HONOR KILLING - FL OPEN Call
Florida Studio Theatre
AUDITION DATE
Fri, Jan 05, 2018
10:00 am (EST)
Lunch 1 to 2
APPOINTMENTS
To schedule an appointment and receive sides, please call Katie Noyes at 941-366-9017, ext 364 or via email at knoyes@floridastudiotheatre.org.
CONTRACT
LORT Non-Rep LORT D: $676/week min
SEEKING
Equity actors for various roles in this World Premiere. See breakdown.
PREPARATION
Actors will receive sides upon confirmation of appointment. Sides also available for walkins at the audition. Bring picture and resume.
LOCATION
Florida Studio Theatre
1241 N Palm Ave
Sarasota, FL 34236-5602
PERSONNEL
by Sarah Bierstock
OTHER DATES
(Rehearsals Begin Mar. 16, 2018; Runs Apr. 4, 2018 – May 25, 2018)
OTHER
An Equity Monitor will not be provided. The producer will run all aspects of this audition.
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 attend every audition.
Always bring your Equity Membership card to auditions.
BREAKDOWN
World Premiere. Allisyn Davis, an American reporter for The New York Times, heads to Pakistan to cover the honor killing of a young woman. Through a series of cultural collisions, candid interviews, and dangerous encounters, she learns the details of this event, and faces her own demons and judgments. One culture mirrors the other, asking questions about forgiveness, self-worth, and justice. All Roles Available
ALLISYN DAVIS
Female, 35, American. A freelance journalist; works for The New York Times. Graduated cum laude from Vassar and has a PhD in journalism from Columbia University. Attractive, determined, intelligent, educated, and privileged. Well-traveled, worldly. Appears conservative, but has an open mind. Hides her vulnerability. Defiant, strong-willed, curious, and not easily contained.
BENTLEY ADAMS
Male, 36, American. Journalist. Harvard grad, double major in business and journalism. Hails from a wealthy family in Georgia. Incredibly driven – he’s quickly climbing the ranks at The New York Times. An attractive, ambitious, hard worker, seemingly open-minded and democratic despite his upbringing. Strong-minded and incredibly capable – he is Allisyn’s true equal.
MEHREEN
Female, 35, Female, Pakistani lawyer and activist. Also plays IMMIGRATION OFFICER: 35-40, Pakistani Immigration Officer at the Allama Iqbal International Airport in Lahore, Pakistan.
MOHAMMAD IJAAz:
Male, Mid 45-55, Male, husband of the deceased Samira Tasneem. Seemingly bereft, wife was brutally murdered in front of him. Pakistani. Also plays ABBAS: 35-45, Pakistani stringer.
MUZAFFAR KHAN:
Male, 40, Male, Samira’s Lawyer, Pakistani. Educated, but not elite. The people’s lawyer. Also plays RAJA MAHMOOD: 35-40, Consular Agent, Pakistani. Answers to Consul General, Shahreyar Zasar.
SHAHREYAR ZASAR:
Male, 40-50, Pakistani Consul General to Dubai. Elegant, educated, diplomatic, and cutting. A traditionalist.
MELISSA DAVIS:
Female, 37, Female, American. Allisyn’s sister. Pretty, reserved, and stronger than she looks. Also plays BBC NEWS REPORTER: British.
EDWARD EVANS:
Male, 50-65, Male, The New York Times Bureau Chief (London).
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 audition.
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