Friday, August 4, 2023

The Purgatory Trial Of Vito Marcantonio,' Equity NYC EPA M 50

The Purgatory Trial Of Vito Marcantonio,' Equity NYC EPA

CATEGORY:Theater: Play
TAGS:
Paid Union
EXPIRES:August 21, 2023 8:00 PM

Company

Work of Art Productions, LLC

Roberto Ragone, playwright; Art Bernal, dir.; Jessica Newman, stage manager

Casting Equity actors for "The Purgatory Trial Of Vito Marcantonio."

Actors & Performers

Vito Marcantonio: N/A, Male, 50
5'7" or under, average build. Italian American; some knowledge of speaking Italian; 'Vito Marcantonio': an historic Italian American
Politician and Lawyer who lived from 1902--
1954; he served in East Harlem for seven
terms in the US House of Representatives; he
was a devout Chatholic with strong ties and sympathy for the Communiist Party; he has
been described as one of the greatest champions of black civil rights during the 1930's and 40's.

To apply, see the "Key Details" section below.

Rehearsal and Production Dates & Locations

Rehearsals begin Sept. 18; runs Oct. 4-15 in NYC.

Compensation & Contract Details

Additional: Pays $772/wk. Equity Off Broadway Cat. A Agreement.

Key Details

Auditions:
Ripley-Grier Studios (520), 520 8th Ave, Holding room Studio 16M, New York City, NY, 10018-
 
Equity Principal Audition
  • Aug 19, 2023: 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM EDTAug 20, 2023: 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM EDT
  •  break 1:30-2:30 p.m.
  • Seeking talent from

    New York City, NY

    Additional Instructions:

    EPA Procedures are in effect for this audition. An Equity Monitor will be provided. Prepare a 2-minute dramatic monologue. Also, bring your headshot and resume stapled together. One-Man show, 75 minutes in length. All Equity stage managerial positions have been filled. 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 attend every audition. Always bring your Equity Membership card to auditions.

Reality I Love a Mama's Boy

I Love a Mama's Boy


 

CATEGORY:TV / Series: Reality TVDocumentary Series

EXPIRES:September 29, 2023 3:14 PM

Company

Magilla Entertainment

Alicia Arnold, casting dir.

Seeking real people who are in love with a mama's boy for TLC's "I Love a Mama's Boy." Production states: "Is your boyfriend or fiancé's best friend his mom? Are you frustrated by how close they are? Is their relationship getting in the way of yours? A major cable network is looking for men and women who believe their significant other is a true mama's boy."

Actors & Performers

Person Dating a Mama's Boy: Lead, All Genders, 21-45
Production states: "A person whose significant other is a mama's boy and who is navigating your relationship along with his relationship with his mother. Please note: we are looking for real people with real stories, we are not casting actors for a scripted role."
Ethnicity: All Ethnicities
Required Media: Headshot/Photo
Mama's Boy: Lead, Male, 21-45
 Production states: "A proud mama's boy who is in a relationship and who is juggling your relationship with your mother with your relationship with your partner. Please note: we are looking for real people with real stories, we are not casting actors for a scripted role."
 Ethnicity: All Ethnicities
Required Media: Headshot/Photo
Rehearsal and Production Dates & Locations

Dates and exact locations TBD local to talent

 Compensation & Contract Details

Person Dating a Mama's Boy: Lead

Pay provided, rate TBD

 Mama's Boy: Lead

Pay provided, rate TBD

Additional: Pay will be negotiated.

Key Details

Seeking talent

nationwide (United States)

Additional Instructions:

For consideration, talent must include in their submission a note about their significant other and his mom, and why that relationship is getting in the way of theirs.

PA Hersheypark Dark Nights | Scare Actors Needed | Competitive Pay and FREE HOUSING

Hersheypark Dark Nights | Scare Actors Needed | Competitive Pay and FREE HOUSING

CATEGORY:More Projects: Live Performing Arts

EXPIRES:September 3, 2023 7:59 PM

Company

RWS

RWS Talent Casting and Recruitment

Seeking Scare Actors for Hersheypark Dark Nights 2023. No experience necessary. Competitive pay and FREE HOUSING provided.

Actors & Performers

Scare Actors: Lead, All Genders, 18+
Ethnicity: All Ethnicities

To apply, see the "Key Details" section below.

Rehearsal and Production Dates & Locations

Rehearses Sept 9-14; performs Sept 15-Oct 29 (only Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays) in Hershey, PA.

