Hospital by shrouding his sentiments. He makes coffins. Attius is a survivor and a good man. Stage combat skills.
Track 13: Henry in THE HOUSE OF THE NEGRO INSANE. Henry: 45, White male. Wiry, a Scarecrow. He is unhinged and unpredictable. He follows a delusional code of his own making. Henry is desperate to be recognized and respected. Henry is a dangerous human, but earnestly believes he is a protector and savior. Stage combat skills.
Track 14: Effie in THE HOUSE OF THE NEGRO INSANE. Effie: Late 20’s, Black female. She is strong, sturdy, and self-determined. She is an unstoppable force who carries herself without fear. Effie wants “to be free.” She is not willing to bow to authority. She is a passionate, intelligent, independent, rebellious woman. Stage combat skills.
Track 15: Madeleine in THE HOUSE OF THE NEGRO INSANE. Madeleine: 18+ to play 10-12 years old, Black female, she wears an eye patch over her right eye. Madeleine suffers from seizures (would be diagnosed with epilepsy today). She grew up sheltered, lonely, and disconnected from other children. She searches for friendship and affection. Her youthful spirit draws Attius and Effie to protect her; together they forge an unlikely family. Stage combat skills.
Track 16: Amina in SHEEPDOG. Amina: late 20’s-mid-30’s, Black female. She is a Police Officer. She is emotionally guarded, strong, with a raw sense of humor and not too self-serious. Amina is a committed Police Officer. She has that classic noir dark sense of humor. She comes from working class roots and is from the city and street smart. Her magnetism/charisma is huge. Commands the space and control the narrative.
Track 17: Ryan in SHEEPDOG. Ryan: late 20’s-mid 30’s, White male. He is a Police Officer. He is an earnest, working class Midwesterner. Ryan is bright, but not college educated. We should fall in love with him. He is charming, warm, and friendly.
Track 18: Naveed in THE FIFTH DOMAIN. Naveed: late 30’s-40’s, MENASA male. A security specialist for a government contractor. Suave, sexy, and mysterious. He plays his cards very close to the vest. He is an expert at persuasion and charm but can turn on the menace when needed.
Understudy #1: 30’s-40’s, Black female, to cover the roles of Yvette, Effie, and Amina.
Understudy #2: pre-teen, Black female, to cover Madeleine.
Understudy #3: Black male, to cover Attius and one other.
Understudy #4: Latine female, to cover Pepa, Piper, Ann.
Understudy #5: 30’s, Latine male, to cover Diego and Jamie/Stork.
Understudy #6: Asian female, to cover Zane and Mei Li.
Understudy #7: MENASA male, to cover Naveed and one other.
Understudy #8: 30’s, White female to cover the roles of Rebecca, Sara, Lena.
Understudy #9: 30’s-40’s, White male to cover the roles of Ryan (Whitelisted) and Henry.
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 submit.
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