Ten Thousand Things
AUDITION DATES
Mon, Apr 11, 2022
4:00 pm - 8:30 pm (CST)
break from 6:00 to 6:30 pm
Tue, Apr 12, 2022
8:30 am - 12:30 pm (CST)
APPOINTMENTS
Contact Nancy Waldoch, Ten Thousand Things Production Manager at auditions@tenthousandthings.org. When making your appointment please share your preferred date(s) and times and we will do our best to accommodate. The deadline to schedule appointments is April 11th by 12pm CT. If you need to cancel your appointment please contact us at auditions@tenthousandthings OR at 612-203-9502
CONTRACT
SPT $657 weekly minimum (SPT 8)
SEEKING
Seeking 14+ Equity Actors and/or Swing/Understudies for 2023-23 Season for three live productions: multi racial and gender imaginative casting. Most actors will play multiple roles (see breakdown).
Ten Thousand Things believes that artists are our biggest asset and are committed to providing livable wages. MInnesota/Twin Cities actors encouraged to attend.
PRODUCTIONS:
Summer/Fall: Iphigenia at Aulis, by Euripides (author of translation TBD), directed by Marceal Lorca
Winter: Mlima’s Tale, by Lynn Nottage, director TBD
Spring: Little Shop of Horrors, book and lyrics by Howard Ashman, music by Alan Menken, directed by Marcela Lorca
PREPARATION
REQUIRED: classic or heightened language monologue, 2 minute maximum; ADDITIONAL IF DESIRED/ABLE: up to 16 bars of a song of your choice, a cappella. *There will not be an accompanist on site. We wish to hear singing acapella to reflect the minimal instrumentation that is used under performance conditions.* Please bring a headshot and resume with you to auditions.
LOCATION
Plymouth Congregational Church
1919 LaSalle Ave
Minneapolis, MN 55403
There is a large lot with free parking. Enter door #1 off of Lasalle Ave.
PERSONNEL
Expected to attend:
Marcela Lorca, Artistic Director Ten Thousand Things
Nancy Waldoch, Production Manager
able to view virtual auditions only
Music Director JD Steele for Iphigenia
Music Director Peter Vitale for Little Shop of Horrors.
OTHER DATES
Iphigenia at Aulis, first rehearsal August 8, 2022 running Sept. 8 thru Oct. 2, 2022
Mlima’s Tale, first rehearsal January 9, 2023 running Feb. 10 thru March 12, 2023
Little Shop of Horrors, first rehearsal March 27, 2023 running April 27 thru June 11, 2023
OTHER
Have proof of vaccination or a negative COVID test within 72 hours. All personnel greeting you and in the audition room are fully vaccinated & will remain masked throughout the audition process. Everyone will remain masked at all times unless actively auditioning.
If you would prefer to send a taped audition you are welcome to do so - auditions@tenthousandthings.org. If sending in a tape please keep total audition submission to 4 minutes or less and include a copy of your headshot and resume
An Equity Monitor will not be provided. The producer will run all aspects of audition.
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.
BREAKDOWN
Everyone entering the audition venue (i.e., venue employees, Equity members, nonmembers, casting personnel, creatives, producers, musicians, COVID Safety Managers, etc.) will be required to undergo a symptom check and provide one of the following prior to entry into the venue:
Proof of full vaccination. “Fully vaccinated,” as defined by the CDC, is more than 14 calendar days following receipt of a final dose of an FDA or World Health Organization authorized or approved vaccine.
(OR)
Proof of a negative PCR test result taken no earlier than 48 hours prior to entry into the audition venue.
(OR)
Proof of two negative antigen test results (e.g., the first taken the night before and the second taken no less than 2 hours) prior to entry into the venue.
- Two-ply cloth face masks, surgical masks, singer’s masks and respirators (N95, KN95 or KF94) will be allowed for face coverings. Single-ply face masks, gaiters and bandanas are not acceptable face coverings. Everyone in the holding room and audition room will always wear a face covering as described above. Actors may remove their mask when in the audition room when they are actively auditioning. The time spent unmasked should be as minimal as possible. Face coverings must be worn correctly (covering the nose and mouth).
- Surgical masks and N95s will be available on site if you do not have one.