Compensation & Contract Details

Total Pay: $160.00 for an estimated 40 days of work (flat rate)
Additional: Pays $725 for rehearsals and $160 per day worked.

Key Details

Seeking talent

Worldwide

Additional Instructions:

Apply now! Submit your materials virtually at https://airtable.com/appqpDDRhx6uDb6em/shrYs1etfyViFvCLJ.

Thursday, August 3, 2023

NH JaffreyThe Park Theater

 I'm producing another 24 hr play fest at the park theater in Jaffrey. I'm hoping u can be involved and spread the word!! Writer? Director? Actor? Stage Manager? Costumes? Volunteer? We will need a lot of help to Make this happen! No experience required! It will be FUN! 

Paige Johnson 603-562-0777


 

LN Kings Cross Retail still photo

Kings Cross Retail

CATEGORY:Branded Content / Commercial: Photography / Stills
Bandstand

Nicola Russell, Production Manager

Shot of your profile from behind.ie: just a side view of your face

Man with Hat: Models, Male, 25-40
Ethnicity: Black / African Descent
Required Media: Headshot/Photo
Rehearsal and Production Dates & Locations

23rd August and 24th August

 Compensation & Contract Details

Total Pay: £350.00 for an estimated 4 hours of work (flat rate)
Additional: This includes licensing for 2 years. Its internal B2B and being used as part of a sales tool.

Key Details

Seeking talent from

London, England, United Kingdom

Additional Instructions:

I need good hands

Additional Materials

Tuesday, August 1, 2023

Profile Theatre 2023-2024 Season, Portland, OR EPA email appt

Profile Theatre 2023-2024 Season, Portland, OR EPA

EXPIRES:August 20, 2023 8:00 PM

Company

Profile Theatre Project

Josh Hecht, artistic dir.; Line Producer: Jamie Rea, line prod.; Lauren McGuffee, company mngr.; RaChelle Schmidt, casting dir.

Casting Equity actors for roles in Profile Theatre's 2023-2024 Season. Season includes: "Awe/Struck" (Christopher Oscar Peña, playwright; Josh Hecht, dir. Rehearses Oct. 18-Nov. 3; runs Nov. 2-19), "Reggie Hoops" (Kristoffer Diaz, playwright. Rehearses Jan. 22-Feb. 9, 2024; runs Feb. 8-25, 2024), and "Our Orange Sky" (Christopher Oscar Peña, playwright. Rehearses May 13-31, 2024; runs May 30-June 16, 2024.)

Actors & Performers

Equity Actors: N/A, 18-99

To apply, see the "Key Details" section below.

Rehearsal and Production Dates & Locations

Season runs in Portland, OR.

Compensation & Contract Details

Additional: Pays $540/wk. Equity SPT 5 Agreement.

Key Details

Auditions:
Imago Theatre, 17 SE 8th Ave, Portland, OR, 97214-1239
 Equity Principal Audition
  • Aug 18, 2023: 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM PDT
  •  
  • Aug 19, 2023: 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM PDT
  •  
    by appointment; break 1-2 p.m.
  • Seeking talent from

    Portland, OR

    Additional Instructions:

    An Equity Monitor will not be provided. The producer will run all aspects of this audition. Prepare two contrasting contemporary monologues. Auditions should be no longer than five minutes in length. Also, bring your headshot and resume stapled together. To set up an audition time please email your top three preferred audition availability times (in one-hour blocks) to: casting@profiletheatre.org. Do not park in the parking lot behind the theater. More info at www,profiletheatre.org. COVID-19 Compliance: Vaccination: Profile Theatre requires documentation of vaccination. Testing: If you are offered a role, you must be willing to take a COVID test as documentation of a negative test result which is required 72 hours prior to first rehearsal. Profile will provide and/or pay for this and any additional tests necessary to the scope of participation. 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 attend every audition. Always bring your Equity Membership card to auditions.

    Additional Materials

    Profile Theatre 2023-2024 Season

    "Awe/Struck"
    Synopsis: To save his daughter from the violence of their home country, Julio convinces her to leave everything behind and move to an unfamiliar world. Monique has never left Chicago but is feeling increasingly alienated by the world around her. Navigating a new country is exhausting and lonely, but when an altercation with a troubled teen leads to the unthinkable, people who were once strangers find a way to become family.

    Denia - Latin American girl in her early twenties. Strong willed.

    Julio - Denia’s father. A man with secrets. Broken.

