Constellation Stage & Screen
CONTRACT
SPT $416 weekly minimum (SPT 4)
SEEKING
Equity actors for principal roles in Constellation Stage & Screen's 2022-23 Season (see breakdown).
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 email your headshot/resume along with a link to your unlisted video submission. Please do not send large video files directly. Deadline: May 27, 2022, 5pm CDT.
Deadline: Fri, May 27, 2022
SUBMIT TO
PERSONNEL
Kate Galvin, Artistic Director/Director (viewing auditions)
Chad Rabinovitz, Artistic Director of New Works
Gabe Gloden, Managing Director
OTHER DATES
See production dates in breakdown.
Mainstage 2022-2023 Season shows will be produced at the Waldron Arts Center in downtown Bloomington (150 seats), the Ted Jones Playhouse (85 seats), the Buskirk Chumley Theater (550 seats) and the Hundredth Hill Artist Residency (outdoors, 50 seats).
OTHER
Constellation Stage & Screen is a new professional theater and film company in Bloomington, IN launching in July 2022. This new non-profit organization is the result of a merger between Cardinal Stage, Bloomington Playwrights Project & Pigasus Institute.
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), and/or a brief cut of a musical selection of your choice. You may also use the accompaniment at https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1swLzkvlr0vtIPaF2Jp9U5PbwMGn1c8Yc . All submissions should be no more than 3 min total.
THE GROWN UPS, by Skylar Fox and Simon Henriques
Skylar Fox, Director
Dates:
1st Rehearsal - TDB
Performances - Sept. 14-Oct. 1, 2022
SEEKING:
This is a remount of a previously produced show, we are only seeking potential replacements.
LUKAS – male identified, early 20s, white. Failed at being vegan this year, but he's getting over it. He's so psyched to be back this summer.
CASSIE – female identified, early 20s, not white. Started an international bracelet business when she broke her leg during pre-Olympic slalom training. She's excited to be joining this summer.
BECCA – female identified, early 20s, white. She is doing her thesis on Russia. Women in Russia. But she's not, like, a nerd. Do you see her pink hair? She's thrilled to be back this summer
MAEVE – female identified, early 20s, white. She is all the girls' favorite counselor. They're always saying, Maeve! You're our favorite counselor! She spent the last semester abroad in Chile where she got super depressed so she's literally sooo jazzed to be back this summer.
AIDAN – male identified, late 20s, white. He is the assistant camp director now, and he's down to have fun, but he's not taking bull hockey from anybody. He has a lot of new responsibilities this summer.
THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST, by Oscar Wilde
Kate Galvin, Director
Dates:
1st Rehearsal - Sept. 20, 2022
Performances - Oct. 13-30, 2022
SEEKING:
Jack Worthing – male identified, late 20’s. A caring, thoughtful young man who escapes his country life to London to blow off steam and have a bit of fun. A true romantic.
Alergnon Moncreif – male identified, mid-20’s. A rake who is all style and little substance. A rich, city boy who has nothing to him but his name and his wit.
Gwendolen Fairfax – female identified, mid-20’s. A fashionable, wealthy young woman who is not afraid to speak her mind or go after what she wants.
Cecily Cardew – female identified, early 20’s. A sheltered young woman with a vivid imagination. She dreams of being swept off her feet.
Lady Bracknell – female identified, 50+. Gwendolen’s mother. An intimidating grand dame who cares a great deal what other people think and wants a fine match for her daughter. She values lineage over personal substance and has no qualms about it.
Miss Prism – female identified, 40+. Cecily’s tutor. A timid woman with a secret past. She is sweet and has a secret crush on Reverend Chasuble.
Reverend Chasuble – male identified, 40+. The local rector at Jack’s estate. Sweet, but a bit of a long-winded pedant, with a charming attraction to Miss Prism.
Lane/Merriman – male identified, any age. Lane is Algernon’s servant in the City, he has quite a dry sense of humor. Merriman is Jack’s servant in the country, obliging but put-upon.
ELF, by Thomas Meehan, Bob Martin, Matthew Sklar, Chad Begeulin
Richard Roland, Director
Lauren Haughton-Gillis, Choreographer
Brandon Madig, Musical Director
Dates:
1st Rehearsal – Nov. 15, 2022
Performances – Dec. 14-31, 2022
SEEKING:
Buddy – male identified, 20’s-30’s. Tenor. Born a human but raised at the North Pole as a Christmas Elf, Buddy is eager to find his place in the world. He is a child at heart and that child-like curiosity makes him both endearing and gets him into trouble.
