ENGLISH - EQUITY VIDEO SUBMISSIONS
SpeakEasy Stage Company
CONTRACT
NEAT
$579 weekly minimum (Cat 6)
SEEKING
Equity actors for roles in ENGLISH (see breakdown).
For these auditions, no nudity or any form of sexual contact will be required as part of an actor’s audition. We will not ask prospective participants to perform violence or sexual contact as part of an audition without disclosing this expectation in the audition notice or invitation. SpeakEasy Stage Company seeks to foster an environment of communication, safety, respect, accountability, and the health, safety, and well- being of institutions and its participants.
Actors of color are strongly encouraged to audition, and all roles are open to inclusive casting. SpeakEasy Stage Company shall conduct all auditions/interviews in a manner that promotes fair consideration to persons of all races, ethnicities, national origins, genders, sexual orientations, ages, and ability statuses. SpeakEasy Stage Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
INSTRUCTIONS
SEE PREPARATION IN BREAKDOWN. Please email your full name, Equity status, and contact information, along with your headshot and resume attached as one PDF document titled LAST NAME, FIRST NAME (2022), and a link to your self-tape. For your submission, please use a private link on a streaming service or website such as YouTube or Vimeo (not an attachment) and send the link via email, preferably unlisted YouTube or private Vimeo with speakeasy as the password.)
Deadline: Mon, Aug 15, 2022
SUBMIT TO
auditions@speakeasystage.com
PERSONNEL
ENGLISH by Sanaz Toossi
Directed by Melory Mirashrafi
Viewing auditions will be:
Producing Artistic Director Paul Daigneault
Community & Artistic Programs Manager Alex Lonati
Director Melory Mirashrafi
BREAKDOWN
PREPARATION INSTRUCTIONS:
Submissions should be no longer than 5 minutes. At the top of the video, please slate your name, pronouns, and location. Actors may read one or more scenes from the play (production script can be accessed by contacting StageSource - stagesource.org), perform one or two monologues, or prepare a combination of scene(s) and monologues(s) from other sources of their preference. SpeakEasy suggests, if not performing scenes, choosing two contrasting monologues. Tip: If you are using an iPhone to video record, please film horizontally and in a well-lit space (not backlit). Also, make sure we can hear you properly before submitting your tape.
Note: The play takes place in Iran in 2009. All characters are Iranian. Some characters speak Farsi in the piece. Farsi language access a plus.
For pre-cast roles, auditioning performers will be considered as possible (emergency) replacements, should any become necessary.
MARJAN, Iranian, Female-identified, 44. The teacher; was taught both American and British English; accent reflects this. Speaks English extremely well.
ELHAM, Iranian, Female-identified, 26. A student; has a very thick, very Iranian accent that doesn't not sound like Borat; we cannot always understand her English
ROYA, Iranian, Female-identified, 54. A student; has a noticeable accent but is always understood
OMID, Iranian, Male-identified, 23. A student; has almost no accent
GOLI, Iranian, Female-identified, 18. Not a girl, not yet a woman; her accent is light and sweet
OTHER DATES
Rehearsals begin September 19th, 2022
Performances run October 21st, 2022 – November 19th, 2022.
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.
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