Orpheus Descending Equity Video Submissions
CATEGORY:Theater: Plays
TAGS:PaidUnion
EXPIRES:June 5, 2022 8:00 PM
Company
Theatre on Main Street, Inc.
Michael E. Boyle, Jr., company president-AD; Jessica Jaber Fishel, Company VP-dir.
Production Description
Casting Equity actors for "Orpheus Descending."
Actors & Performers
35-45,
any ethnicity; an exhibitionist who wants to be noticed; she likes to
drink and dance and expects to get her way, but she is vulnerable and
lonely.
Ethnicity: All Ethnicities
To apply, see the "Key Details" section below
35-55,
any ethnicity; a visionary artist with a kind heart; others see her as
holier-thanthou, but she’s an abused woman with a gift; long suffering
and God-fearing with a simple, small-town view.
Ethnicity: All Ethnicities
To apply, see the "Key Details" section below
55+,
any ethnicity; sickly and malevolent, the patriarch of evil in a small
town; a villainous presence; dying husband of Lady Torrance.
Ethnicity: All Ethnicities
To apply, see the "Key Details" section below
male, 40-59, any ethnicity; a good 'ol boy with a badge and a shotgun; the smartest
one of a small-town gang of men with nothing to do but look for trouble.
Ethnicity: All Ethnicities
To apply, see the "Key Details" section below
female,
40-69, any ethnicity; prickly, proud, and plain-spoken; does her job to
the letter of the law but is uncharitable and inhumane.
Ethnicity: All Ethnicities
To apply, see the "Key Details" section below
female, 20-49, any ethnicity; bubbly and impressionable, fairly new to town, she's a
rural, wide-eyed rube with a loud voice.
Ethnicity: All Ethnicities
To apply, see the "Key Details" section below
male, 20-49, any ethnicity. a rural wide-eyed rube, trying to fit in; not very bright and may be missing a tooth or two.
Ethnicity: All Ethnicities
To apply, see the "Key Details" section below
female, 40-59, any ethnicity; a spinster on the altar guild of the local church; the
gossipy horn-rimmed glasses type; a small-town, prim and proper busybody; might play the organ.
Ethnicity: All Ethnicities
To apply, see the "Key Details" section below
female,
40-59, any ethnicity; a spinster on the altar guild of the local
church; the gossipy horn-rimmed glasses type; a small-town, upper-class
busybody; might play the organ.
Ethnicity: All Ethnicities
To apply, see the "Key Details" section below
male, 50-79, any ethnicity. a shaman with a special connection to the spirit world, and a booming voice.
Ethnicity: All Ethnicities
To apply, see the "Key Details" section below
male, 50-69, any ethnicity; the diminutive, amoral husband of a small town matriarch.
Ethnicity: All Ethnicities
To apply, see the "Key Details" section below
male, 40-49, any ethnicity; handsome and fading, a man full of regret.
Ethnicity: All Ethnicities
To apply, see the "Key Details" section below
male, 30-49, any ethnicity; Sheriff's henchman, eager for trouble, and a small-town drugstore pharmacist.
Ethnicity: All Ethnicities
To apply, see the "Key Details" section below
male, 20-29, any ethnicity. a sheriff's henchman, a young troublemaker looking for a fight.
Ethnicity: All Ethnicities
To apply, see the "Key Details" section below
Rehearsal and Production Dates & Locations
Rehearsals
begin July 18; runs Aug. 19-28 (Friday-Saturday evenings and Sunday
matinee for six performances total) in Cornwall on Hudson, NY.
Compensation & Contract Details
Professional Pay
Key Details
Seeking talent from:
Cornwall-on-Hudson, NY
Additional Instructions:
Local
actors encouraged to submit. Callbacks will be via Zoom and scheduled
by appointment only after June 4. Prepare a one-three minute monologue
which best displays your ability to portray one of the characters in the
breakdown. Email your headshot/resume (as a PDF) along with your video
submission by June 4 to jessjaber@gmail.com. More info at www.yourdancecloset.com/theatreonmainstreet.
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.
