OUT OF SITE Equity Actors - Eye Zen Presents Auditions

OUT OF SITE - HEADSHOT/RESUME SUBMISSIONS

EYE ZEN PRESENTS

CONTRACT

Guest Artist

$543.68 weekly minimum (Tier II)

SEEKING

Equity actors for roles in OUT OF SITE (see breakdown).

INSTRUCTIONS

Please note you are submitting for the LEAD. Email: headshot/resume/ and request info to self-tape to Casting Director, Tina D’Elia.

Deadline: Sat, Mar 18, 2023

SUBMIT TO

tinadeliasf@gmail.com

PERSONNEL

The collaboration is between Eye Zen Presents; writer/pastor, Marvin K. White; Director, Michael French; visual artist, Sharon Virtue; Artistic Director/Producer, Seth Eisen; Casting Director: Tina D'Elia; and a team of artists, designers and collaborators.

OTHER DATES

Rehearsals start April 18
Opening: June 8th
Shows run Friday, Saturday and Sunday Through Oct 1

OTHER

www.eyezen.org

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 submit.

SEEKING:

Sylvester: Black actor and singer, Gay/Bi/Trans/Nonbinary/Queer identified, 30-55. 5’7” to 6” 11 (ideal height 5’10+, talent 5’7 wearing 4-6 inch footwear will give more height) Comfortable singing in falsetto or lip synch. Comfortable with Gospel and Soul style singing/music/culture. Comfortable with choreographed movement and have basic dance training or skills. The character will take us on an emotional journey. They are a larger-than-life, inspired and flamboyant gender-nonconforming internationally renowned disco diva and at times deeply introspective and will show vulnerability. Quick on their feet/heels and has a good sense of humor and dexterous physicality. Comfortable with drag as well as a range of their gender presentation. Note: Must be comfortable performing on the street and in public and with walking up to 3/4 of a mile per show.

Guide & Ensemble player: Any ethnicity/race, LGBTQIA+. Can play roles of various ages and genders such as Joan Rivers, Merv Griffin, a Cockette, a groupie, a muse, a bandmate. Performer is comfortable with scripted material, improvisation, and interacting with an audience in the way a cabaret singer would. Comfortable with choreographed movement and have basic dance training or skills.

Audience Wrangler and ensemble: Any ethnicity/race, LGBTQIA+. A wide range of supporting roles of various genders with fluid sexuality. Coat-check girl/boy/person who opens the limo to more serious supporting roles throughout the show.