- Singer’s masks can be found at www.broadwayreliefproject.com/singersmask.
If the risk level for Hennepin County is trending upwards and may rise to High (Red) we will contact members with appointments at least 24 hours before the first audition appointment time to let them know there is a chance that the auditions may need to be postponed or canceled. All members with appointments will be notified if the auditions must be postponed or canceled.
We encourage members to prepare for their audition at home, to the extent that they can (e.g., get dressed, hair/make-up, etc.) to avoid crowding in bathrooms and dressing rooms.
- There will be a maximum of 3 people in the audition space at a time: Artistic Director, Production Manager, and the auditioner.
- Up to 20 people may be in the holding space at a time.
- Elevators Maximum occupancy is 2 people.
Iphigenia at Aulis by Euripides, specific author translation TBA
*This will be a heavily sung, choral based, play. Singers strongly encouraged to audition. Intention toward non-traditional and gender imaginative casting will be used. Most actors will play multiple parts.
Iphigenia: 18+, daughter to Agememnon & Clytemnestra, betrothed to Achilles,
Agamemnon: 30s+, the leader of the Greek coalition, husband to Clytemnestra, father to Iphegenia,
Clytemnestra: 30s+, Agamemnon's wife, Iphigenia's mother
Menelaus: 30s+ Agamemnon's brother
Achilles: 20s+Greek war hero, betrothed to Iphigenia
Chorus of 6: various ages, genders and backgrounds; singers, doubling in roles of Messenger 1 and 2, Old Servant etc.
Mlima's Tale by Lynne Nottage
Mlima: An African bull elephant, Old, clever, a wanderer, and a warrior. Black/African/African American, male identifying, any age
Player 1: up to 10 various role as culturally appropriate: Black/African/African American identifying, any gender identity or age,
Player 2: up to 10 various role as culturally appropriate: AAPI identifying, any gender identity or age,
Player 3: up to 10 various role as culturally appropriate: Any cultural identify with specific interest in Black, Indigenous, AAPI, or People of Color, any gender identity or age,
Roles covered by Player’s 1, 2, 3:
Rahman: A Somali poacher. Nervous and green.
Geedi: A Somali poacher. Experienced and proud, honorable in his own eyes.
Githinji: Chief of Police. Sees everything, and how it can most benefit him.
Wamwara: Regional Warden. Takes his responsibilities to heart.
Andrew Graves: Director of Wildlife. Wants to do the right thing, without having to try too hard.
Guoxi Fu: A Chinese diplomat. A collector. Happy to benefit from his position.
Hassan Abdulla: A Tanzanian trader. Skittish, but with an eye on the greatest profit.
Aziz Muhammed: A merchant. Comfortable and cautious.
Captain Ramaaker: An American ship captain. By-the-books, except under pressure.
Jim Baxter: Chief Mate. An opportunist.
Hua Huynh: A Vietnamese customs officer. Watchful and disinterested.
Thuy Fan: A Vietnamese trader. Easygoing. Enjoys winning.
Master Yee: A master ivory carver. An artist. Doesn’t ask questions.
Alice Ying: A Chinese woman. Nouveau riche. Eager to have the best and show it off.
Mr. Cheung: An ivory salesman. Has a flair for the big sale.
Hong Feng: A businessman. A little self-righteous.
Li Jun: A businessman. A gossip
Little Shop of Horrors, book and lyrics by Howard Ashman, music by Alan Menken
*This is a musical, singers strongly encouraged to audition. Intention toward non-traditional and gender imaginative casting may be used. Some actors will play multiple parts.*
Seymour/ Voice of Audrey II: a shop worker, male identifying, 20s-30s / voice of a human-eating plant
Audrey/ Ensemble: a shop worker, female identifying, 20s-30s, in an abusive relationship with Orin the Dentist
Mr. Mushnik/ Ensemble: owner of the flower shop, Seymour and Audrey's boss, male identifying 40s+
Orin/ Ensemble: a sadistic dentist, abusive boyfriend of Audrey, male identifying 30s+
Chiffon/ Ensemble: lives on skid row, part of trio of singers
Crystal/ Ensemble: lives on skid row, part of trio of singers
Ronnette/ Ensemble: lives on skid row, part of trio of singers
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 audition.
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