"Rolling Thunder: A Rock Journey" Show in Need of Equity Actors
Equity actors sought for 2027 season show "Rolling Thunder: A Rock Journey". Please refer to the details below. Rate: LORT Non-Rep $889 weekly minimum (LORT D) Additional info: Audition day lunch 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM. PREPARATION: To be considered, substitute one monologue for 32-bars of a song in a style appropriate for the season’s show. Also, please bring your current headshot & a resume. 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. 1st Rehearsal: 4/6/27 Closing: 5/23/27 If you are interested, please apply.
6 roles
Thrill-seeking boy from a small farming community in the Midwest. Fun-loving, full of life, patriotic, loyal to his family, and a romantic at heart. He dreams of adventure and enlists in the army, but is torn about leaving his parents, given that they are struggling on their land. Upbeat and optimistic, the young soldier easily makes friends with his fellow GIs. Songs include ‘People Get Ready’, ‘Bridge Over Troubled Water.’ Strong pop rock singer.
Conservative, bright, and inquiring. Living in a small midwestern town, she clings to family and adores her enlisted sweetheart’s sense of adventure, though fears what war may do to him. After moving to college, she opens herself to a new exciting, stimulating and liberating world on campus. She becomes politicized after watching the horrific images & news reports of the war on TV. Songs include ‘Killing Me Softly’, ‘Help Me Make It Through the Night’, ‘Nowhere to Run.’ Strong pop rock singer.
American marine from Detroit who is burdened with a sense of family duty and living up to rigid expectations of his parents. Dutiful and diligent, a crusader-of-sorts but not as strong as he cares to think. Religious and patriotic, he wants to start a family with his girlfriend when he returns from service. Proud, staunch and conscientious, but the horrors of war test and shatter his faith. Songs include ‘Give Me Shelter’, ‘We’ve Gotta Get Out of this Place.’ Strong pop rock singer.
From an urban, working-class family from Chicago. Street-wise, smart and skeptical; brash when he wants to be. He is annoyed and dismayed when drafted as he doesn’t understand why Americans are involved in the War. His curiosity enables him to gain a rapport with the South Vietnamese people. He ultimately returns from Vietnam changed by both the experience abroad and by civil rights and counter-culture movements back home. Songs include ‘War’, ‘All Along the Watchtower.’ Strong pop rock singer.
A variety of characters in the show, ranging from Lyndon B Johnson, army officials, soldiers, protesters, etc. Songs include ‘Born to be Wild’, ‘Get Together.’ Strong pop rock singer.
A variety of characters in the show including protestors, family members, etc. Songs include ‘Nowhere to Run’, ‘People Get Ready.’ Strong pop rock singer.
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