NOURA Submission - Guthrie Theater Foundation Auditions

NOURA - NYC Appointments

Guthrie Theater Foundation

APPOINTMENTS

NYC Appointment Only Auditions: 8/12/19

CONTRACT

LORT Non-Rep LORT B; $941/week min

SEEKING

Submissions from AEA members for various roles. See breakdown

INSTRUCTIONS

For consideration, email picture and resume ASPA. Deadline for receipt is 8/9

Deadline: Fri, Aug 9, 2019

SUBMIT TO

submission.mccorklecasting@gmail.com

PERSONNEL

Artistic Director: Joseph Haj
Director: Taibi Magar
Writer: Heather Raffo
Casting Director: Pat McCorkle, Katja Zarolinski
Casting Assistant: Nathan Francis

OTHER DATES

Rehearsal Date(s): 12/17/2019
Opening Date(s): 01/17/2020
Closing Date(s): 02/16/2020

Location: Minneapolis, MN

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

[NOURA/NORA]
An Architect. Whip-Smart, a portrait of middle-age femininity, devoted mother. A stuckness has engulfed her but she still has her capacity for humor. Originally from Mosul, Iraq. Now an immigrant living in New York City. Mid to late 40’s.

[TAREQ/TIM]
Noura’s husband. Charismatic, gentle, funny and generous. A former surgeon, originally from Baghdad. Now a hospitalist working in an ER in New York. Mid to late 40’s

[RAFA'A]
Noura’s childhood neighbor from Mosul. A close friend of the family and a surrogate uncle to Yazen. Elegant and private. Noura’s soulmate. An OBGYN. Mid to late 40’s.

[MARYAM]
A young physicist from Mosul. Now in her first semester of graduate studies in California. Unapologetic, ready to run for her life at all times. Mid 20’s.

[YAZEN/ALEX]
Noura and Tareq’s son. 11-14 years old. Intelligent, precocious and astute but still a boy. Very American.

Story line: It’s Christmas Eve in New York City, and Noura — a newly minted U.S. citizen — is preparing to host an Iraqi meal and growing more homesick by the minute. Her husband and son have fully embraced their American names and identities, but Noura feels restless and displaced. Even so, she eagerly welcomes her dinner guests, who come bearing gifts and a big surprise that sends everyone spinning. Inspired by Henrik Ibsen’s A Doll’s House, this brilliant new play is a poignant exploration of motherhood, marriage and identity in modern America.

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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.