Performers Needed for A New Fall Play Festival 2024

Ashland, OR, United States

ID: 266226Exp: 7/28/2024

$308/week

Theater

Description:

Casting talent for new play fall festival 2024, please see the details below. ONLY LOCAL TALENT WILL BE CONSIDERED. About the project: THE LIFE YOU GAVE ME SYNOPSIS: A son tries to save his mother. She has other ideas. So do two mysterious strangers who watch the play—and ask the son to tell the story again and again until he gets it right, whatever right might be. NERVE SYNOPSIS: Jyoti, a recent widow with ailing health, finds the future of her well-being in her daughters’ hands. A multigenerational and multicultural journey that explores the love language of food, Nerve asks what our legacy is and that we truly leave behind. What is our value in the world when we are no longer of service to people? This dark comedy is meant to be an aromatic and visceral experience. In a fully staged production, recipes would be shared and cooked on stage, as well as served to the audience. SYNC SYNOPSIS: After her divorce, Allison employs the latest technology from the Institute for Enhanced Connections in an effort to help her cope. As the technology proves extremely effective, her best friend, Sadie, grows more and more concerned about its impact and repercussions. YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO THE END OF THE WORLD! SYNOPSIS: M has always had a complicated relationship with their parents. But when Greg gets a terminal diagnosis, their small family feels the pressure of time running out. Greg wants to expand his world, as he commits the rest of his life to fighting climate change, while his wife Viv wants nothing more than to keep Greg confined to their home. In this theatrical spectacle, M uses meta-theatricality and the joy of dance and theatre to explore themes of grief, dying, and our connection to the Earth. Rate: CONTRACT SPT $308 weekly minimum (SPT 1) + Travel stipend and housing provided for out-of-town actors. Additional info: Rehearsals: October 14-17, schedule varies per play Performances: October 16-20, schedule varies per play Please prepare a contemporary monologue and a side of your choosing (please see the attachment) Please bring your headshot and resume, stapled together. Please apply if interested.

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20 roles

MotherFemale18-56 y.o.Middle Eastern

American immigrant from Iran. Former nurse, SAHM to Son. "THE LIFE YOU GAVE ME"

SonMale18-40 y.o.White / Caucasian Middle Eastern

American of Iranian descent. A writer, urgently wanting to give his mother an opportunity at the life she deserves. "THE LIFE YOU GAVE ME"

WomanMale18-30 y.o.White / Caucasian Middle Eastern Indian/South Asian

"THE LIFE YOU GAVE ME"

ManMale50-56 y.o.White / Caucasian

"THE LIFE YOU GAVE ME"

JyotiMale72-76 y.o.Indian/South Asian

Loving. Loyal. Silent and profound strength. Witty and funny in the best ways. Jyoti can really hold a grudge. "NERVE"

MeeraMale40-44 y.o.Indian/South Asian

Middle child. Well-intentioned. Has long played the role of a starving artist in designer jeans. Confident and open-hearted in the world but often playing defense at home. "NERVE"

ShaktiFemale48-52 y.o.Indian/South Asian

The oldest sibling. Mother of three kids. Sharp. Powerful. Extremely confident. Very good at selective listening. Perfection is a way of life. "NERVE"

PayalFemale36-39 y.o.Indian/South Asian

Youngest sibling. Lives in Chicago with her husband and two kids. Runs at a steady five. Conflict-averse. Often overseen and sees it. "NERVE"

AnyaMale36-39 y.o.All ethnicities

Meera’s childhood best friend. A healer who lives with her husband in Pleasanton, CA. Kind. Insightful. Patient. Authentic. The best kind of funny. "NERVE"

AllisonFemale36-49 y.o.All ethnicities

Dutiful. "SYNC"

SadieBoth genders36-49 y.o.All ethnicities

Allison's best friend. Dogmatic. "SYNC"

JessicaFemale36-49 y.o.All ethnicities

Sadie's girlfriend. Measured. "SYNC"

JoshMale36-49 y.o.All ethnicities

An extremely life-like robot. Affable. His speech and movements only very rarely betray that he is anything other than human. "SYNC"

CarolFemale40-69 y.o.All ethnicities

Client Relations Manager at the IEC. Clinical "SYNC"

MMale18-22 y.o.All ethnicities

AMAB. The star. Our MC. Swinging wildly between pissed and mystical, maybe mythical. Sometimes in control of the narrative, sometimes being swept away by the story. "YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO THE END OF THE WORLD!"

GregMale40-59 y.o.All ethnicities

M's father. The earth. Clumsily making his way through this world. A terminal diagnosis brings out a complicated core of wants and desire and regrets. "YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO THE END OF THE WORLD!"

VivFemale40-59 y.o.All ethnicities

M's mother. The space between. Slightly neurotic and easy to get riled up, she wants with all her might to spend her last days with Greg, alone in a bed with M by their side. "YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO THE END OF THE WORLD!"

Greta & othersFemale20-39 y.o.All ethnicities

Part-Greta Thunberg, part-mash-up of Greta, Peter Pan, and a screaming teenage girl at a Taylor Swift concert. Doubles as: Grocery Clerk, Shelly, Lila, Kathy, Ensemble A "YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO THE END OF THE WORLD!"

Will & othersMale20-39 y.o.All ethnicities

Good-natured and well-meaning, but uncomfortable in social situations and too smart for his own good. M's boyfriend. Doubles as: TV Narrator, Frank, Kev, Army Guy, Neighbor 1, Melomys, Ensemble B "YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO THE END OF THE WORLD!"

Janet & othersFemale60-69 y.o.All ethnicities

Dealing with her wife's cancer diagnosis by at times lashing out, at times being the best older sister you could ever hope for. Blue collar. Doubles as: Dr. Thomas, Doordash Gal, Suzie, Toad, God Mic, Ensemble C "YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO THE END OF THE WORLD!"