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Send To
submission.mccorklecasting@gmail.com
EMAIL picture and resume
to above email address.
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Contract
LORT Non-Rep
B; $812/week AEA minimum
Seeking
NYC Auditions held beginning 11/13 by appointment only.
Seeking submissions from AEA members only for these appointments.
The AEA member must submit him/herself directly to be considered via this posting.
See breakdown for info.
Other Dates
Rehearsals:March 24, 2015
Opening:May 13, 2015
Close: June 14, 2015
Personnel
Artistic Director: Kwame Kwei-Armah
Director: Kwame Kwei-Armah
Book: Kwame Kwei-Armah
Music: Bob Marley
Music Director: Kenny J. Seymour
Casting Director: McCorkle Casting, Ltd.
Other
Email picture and resume ASAP.
Indicate in subject line: MARLEY / NYC APPTS / AEA SUBMISSION
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Breakdown
From Center Stage Artistic Director Kwame Kwei-Armah, comes a world premiere musical based on the life and music Bob Marley. After a failed attempt on his life, Marley left Jamaica in 1976 for London, where he spent nearly two years in self-imposed exile. Chronicling the events surrounding this earth-shaking moment, Marley tells the story of a man transformed into one of the 20th Century’s greatest musical icons. Set in the soundscape of an era, this new musical weaves together the life and music of a man who, to heal himself, first healed his homeland.
SEEKING:
BOB MARLEY
30’S. Charismatic leader of the Wailers. Icon of the common sufferer. Jamaican, intelligent, wanderer, deeply spiritual understanding of the world. He is an enigma – a deep sense of responsibility and love for the people and an equal sense of independence. He belongs to no one and everyone. Must sing.
DON TAYLOR
30’s / 40’s. Jamaican - Bob’s manager. Worldly, has the ability to seamlessly code switch between his rude boy Jamaican / British executive and American nomenclature. He has the business at the forefront and can be frustrated by the whims of his artist.
RITA MARLEY
30’s Jamaican. Bob’s wife, an I three and mother of the modern Rasta movement. She is Bob’s consciousness and conscience. She is earth. She is beautiful, solid, rooted, dark skinned, a nurturer. Rita pushes Bob to remember his responsibility in this world to family and the sufferer. She loves him but also releases him to the world. Must sing.
NEVILLE GARRETT
30’s Jamaican / Rasta. Bob’s right hand, photographer and art director He is smart, funny, and most importantly loyal. When all else is failing, Neville is there to help guide the ship and to gently remind Bob of importance of the band.
MARCIA
20’s / 30’s, Jamaican. One of the I-threes. She is a Rasta, with backbone. Believes in the music and the movement, but not willing to risk her life unnecessarily. Pushes the difficult conversations on behalf of the band, and moves from a place of love and self-preservation. Must sing.
JUDY
20’s 30’s. , Jamaican / Rasta. One of the I-threes. A dreamer, deeply loyal. Must sing.
MANLEY
50’s. Jamaican. Prime Minister of Jamaica. Leader of the People’s National Party. Thin, sprite, deeply charismatic man. Affluent, educated, politically adroit, occasionally ruthless. His has the unique ability to be both deeply sincere and yet feed his self-interests.
CINDY BREAKESPEARE/AS CAST
20’s 30’s Fair skinned Jamaican. Reigning Miss World, a beacon of European Beauty in a Jamaican woman, intelligent, sexy. She knows that her beauty is a currency, but just underneath is a dynamic, warm, intellect that makes her irresistible. She understands and matches the passion, dreams, and goals of Bob’s Heart.
DIANE/AS CAST
30’s. Jamaican/ Rasta. Bob’s Lawyer. Brilliant, funny, loyal. She has Bob’s best interest at heart, a woman with a backbone successful in a man’s world.
CHRIS BLACKWELL/AS CAST
40’s. White Jamaican Born / British Record Executive. He is understands instinctively what and who Bob can be in the music industry and gently pushes him towards open markets. He is clever, passionate
FAMILY MAN/AS CAST
30’s / 40’s. Jamaican / Rasta. A band member. Stays with Bob through the exile.
SKILL COLE/AS CAST
30’s / 40’s. Jamaican / Rasta. Professional footballer. Bob’s best friend and another iconic Jamaican figure. Deeply spiritual, he immigrates to Ethiopia to be closer to the motherland. He is Bob’s confidant in his most vulnerable moments.
CLAUDI/AS CAST
30’s – 50’s. Jamaican. Charming, dangerous, lead enforcer for Seaga and the JLP. He is a friend to Bob in as much as a political Don can be a friend. He cares for the music and his people to the extent that it does not cause him or his employer any inconvenience.
TEK LIFE/AS CAST
30’s – 50’s. Jamaican. The ’s muscle man, second in command in the JLP’s enforcer guard. His buttons are pushed easily, a trigger hair temper, sense of humor and is a stone cold killer.
TONY WELSH/AS CAST
30’s – 50’s. Jamaican. Rational, dangerous, intimidating, lead enforcer for Manley and the JNP.
STEVIE WONDER/AS CAST
20’s / 30’s Musical genius. Must sing, Should be able to deliver believable American, British, and Jamaican accent.
DONN LETTS/AS CAST
20’s Jamaican, loving life in the Great Britain. He is a wildly different from the other Rasta’s in his forward youthful energy and embracing of punk culture. Warm, funny, connected to the pulse of contemporary music scene.
ENSEMBLE
Male and females to play Jamaican / Rastas, 20’s – 40’s. Must be able to switch seamlessly between British & Jamaican dialects.
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