PARTY PEOPLE - HEADSHOT/RESUME SUBMISSIONS
Actors Theatre of Louisville
CONTRACT
LORT Non-Rep
$1008 weekly minimum (LORT B)
SEEKING
Equity actors for roles in PARTY PEOPLE (See Breakdown).
No roles will be understudied.
Performers who are comfortable with singing/rapping a cappella are encouraged to submit.
INSTRUCTIONS
Please fill out the following airtable link:
https://airtable.com/shre273rDSdXspBEl
Deadline: Wed, Oct 26, 2022
Actors Theatre of Louisville is committed to anti-racist and anti-oppressive practices in all areas, including casting. Our goal is to create a casting process that is welcoming, absent of intimidation, and serves those auditioning as well as the creative team in the full exploration of the material. Building an environment of mutual trust that upholds our mission to unlock human potential, build community, and enrich quality of life by engaging people in theatre that reflects the wonder and complexity of our time.
In reference to the descriptions below – these are descriptions of the characters as identified in the script and in collaboration with the creative team. They are not meant to be exhaustive of who should play these roles and we seek to cast expansively and intentionally. We acknowledge the history of systemic exclusionary practices and are working to dismantle barriers to theatre-making and auditioning for performers of all races, ethnicities, national origins, gender expressions, body types, and abilities. We also recognize that most characters are written on the binary (use he/him or she/her pronouns) and we invite gender non-conforming, genderqueer, transgender, and non-binary actors to submit for the roles they most identify with.
As an ADA compliant organization, we welcome performers of all abilities. We are prepared to engage interpreters, utilize captioning, and provide any reasonable accommodations and resources needed in order to cast performers with disabilities.
Please let us know if you have any questions or requests. If there are any provisions we can make to enhance and support your audition experience, just let us know. Please reach out through the note section of your breakdown submission or by emailing Kavin Moore, kmoore2@actorstheatre.org
SEEKING:
JIMMY “PRIMO”/Ensemble (He/Him/His, Boricua/Puerto Rican, Mid 20s to Late 20s) Nephew of Tito; A new media/visual/performing artist, who is organizing an exhibit/installation/performance inspired by the activities of the Black Panthers Party (BPP) and the Young Lords Party (YLP); He has invited members of both parties to the event.
TITO/Ensemble (He/Him/His, Boricua/Puerto Rican, 50s+) Primo’s uncle; a former Young Lords Party member; Retired but still involved in union organizing and a prison reentry program; Was once in a romantic relationship with Helita.
HELITA/Ensemble (She/Her/Hers, Boricua/Puerto Rican, 50s+) [CAST] Former Young Lords Party member; A journalist and meticulous collector of Young Lords and Black Panther historical documents. Clara’s godmother.
CLARA/Ensemble (She/Her/Hers, Boricua/Puerto Rican, Mid 20s to Late 20s) Daughter of Young Lords’ members; Co-Raised by Helita; She wants nothing to do with a revolution that robbed her of her parents.
AMIRA/Ensemble (She/Her/Hers, Black, 50s+) Blue’s wife and former Black Panther Party member; Protects Blue and his eccentricities.
BLUE/Ensemble (He/Him/His, Black, 50s+) Former Black Panther Party member; Incarcerated for involvement in a shootout that left a police officer dead but was ultimately proven not guilty.
MARCUS/Ensemble (He/Him/His, White, 50s+) A former young white activist affiliated with Fred Hampton’s Rainbow Coalition in Chicago. A collector of memorabilia. Doubles as ROGER - ROGER/Ensemble (He/Him/His, White, 50s+) COINTELPRO* agent; Teaches informants how to infiltrate.
OMAR /Ensemble (He/Him/His, Black, 50s+) Former Black Panther Party member; An Army war veteran; Seeks a public apology for having been tortured when others thought he was an informant.
*COINTELPRO = Counter Intelligence Program
PERSONNEL
Viewing submissions:
Steven Sapp, Director (He/Him)
Emily Tarquin, Artistic Producer, Casting Director CSA (They/Them)
Kavin Moore, Line Producer, Casting Associate (He/They)
Ameila Acosta Powell, Impact Producer (She/Her)
Expected to attend callbacks:
Steven Sapp, Director (He/Him)
Millicent Johnnie, Choreographer (She/Her)
Emily Tarquin, Artistic Producer, Casting Director CSA (They/Them)
Kavin Moore, Line Producer, Casting Associate (He/They)
OTHER DATES
First Rehearsal: March 14th, 2023
Tech: March 31st, 2023
Open: April 7th , 2023
Close: April 16th, 2023
OTHER
Callbacks: Will be held at Open Jar Studios 1601 Broadway New York, NY 10019 on November 14th. Please prepare sides and 16-32 bars of a song of your choice. Be prepared to learn a dance combination.
If there are any questions, please email Kavin Moore, kmoore2@actorstheatre.org.
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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