Portland Playhouse
CONTRACT
SPT $523 weekly minimum (SPT 6)
SEEKING
Equity actor for role in BELLA: AN AMERICAN TALL TALE (see breakdown).
All actors for this production must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Fully vaccinated means 2 weeks have passed since the 2nd dose of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine, or the single dose of the Johnson and Johnson vaccine.
Please note; because of the ever-changing landscape due to COVID-19, our season is subject to possible alteration. This production may be filmed and/or recorded under Actors’ Equity Association guidelines, and Actors will be given at least 24 hours notice per Equity requirement.
INSTRUCTIONS
SEE PREPARATION INSTRUCTIONS IN BREAKDOWN. Please email a copy of your headshot, resume, and your submission.
Deadline: Fri, Mar 11, 2022
SUBMIT TO
PERSONNEL
Viewing auditions:
Brian Weaver, Artistic Director
Charles Grant, Associate Producer
Damaris Webb, Director
Chika Ma'atunde, Music Director
Julana Torres, Choreographer
OTHER DATES
First Rehearsal: April 5th, 2022
First Preview: May 4th, 2022
Opening: May 7th, 2022
Closing: June 5th, 2022 (potential extension to June 19th, 2022)
OTHER
Portland Playhouse does not discriminate against any employee, volunteer or customer on the basis or race, color, cultural heritage, national origin, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, size, mental or physical dis/ability or appearance, genetic status, marital status, political affiliation, source of income, veteran status or any other status protected under local, state, or federal law.
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 send in a video link of your audition including the following: A slate stating your name, pronouns, and your union status (Equity, EMC, or Non-Union).
Please include the following in your audition submission:
Song #1 - Big Booty Tupelo Gal
Song #2 - What I Want
Choreography from Travlin' the World
Scene on pages 21-22 (If a reader is not accessible to you, you may perform a monologue in the style of the show).
All materials can be found in the following Google Drive folder: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1Rgf9S-oQ8ytTLuRFdJrFXEUdrSCJFSTp
SEEKING:
BELLA: African American/Black, female identifying. A young woman of the late nineteenth century. She is a wanted woman of mythic proportions looking to begin life anew out west. Bella takes us on the trip of a lifetime to escape her scandalous past and bounce into the arms of her awaiting Buffalo Soldier.
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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