PIPELINE SERIES of Staged Readings 2019 - Submissions for VT
Appts
Dorset Theatre Festival
APPOINTMENTS
Appointments will be held at the Dorset Playhouse, 104 Cheney Road, Dorset, Vermont 05251, on Wednesday, May 8, 2019 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM
CONTRACT
SPT Staged Reading ref. SPT; $354/week
SEEKING
Dorset Theatre Festival is seeking actors for the first two staged readings in our Pipeline Series of New Plays during summer 2019: PANELISTS by Sofia Alvarez and THREE GIRLS NEVER LEARNT THE WAY HOME by Matthew Paul Olmos.
INSTRUCTIONS
For consideration, email picture and resume ASAP to Will Rucker, Producing Director at: casting@dorsettheatrefestival.org
Deadline: Thu, May 9, 2019
SUBMIT TO
casting@dorsettheatrefestival.org
PERSONNEL
Present at audition appointments: Dina Janis, Artistic Director; Will Rucker, Producing Director
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
PANELISTS
by Sofia Alvarez:
First Rehearsal as early as: Thursday, June 27, 2019
Presentation/Closing: Tuesday, July 2, 2019
JILLIAN, female, 30's - She is bi-racial (white mother, black father). Fit and high strung. She works as a screenwriter in Hollywood on studio movies. Single.
ALEX, male, 30's - White, Jewish. Playwright. Doesn't have a lot of money but cobbles together a living solely as a writer in a way that no one really understands. He has a current amount of prestige because of his last play which was nominated for a Pulitzer. Has a twenty-five year old girlfriend.
HOWARD, male, 40's, African-American. Recently wrote a well-received historical novel. Also writes for other publications. He is not famous but has made a nice name for himself in certain circles. Married to Geoffrey, his long time partner.
MANDY, female, late 30's - early 40's. White, slightly overweight. Playwright. Her father is a famous novelist. She also works solely as a writer but unlike Alex, everyone understands how. She is married to Jerome. They have two young children. None of whom are ever seen.
SUSANNAH, female, 30's - Korean-American. She lives on a farm and is totally off the grid. No social media, no nothing. She probably doesn't even have a TV. In five years she will probably release a Donna Tartt like masterpiece that will surprise some and be no surprise whatsoever to others. She never talks about writing and never competes. She probably has a partner, but just like writing she never talks about him or her.
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THREE GIRLS NEVER LEARNT THE WAY HOME
by Matthew Paul Olmos
First Rehearsal as early as: Thursday, July 18, 2019
Presentation/Closing: Tuesday, July 23, 2019
[SYNOPSIS OF THE PLAY: After being bused into a newly integrated school, three friends find themselves in the center of a mysterious encounter which ignites a panic throughout the area. With elements of magical realism and visceral theatricality, Three Girls explores what happens to children caught in the middle of complicated adult fears.]
PACIFICA - female, (adult actor to play) early high school, minority
EDITH – female, (adult actor to play) early high school, minority
IVORY – female, (adult actor to play) early high school, minority
A MOTHER – female, old enough to have a son in high school, any ethnicity
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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.
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