Chicago Shakespeare Theater
CONTRACT
CAT Salary TBD, depending on negotiations, but no less than $600/week (above current CAT Tier 6 ON-Call US minimum).
SEEKING
Equity actors for offstage cover in THE NOTEBOOK (see breakdown). All other roles were cast from a previous season.
As theater-makers, we are charged with engaging honestly and deeply in conversations about our humanity, and our inhumanity.
Chicago Shakespeare Theater is deeply committed to welcoming artists, audience members, and staff of broadly diverse and intersectional identities, including (but not limited to) race, ethnicity, ability, faith/belief tradition, sexual orientation, gender expression, gender identity, age, socio-economic background, and nationality. Acknowledging the entrenched structural inequities around race in the American theater, we are especially focused on addressing equity and inclusion for Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) individuals within our IDEA efforts.
INSTRUCTIONS
Please prepare sides 1 and 3, as well as the songs My Days and Sweet Tea from the sides packet for USW2 at https://www.dropbox.com/sh/zbjsme3zzcck4ef/AAC8T17i5u_m5Ujvi8SN0raZa?dl=0. Accompaniment may be found at https://www.dropbox.com/sh/l54d4um7kpcyhtm/AABcHQc4VYUH8E9khpS-j-ica?dl=0. Upload video in a format such as Vimeo, YouTube, or Google Drive that has a link. Please DO NOT use a platform where video must be downloaded. Submit your audition tape at https://forms.gle/VgLfD9cg4qVKQKhp8
Deadline: Fri, Apr 15, 2022
PERSONNEL
Producers: Chicago Shakespeare theatre in association with Kevin McCollum and Kurt Deutsch
Directors: Michael Greif and Schele Williams
Book: Bekah Brunstetter
Music and Lyrics: Ingrid Michaelson
Music Supervisor: Carmel Dean
Music Director: Geoffrey Ko
Choreographer: Katie Spellman
Casting: Bob Mason, Chicago Shakespeare Theater
OTHER DATES
Rehearsals: July 26, 2022
Previews: September 6, 2022
Opening: September 28, 2022
Closing w/ Extension: November 13, 2022
OTHER
Chicago Shakespeare Season runs year-round and casts on a play-by-play basis.
https://www.chicagoshakes.com/
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
OFFSTAGE COVER for MIDDLE ALLIE and GEORGIE. Female. BIPOC.
MIDDLE ALLIE. Late 20’s/Early 30’s. Smart, witty, well-educated and beautiful, but a little lost. A thrilling singer/actor.
GEORGIE. Mid 20s to mid-30s. Georgie is a friend of Fin’s; later his wife. Middle Noah’s friend and confidante. Very strong singer/actor/comedienne with a strong, high belt.
THE FOLLOWING ROLES HAVE BEEN CAST:
YOUNG NOAH
YOUNG ALLIE
MIDDLE NOAH
MIDDLE ALLIE
OLDER NOAH
OLDER ALLIE
GEORGIE/ENSEMBLE
FIN/ JUSTIN/ ENSEMBLE
MOTHER/NURSE BETTY/ENSEMBLE
FATHER/SON/ENSEMBLE
LON/ENSEMBLE
SARAH/ ENSEMBLE
OLDER NURSE/ENSEMBLE
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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