Jovie – female identified, 20’s-30’s. Mezzo. Buddy's love interest. She works at Macy's and has a bit of a cynical outlook on life and love because of the men she's dated. She is caught off guard by Buddy's genuinely big heart.
Walter – male identified, 50’s. Baritone. Buddy's workaholic father. He is a childrens' book writer but lacks any of the childlike spirit that Buddy has. He is selfish, tense, and generally angry with life.
Emily – female identified, 40’s. Mezzo. Walter's wife. Though she is sweet and willing to take him in, she thinks Buddy is crazy at first. Wishes her husband would spend more time with the family.
Michael – male identified, 12-15. Alto. Buddy's stepbrother who is excited to have a new friend and brother. Unlike his mother, he doesn't take much convincing to have Christmas spirit, but like his mother, he wishes his father would spend more time with the family.
DEATHTRAP, by Ira Levin
Chad Rabinovitz, Director
Dates:
1st Rehearsal – Jan. 3, 2023
Performances - Jan. 26-Feb.12, 2022 (possible extension to Feb. 19)
SEEKING:
Sidney Bruhl – male identified, 45-55. A formerly successful playwright whose career is in decline. Wealthy, intellectual, ruthless. Married to Myra but is revealed to be bi-sexual.
Clifford Anderson – male identified, mid-20’s. Handsome and ambitious, he is Sidney’s former student and current protégé, also his lover.
Myra Bruhl – female identified, 40’s-50’s. Sidney’s wife, the financial brains of the household. Very old money Connecticut. She adores her husband but is wary of his dark streak.
Helga ten Dorf – female identified, 30+. A Dutch psychic visiting on holiday and staying next to Sidney and Myra. Something of a celebrity, but easily taken to be a phony, as she seems flighty and ridiculous.
Porter Milgrim – male identified, 40’s-50’s. Sidney’s friend and lawyer. A serious fellow who doesn’t want to see anything bad happen to Sidney and is protective of him. Unbeknownst to him, Sidney hides a great deal from him.
AMERICAN FAST, by Kareem Fahmy
Reena Dutt, Director
Dates:
1st Rehearsal - Feb. 28, 2023
Performances - Mar. 23-Apr. 9, 2023 (possible extension to Apr. 16)
SEEKING:
Khady — female identified, 21, Middle Eastern American. A college senior. A forward on her school’s Division 1 basketball team.
Gabe — male identified, 19, Black. A college sophomore. A point guard on his school’s Division 1 basketball team.
Coach — female identified, 40’s, Black. The Coach of the women’s team and a former player herself.
Suzan — female identified, late 40’s, Middle Eastern. Khady’s mother and a widow. She was born in Egypt so may speak with a slight accent. She is devoutly Muslim, but does not wear a headscarf.
THE MOON & THE SEA, by Creighton Iron and Douglas Lyons
Josh Rhodes, Director
Dates:
1st Rehearsal - May 16, 2023
Performances - June 8-25, 2023
SEEKING:
MOON & (OTHERS) – female identified, early 30’s-40’s. Mezzo. A force of nature with a voice that swells a room. She doubles as (DEBORAH), Charlie’s very Jewish and overbearing mother and (RHONDA), a bartender. A versatile comedian with vocals like Oleta Adams.
SEA & (OTHERS) – male identified, early 30’s-40’s. Bari-tenor. A seductive voice who evokes power through his stillness. He doubles as (FRANKIE), a bubbly bar owner and (HUNTER), a bartender. A versatile comedian with vocals like Luther Vandross.
CHARLIE - male identified, mid-20’s-30’s. Tenor. Plays guitar well. A complicated soul with a broken heart, who's still holding on to the past. To navigate his healing, he’s abandoned his music.
ERIN - female identified, mid 20’s-30’s. Mezzo. Woman of Color. She’s sweet but firm. Big decisions scare her so she tends to run, well until she's found something safe. Charlie’s ex-girlfriend and Doug’s fiancée.
ELIJAH – male identified, mid 20’s-30’s. Any vocal range, has a unique character quality. He’s constantly unaware of his volume. The best-friend and hype man full of fantastic intentions, coupled with poor timing. He cares for Charlie like a brother. A natural comedian.
DOUG – male identified, mid-30’s-40’s. Bari-tenor. Erin’s fiancé. An accomplished musician, who's already been through one marriage. He’s a people person who loves to socialize. Both charming and corny.
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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