THE TRIALS OF SAM HOUSTON - NYC Appointments
Dallas Theater Center
APPOINTMENTS
NYC auditions to be held 10/11/2017, 10/12/2017 by APPOINTMENT only.
CONTRACT
LORT Non-Rep ($914/week minimum)
SEEKING
Name Talent for the role the following role:
OLD JEFF HAMILTON / OLD SAM HOUSTON / ANDREW JACKSON: African-American male, 60’s-70’s. Tall, strong and dynamic. see breakdown for more details.
Seeking submissions from AEA members. AEA members must submit themselves directly in order to be considered via this posting (no agent or third-party submissions).
INSTRUCTIONS
For consideration, email picture and resume by 10/10/17
Deadline: Tue, Oct 10, 2017
SUBMIT TO
submission.mccorklecasting@gmail.com
PERSONNEL
Artistic Director: Kevin Moriarty
Director: Kevin Moriarty
Written By: Aaron Loeb
Casting Assistant: Tracy Kaczorowski
Casting Director: Pat McCorkle, Katja Zarolinski
OTHER DATES
Callback Date(s): 10/14/2017
Rehearsal Date(s): 03/13/2018
Preview Date(s): 04/20/2018
Opening Date(s): 04/27/2018
Closing Date(s): 05/13/2018
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.
BREAKDOWN
OLD JEFF HAMILTON / OLD SAM HOUSTON / ANDREW JACKSON
African-American Male. 60’s-70’s. Tall, strong and dynamic. Compelling orator. Wry sense of humor. Mercurial temperament. Fiercely intelligent.
Story line: The Trials of Sam Houston takes place in three distinct, and theatrically overlapping, time periods: 1936, 1832 and 1861. The actor who plays the leading role of “Old Jeff Hamilton” in 1936 also plays “Old Sam Houston” in 1861, and President Andrew Jackson in 1832. The actor’s transformations between characters is done with a minimum of makeup and costume changes, but with a clear change of intention and characterization.
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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