LOVE'S LABORS LOST - Equity Video Submissions Smith Street Stage | Brooklyn,
Notice: Submission
Showcase-NY
$1200 stipend
Equity actors for roles in LOVE'S LABORS LOST (see breakdown).
Smith Street Stage is committed to creating and maintaining a work environment in which all people are treated with dignity and respect and where creativity can flourish. Such an environment is characterized by mutual trust, physical and emotional safety, and the absence of oppression. Smith Street Stage is dedicated to fostering an anti-racist workspace, free from harassment and discrimination of all kinds, where every member of our community can thrive. We do this by honoring the beliefs, cultures, identities, interpersonal styles and values of all individuals. You are welcome here.
Please submit a link to a 1 minute Shakespearean monologue. Please send the video link in a streaming format (Vimeo, YouTube, Google Drive, etc.) Do not attach full video files or send download links (ie, WeTransfer, YouSendIt, etc). Include your headshot/resume either within the link (if using GoogleDrive or Dropbox, etc) or attached to the email (being mindful of file size).
Deadline: 03/01/2024
Casting@SmithStreetStage.org
Director: Raquel Chavez
Assistant Director: Mahayla Laurence Producers: Jonathan Hopkins and Theodosia Arcidiacono
Casting Director: Jessica Lane Weiss
In-Person Callbacks: March 9 & 10
First Rehearsal: May 1; Rehearsals in Manhattan and Brooklyn
Run: June 5-9, 13-16, 20-23; Performances in Carroll Park, Brooklyn
OTHER
If you are using an iPhone to video record, please be sure to film horizontally and in a well-lit space. Please slate with name and pronouns, and state any musical abilities or dance training. (slate time not included in time restriction).
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.
NOTE: Looking for versatile comedic actors willing to make a big truthful choice, musical and dance abilities a big plus. Submit for whatever character you feel drawn to, playing against canonical gender expectations is highly encouraged! Smith Street Stage aims to build companies representative of the city we serve. Actors of all races, ethnicities, and genders are encouraged to submit.
FERDINAND: 30s/40s. The King of Navarre; the rich-boy instigator for this reality show rouse; outwardly self-assured, ambitious perfectionist; constantly adjusting hair; a little too aware of where the mirrors are in the room; think Jacob Elordi from Saltburn.
BEROWNE: late 20s/30s. Charming dark horse know-it-all; a pathological devil’s advocate; arrogance melts away when overpowered by his lovesick; huge chip on his shoulder; think somehow a combination of Ken from Barbie and Larry David.
LONGAVILLE: 20s/30s. Neurotic optimist; a follower quick to cave to other peoples’ authority; probably a Disney adult; happy to just be here guys! Think Sam Ricardson’s character in Veep, Kenneth from 30 Rock.
DUMAINE: 20s/30s. Jock, smoke-show, lungs for brains; heart of gold with one too many concussions; think Kronk from Emperor’s New Groove.
PRINCESS OF FRANCE: A powerful force to be reckoned with; nothing escapes her eagle eye; a bitch and a boss and she shines like gloss; think love-child of Doja Cat and Shiv Roy.
ROSALINE: 20s/30s. Flirty anarchist witch; a schemer; has an astrological reading for everything; hopeless romantic; misunderstood manic-pixie-dream girl; think Sarah Jessica Parker from Hocus Pocus in her own spin-off series.
MARIA: 20s/30s. Thirsty and boy-crazy; a brainiac with a hair-flip for every occasion; tech-wiz material gal; think Kendall Jenner if she secretly was a world champion chess player.
KATHERINE: 20s/30s. Mousy; unassuming but desperately wants fame and glamor despite having lousy taste; think Molly Shannon in Superstar.
BOYET: 40s+. Has the plastic charm of a reality show host with a winning smile; outwardly everyone’s friend but has the tea on everyone; think Andy Cohen, Anderson Cooper.
JACQUENETTA: Makeup artist, consummate professional, no bull, high femme. DULL: Gofer, easily distracted, stoner blabbermouth.
DON ARMADO: pope of the dump, takes up too much space for his own good, been a production assistant for a little too long.
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