THE OCTOBER STORM - Chicago EPA Raven Theatre | Chicago, IL
Notice: Audition Call Type: EPA
Monday, January 23, 2023
11:30 AM - 6:30 PM (C)
To schedule an audition appointment call (773) 998-2066 OR email casting director Catherine Miller at casting@raventheatre.com .
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$385 weekly minimum (Tier 1) - rehearsal $276 weekly minimum (Tier 1) - performance
Raven Theatre will make pension and health contributions
Equity actors for roles in THE OCTOBER STORM (See breakdown).
Chicago local actors are encouraged to audition.
Please prepare one of the sides from the script which can be found at:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1AAIPq UWZYmrpsPYzWcz5epZB_VUtbipZ? usp=sharing .
The script is available upon request. Please bring your headshot and resume (stapled together) and proof of full vaccination & booster.
Raven Theatre
6157 N Clark St
Chicago, IL 60660-2423
Playwright: Joshua Allen (he/him)
Production Manager: Lorenzo Blackett (he/him)
Expected to attend:
Director: Malkia Stampley (she/her)
Interim Artistic Director: Sarah Slight (she/her) Casting Director: Catherine Miller (they/them)
TENTATIVE CALLBACK DATES: 1/25, 1/26, + 1/30
FIRST REHEARSAL: APRIL 5th, 2023 OPENING: May 15th, 2023
CLOSING: June 15th, 2023
Regular Run: Thu-Sat @ 7:30pm, Sun @ 3:00pm
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An Equity Monitor will not be provided. The producer will run all aspects of this audition.
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 attend every audition.
Always bring your Equity Membership card to auditions.
Equity encourages everyone participating in the auditions to wear a two-ply cloth face mask, surgical mask, singer’s mask or respirator (N95, KN95 or KF94). Single-ply face masks, gaiters and bandanas are not recommended. Singer’s masks can be found at www.broadwayreliefproject.com/singersmask.
Equity encourages members to prepare for their audition prior to arriving at the audition venue, to the extent that they can (e.g., get dressed, hair/make-up, etc.) to avoid crowding in bathrooms and dressing rooms.
The maximum capacity in the holding room is: 50
The maximum capacity in the audition room is: 69
GLORIA, 16, Black/Biracial, Headstrong, whip-smart, ambitious, Gloria worships at the altar of a mother she never knew while straining at the boundaries her grandmother erected. She’s coming into her sensuality and growing up much too fast.
MRS. ELKINS, 51, Black, Imperious and rule-bound, Mrs. Elkins reigns her household with an iron fist, but her unfulfilled potential simmers underneath. She hasn’t laughed in years. She has a sexiness and youthfulness that she’s dying to access.
LUCILLE, 62, Black, A retired teacher, Lucille suffers no fools. She is never afraid to tell truths that no one else will. She loves being a caretaker and is the conscience of the play. She can only get out of bed most days if she knows she can be useful.
LOUIS, 29, Black/Biracial, A troubled war vet searching for safety and tired of wandering, Louis is a powder keg waiting to detonate, but is looking for a quieter existence and a place to call home. He drinks a lot of milk.
CRUTCH, 15, Black, Naive, energetic, and hopelessly in love with Gloria, Crutch can only be happy if he knows he’s making other people happy. He has a sensitive poet’s soul that is driven by longing.
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