BIG RIVER - Equity video submissions (principals) Southport Theater LLC | Chicago, IL
Notice: Submission
CAT
$865 weekly minimum (CAT 5)
Equity actors for principal roles in BIG RIVER, THE ADVENTURES OF HUCKLEBERRY FINN (see breakdown).
Local actors of all gender identities, abilities, races and ethnicities are encouraged to submit.
SEE PREPARATION INSTRUCTIONS IN BREAKDOWN. Email your headshot/resume and video submission. Please submit your video via a link to YouTube or Vimeo. Unfortunately, at this time, we are not able to take individual file attachments. Your submission must be sent as a link to a site that is stream ready. We are not able to accept WeTransfer, Dropbox, Google Drive, or downloadable files at this time. For more privacy, you can mark your tape as “unlisted.
Deadline: 11/30/2022
www.casting@mercurytheaterchicago.com ,
Executive Producer - L. Walter Stearns Executive Producer - Eugene Dizon Artistic Director/Director - Christopher Chase Carter
Music Director - Malcolm Ruhl
Choreographer - Ariel Etana Triunfo Managing Director - Kristi J. Martens Casting Associate- Keely Vasquez Music and Lyrics- Roger Miller
Book- William Hauptman
In-Person Callback Auditions: Monday, December 12th and Tuesday, December 13th 2022
First Rehearsal: March 28th 2023
Tech Rehearsals: April 15th-20th 2023 First Preview: April 21st 2023
Press Opening: April 27th 2023
Closing: June 11th 2023
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.
Most cell phones will give you high enough quality for your submission. Please film in “Landscape” (horizontal) mode, from the waist or the chest up.
Please prepare two contrasting cuts that show off your voice within Folk, Traditional Country, Country Blues/Gospel, and Roots/Americana vocal styles. You may also use the accompaniment at
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1VT4r-zxyUo3frb3yi4VYAI7E_Cor1j3p .
Some roles will be understudied.
Huck Finn: Male Presenting (High Baritone or Tenor) 16+ to play 14-17. Bright, cocksure, mischievous, hopeful. A rough and tumble near-orphan who was taken in and civilized by Widow Douglas and Miss Watson. Prefers freedom to domestic life. Ethnicity: White / European Descent.
Jim: Male Presenting, 30-60. (Bass/Baritone) - a strong and lovable man. Widow Douglas' slave. Huck's best friend. He is desperate to be free so he can buy back his wife and children. Ethnicity: Black / African Descent.
Widow Douglas: Female presenting, 40-70. (Alto/Mezzo) - a strict but loving woman who takes Huck in and raises him. Ethnicity: White / European Descent.
Miss Watson: Female presenting, 40-60. (Mezzo-Soprano) Widow Douglas' sister. A strict and traditional woman that helps to raise Huck. Ethnicity: White / European Descent
The Duke: Male presenting, 35-60. (Bari-tenor) - A Comedic Role. a broken-down actor turned con artist - conniving. Ethnicity: Asian, Latino / Hispanic, South Asian / Indian, White / European Descent.
Tom Sawyer: Male presenting (Baritone) 16+ to play 14-17. Huck's friend. Adventurer, clever, great storyteller, energetic, enjoyable, but often overly dramatic and prefers the complicated path. Ethnicity: White / European Descent.
Aunt Sally: Female presenting, 30-60. Tom Sawyer's Aunt Sally. Strict, countrywoman. Ethnicity: White / European Descent.
Uncle Silas: Male presenting, 35-65. Ethnicity: White / European Descent.
Ben, Dick, Simon: Male presenting (Various Baritone through Alto) 16+ to play 14-17. Huck and Tom's Schoolmates and friends. Mischievous. Pugnacious. Ethnicity: Asian, Ethnically Ambiguous / Multiracial, Latino / Hispanic, White / European Descent.
Jo Harper: Male or female presenting. Huck and Tom's Schoolmate. Mischievous. Pugnacious. Ethnicity: Asian, Ethnically Ambiguous / Multiracial, Latino / Hispanic, White / European Descent.
Pap Finn: Male presenting, 35-60. (Bass/Baritone) Huck's no-good alcoholic father who abandoned him some time ago. Returns to collect on Huck's trust fund. Ethnicity: White / European Descent.
The King: Male presenting, 35-65. (Baritone) An escaped convict and con artist, partners with The Duke. Ethnicity: Asian, Latino / Hispanic, White / European Descent.
Mary Jane Wilkes: Female presenting (Mezzo) 16+ to play 14-17. The grieving and pretty daughter of the wealthy Peter Wilkes, who recently passed away. Ethnicity: Ethnically Ambiguous / Multiracial, White / European Descent.
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