Southport Theater LLC
CONTRACT
CAT $816 weekly minimum
SEEKING
Equity actors of all gender identities, abilities, races, and ethnicities for roles in PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT (see breakdown).
Local actors encouraged to submit.
INSTRUCTIONS
SEE PREPARATION INSTRUCTIONS IN BREAKDOWN. Please submit your video via a link to YouTube or Vimeo. Unfortunately, at this time, we are not able to take individual file attachments. Your submission must be sent as a link to a site that is stream ready. We are not able to accept WeTransfer, Dropbox, Google Drive, or downloadable files at this time. For more privacy, you can mark your tape as unlisted.
Deadline: Wed, Dec 8, 2021
SUBMIT TO
www.casting@mercurytheaterchicago.com
PERSONNEL
Director and Choreographer - Christopher Chase Carter
Music Director - Eugene Dizon
Managing Director - Shane Murray-Corcoran
Executive Producers Walter Stearns, Eugene Dizon
OTHER DATES
Callback Auditions: December 20th and 21st 10am-5pm
First Rehearsal: June 21st 2022
Tech Rehearsals: July 9th-14th 2022
First Preview: July 10th 2022
Press Opening: July 21st 2022
Closing: September 11th 2022
OTHER
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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.
BREAKDOWN
PREPARATION INSTRUCTIONS:
We invite performers to submit two contrasting brief selections that show off your voice within a R&B, pop, and/or soul genre. You may also use the accompaniment provided at
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1qhjaU7XYKUYNAkAMYOAejCtjtR2eagAj .
Most cell phones will give you high enough quality for your submission. Please film in “Landscape” (horizontal) mode, from the waist or the chest up.
Bernadette - Seeking understudy. A quietly dignified transsexual who is convincing as an older woman, who was once the star performer of ‘Les Girls’. The mother of the group, Bernadette is glamorous, oozing Old Hollywood charm with rapier wit and sensitivity. Convincing and touching in her attraction and growing relationship with Bob. The role of BERNADETTE has been cast.
Available roles include:
MITZI/ TICK – 30s to early 40s. Outstanding acting, dance, singing (baritone – tenor) and lip-synching ability essential. With an unremarkable and essentially straight exterior, Tick is a discontented drag queen, the best in the business. Estranged husband of Marion and absent father to 8-year-old Benjamin, his journey from disillusionment to fulfillment through being reunited with his son is the central core of the story.
FELICIA/ ADAM –20s to 30s. Very well-maintained physical features with outstanding character acting, dance, singing (tenor) and lip-synching ability. A flashy, young drag queen and born performer with a more than occasional bitchy streak. Provocative and outspoken he has a tendency to get himself into trouble with both friends and complete strangers.
THE DIVAS – 20s-40s. Sassy and strong, these divas lead us through some of the greatest hits of the last decades. Strong vocalists in the disco-belt style. Part of the female ensemble.
BOB – late 40s-early 60s. A mechanic. Typical laconic attitude, soft hearted Aussie bloke who spent years wandering around the world only to find he was better off where he started. Has a fascination with Bernadette whom he saw perform in ‘Les Girls’ in Sydney more than twenty years ago.
SHIRLEY – 40s-50s. Hardened outback bar tender/waitress. Good ironic comedy. Character acting, dance and strong singing ability – solo and ensemble pieces.
MARION – 30s-early 40s. A hotel Entertainment Manager in Darwin, mother of 8-year old Benjamin and estranged wife of Tick (Mitzi). A strong, direct and forthright woman who takes charge, but is incredibly accepting of her role as a single mother. There is a deep unconventional affection between her and Tick. Strong singer. Part of the female ensemble.
CYNTHIA – 20s-early 30s Asian/Eurasian. Bob’s feisty wife. A frustrated performer of obscure ‘stage tricks’ which make her very popular at the local pub. She spends her days as a housewife looking after Bob and his home. Character acting, dance and singing ability.
MISS UNDERSTANDING – 20s-30s. A fabulous drag queen with great comic hosting ability.
FRANK – late 20s-mid 30s. Tough miner bloke with violent tendencies. A hardened resident of mining town Coober Pedy. Tall, strapping and very outback Australian. Character acting, dance and singing ability, mostly all ensemble pieces with one key scene.
JIMMY - 20s-30s. Friendly indigenous Australian bloke whom the queens run into in the desert; innocent charm and great movement skills; any traditional dance a huge plus; character acting, singing and dancing ability. Part of the ensemble.
YOUNG BERNADETTE/ FARRAH - 20s-30s. the epitome of grace and glamour, gender illusion rather than drag, 'Les Girls' at its most alluring. Farrah: young, beautiful and sassy drag queen. Character acting, singing and dancing ability. Part of the ensemble.
BENJI – 8 to 11-year-old boy. The cute son of Tick and his estranged wife, Marion. Marion has raised Benji to be a sweet and open-minded young boy who is supportive of his Father’s lifestyle. Although Tick has not seen him for many years their reunion is pivotal and endearing.
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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