Summer Theatre of New Canaan
CONTRACT
LOA $634 weekly minimum (LOA ref. LORT D) Travel expenses covered by theatre.
SEEKING
Equity actors for principal roles in ONCE ON THIS ISLAND (see breakdown).
Local actors are encouraged to submit.
ONCE ON THIS ISLAND is set in the French Antilles archipelago in the Caribbean Sea. All characters are Afro-Caribbean inhabitants of this land.
INSTRUCTIONS
SEE PREPARATION INSTRUCTIONS IN BREAKDOWN. Please email headshot/resume along with your submission.
Deadline: Tue, Apr 12, 2022
SUBMIT TO
PERSONNEL
Executive Director, Ed Libonati
Artistic Director, Melody Meitrott Libonati
Author/Lyricist, Lynn Ahrens
Composer, Stephen Flaherty
Director/Choreographer, George Faison
Musical Director, TBD
Viewing Auditions:
Casting Directors, Scott Wojcik, Holly Buczek, and Courtney Hammond
Casting Associate, Nick Ferrao
OTHER DATES
First rehearsal: 6/14
Opens: 7/7
Closes: 7/31
Four performances per week – Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday evenings.
OTHER
If you have any technical issues with the links or mp3’s, please email staff@wojcasting.com and someone will reply to assist you.
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 submit a video of the provided material at https://wojcasting.com/once-on-this-island-summer-theatre-of-new-canaan-epa-ecc-info/ OR material of your own choosing. Material should be one minute in length.
ROLES:
TI MOUNE: Female Identifying. 18-25. A beautifully spirited peasant girl, full of restless energy and optimism; the heroine; tries to break social barriers to be with her love, Daniel; strong alto belt, G (below C) to E (2 above C).
DANIEL: Male Identifying. 18-25. Ti Moune's love interest; a handsome, aristocratic young man who struggles with crossing social barriers; sensitive and poetic; strong tenor or baritenor, B (2 below C) to F Sharp (above C).
MAMA EURALIE: Female Identifying. 30-59. Ti Moune’s adoptive mother; described as an “old peasant; caring, over-protective, superstitious, fiercely loving, and strong-willed, her similarities often lead to clashes with Ti Moune; strong alto, F Sharp (below C) to B (above C).
ASAKA: Female Identifying/Non-Binary. 30-59. Mother of the Earth; a mentor to Ti Moune; personifies the peasants’ connection to the land; she is generous and good-humored on the surface, but like all the gods feared by the islanders; her “motherly” facade is not to be trusted; she is powerful, funny, and ironic; strong mezzo belt, A (below C) to E (2 above C).
ERZULIE: Female Identifying. 20-49. Goddess of love; a mentor to Ti Moune and foil to Papa Ge; the most approachable of the gods, but ultimately no less egocentric; one of the main instigators of the events of the story, she is looked upon fondly by the people; set out to prove that love is stronger than the fear of death: by love, she means the power of the human heart; strong soprano, B (below C) to E (2 above C).
TONTON JULIAN: Male Identifying. 30-59. Ti Moune’s adoptive father (“Tonton” is a French affectionate term for “Uncle”); described as an “old peasant; he teaches Ti Moune that love has no limits, and he goes to great lengths to support her wishes; caring, loving, and practical; strong baritone, A (2 below C) to E (above C).
AGWE: Male Identifying. 25-59. God of water; a mentor to Ti Moune; larger than life, mysterious; perhaps the peasants' greatest fear next to Papa Ge himself; commanding voice and presence; strong, dramatic baritone/bass with a big range, B (2 below C) to E (above C).
PAPA GE: Any Gender Identity. 30-59. The sly God of Death; antagonist to the other gods; cunning, manipulative, seductive, cynical, and teasing, feared by the people because of what they represent: the unknown that is death; the other main instigator of the drama; strong baritone, C Sharp (below C) to G (above C).
LITTLE TI MOUNE: Female Identifying. 7-11. The younger version of Ti Moune; also the child for whom the story is told; energetic, confident, funny, and sweet; strong singer, E Flat (above C) to D Flat (2 above C).
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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