LIGHTS OUT: NAT "KING" COLE Submission - Geffen Playhouse Auditions

LIGHTS OUT: NAT KING COLE - Los Angeles Appointments

Geffen Playhouse

CONTRACT

LORT Non-Rep

Minimum - $914/wk

SEEKING

See breakdown.

INSTRUCTIONS

Deadline: Tue, Aug 28, 2018

SUBMIT TO

Phyllis Schuringa

Geffen Playhouse
10886 Le Conte Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90024

PERSONNEL

Phyllis Schuringa - Casting

OTHER DATES

Rehearsal - January 8, 2019
Preview - February 5, 2019
Closing: March 10, 2019, but could extend until March 17

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.

BREAKDOWN

BILLY PRESTON AND OTHERS]

12 to 15 years old, Black/African American male. Singer, A typical 1957 kid. An earnestness to him.

[STAGE MANAGER AND OTHERS]

20 to 35 years old, Caucasian male. Singer. Tenor. Dutiful Stage Manager. Sharp.

[PRODUCER AND OTHERS]

40 to 55 years old, Caucasian male. Singer. Baritone. He plays the heavy. The Man. 1950's slick Hollywood producer. Duplicitous.

[BETTY HUTTON, PEGGY LEE AND OTHERS]

25 to 40 years old, Caucasian female. Extraordinary singer.

[CANDY AND OTHERS]

40 to 60 years old, Caucasian female. Comedic. Gravely voiced Singer. An old school BROAD

Storyline:

Nat King Cole faces the final Christmastime broadcast of his groundbreaking variety show and weighs the advice of his friend Sammy Davis Jr. to go out with a bang. Cole's hit songs underscore this boldly original homage to the renowned performer who struggles to break through America's color barrier in the early days of television.

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.