VIVID STAGE 2022-23 SEASON - EQUITY VIDEO SUBMISSIONS
Vivid Stage
CONTRACT
SPT
$279 weekly minimum (Tier 1)
SEEKING
Equity actors for roles in Vivid Stage's 2022-23 Season (see breakdown).
Theatre’s statement: “We are actively seeking to increase our knowledge of a diverse pool of actors. Actors of all ethnicities are encouraged to attend. Although some roles are cast from our ensemble, we draw on actors we meet for productions, readings and other projects as well as future opportunities.”
INSTRUCTIONS
Please prepare a one-minute, comedic contemporary monologue. Slate your name, the role for which you are submitting, and title of your piece before beginning your monologue. Your video should be named in the following format: “Your name / Role.” Email your headshot/resume and video submission.
Deadline: Wed, Aug 31, 2022
SUBMIT TO
info@vividstage.org
PERSONNEL
Artistic Director: Laura Ekstrand (viewing auditions)
BREAKDOWN
SOFT ANIMALS, by Erin Mallon
Director: Laura Ekstrand
Dates:
1st rehearsal: Monday, September 5
Runs September 29 – October 9 (Thursday-Sunday)
Four medical misfits join a three-day self-healing workshop. Does the mind create the body?
Seeking:
All roles cast. Seeking possible future replacements only.
Emily, 26, Female - Can’t feel physical pain. (CAST)
Jacob, 27, Male - Does not sleep (CAST)
Sabrina, 18, Female – Has “Alien Hand Syndrome” (CAST)
Mark Miller, 30, Male – Former male nurse and “self-professed woo woo” (CAST)
Dylan, 20, Any Gender – Can’t Forget (CAST)
Rebecca Stinger, 30, Female – A doctor, very pregnant (CAST)
ONLY HUMAN: STORIES OF CONNECTION, by Barbara Blumenthal-Ehrlich, Laura Ekstrand, Steve Harper, Stephen Kaplan Mark Harvey Levine, Matthew Weaver, David Lee White
Director: TBD
Dates:
1st rehearsal: Monday, January 30
Runs February 23 - March 5 (Thursday-Sunday)
A series of short plays on the theme of human connection. Comic, dramatic, ridiculous, heartfelt.
Seeking:
Track 5: Female, 25-35, person of color.
Track 6: Male, 25-35, person of color.
Track 1: 25-35, CAST.
Track 2: 25-35, CAST.
Track 3: 25-35, CAST.
Track 4: 25-35, CAST.
101 HUMILIATING STORIES, by Lisa Kron
Director: Mark Spina
Dates:
1st rehearsal: Monday, March 27
Runs April 13-16 (Thursday-Sunday)
A one-woman show that traces a history of embarrassing events, leading up to an invitation to speak at a high school reunion. What could go wrong?
Seeking:
Track 1: Woman. CAST
THE ABSOLUTE BRIGHTNESS OF LEONARD PELKEY, by James Lecesne
Director: TBD
Dates:
1st rehearsal: Monday, April 3
Runs April 20-23 (Thursday-Sunday)
One actor embodies all the residents of a small town that was transformed by the shining example of one queer teenage boy.
Roles:
Track 1: Man. CAST
HARRY CLARKE, by David Cale
Director: TBD
1st rehearsal: Monday, April 10
Runs April 27-30 (Thursday-Sunday)
A nebbish finds that he can be his true self by playing someone else - the alter ego Harry Clarke. In this guise, he dupes an entire family.
Seeking:
Track 1: Man. CAST
OTHER DATES
Callbacks will take place in person at the theatre in Summit, NJ.
See production dates in breakdown.
OTHER
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PLEASE NOTE: ALL ACTORS MUST BE FULLY VACCINATED TO BE CONSIDERED FOR ROLES THIS SEASON. PROOF OF VACCINATION MUST BE PROVIDED.
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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