Rattlestick Productions, Inc.
CONTRACT
LOA-NYC $594 weekly minimum
SEEKING
Equity actor for role in ADDRESSLESS (see breakdown).
All stage managerial positions have been filled.
INSTRUCTIONS
Please include a full-body slate at the beginning of your video, and please submit an unlisted YouTube (Not Private), Vimeo, Dropbox, or Google Drive Link. Please use this form to submit your audition video and headshot/resume: https://tinyurl.com/EPAddresslessForm . DEADLINE FOR ALL SUBMISSIONS IS TUESDAY NOVEMBER 19th AT 5:00PM EST. VIDEOS SUBMITTED AFTER THE DEADLINE WILL NOT BE VIEWED.
Deadline: Fri, Nov 19, 2021
PERSONNEL
Producer: RATTLESTICK PLAYWRIGHTS THEATER, Daniella Topol, Artistic Director
Director: Martin Boross
Book: Jonathan Payne
Casting: Tara Rubin Casting/Tara Rubin, C.S.A. (Viewing Auditions)
Based on a concept by Stereo AKT and Lifeboat Unit
OTHER DATES
In-Person Auditions: November 2021
1st Rehearsal: November 29th, 2021
1st Performance: January/February 2022
OTHER
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.
BREAKDOWN
PREPARATION INSTRUCTIONS:
Please prepare LOUIS Side 1.
Link to SIDES: https://tinyurl.com/AddresslessEPAMaterials
A NOTE REGARDING SELF-TAPE QUALITY:
Please film your audition in front of a clean background, with no backlighting. As much as possible, limit ambient noise including air conditioners and other electronics.
Addressless, by Hungarian artist Martin Boross, speaks to this growing problem in ways that question prevailing stereotypes about housing insecurity while examining the intersections between mental health and homelessness. Addressless is structured as an interactive theatrical game in which audiences experience firsthand the complex challenges faced by those living without a home. Audiences are asked to follow a character and make a series of decisions: Will their character sleep on the street or sleep in a hostel? Will they ask people for money or try to find work? While some decisions might earn the character money, they may also take a toll on their life expectancy and physical wellbeing. The piece is performed by four people: two actors, a homeless activist, and a social worker serving as an expert to help the audience gain insight into the lived experience of homelessness. The original piece was created to specifically speak to issues surrounding homelessness in Budapest and is being adapted for New York audiences by Boross and Script Adapter Jonathan Payne who has a great deal of experience working with unhoused communities in New York.
SEEKING THE FOLLOWING ROLE:
LOUIS – Male Identifying, 30s-40s, Veteran. BIPOC, Louis has a short fuse and has a tough relationship with authority. Serving in Afghanistan with the US Army, he was dishonorably discharged for a positive drug test. With little support and returning home to an ailing mother he eventually became homeless when she died.
JOSIE – Female Identifying, Early 20s, Sexual Identity and Gender Preference ambiguous. White. Running away from upstate New York for the big city, she has found herself on the streets. She has become pensive and quiet given the turbulence of her life but she is slowly finding her voice and the ability to advocate for herself. ROLE IS ALREADY CAST.
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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