CORE ENSEMBLE 2014-15 TOURING SEASON Equity Principal Auditions - Core Ensemble Auditions

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CORE ENSEMBLE 2014-15 TOURING SEASON - Core Ensemble

Core Ensemble 2014-15 Touring Season - NYC EPAs
Core Ensemble | Lake Worth, FL

Date of Audition:
6/25/2014


Call Type
Equity Principal

Time(s)
Equity Principal Auditions
Wednesday, June 25, 2014
9:30 am-1:30 pm

Contract
LOA
$435 weekly min (periodic perf) + $50/day on tour

Location
Actors' Equity Association Audition Center
165 West 46th Street
16th Floor
New York, NY 10036


Seeking
Seeking Equity actors, male and female, as possible replacements/understudies for our 2014/2015 Season.

See breakdown for more information.

Preparation
Sides will be provided.

Actors interested in Los Valientes or Tres Vidas should also prepare a Spanish folk song to be sung a cappella.

Other Dates
See breakdown for rehearsal and performance dates.

Other
The Core Ensemble is a touring company that presents ethnic-centered educational plays performed by a solo actor with a chamber trio of percussion, cello & piano.

Personnel
Producer: Michael Parola
Director/Casting Director: Fiona Choi

· EPA Rules are in effect.

· A monitor will be provided.

Performers of all ethnic and racial background are encouraged to attend.

Always bring your Equity Membership Card to auditions.


Breakdown

The following shows have been cast, auditioning actors will be considered for possible replacements/understudies:


TRES VIDAS by Marjorie Agosin
Rehearses from August 25, 2014
Tours 5 weeks from September 15, 2014 with possible extension

One Female Singing Actor to play three Latina women: Mexican painter Frida Kahlo, revered Argentinean poet Alfonsina Storni, and the sole survivor of the 1981 massacre of El Mazote during the El Salvadoran civil war, Rufina Amaya. Extremely versatile actress needed. Must have strong command of language and physicality to embody these three distinct and passionate characters at various life stages, from age 17 - 40s. Latina dialects and strong mezzo soprano voice required. Text is in English, but songs are in Spanish.


OF EBONY EMBERS by Akin Babatunde
Rehearses/tours from Dec 29, 2014 through March 1, 2015

One Male Actor to play 3 renowned African-American poets/artists of the Harlem Renaissance: Langston Hughes, Countee Cullen and Claude McKay, as well as the great muralist & painter Aaron Douglas. Extremely versatile actor needed. Must have strong command of language and an agile grace to embody these four larger than life characters with dignity and gentle humour.


AIN'T I A WOMAN by Kim Hines
Rehearses/tours from Dec 29, 2014 through April 5,2015

One Female Singing Actor to play four African American women of substance: ex-slave and fiery abolitionist Sojourner Truth, renowned novelist and anthropologist Zora Neale Hurston, exuberant folk artist Clementine Hunter and fervent civil rights worker Fannie Lou Hamer. Extremely versatile actress needed. Strong command of language and physicality needed to embody these four characters at various life stages, from ages 30 - 80, with dignity and gentle humor. Strong mezzo/alto jazzy singing voice required


LOS VALIENTES by Jose Cruz Gonzalez
Rehearses 3 weeks from September 1, 2014
Tours 5 weeks from September 22, 2014 with possible extension

One male singing actor to play 3 renowned Latin American figures: muralist Diego Rivera, slain human rights activist Archbishop Oscar Romero of San Salvador, and Mexican-American outlaw Joaquin Murieta (the basis for the Zorro legend). Extremely versatile actor needed, with tremendous charisma and strong, agile command of language and physicality. Characters range in age from 20s-50s. Text is in English, but songs are in Spanish.

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