Black Ensemble Theater
AUDITION DATE
Mon, Jun 27, 2022
3:00 pm - 7:00 pm (CST)
Break 5:00pm - 5:15pm / 6:15pm - 6:30pm
APPOINTMENTS
Please email blackensemblecasting@blackensemble.org to make an audition appointment.
CONTRACT
CAT $638 weekly minimum (Tier 4)
SEEKING
Equity actors for roles in MY BROTHER LANGSTON (see breakdown).
PREPARATION
Please prepare a 1-minute monologue/poem and a jazz song of your choice. An accompanist will be provided.
LOCATION
Black Ensemble Theatre
4450 N. Clark Street
Chicago, IL 60640
PERSONNEL
Daryl D. Brooks, Producing Managing Director
Writer/Director, Rueben Echoles
OTHER DATES
First Rehearsal: July 12
Previews: August 13,14,19,20th
Opens: August 21
Close: Sept. 18th
OTHER
All rehearsals and performances will be held at:
The Black Ensemble Theater Cultural Center
4450 N Clark St.
Chicago, IL 60640
An Equity Monitor will not be provided. The producer will run all aspects of 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
Seeking:
There are a few character tracks that include a number of characters, some of which may be of various genders, ages, and ethnicities. Some roles will be understudied.
Langston - Langston Hughes - African American, male identifying. Moves extremely well. A singer with strength in prose.
Track 1 - African American. Langston's mother and Zora Neal Hurston. Minimal dancing. A singer with strength in prose.
Track 2 - Young male and female identifying characters as well as people from all different ethnic backgrounds with RESPECT. Dances very well. A singer with strength in prose.
Track 3 - African American. Mature male and female identifying characters, such as James Baldwin. Moves well. A singer with strength in prose.
Track 4 - Any ethnicity. Young and old characters. Both male and female identifying characters. This a dancing role. A singer with strength in prose.
Requirement for proof of vaccination/negative test:
Everyone entering the audition venue (i.e., venue employees, Equity members, non-members, casting personnel, creatives, producers, musicians, COVID Safety Managers, etc.) will be required to undergo a symptom check and provide one of the following prior to entry into the venue:
o Proof of full vaccination. “Fully vaccinated,” as defined by the CDC, is more than 14 calendar days following receipt of a final dose of an FDA or World Health Organization authorized or approved vaccine.
(OR)
o Proof of a negative PCR test result taken no earlier than 48 hours prior to entry into the audition venue.
(OR)
o Proof of two negative antigen test results (e.g., the first taken the night before and the second taken no less than 2 hours) prior to entry into the venue. Results of non-proctored at-home antigen tests will not be accepted.
Two-ply cloth face masks, surgical masks, singer’s masks and respirators (N95, KN95 or KF94) will be allowed for face coverings. Single-ply face masks, gaiters and bandanas are not acceptable face coverings. Everyone in the holding room and audition room will always wear a face covering as described above, except for the actor when they are actively auditioning. The time spent unmasked should be as minimal as possible. Face coverings must be worn correctly (covering the nose and mouth). Singer’s masks can be found at www.broadwayreliefproject.com/singersmask.
If the risk level for Cook County is trending upwards and may rise to High (Red) we will contact members with appointments at least 24 hours before the first audition appointment time to let them know there is a chance that the auditions may need to be postponed or cancelled. All members with appointments will be notified if the auditions must be postponed or cancelled.
We encourage members to prepare for their audition at home, to the extent that they can (e.g., get dressed, hair/make-up, etc.) to avoid crowding in bathrooms and dressing rooms. Additional information required in notice:
Holding/Audition room information:
The audition room is 55,000 square feet and can accommodate no more than 55 individuals at a time.
The holding room is 2,357 square feet and can accommodate no more than 65 individuals at a time.
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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