Seeking Actors for "King Kirby" Show
The company is holding auditions for "King Kirby" Show and looking for performers, please see the details below. About the project: Marvelites unite! Peel back the comic strip and discover the true origin story of your favorite superheroes. This is the epic tale of Jack Kirby, the most famous cartoonist you never heard of. Join Kirby as he survives the Lower East Side slums, lands in Normandy in WWII, creates CAPTAIN AMERICA, THE AVENGERS, and THE X-MEN, and then must fight for the rightful recognition he was denied. This masterful story crackles with wit and effervescent dialogue, and then sneaks in that emotional gut punch when you're least expecting. POW! BAM! KABOOM! Additional info: Rehearsal Timeframe: January-February Evening Performances (7:00pm): February 28 Matinee Performances (3:00pm): March 1 Content Label: Strong adult language, including historic antisemitic and anti-Irish slurs
7 roles
Character: A rough and tumble kid from the Lower East Side who went on to create some of the most iconic characters in American popular culture. Jack dreams big, works hard, and has little tolerance for fools, which frequently puts him at odds with his more commercially minded peers.
Character: The love of Jack’s life. Throughout the stresses of serving in World War II and fighting for the rights to his own creations, she kept him grounded. She was also a talented creative herself, serving as Jack’s inker from 1947 on.
Character: Jack’s longtime collaborator and the first editor of Timely (now Marvel) Comics. A shrewd businessman capable of identifying cultural trends quickly enough to create whole new genres. However, he doesn’t share the same love for the act of creation as his partner.
Character: Marvel’s main man with the gift of gab and acclaimed alliteration aficionado. Lee climbed the ranks from assistant to editor-in-chief to publisher with breakneck speed and streamlined the process of creating comics with his “Marvel Method.” Lee was also a savvy self-promoter who recognized the value of a good story, and wasn’t one to let something like the truth get in the way of that.
Character: A former accountant at National (now DC) Comics who went on to found his own comics imprint, Fox Feature Syndicate, after seeing the potential for profit. Fox is a brash and overbearing businessman who loudly declares himself ‘The King of Comics” to his subordinates.
Character: The founder and publisher of Timely (now Marvel) Comics, and cousin-in-law of Stanley Lieber. Where Joe Simon predicts trends, Goodman chases them. Or rather, he has Stan chase them while he’s off playing golf. Goodman is interested solely in the bottom line, and woe betide anyone who might jeopardize that.
Character: Co-owner of National (now DC) Comics. Liebowitz recognizes talent when he sees it, leading him to poach Kirby and Simon from Timely Comics.
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