The Mountaintop - Burbank Appointments
Garry Marshall Theatre
CONTRACT
SPT Minimum - $425/wk. Transitional SPT. No health.
SEEKING
Actors and Understudies age 18 and up. See breakdown.
INSTRUCTIONS
Please send headshot resume. Video submissions also welcome.
Deadline: Thu, Dec 13, 2018
SUBMIT TO
casting@garrymarshalltheatre.org
PERSONNEL
Dimitri Toscas, Artistic Director
Amy Lieberman, Casting Director
OTHER DATES
• Jan 2, 2019: first rehearsal
• Jan 29, 2019: begins Tech Week
• Feb 6, 2019: first preview
• Feb 8, 2019: Opening Night
• Mar 10, 2019: Closing Night
OTHER
A gripping re-imagination of events the night before the assassination of the civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. On April 3, 1968, after delivering one of his most memorable speeches, an exhausted Dr. King retires to his room at the Lorraine Motel while a storm rages outside. When a mysterious stranger arrives with some surprising news, King is forced to confront his destiny and his legacy to his people
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
DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.: Male, 39+, African American. The Nobel Peace Prize-winning civil rights movement leader; not necessary that the actor look exactly like Dr. King, but certainly needs to bring the charisma and oratory style into the characterization; must be able to inhabit Dr. King in a convincing moment to moment human way, with all his foibles and humor, and yet fulfill the plays climax, convincing us that he is the great orator who gave us the passion behind, I have been to the mountaintop; this is a Dr. King who shows his fears and exhaustion, his world-weariness.
CAMAE: Female, 20-30, African American. A Lorraine Motel maid; a versatile intriguing actress who can play many layers, as there is much more to this character than what first appears; smart, sexy, funny, with otherworldy strength, but at her center, she is a caring vulnerable woman.
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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