THE TRIALS OF SAM HOUSTON Submission - Dallas Theater Center Auditions

THE TRIALS OF SAM HOUSTON - NYC Appointments

Dallas Theater Center

APPOINTMENTS

NYC auditions to be held 10/11/2017, 10/12/2017 by APPOINTMENT only.

CONTRACT

LORT Non-Rep ($914/week minimum)

SEEKING

Name Talent for the role the following role:

OLD JEFF HAMILTON / OLD SAM HOUSTON / ANDREW JACKSON: African-American male, 60’s-70’s. Tall, strong and dynamic. see breakdown for more details.

Seeking submissions from AEA members. AEA members must submit themselves directly in order to be considered via this posting (no agent or third-party submissions).

INSTRUCTIONS

For consideration, email picture and resume by 10/10/17

Deadline: Tue, Oct 10, 2017

SUBMIT TO

submission.mccorklecasting@gmail.com

PERSONNEL

Artistic Director: Kevin Moriarty
Director: Kevin Moriarty
Written By: Aaron Loeb
Casting Assistant: Tracy Kaczorowski
Casting Director: Pat McCorkle, Katja Zarolinski

OTHER DATES

Callback Date(s): 10/14/2017

Rehearsal Date(s): 03/13/2018
Preview Date(s): 04/20/2018
Opening Date(s): 04/27/2018
Closing Date(s): 05/13/2018

OTHER

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

OLD JEFF HAMILTON / OLD SAM HOUSTON / ANDREW JACKSON
African-American Male. 60’s-70’s. Tall, strong and dynamic. Compelling orator. Wry sense of humor. Mercurial temperament. Fiercely intelligent.

• OLD JEFF HAMILTON: In 1936, he is 95 Years old, but could easily pass for 70. The former body man of General Sam Houston, Jeff is now a scholar who has collected the artifacts and documents of this story over a lifetime. A genius of nearly incalculable potential who, due to the circumstances of his birth, has been a slave, janitor and unknown academic. Also plays:
• OLD SAM HOUSTON: In 1861, he is 70 years old. A dignified, elder statesman with a powerful manner. A mix of deliberation, self-possession and restrained majesty. Also plays:
• ANDREW JACKSON: In 1832, he is the 65-year-old President of the United States. Embittered by the death of his wife. Aging, in pain and very cunning. He views the world as a chessboard.

Story line: The Trials of Sam Houston takes place in three distinct, and theatrically overlapping, time periods: 1936, 1832 and 1861. The actor who plays the leading role of “Old Jeff Hamilton” in 1936 also plays “Old Sam Houston” in 1861, and President Andrew Jackson in 1832. The actor’s transformations between characters is done with a minimum of makeup and costume changes, but with a clear change of intention and characterization.

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.