The Chinese Lady - San Francisco EPA
MAGIC Theatre
AUDITION DATE
Mon, May 06, 2019
10:00 am - 5:00 pm (PDT)
Lunch: 1:00PM - 2:00PM
APPOINTMENTS
Email: auditions@magictheatre.org. We will respond within 2 business days
CONTRACT
Bay Area Theatre Minimum - $638/wk
SEEKING
Actors for Magic Theatre’s 2019-2020 production of The Chinese Lady by Lloyd Suh, directed by Mina Morita. Actors from Asian backgrounds and of all abilities and types encouraged to apply. Strong preference for Bay Area actors.
PREPARATION
Actors should indicate role of interest in email to schedule appointment. They will be sent appropriate sides. Bring one copy of your headshot and resume, stapled together.
LOCATION
Magic Theatre
Fort Mason Center
2 Marina Blvd, Bldg D
San Francisco, CA 94123
Magic Theatre Lounge. 3rd Floor.
PERSONNEL
Sonia Fernandez, Associate Artistic Director/Casting Director
Mina Morita, Director
OTHER DATES
First rehearsal: September 17, 2019
Tech: October 5 - 8,2019
Previews begin: Oct 9, 2019
Opening: October 16, 2019
Closing: November 4, 2019
OTHER
www.magictheatre.org
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
AFONG MOY (Female, 20-50 years old, Asian American): Based on the historical Afong Moy, the first Chinese woman in America. Chinese woman with bound feet who ages over the play from early teens into old age. Ranges from youthful charm and optimism to a matured, observant introspection. Underneath all of this is a sharp-witted and perceptive nature, offering a shrewd understanding of capitalism and objectification of Eastern culture by the Western world. Asian American actors of all ages and abilities are strongly encouraged to apply, particularly actors with a mobility disability.
ATUNG (Male, 30's-60's, Asian American): Atung serves as Afong Moy’s translator and companion. He vacillates between cynical and poetic. His character contains a timeless quality, suggesting a presence that has been and always will be. Protective of Afong Moy and accustomed to American culture, he guides his ward with a subdued stoicism that masks his complicated feelings for her.
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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