Equity Actors for Production of "The Unsinkable"
Equity actors for roles in "The Unsinkable". See breakdown below. About the project: SYNOPSIS: When 17-year-old Little Fong is plunged into the freezing Atlantic as the Titanic sinks, survival becomes a battle inside his own mind. The Unsinkable is a wildly inventive, darkly funny, and deeply moving odyssey inspired by the six Chinese seamen who lived—then were erased from the story of the Titanic’s survivors. From Liverpool’s engine rooms and Chinatown streets to Cuban sugarcane fields, and a Chicago nursing home in 1986, Little Fong’s memories and desires spring to life through puppetry, cross-Atlantic dance traditions, and flourishes of Chinese opera. He fights for dignity and love even as time slips and his life is largely forgotten. The Unsinkable is a highly physical, ensemble-driven show that requires performers to sing with a group, operate various puppets and objects as puppets, and learn choreographed movement based in traditional and contemporary dance vocabularies. Rate: Special Agreement $1191.85 weekly minimum (Cat. 3) Additional info: Audtion day lunch 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM. PREPARATION: Please prepare the Sides for the role you are interested in. Side will be available on the morning of the audition through the Equity monitor. NOTES FROM CASTING: All characters in this play are working-class Toisanese migrants. ALL characters are from the AAPI diaspora. First Rehearsal: Monday, January 4, 2027 First Tech: Tuesday, February 2, 2027 First Preview: Wednesday, February 10, 2027 Opening Night: Thursday, February 18, 2027 Closing: Sunday, March 7, 2027 Furthest possible extension: Sun, March 14, 2027 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. If you are interested, please apply.
3 roles
Dreamer, or Ah Lam. One of the Chinese men who survived the sinking of the Titanic. He has been a transnational migrant since he was 5 years old, first in San Francisco and then in Liverpool. A loving father and merchant marine who works as a fireman in the engine room of steamer ships. Has an Irish wife in Liverpool and a growing family. Will double as a Shrimp Soldier (martial/Chinese opera movements, dry wit), a Nurse in a 1986-era Chicago Nursing Home.
To cover: LITTLE FONG/OLD FONG - The protagonist. Originally from Toisan, he spends most of the play speaking in standard American English but has a few scenes where he speaks English w/ a thick Toisanese accent. HAW-FLAKE - A playful hedonist. Will double as a Shrimp Soldier (martial/Chinese opera movements, dry wit), Older Sister, Little/Old Fong’s sister. BIG HEAD - Will double as a Shrimp Soldier (martial/Chinese opera movements, dry wit), Kevin (Old Fong’s Chinese American son) &others.
To cover: ICE MAN, Will double as Crab General (martial/Chinese opera movements, dry wit), Jimmy (Old Fong’s Chinese American son), and others. DREAMER, Will double as a Shrimp Soldier (martial/Chinese opera movements, dry wit), a Nurse in a 1986-era Chicago Nursing Home, and others. UNCLE, Will double as a Shrimp Soldier (martial/Chinese opera movements, dry wit), Ghost Father (the spirit of Little Fong’s dead father), and others.
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