Goodspeed Opera House
CONTRACT
LORT Non-Rep $591.20 weekly minimum (Experimental)
SEEKING
Equity actors for principal roles in PRIVATE GOMER JONES (see breakdown).
Goodspeed Musicals is committed to creating an equitable, inclusive, and accessible workplace environment, and is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Toward that end, Goodspeed affirms its commitment to non-discrimination and a flexible, imaginative casting policy. Goodspeed strongly encourages the casting of women, non-gender binary/trans individuals, BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color), and people with disabilities in roles where these are not germane to the role.
INSTRUCTIONS
SEE PREPARATION INSTRUCTIONS IN BREAKDOWN. Please attach your self-tape video (any video format compatible with YouTube, Dropbox, or Vimeo upload is welcome) and headshot/resume (PDF format) to the form provided at: https://www.cognitoforms.com/PaulHardt1/EPAPRIVATEGOMERJONESHardtCasting?v2 . DEADLINE : Monday, October 18th at 6pm EDT.
Deadline: Mon, Oct 18, 2021
PERSONNEL
Artistic Director : Donna Lynn Hilton
Managing Director : David B. Byrd
Artistic Associates: Anika Chapin (viewing auditions)
Artistic Associates : Michael Fling
Director, Book, Music and Lyrics : Marshall Pailet (viewing auditions)
Music Director : Madeline Smith
Choreographer : Misha Shields
Director of American Sign Language : Alexandria Wailes
Casting Director : Paul Hardt, Hardt Casting (viewing auditions)
OTHER DATES
First Rehearsal: November 1, 2021
End of Contract: November 15, 2021
OTHER
Venue: The Goodspeed, East Haddam, CT
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 :
Please prepare a short song in folk or Gaelic/Celtic style, or feel free to submit material provided from the show. The following link has music and accompaniment tracks if you choose to sing from the show. https://www.dropbox.com/sh/53tzs0m3w4yo35s/AADVQiBwHl9iBATDWayV2PBCa?dl=0 .
To optimize the best sound and video possible we encourage you to turn off any ambient noise (air conditioner/tv/radio) and please select a well lit area with minimal backlighting for your video.
Please also slate your name and height before you begin your audition.
Private Gomer Jones is a WWI story about a group of Welsh soldiers. Though all of the characters are white, and most of them men, the cast of Private Gomer will be diverse - not just in terms of ethnicity, but gender identity, age, size, able-bodiedness, and Hearing ability.
GOMER JONES : Male, 18+ to play 16. – Welsh sniper with recent profound hearing loss. Since he speaks and has learned to read lips, Gomer fakes his way past the recruiters and into the war. Impatient. Gifted sharp shooter. Tenor. Deaf or Hard of Hearing actors who sing are encouraged to submit. Any ethnicity.
GWENOLYN/EVANS/AS CAST : Female, 20. GWENOLYN trains nurses in Wales. EVANS is a Welsh Private in the 11th Battalion. Alto. Any ethnicity.
JACK KING/AS CAST : Male, 18+ to play 19. – Welsh Private in the 11th Battalion. Rambunctious. Loyal. A real son-of-a-bitchin’ good time. Voice type flexible. Any ethnicity. Female Identifying and Non-Binary actors encouraged to submit.
EDMUND/AS CAST : Male, 20. A strapping Welsh soldier. Baritone with the high stuff. Any ethnicity.
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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