FLEX - EQUITY VIDEO SUBMISSIONS
Oregon Shakespeare Festival
CONTRACT
LORT Rep
$1096 weekly minimum (LORT B+)
SEEKING
Equity actors for roles in FLEX by Candrice Jones (see breakdown).
Actors in FLEX will be playing basketball on stage. The auditions for the majority of roles will include basketball skills, and those with previous basketball should note that in their submission.
Oregon Shakespeare Festival produces in repertory. Most performers and stage managers work on multiple shows throughout the year. A standard repertory contract includes up to four assignments, including understudies. Actors in FLEX may also considered for THE THREE MUSKETEERS (closes 10/15/23) and YERMA (closes 10/28/23).
BREAKDOWN
FLEX, by Candrice Jones
Thomas Theatre
It’s 1997 and the WNBA is changing the game. Every player on Plainnole’s Lady Train basketball team now dreams of going pro—but first, they’ll have to navigate the pressures of being young, Black, and female in rural Arkansas. Will their fouls off the court tear their team apart? Or can they keep their pact to stick together through hell or high water? With all the adrenaline of a four-quarter game, Candrice Jones’s powerful and poetic play celebrates the fierce athleticism of women’s basketball.
Seeking:
Starra Jones: 17, female-identified, Black. Point guard. Ambitious and fiercely competitive. Team Captain. Suggested height: 5’6”-5’9”.
Sidney Brown: 17, female-identified, Black. Shooting guard. A recent transplant from Oakland, CA. Sidney is confident and sharp, and is Starra’s main competition. Suggested height: 5’6”-5’9”.
Cherise Howard: 17, female-identified, Black. Power forward. Religious and focused. Unlike the others, she is not looking to leave their small town. In love with Donna, but lying to her team about it. Sings. Suggested height: 5’8” or taller.
April Jenkins: 17, female-identified, Black. Shooting guard. Fearless on the court. Sensitive and strong, despite personal demons. Suggested height: 5’6” or taller.
Donna Cunningham: 17, female-identified, Black. Center. Funny, smart and grounded. At the end of her patience with Cherise’s denial. Suggested height: 5’8” or taller.
Coach Francine Pace: 42, female-identified, Black. Coach, who is strict but loving. Really cares about the girls’ well-being, not just their basketball skills. Suggested height: 5’8” or taller.
INSTRUCTIONS
Please submit your headshot and resume with the subject line “OSF/FLEX -CHARACTER NAME.” IF YOU HAVE BASKETBALL SKILLS, PLEASE INCLUDE THIS IN THE SUBMISSION NOTES. PLEASE ALSO INCLUDE YOUR HEIGHT IN THE SUBMISSION NOTES.
Deadline: Thu, Sep 8, 2022
SUBMIT TO
jzcastingsubmit@gmail.com
PERSONNEL
Artistic Director: Nataki Garrett
Directed By: Delicia Turner Sonnenberg
Casting Director: JZ Casting, Geoff Josselson, CSA,
Katja Zarolinski, CSA, Karie Koppel, CSA
OTHER DATES
Rehearsal: Feb 10, 2023
Preview: April 5, 2023
Closing: July 30, 2023
OTHER
Location: Ashland, OR
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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