HOTTER THAN EGYPT - HEADSHOT/RESUME SUBMISSIONS
Denver Center for the Performing Arts
CONTRACT
LORT Non-Rep
$1050 weekly minimum (LORT D)
SEEKING
Equity actors for roles in HOTTER THAN EGYPT (see breakdown).
Bass/Valle Casting encourages people of all races, ages, ethnicities, abilities and gender identities to apply.
The Denver Center intends to lead all decisions from selecting each play to the final bow, with empathy and respect. We acknowledge that race, gender, ethnicity and physical abilities of the actors on stage have meaning and we want to be mindful of that throughout our practices. Our casting process will be led with thoughtfulness and appreciation of the artists we encounter and any level of discrimination will not be tolerated. We do not want to assume that the space you are entering or have entered is fully inclusive of your needs, but instead want to create an environment and expand our conditions that allows for your multi-faceted personhood to thrive and feel welcome.
INSTRUCTIONS
Please, submit an electronic photo/resume for the opportunity to be invited to audition in person. The Bass/Valle Casting team will review all self-submissions.
Deadline: Fri, Sep 23, 2022
SUBMIT TO
bassvallecasting@gmail.com
PERSONNEL
Playwright: Yussef El Guindi
Director: Chris Coleman, DCPA Artistic Director
Dramaturg: Nakissa Etemad
DCPA Casting: & Grady Soapes, CSA - DCPA Director of Casting
NYC Casting: Bass/Valle Casting
Casting Directors: Harriet Bass & Gama Valle
Casting Assistant: Dena Igusti
OTHER DATES
AUDITIONS: 10/11/22 - 10/13/22 (in-person)
CALLBACKS: 10/13/22 (in-person)
FIRST REHEARSAL: 01/10/23
FIRST PREVIEW: 02/10/23
OPENING: 02/17/23
CLOSING: 03/12/23
Synopsis
Hailed as an audience favorite at the 2020 Colorado New Play Summit, Hotter Than Egypt is the captivating tale of an American couple’s own personal revolutions.
No matter where you live, the ups and downs of married life are universal. For a middle-aged American couple traveling to Egypt on a business trip-slash-vacation, their relationship is put to the test when an old connection leads to new temptation. As the eager tourists strive to connect with Egyptian culture in an authentic way, they end up getting more than they bargained for as long-dormant marital issues begin to percolate.
Drawing from the political, cultural, and religious realities of living in the region, this quick-witted dramedy set in Cairo pits loyalty against attraction as its characters grapple with the ever-changing struggle of staying committed to their partners.
Middle East American Distinguished Playwright Award winner Yussef El Guindi specializes “in cultural and geographical displacement, from alienated couples to the promises and frustrations of immigration, and the ways people maneuver through foreignness and belonging” (Seattle Times).
SEEKING
No roles will be understudied.
MAHA: she/her, MENA (Middle Eastern/North African), late 20s to mid 30s. Maha is Egyptian. Charismatic and strong, but much more frustrated by her lot. She is ready to change her life now, and feels her fiancé isn't doing enough to make that happen. Former tour guide, aspiring fashion designer.
JEAN: she/her, white American from the U.S., late 40s to early 60s. There’s strength and endurance and an adventurousness that’s waiting to assert itself. Not a victim but a person who’s allowed herself to conform to other people’s expectations of her. Formerly a stay-at-home mother. She’s felt she’s had to play a role in a marriage that’s lost its heart. NOTE: The script requires the actor playing JEAN to be in a two piece bathing suit for about the first half-hour of the play.
BOATMAN/MUSEUM GUARD/ DOORMAN: he/him, MENA (Middle Eastern, North African), between 30s and 60s. Boatman: serene, compassionate, friendly. Museum Guard: officious, overbearing. Doorman: Too nosey, a gossip, wanting to know other people’s business.
OTHER
denvercenter.org/casting
Kilstrom Theatre (Formerly The Space)
All performers must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, as defined by the CDC, with a first booster (if eligible) by first rehearsal as a condition of employment. Vaccination requirements are subject to change according to CDC guidance.
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 submit.
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