Actors Wanted for Staged Reading of "The Mountains Are Burning"
Casting call for a non-Equity staged reading of "The Mountains Are Burning", a new musical. Seeking cast. ONLY LOCAL TALENT WILL BE CONSIDERED. Please see the details below. About the project: A non-Equity staged reading of "The Mountains Are Burning", a new musical about labor activism in the mines of 1902 Pennsylvania. Friends and family clash, love is found and lost, and a community faces a choice: to stand by or to engage in the dangerous struggle against the powerful coal barons. Rate: $600.00 per gig. Additional info: Music has a folk-Americana feel. Interesting, off-beat voices welcome. Characters are gritty, working class. Look should be appropriate to the period. In-person auditions will be scheduled on Friday, August 16 (6:00 pm – 10:00 pm) and callbacks on Saturday, August 17 (3:00 pm – 7:00 pm). READING: Oct. 20, 2024 in Pomona, NY (Rockland County). Transportation provided. REHEARSALS: Five evening rehearsals in NYC, early-mid October, plus a run-through day of reading. When applying, please include a self-tape and pic/resume. Include an appropriate monologue (one-minute max) and 16 bars of a ballad or up-tempo song.
9 roles
(Lead), mid-40s. Dramatic baritone. Second-generation Polish American. Hard-working, experienced miner who plays by the rules. Uneducated but innately intelligent.
(Lead), mid-40s. Baritone/tenor. Ziggy’s friend and co-worker. Irish immigrant, gregarious, high-spirited, and unrestrained with a militant streak. Irish brogue required.
(Lead). Alto. Historical figure. Audacious Irish-American labor activist. Fiery speaker with a sharp sense of humor. Irish brogue required.
(Lead), mid-40s. High alto. Ziggy’s wife. Polish immigrant, loving, educated, and refined with a strong moral compass. Polish accent required.
(Lead), Mezzo with soft belt. Ziggy and Zosia’s daughter. Practical, strong-willed, mature, also hopeful and idealistic.
(Lead), mid 20s. Tenor/high baritone. Riley’s younger brother newly emigrated from Ireland and smitten with Magda. A dreamer and a charmer, but rough around the edges. Irish brogue required.
(Supporting). Baritone. Connell: Self-made owner of the local mine and an old mining buddy of Ziggy. Despite having been a miner, he lacks empathy for his workers and their plight. Jojo: Good-natured, dependable miner and friend of Ziggy and Riley.
(Supporting). Baritone. Grogan: Tavern owner. Gruff but friendly and supportive of the miners. George F. Baer: Historical figure. Powerful regional coal baron. Direct, commanding, self-serving.
(Supporting). Baritone/tenor. Novak: mid-40s. Combative drunk and adversary of Ziggy’s.
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