    Drew - All American perfect white guy, but gay. Never been hurt. Early twenties.

    Monique - Crazy hood rat, white, but maybe forgets? Ticking time bomb.

    Lucy - Educated black girl trying not to lose her street cred. Evolving.


    "Reggie Hoops"
    Synopsis: Reggie is one of the most promising executives in the NBA. But as a Black woman working in a male-dominated field, she’s had to work twice as hard to get half as far. Now abruptly unemployed, she’s adjusting to home life with a wife and kids she rarely saw while on the job. Between a mother with a secret past, an unemployed brother, and an audacious wife, Reggie is on edge. When an acquaintance from the past appears with an unbelievable job offer, Reggie finds her family has their own agendas in regards to her career.

    Reggie - Female, mid-30s, Black and Irish.

    Bells - Female, early 30s, Chinese-American, Reggie’s wife.

    Muncie - Male, early 30s, Black and Irish, Reggies brother.

    Rafa - Male, mid-30s, Latino. Reggies one-time flame.

    Iz - Female, Irish. Late 50s in the present world, early 20s in flashbacks. Reggie and Muncie’s mother.

    Ben - Male, black. Appears in flashbacks in his 20s and 50s. Reggie and Muncie’s father.


    "Our Orange Sky"
    Synopsis: With a successful career, an adoring boyfriend, and money to burn Orlando seems to have achieved what others only dream of. And yet he feels more empty than ever. So he makes a lifechanging decision and returns to his childhood home. When he arrives with a big announcement to share, he finds he’s not the only one with shocking news.

    Orlando - 30s - White passing Latino.

    Marisol - Late 50s/early 60s - Dark skinned Latina - has an accent.

    Mando - Late 50s/early 60s - Has an accent.

    Junior - 40s - Dark skinned Latino.

    Mario - Late 20s - Dark skinned Latino.

    Wes - 30s - White.

President activity report July

 

Research & Training

  • Presented findings from the 2022 Survey of Nonunion Professionals to a group of OPEIU local officers and staff. The July 11 program included a discussion about approaches to organizing conversations using data from national survey.
  • Shared results from a recently fielded nonscientific survey about the working conditions of insurance professionals in a July 27 meeting with OPEIU Local 9 members employed by Northwestern Mutual, an insurance company in Wisconsin.
  • Released organizing resources from 2022 survey on nonunion professionals covering White and American Indian or Alaska Native professionals.

Strike Support - Supported SAG-AFTRA’s three Washington, DC leaflets at Warner Bros. and Netflix screenings. 


AEMI - Activities of the arts, entertainment, and media unions this month:

  • Met on July 13 with NEA Chair Dr. Maria Rosario Jackson to discuss AEMI priorities related to the NEA’s funding of productions and performances that employ union creative professionals. Unions participating in the meeting were: AEA, AFM, AGMA, DGA, IATSE, IBEW, SAG-AFTRA, SDC, and WGAE.
  • Participated in meetings with the Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator, Department of Commerce, United States Trade Representative, and the U.S. IP attaches to WIPO/WTO regarding international AI issues. 
  • Convened the broadcast unions (IBEW, IATSE, DGA, SAG-AFTRA, and WGAE) on July 14 to discuss ongoing initiatives and collaboration. 
  • Convened the AEMI unions’ organizing directors on July 19 to discuss digital tools for organizing. 
  • Updated and distributed the employment and unemployment data for the arts, entertainment, and media industry. The update is here.


Legislative/Policy

  • Sent a July 18 letter to House offices urging co-sponsorship of H.R. 2871, the Performing Artist Tax Parity Act.
  • Participated in a July 10 meeting, via the AFL-CIO Technology Institute’s CHIPS roundtable, with Department of Commerce staff regarding CHIPS implementation and workforce development.
  • Participated in a July 17 meeting, alongside IFPTE, the AFL-CIO, and the AFL-CIO Technology Institute, with the Department of Commerce regarding work visa programs and CHIPS implementation.
  • Participated in the July 19 Labor Advisory Committee liaison meeting with USTR.
  • Participated in a July 28 meeting convened by the AFL-CIO with Senator Schumer’s staff to discuss labor’s priorities regarding AI.

Communications

  • Published a July 13 press release expressing support for and solidarity with striking SAG-AFTRA performers.
  • Published a July 20 press release commending the Senate introduction of the Keep STEM Talent Act.
  • July 28 HuffPost story about the union avoidance industry.

In Solidarity,