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REORIENT FESTIVAL 2015 SEASON Equity Principal Auditions - Golden Thread Productions Auditions

Posted February 25, 2015
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REORIENT FESTIVAL 2015 SEASON - Golden Thread Productions

ReOrient Festival 2015 - local EPA
Golden Thread Productions | San Francisco, CA

Date of Audition:
4/15/2015


Call Type
Equity Principal

Time(s)
Wednesday, April 15, 2015
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Saturday, April 18, 2015
12:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Contract
Bay Area Theatre
BAT Intro minimum - $245/wk

Location
Thick House
1695 18th St.
San Francisco, CA
Street Parking


Seeking
All ages and ethnicities
Local actors will be given preference.

Preparation
Prepare a modern monologue for open call. If auditioning for ReOrient 2015, sides will be provided upon confirmation of audition date/time.

Other Dates
The festival will be presented in 2 series, in rep
Each actor will be cast in multiple roles


www.goldenthread.org

Other
ReOrient 2015 rehearsals begin August 10, 2015
ReOrient 2015 performs September 10-October 4, 2015

Personnel
9 short plays from/about the Middle East by various authors including, Yussef El Guindi, Mona Mansour, Nahal Navidar & Silva Semerciyan
Directors: Evren Odcikin, Sara Razavi, among others

· EPA Rules are in effect.

· A monitor will not be provided. The producer will run all aspects of this audition.

Appointments

gtpauditions@gmail.com

Performers of all ethnic and racial background are encouraged to attend.

Always bring your Equity Membership Card to auditions.


Breakdown

ReOrient 2015 includes 9 short plays and will have an ensemble, with each actor playing multiple roles. Some specific roles in the festival include:
Old Man (in Lost Kingdom): 50s, male, Iraqi dictator, charistmatic and strong presence
Rossi (in Ceasefire): 20s, male, young Israeli soldier, inexperienced, easily scared
Shaban Raad (in Songs of Our Childhood): 20s, male, young Iranian soldier, injured, scared, an artistic soul
Hisham (in Picking Up the Scent): 30s, male, Egyptian archeologist, handsome, charming, curious
Ali (in Counting in Shaab): 20s, male, a young Iraqi man, funny, fast-talking, has recently survived a bomb attack
Alia (in the House): 20s, female, Palestinian-American philosophy student, smart, fast-talker, loves her father
Nisrin (in Picking Up the Scent): 30s, female, Egyptian, PhD in English poetry, strong, a fighter, emotional
Sitti (in Bitterenders): 50+ female, Palestinian grandmother, senile, angry, knows more than she lets on
Sanaz Behzadi (in Songs of Our Childhood): 20s, female, Iranian nurse, progressive, rule-breaker
Mira Zarindast (in Songs of Our Childhood): 20s, female, Iranian nurse, traditional, hardened by loss
The actors in ReOrient will play many other roles as well.

Actors unable to attend this call may submit headshot and resume to:
Golden Thread Productions
2325 Third STreet, Suite 320
San Francisco, CA 94107
OR

torange@goldenthread.org

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