THE LAST PAIR OF EARLIES **Revised** Submission - Raven Theatre Auditions

THE LAST PAIR OF EARLIES - EQUITY VIDEO SUBMISSIONS

Raven Theatre

REVISED
Preparation and submission deadline updated.

CONTRACT

CAT $375 in rehearsal/$272 in performance (CAT 1)

SEEKING

Equity actor for role in THE LAST PAIR OF EARLIES (see breakdown). Chicago-local actors are encouraged to submit auditions.

SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS
SEE PREPARATION INSTRUCTIONS IN BREAKDOWN: Using the Dropbox link (https://www.dropbox.com/request/9IGkNu9uMHzGf6LcWFq1), please upload a folder containing your video submission, headshot, and resume. Deadline for video submission is 10 CDT pm on June 16, 2021.

Deadline: 06/18/2021

PERSONNEL

The Last Pair of Earlies – a World Premiere by Joshua Allen
Directed by Tyla Abercrumbie

Casting Personnel with access to the initial video submissions: Director Tyla Abercrumbie, Artistic Director Cody Estle, Casting Director Lynn Baber, Playwright Joshua Allen, Artistic Producer Cole von Glahn

OTHER DATES

Callbacks will be scheduled in the latter half of July.

First Read: 9/22/2021
Design Run: 10/14/2021
Tech: 10/22/2021 – 10/31/2021
Previews: 10/27/2021 – 10/31/2021
Opening: 11/1/2021
Closing: 12/12/2021

Performance Schedule
Previews: Wed 10/27, Fri 10/29, Sat 10/30 @7:30pm and Sun 10/31 @ 3:00pm
Opening Night: Mon 11/1 @7:30pm
Regular Run: Thu-Sat @ 7:30pm, Sun @ 3:00pm.
Holidays: There will be no performance on Thanksgiving, 11/25

OTHER

Equity Actors:
1. In rehearsal weeks, actor will be paid $15.00/hour on a weekly basis, but never less than $375.00 for a given week.
2. In performance weeks, actor will be paid $272/week.
3. Raven Theatre will make pension and health contributions.
4.There will be an Equity Stage Manager and all actors will have a non-union understudy.

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:

PREPARATION INSTRUCTIONS:
The script has been provided for audition preparation purposes only. It may not be shared publicly or
privately for any reason.

*Frame your video(s) from waist to just above the head with little to no negative space at the top.
Please use a stationary recording device with horizontal framing. Please don't hold the recording
device in your hand.

*Please make sure your front light is brighter than your backlight.

*Please use a reader to record your video(s), if possible.

* In the event you do not have easy access to a reader, please prepare a monologue from the show or a monologue from a similar style of the show. Sides are preferred.

1. Young Wayland - Page 3
2. Young Della - Page 70 - Middle of Page--Start: “I dreamed...” End: “Cry, Cry”
3. Della - Page 75 - bottom of page
4. Wayland - Page 67 - Start: “Oh yeah...”
5. Myrna - Page 60 - Bottom of page
6. Jimmy - Jimmy doesn't have a monologue. We're giving him one of Wayland's - page 66 Start: “Yeah, me...” End: “Enough to me.”

*Please include the following information in your slate: Name, Equity status

*It would be best if you could combine multiple scenes in one video.

*Please label files YOURname_ROLE.file format

*Please attach headshot and resume to your emailed submission.

Links for SCRIPT & SIDES
Della and Wayland sides:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/135_fLyq0NiqtXWR6RFE2bu0wC54F4E55/view?usp=sharing

Young Della sides: https://drive.google.com/file/d/13b3W64fp0zAUl9pxdpTF39DHPf_eOMYK/view?usp=sharing

Young Wayland sides: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1zyr_LokEGhhvnmJP68jj-_GLHoyqO7fN/view?usp=sharing

Myrna Lee sides: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1gIIB6-x8SZku3TM9W4EZZy-IudwWw0t4/view?usp=sharing

Jimmy sides: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1kXfBoNoZwnDkLhPY-cr_akHD-wnsJOqc/view?usp=sharing

SCRIPT, The Last Pair of Earlies by Joshua Allen: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1DvGQeFyWhwJCN5TVGq2UoqRlICPGvPA/view?usp=sharing

CHARACTER BREAKDOWN:

One EQUITY member in the cast of 6. Roles available:

Young Della Rose (Black/African-American. Female. 17.) -- In love and full of dreams.

Young Wayland (Black/African-American. Male. 18.) -- In love and full of dreams, hopes, and plans.

Della Rose (Black/African-American. Female. 35.) -- Loyal, tired, always putting on a hopeful and positive face, dreams shattered, still in love.

Wayland (Black/African-American. Male. 36.) -- Wishes he hadn't made a series of bad choices, doesn't see the way out, still full of dreams.

Jimmy (Black/African-American. Male. 28.) -- Kind, capable, church deacon.

Myrna Lee (Black/African-American. Female. 32.) -- The life of the party, fun, chatty.

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.