BHANGIN IT Submission (Principal Roles) - La Jolla Playhouse Auditions

BHANGIN IT - EQUITY VIDEO SUBMISSIONS (PRINCIPAL)

La Jolla Playhouse

CONTRACT

LORT Non-Rep

$1080 weekly minimum (LORT B)

SEEKING

Equity actors for roles in BHANGIN' IT (see breakdown).

We are seeking talented diverse people who can sing and dance in any South Asian style onstage. If you’ve got bhangra in your bones, can sing ghazals or in Panjabi, or have any other form of South Asian song or dance, we want to hear from you!

INSTRUCTIONS

Please prepare two contrasting contemporary musical theatre or pop songs. Songs of your choosing can be sung to track or live accompaniment if it is available to you. In lieu of singing a song from your book, please email auditions@ljp.org and general audition music will be provided to you. Please be sure to mention if you have any experience in the Bhangra dance style. Submit your audition via formspring-xpeow.formstack.com/forms/epa_bhangin_it.

Deadline: Thu, May 6, 2021 (PDT)

PERSONNEL

Book by Mike Lew and Rehana Lew Mirza
Music and Lyrics by Sam Willmott
Additional Music by Deep Singh
Choreography by Rujuta Vaidya
Directed by Amy Anders Corcoran

Jacole Kitchen, Director of Arts Engagement and In-house Casting, will be reviewing all submissions.

OTHER DATES

Must be available September/October ‘21 and January - April ‘22.

Two Day Zoom Reading
Late June/Early July Dates TBE for the following roles: Mary, Sunita, Preeti, Billy, and Rekha

3-week Workshop
September/October Dates TBD for entire company

La Jolla Playhouse Production
1st rehearsal: 1/25/22
Performances start: 3/8/22
Opens: 3/20/22
Closes: 4/17/22

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

Winner of the Richard Rodgers Award, Bhangin’ It is an exhilarating new musical set in the high stakes world of intercollegiate competitive bhangra: a Panjabi folk dance morphed into a good old fashioned dance-off.

Brash, intoxicating and joyous, Bhangin’ It is a musical about dancing to your own beat and a celebration of what America looks like today.

CAST BREAKDOWN

MARY DARSHINI CLARKE – 20s female, mixed-race (white/South Asian). Our heroine. Positive attitude, figuring out where she fits in the world, occasional fits of imposter syndrome. Strong mix-belt.

SUNITA JAIN – 20s female, South Asian American. Ride or die BFFs with Mary, anti-authoritarian visual artist/pharmacology major.

PREETI – 20s female, South Asian American. A tough, no-nonsense Punjabi who's proud of her culture and has no time for foolery. Proudly repping the Bengal Tigers.

BILLY CASTILLO – 20s male, Latino. The team DJ, Mary's love interest, a music nerd who's recovering from a break-up.

REKHA KAPOOR – 40s-60s female, Indian immigrant who has lived in the US for 20 years. An ex-Bollywood-star-turned-restauranteur.

AMIT – 20s male, South Asian American. Charismatic but conflict-avoiding team captain of the Bengal Tigers.

GOBIND SINGH – 20s male, South Asian American (Sikh). An upbeat, turban-wearing chemistry major. He loves bhangra with all his heart and also his two left feet.

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.