HOW TO DEFEND YOURSELF (ROLE OF BRANDI) - EQUITY VIDEO SUBMISSIONS
New York Theatre Workshop
CONTRACT
Off Broadway
$1,076 weekly minimum
SEEKING
Equity actor for role in HOW TO DEFEND YOURSELF.
BRANDI, 21, White, She/Her/Hers. VP of the sorority. A disciplined athlete with a huge heart and raw, vulnerable center. She wants to make everyone feel safe.
PLEASE NOTE: This play discusses sexual assault, power, belonging and the body. The play is a comedy with nerve endings. The characters participate in several self-defense exercises and a consent workshop. A willingness and openness to move is essential.
INSTRUCTIONS
Your audition should be filmed in front of a clean background, with no backlighting, limiting ambient noise as much as possible. If using an iPhone, the video should be shot in horizontal format. Prepare a brief monologue no longer than 2 minutes in length. Email your headshot/resume and video submission (unlisted YouTube link or password protected Vimeo link). Indicate if you are a member of Equity. In the subject line, write your name and the role you’re auditioning for (Name / Role).
Deadline: Mon, Sep 26, 2022
SUBMIT TO
htdycasting@gmail.com
PERSONNEL
Director: Rachel Chavkin, Liliana Padilla and Steph Paul
Playwright: Liliana Padilla
Producer/Theatre Company: New York Theatre Workshop
Producing Manager: Evan O’Brient
Director of Project Development, Workshops & Residencies: Rachel Silverman
Casting Directors: Cindy Tolan, Erica A. Hart and Nicholas Petrovich (viewing auditions)
OTHER DATES
First Rehearsal: January 24, 2023
Tech: February 15 – February 21, 2023
First Preview: February 22, 2023
Opening: March 13, 2023
Latest Closing Date: April 16, 2023
OTHER
All artists involved must be fully-vaccinated as defined by the CDC and share proof of vaccination. If someone requires a medical or religious accommodation, we will connect them with HR to see if an accommodation may be available.
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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