"Sump'n Like Wings" Play Casting Equity Actors
"Sump'n Like Wings" play needs actors. Please see the breakdown below. About the project: Seeking eleven Equity actors capable of mastering an Ozark dialect. The play is set in 1913, only six years after the "Oklahoma Territory" was admitted into the Union. Riggs himself was part Native American, like many of the States residents. The book and movie "Killers of the Flower Moon" are set in the 1920s, a few years later than this play. Rate: LOA-NYC $617 weekly minimum (pending NYC-LOA approval) Additional info: Audition lunch 1:00-2:00 pm. First Rehearsal: August 27, 2024 First Performance: September 21, 2024 Closing: November 2, 2024 EPA Procedures are in effect for this audition. An Equity Monitor will be provided. 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. PREPARATION: Sides will be provided. If you are interested, please apply.
11 roles
Leading role. 18+ to play 16 at the start of the play. “Not quite out of the awkward stage, she is tomboy and coquette, raucous and gentle by turns.”
Leading role. Willie’s mother, a widow, who runs the hotel dining room. “Her voice is rather sharp, but one would guess her to be kind at heart. She gives the curious impression of being both hard and human at the same time.”
Elvie is “a morbid, ill-looking girl.” Has an eerie presence that can be disconcerting.
Described as “Uncle Jim's housekeeper” she’s too domineering to take orders easily, and never hesitates to speak her mind with Jim. They bicker lovingly like a long-married couple.
Hattie’s daughter, a charming young woman with an outgoing personality and fine singing voice. She sings a few a cappella folk songs with vigor and charm. An accomplished musician is preferred.
An acid tongued gossip. Mrs. Clovis appears in the play's first scene only and may be asked to u/s Mrs. Baker.
Leading role. Described as “22, boyish–rather rough”. Boy is immature, indecisive and appealing.
Leading role. “Watt Jim”, past 55. Warm-hearted, gentle man. Willie's uncle, and brother of Mrs. Baker. Proprietor of the St. Francis Hotel.
Osment is a garrulous gossip with a big laugh and a sense of humor. Loomis is unsavory, unappealing, described in the text as “fat, gross, dirty”.
Graden has a good sense of humor. He enjoys arguing with Uncle Jim and pretends to be innocent but may be quite sly.
Tall and sturdy, thinks a lot of himself.
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