Amas Musical Theatre Inc.
CONTRACT
Off Broadway $500 weekly minimum + health/pension (Development)
SEEKING
Equity actors for roles in MÄYÄ (see breakdown).
No stage management positions are available.
SEE PREPARATION IN BREAKDOWN.
INSTRUCTIONS
SUBMIT MATERIALS at form.jotform.com/221875987522166. This form is open to ALL actors. While it technically serves as the required EPA for our season, all performers will be able to select their union status on the form. Please answer accurately and read the breakdowns carefully. If you are unable to use our form for any reason, submissions may be sent via e-mail to submissions@michaelcassara.net – but it is our strong preference for all submissions to be uploaded via the form whenever possible.
Deadline: Thu, Jul 21, 2022
PERSONNEL
Producer: Amas Musical Theatre (Donna Trinkoff, Artistic Producer)
Director: Arpita Mukherjee (viewing auditions)
Book & Music: Cheeyang Ng
Book & Lyrics: Eric Sorrels
Casting Director: Michael Cassara, CSA (viewing auditions)
OTHER DATES
Project Dates: 8/10 to 8/23 (in New York City)
OTHER
For the safety of all involved, Actors’ Equity is offering employers the opportunity to solicit submissions via filmed capture in place of holding live Equity Auditions. We intend to hold callbacks via self-tape or live virtual auditions as necessary.
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
PREPARATION INSTRUCTIONS:
Please prepare a brief singing selection or two (ideally each about a minute long) in the contemporary musical theatre style of the score. Existing footage (reels, etc.) is fine, but we do ask for them to be as current as possible. Please don't submit anything over a year old.
Equity Required Accompaniment Tracks: In the event that a performer does not have access to audition accompaniment tracks of their own, the theatre has provided audition accompaniment cuts of Irving Berlin's Always, now in the public domain, which you are welcome to use as a general singing audition. Per Equity rules, it has been provided in 4 separate keys (Soprano/Alto/Tenor/Bass) and tracks/sheet music can be obtained from: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/1a4ff2936tn2wcf/AAALsljpkIdBCzETdyi6ulVna?dl=0 - please do NOT feel obligated to sing this song, however. You are welcome to use any material of your choosing, but we do strongly prefer that you sing with accompaniment or an accompaniment track.
SEEKING:
[HARINI] 20s. Female. Indian. A confident, grounded woman in the Scheduled Caste (Untouchable) with a painful history connected to Maya. She’s found a new kind of freedom and purpose since becoming a devotee of satyagraha and a follower of Mahatma Gandhi. Alto (F3-C5)
[ROHIT] 50s. Male. Indian. A successful textile merchant thanks to his partnership with British mills. He is enamored by Gandhi’s nonviolent protest and wants to involve himself in subtle ways that won’t jeopardize his business. Baritone (Bb2-F4)
[DEVARAJ] 20s. Male. Indian. A childhood friend of Maya’s who is becoming something of a folk hero in his efforts to retaliate against British violence toward Indian protests. Baritenor (A2-A4)
The following roles are CAST – please submit for emergency/replacement consideration only at this time.
[MAYA] 20s. Female. Indian. A lover, an artist, and a dreamer. A privileged poet in need of an awakening to find her true purpose and potential. Mezzo-Soprano (G3-F5). THIS ROLE IS CURRENTLY CAST.
[GAYATRI] 50s. Female. Indian. Maya’s mother, a bit of an Anglophile, who wants nothing more than to secure a safe and comfortable future for Maya. Mezzo-Soprano (A3-E5). THIS ROLE IS CURRENTLY CAST.
[HALIFAX] 50s. Male. Caucasian. The current Earl of Halifax and an active commander in the British Indian Army. He prefers swift, decisive, and even lethal force as a means of suppressing rebellion, violent or otherwise. Baritenor (Bb2-A4). THIS ROLE IS CURRENTLY CAST.
[LAWRENCE] 20s. Male. Caucasian. The heir apparent to the Halifax title. Maya’s lover and would-be husband, if they can secure the approval of Lord Halifax. Tenor (C3-Bb4). THIS ROLE IS CURRENTLY CAST.
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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