THE KUNG FU ZOMBIES SAGA - Equity video submissions Theater Mu | Saint Paul, MN
Notice: Submission
SPT
$549 weekly minimum (SPT 6)
Equity actors for roles in THE KUNG FU ZOMBIES SAGA: SHAMAN WARRIOR & CANNIBALS (See breakdown).
Martial arts ability is a plus, but any necessary training will be provided.
Actors of all ages and Twin Cities locals are encouraged to submit.
Please prepare the sides for the role you are intersted in. You can find sides at:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1Epd9w 0bzjlwrYjJr5-5y8tDU7dNZ5BZ3 .
Please fill out the Theater Mu Audition Form. You can find it at:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf pNovUfeO_laDhbLkgha2XzVKRhIeEHr4muysQ PZFEPFofg/viewform
Also, please email your audition video to the email provided. Please send as an .mp4 file or a private YouTube link. Feel free to email info@theatermu.org with questions.
Deadline: 12/06/2022
info@theatermu.org
Viewing submissions:
Lily Tung Crystal: Director
kt shorb: Assistant Director
Saymoukda Duangphouxay Vongsay: Playwright
Callbacks are scheduled for December 9 from 5:00 PM - 9:00 PM and December 10 from 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM.
First rehearsal — June 13, 2023
First preview — July 19, 2023
Opening — July 21, 2023
Closing — August 13, 2023
Theater Mu requires a fully vaccinated company.
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.
Arun: 13-25, Lao and Akha. The heroine of Act 1 is a brave, questioning shaman-in-training trying to survive the apocalypse and searching for her sister. In Act 2, doubles as: Deanna, teens, Asian, best friends with Sika.
Sika: 15-25, Lao American. The heroine of Act 2 is a smart, tough survivor of the zombie apocalypse whose goal is to bring her parents’ remains back to their homeland in Laos. In Act 1, doubles as: Noy, 17, an orphan raised by Louang Khao, and Villager.
Arahan: 20s, Laotian. In Act 2, she’s an orphan who’s protective of her village and suspicious of strangers; she battles Sika but ultimately becomes her ally. In Act 1, doubles as: Saeng, 30s, Akha, mother to Arun and Khwan; and the voice of Jambavan, the Bear King in Buddhist stories.
Khwan: 4-15, Lao and Akha. In Act 1, she’s Arun’s sweet sister who has to grow up fast through the apocalypse. In Act 2, doubles as: Girl, 6, Laotian, who Sika tries to save.
Mara: 30s-40s, Laotian-European. In Act 1, she’s a village schoolteacher who ultimately becomes the cannibal leader of the Apocalypse, our villain in both Acts 1 and 2.
Grandmother (Mae Thao): 60s, Akha. In Act 1, she’s a shaman who can both heal and fight, the grandmother of Arun and Khwan. In Act 2, doubles as: Old Woman, 60s-70s, Hmong.
Loc: 40s, Black American. In Act 2, he’s ex-military turned monk. Doubles as: Principal Butcher, 40s, Sika’s down-to-earth principal who is secretly a martial artist. In Act 1, doubles as: a Zombie/Cannibal.
Hanuman: immortal. In Act 1, the Monkey King from Buddhist stories. In Act 2, doubles as: Slim, 30s, Laotian, ex-gangbanger turned monk; and Mohn, 30s, Lao, father to Arun and Khwan.
Louang Khao: 60, Akha. In Act 1, he’s the village elder/mayor who raises Noy. In Act 2, doubles as: Commander Phuoc, 40s, Viet; and Old Man, 60s-70s, Hmong.
Latimer: mid-20s, White, French. In Act 1, he’s a pleasant French middle-school teacher with a dark side and an interest in Arun. doubles as: a Demon. In Act 2, also plays a Zombie/Cannibal.
Ensemble of Zombies: Cannibals, Villagers, Demons, Ghosts, and Soldiers; any age, gender, or ethnicity.
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