RENT - Headshot/Resume Submissions Jaxx Theatricals, Inc | Los Angeles, CA
Notice: Submission
Showcase-LA
50-seat Showcase Code - No pay
Equity actors for roles in RENT (See breakdown).
Jaxx supports and encourages diversity in all casting including gender-bending roles in this production.
Actors of all races, ethnicities, sizes, abilities, and genders (conforming and non conforming) are encouraged to submit.
Please submit your headshot and resume for consideration.
Deadline: 07/31/2024
Casting@JaxxTheatricals.org
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RENT
All roles will dance.
Director/Choreographer: Jeremy Lucas Music Director/Conductor: Jill Marie Burke Stage Manager: Colin Tracy
1st Rehearsal: 9/3/2024
1st Preview: 10/5
Opening: 10/11
Closing: 11/2
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.
Roger Davis: A struggling musician and former drug addict. He is reminiscent of Kurt Cobain. Roommates with Mark in the loft and battles with being HIV-positive. Gender: Male Identiifying. Age: 21 to 35. Vocal range top: A4. Vocal range bottom: F2
Mark Cohen: Filmmaker and video artist. Knee deep in his own soul-searching, Mark is the typical young artist. He and Roger are roommates in the loft. A bit of a nerd. Gender: Male Identfying. Age: 21 to 35. Vocal range top: G4. Vocal range bottom: A2
Tom Collins: A computer genius and liberal professor. He is a nurturer with a smooth and relaxed disposition. Used to be a roommate in the loft and is HIV-positive. Gender: Male Identifying/NonBinary. Age: 25 to 40. Vocal range top: A4. Vocal range bottom: F#2
Benjamin Coffin III: The landlord of Mark and Roger's apartment building. A former roommate in the loft, Benny traded in his personal morals for power and wealth. Gender: Male Identifying. Age: 25 to 35. Vocal range top: F#4. Vocal range bottom: Bb2
Joanne Jefferson: A public interest lawyer and headstrong lesbian. She is smart and purposeful in all her decisions. Carries on a tumultuous relationship with Maureen. Gender: Female Identifying/Non Binary. Age: 25 to 35. Vocal range top: E5. Vocal range bottom: G3
Angel Dumott Schunard: The eccentric HIV-positive street performer. A drag queen with an incredible gift of dance and a magnetic personality. They becomes Tom's lover. Gender: Male/Trans/Non-binary. Age: 21 to 35. Vocal range top: A4. Vocal range bottom: C3
Mimi Marquez: An HIV-positive stripper with drug addictions. Slender and sickly, she conceals it all at her job in the local strip club. She lives in the same building as the loft. Gender: Female Identifying. Age: 18 to 30. Vocal range top: E5. Vocal range bottom: Eb3
Maureen Johnson: An unpredictably zany performance artist. Maureen oozes sexuality and used to live in the loft. She has recently dumped Mark for Joanne. Gender: Female Identifying. Age: 21 to 35. Vocal range top: F5. Vocal range bottom: C4
Ensemble:
From the Ensemble, 4 must be strong triple threat performers.
Steve, man with squeegee, a waiter, and others
Paul, a cop, and others
Mark's mom, and others
Alexi Darling, Roger's mom, and others
Gordon, the man, Mr. Grey, and others
Mrs. Jefferson, woman with bags, and others
Christmas caroler, Mr. Jefferson, a pastor and others
Videos
