Cardinal Stage Company
CONTRACT
SPT $392 weekly minimum (SPT 4)
SEEKING
Equity actors and actor/singers for various roles in the 2021-2022 season (see breakdown). Cardinal Stage is committed to an inclusive approach to casting. Actors of all types, abilities and identities are encouraged to submit for the role with which they identify.
INSTRUCTIONS
SEE PREPARATION INSTRUCTIONS IN BREAKDOWN. Please include a PDF of your headshot and resume as email attachments. Please email a link to your unlisted video submission to casting@cardinalstage.org. Please do not send large video files directly. Videos due by 5pm (Eastern) July 7, 2021.
Deadline: Wed, Jul 7, 2021 (EST)
SUBMIT TO
PERSONNEL
Kate Galvin, Artistic Director (viewing auditions)
Gabe Gloden, Managing Director
See Other Dates for production-specific personnel.
OTHER DATES
Every Brilliant Thing
Kate Galvin, Director
1st Rehearsal - Aug. 16, 2021
Performances - Sept. 5-12, 2021
The Mountaintop
Director TBA
1st Rehearsal - Jan. 24, 2022
Performances - Feb. 17 - Marc. 6, 2022
Ada and the Engine
Kate Galvin, Director
1st Rehearsal – Mar. 7, 2022
Performances – Mar. 31 – Apr. 17, 2022
Hedwig and the Angry Inch
Director TBA
Musical Director TBA
1st Rehearsal – May 16, 2022
Performances - June 9 – 26, 2022
OTHER
Cardinal Stage is a professional theater in Bloomington, IN. For the Mainstage 2021-2022 Season most shows will be produced at the Waldron Arts Center in downtown Bloomington (150 seat black box), with the exception of Every Brilliant Thing, which will be produced in an outdoor amphitheater at a local state park.
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 a contemporary monologue (2 min max), or a rock musical selection of your choice or Creep by Radiohead (sheet music and backing track provided at https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1HUEcRfc0smFuDvZpE0RQNhz9i0vF9C5v?usp=sharing), or a 1 min. monologue and a 16-bar rock musical selection (may use 16 bars of “Creep). For singers, a backing track is preferred to an a cappella performance.
EVERY BRILLIANT THING by Duncan Macmillan and Johnny Donohue
This solo show deals with mental health issues, including suicide and depression.
Narrator (mid-30s+, any gender identity) Has a warm sense of humor and is comfortable with improvisation.
THE MOUNTAINTOP by Katori Hall
All roles available.
MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. - Male identifying, Black, 39. Charismatic and devout, but ultimately very human. Seeking a strong actor with an electric stage presence and an unexpected sense of humor.
CAMAE - Female identifying, Black, 20's-early 30's. A maid who is not what she appears to be, she always surprises King (and the audience). She is smart, funny, mischeivious and not easily intimidated. Seeking a dynamic, young leading lady who can hold her own.
ADA AND THE ENGINE by Lauren Gunderson
This show has been rescheduled after cancellation due to Covid. Seeking replacements should any members of the original cast not be available for new dates. All characters are British, a strong ear for dialect is required of all actors.
ADA BYRON LOVELACE – Female identifying. Ages from 18 to 36 over the course of the play. A brilliant mathematician with an artist’s soul. Funny, independent and proud. Seeking a versatile and strong leading lady.
CHARLES BABBAGE – Male identifying. Ages from 40’s to 60’s over the course of the play. A renowned mathematician who mentors Ada. He is charismatic and commanding, but can also be a little prickly.
LADY ANABELLA BYRON/MARY SOMMERVILLE – Female identifying. 40’s-50’s. This actress doubles as Ada’s stern mother who butts heads with her independent daughter, and Charles’s friend who also mentors Ada.
LORD LOVELACE/LORD BYRON – Male identifying. 30’s. This actor doubles as Ada’s fiancé/husband, a handsome man who is out of his depth with such a brilliant wife, and Ada’s absent father, the scandalous poet Lord Byron.
HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH by John Cameron Mitchell, Music & Lyrics by Stephen Trask
This show has been rescheduled after cancellation due to Covid. All roles available.
HEDWIG – 30’s. Rock tenor. A queer/non-binary character. Born as Hansel, but reinvented as Hedwig, an “internationally ignored song stylist.” Hedwig is a rock goddess and a wonderful storyteller with a great sense of humor. Seeking an actor who can truly rock, transform into different characters and hold the audience in the palm of their hand.
YITZHAK – 20’s/30’s. Rock belter. A queer/non-binary character. Hedwig’s “man Friday” – back-up singer, roadie and much-abused partner. Yitzhak is an incredible singer and former drag performer who has been relegated to back-up by Hedwig. Actor/musician could be useful in this role, but not mandatory.
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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