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Seeking
Equity actors with singing and harmonizing abilities for various roles to form an ensemble that embodies the spirit of the East Village in NYC from the 1960s through the 1980s.
See UPDATED breakdown
Preparation
Actor should prepare one song showing vocal range no more than 2 minutes.
Bring sheet music; accompanist provided.
Bring picture and resume.
Other Dates
Rehearsals: February 9- March 1, 2016
Run: March 1- 6, 2016
All rehearsals and performances to take place in the BAM Fisher Building (321 Ashland Place, Brooklyn NY 11217)
Other
www.BAM.org
Casting Director: Geoff Josselson
BAM’s Line Producer Nick Scwhartz-Hall, expected to be in attendance at the EPA.
Personnel
Writer/Director: Steve Cosson
Poems by Arthur Rimbaud translated by John Ashbery
Produced by BAM with major support from the Poetry Foundation
see breakdown for additional info.
- EPA Rules are in effect.
- A monitor will be provided.
Performers of all ethnic and racial background are encouraged to attend.
Always bring your Equity Membership Card to auditions.
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Breakdown
Seeking Equity actors with singing and harmonizing abilities for various roles in Rimbaud In New York to form an ensemble that embodies the spirit of the East Village in NYC from the 1960s through the 1980s, particularly the artistic and creative community that found influence in the poetry of Arthur Rimbaud.
Play will include original songs by Adam Cochran, Michael Friedman, Rebecca Hart, Joseph Keckler, Grace Mclean, David Cale, and Matthew Dean Marsh
Sound design and additional compositions by Daniel Kluger
Songs range in style from contemporary folk to rock compositions.
*UPDATED 11/20/15*
Seeking:
Actress 1:
woman, any ethnicity, to play 30s - 40s, excellent actress and versatile singer, can read Rimbaud poetry, plays the roles of a biographer and a poet, and other roles.
Actress 2:
woman, African-American, to play 30s - 40s, Intellectual, funny, strong, an artistic soul; excellent actress and versatile singer, can read Rimbaud poetry, passionate and incredibly intelligent, plays the roles of a poet, performer, and other roles.
Actress 3:
woman, any ethnicity, to play 30s, excellent actress and versatile singer, can read Rimbaud poetry, wild and passionate and artistic, plays the roles of a poet, and other roles.
Actor 1:
man, any ethnicity, to play 30s, excellent actor and singer, should be able to play the guitar and other instruments, punk/rock type, plays the roles of a poet, a theater director, and other roles.
Actor 2:
man, any ethnicity, to play 30s, excellent actor and versatile singer, can read Rimbaud poetry, plays the roles of a poet and professor, and other roles.
Actor 3:
man, any ethnicity, to play 30s - 40s, excellent actor and versatile singer, can read Rimbaud poetry, plays the roles of a literature professor, a poet, and other roles.
Actor 4:
man, any ethnicity, to play 40s-50s, excellent actor and versatile singer, can read Rimbaud poetry, Intellectual bohemian with a 'downtown' vibe.plays the roles of a poet and academic, an editor of a literary journal, and other roles.
No roles shall be understudied.
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