THE SOUND OF MUSIC Submission (Ensemble) - Aurora Civic Center Authority Auditions

THE SOUND OF MUSIC - EQUITY VIDEO SUBMISSIONS (CHORUS SINGER)

Aurora Civic Center Authority

CONTRACT

LOA $791 weekly minimum (LOA ref COST)

SEEKING

Equity actors for chorus singer parts in THE SOUND OF MUSIC (see breakdown).

Ensemble: Various roles from Nazi military leaders/soldiers to Nuns to party guests.

Seeking strong actors of all genders, ethnicities, ages, and types. The Aurora Civic Center Authority (parent company to Paramount Theatre) is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All applications will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, familial status, sexual orientation, national origin, ability, age, or veteran status.

All stage manager positions for this production have been filled.

INSTRUCTIONS

Please prepare a one-minute cut in the style of the show or prepare one of the cuts at https://www.dropbox.com/sh/qv5sorlj7l49v4o/AAAW-k3BaPX1PmHQKdKJRb8-a?dl=0 . Submit a video along with your headshot/resume via YouTube, Vimeo, or Dropbox (online link preferred). Please indicate your city of residence in your submission.

Deadline: Wed, Apr 6, 2022

SUBMIT TO

casting@paramountarts.com

PERSONNEL

Amber Mak (she/her)- Artistic Producer, Director and Choreographer of Sound of Music

Kory Danielson (he/him)- Music Director

Trent Stork, CSA (they/them)- Associate Artistic Producer & Casting Director (viewing auditions)

Jim Corti (he/him)- Artistic Director

Paul-Jordan Jansen (he/him)- Associate Artistic Producer (viewing auditions)

OTHER DATES

Young Performer First Day of Rehearsal: September 26, 2022
Maria First Day of Rehearsal: October 3, 2022
Full Company First Rehearsal: October 17, 2022
Tech Begins: November 3, 2022
First Preview: November 9, 2022
Opening Night: November 18, 2022
Closing Night: January 8, 2022

OTHER

www.paramountaurora.com

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

A note about casting (adopted from language with consent originally created by Kevin Kantor and Emily Traquin of Actors Theatre of Louisville):

Most characters we encounter currently are on the binary and are written with he/him or she/her pronouns and you will see that in the above character descriptions. However limiting the descriptions are, our casting seeks to be inclusive as possible and we invite gender non-conforming, genderqueer, transgender, and non-binary actors to submit for the roles they most identify with.

We will also list race/ethnicity when specific to the character but are otherwise seeking all races and ethnicities.

Please let us know if you have any questions, concerns, or if there are any accommodations we can provide.

For Information on Paramount Theatre’s Continuing Work on Equity, Social Justice, and Inclusion, visit
Equity, Social Justice and Inclusion | Paramount Theatre (paramountaurora.com)

A content note from the Director:

“As the director, and in an effort to reduce harm wherever possible in the telling of this story, I want to be transparent that anyone who is cast in this show may be asked to portray a person of the Nazi party. This includes wearing the Swastika symbol and using the Nazi Heil salute in staging. Specific instances are noted below. There will also be Nazi symbols displayed within the physical setting of the show. Although this story is based on a real-life family, the musical is a fictional portrayal of this family and I want to encourage everyone to audition. The casting is not exclusive to the stereotypical representation of the characters of past productions.”

~Amber Mak

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.