WE LIVE IN CAIRO (Off-Broadway) - NYC EPA New York Theatre Workshop | New York, NY
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Personnel expected to attend updated.
AUDITION DATE
Thursday, June 6, 2024
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM (E)
BREAK: 1:30PM - 2:30PM
CONTRACT
Off Broadway
$1125 weekly minimum (cat. CC) - Pending negotiations
SEEKING
Equity actors for roles in WE LIVE IN CAIRO (see breakdown).
PREPARATION
Please bring sheet music and prepare a short song of your choice. Please bring a headshot and resume, stapled together.
LOCATION
Pearl Studios (519)
519 8th Ave
12th Fl
New York, NY 10018
12th floor - Studio D (holding), Studio F (auditions)
PERSONNEL
Book, Music, and Lyrics by Daniel Lazour and Patrick Lazour
Directed by Taibi Magar
New York Theatre Workshop
Artistic Director: Patricia McGregor
Producer: Evan O’Brient
EXPECTED TO ATTEND:
Casting: Claire Yenson
Senior Associate Producer: Yang-Yang Chen
OTHER DATES
First Rehearsal: Tuesday, September 3, 2024 Tech: Wednesday, October 2, 2024 First Preview: Wednesday, October 9, 2024 Opening: Monday, October 28, 2024 Latest Closing: December 8, 2024
OTHER
EPA Procedures are in effect for this audition. An Equity Monitor will be provided.
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BREAKDOWN
WE LIVE IN CAIRO
SYNOPSIS: Inspired by the young Egyptians who took to the streets in 2011 to overthrow President Hosni Mubarak, this soaring new musical from Jonathan Larson Grant winners and NYTW Usual Suspects Daniel & Patrick Lazour follows six student activists as they come of age in contemporary Cairo, using their graffiti, photography and song to protest a regime older than they are. Winner of the Richard Rodgers Award for Musical Theater, We Live in Cairo moves from the jubilation of Tahrir Square through the tumultuous years that followed. As escalating division and violence lead to a military crackdown, the young revolutionaries of Tahrir must weigh the cost of holding onto their principles and their dreams. Obie Award winner and NYTW Usual Suspect Taibi Magar (The Half-God of Rainfall) directs.
SEEKING:
AMIR. Character portrayed is an Egyptian male in his early 20s. A young songwriter, perpetually fiddling with his guitar. Brimming with idealism, eternally optimistic. In love with Layla, devoted to his brother Hany. A strong singer, and guitar player.
FADWA. Character portrayed is an Egyptian female in her mid-20s. An activist by blood, edgy, passionate, and irresistible. Unable to digest the word ‘no’, a fierce lover of her country. A strong singer.
HANY. Character portrayed is an Egyptian male in his early/mid-20s. Lyricist to his brother Amir's music. Sensible, dutiful, a stark foil to Amir's vim and vivacity. A strong singer.
HASSAN. Character portrayed is an Egyptian male in his early 20s. Reserved, but with a wildfire in his belly. Deeply insecure about his own standing in this world. Torn between two worlds: his deeply religious family and his proudly secular friends. A strong singer.
KARIM. Character portrayed is a gay Egyptian male in his early/mid-20s. A graffitist and craftsman. Western in sensibility, wealthier than his friends. Loose and sensual, he considers everyone and everything with an artist's eye. A strong singer.
LAYLA. Character portrayed is an Egyptian female in her early/mid-20s. A burgeoning photographer with a deep love for her city. Thoughtful, searching for answers. In love with Amir. A strong singer.
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