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Urgently seeking one female to play a leading role in an original musical  by Marsha Johnson which will be performed at the NY Theater Festival, Summerfest July 9, 11, and 14.

FANCY (W):  an eternally vulnerable young woman with a bright, trusting energy. She is a heart-felt character and has a solo and multiple ensemble numbers.

If you are interested and available immediately, please submit your resume and headshot to Marsha Johnson at moondkat@gmail.com.

Seeking NON-UNION (non SAG/AFTRA/AEA) Caucasian actors and non-actors for a filmed segment that will be part of an upcoming production at The Royal Court Theatre in London.

Actively interested in people of all types/sizes, of diverse gender identities and of all physical and developmental abilities. Also interested in actors with regional accents indigenous to the United States (i.e. Southern, Midwestern, Boston, etc).

Age 9ish  – 70s

Must be available to shoot the week of July 9, 2018 to film in NYC. Will only shoot a couple of hours one day that week. $100 compensation.

If you are interested and available, please submit the following information to CapCastingAux@gmail.com.

ACTORS:

• confirmation of non-union status
• headshot
• resume
• confirmation of NYC location

NON-ACTORS:

• recent photo
• confirmation of NYC location

If selected, you will be asked to read a few paragraphs of supplied text on camera.

Synopsis

A tale of the people who had to leave their homelands without looking back, leaving their names, identities, and languages behind in pursuit of a new life.

Cast (2 women, 1 man) Black, Latino, Asian, Mixed-race, Ethnically Ambiguous, Middle Eastern. All accents are welcome.

• MAN M, 40s, blue-collar, loving and resilient father who loses his only daughter in a missile attack.
• WOMAN W, 20-40, white-collar, curious, and tender. She understands the world around her better than everybody else, that is her curse.
• DAUGHTER W, 15-25, only child, zealous, passionate, and smart. She gets lost in the war-torn city.

HAK is a recipient of an HB Rehearsal Space Residency Program.

If you are interested and do not have any conflicts with rehearsal and showtimes, please submit your resume and headshot to haktheplay@gmail.com.

If selected, you will be asked to prepare two classical monologues for your audition.

There is a limited budget, but, if chosen, you will be given a modest stipend and a professional and safe environment to create.

Synopsis

In 1991 a crew of eight was sealed into Biosphere 2 to conduct the largest closed-system experiment ever devised or attempted. Two years and twenty minutes later they emerged: skinny, triumphant, controversial, celebrated, and maligned. This is one story of their before, during, and after and what it meant for conducting science on a grand scale.

Cast (5 women, 5 men, + stage directions)

• JANE W, 27, British, sharp, humorous, the youngest crew member
• ABIGAIL W, mid-30s, American, earnest, intense
• LINDA W, 40s, American, conscientious, agreeable
• SIERRA W, 50s, British, no-nonsense, sharp
• MARGRET W, mid-30s, political, sharp, aggressive, off/on lover of John
• TABER M, early 30s, man, American, easy-going, confident
• LASER M, 40s, Belgian, emotional, volatile
• MARK M, 50s, American, business-like, taciturn
• ROY M, early 70s, American, affable, unflappable, an MD, the oldest crew member
• JOHNNY M, 60s, American, the patriarch & founder of the Synergists
• Stage Directions, any willing reader–aspiring directors welcome

2Y20M is a the recipient of an HB Rehearsal Space Residency, which starts on May 30 and runs through two public readings on July 21 and 22.

You do not need to be available throughout the residency to participate! It’s a large cast and the plan is to cycle through lots of actors in the first month, so come try it out.

If you are interested, please send your picture/bio to Catherine Castellani at cmcastellani @ gmail.com. Thank you!