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| Created Date | December 13, 2022 | |
| Expiration Date | January 12, 2023 | |
| Posted by | Administrator | |
| Country | United States | |
| State | Illinois | |
| City | Chicago | |
| Location | Chicago | |
| Project Type | Non-Equity Audition | |
| Project Title | Social Justice 10-Minute Play Festival | |
Description:
Volunteer Actors and Production Staff
We are fundraising to pay talent a stipend. The stipend will not provide a living wage.
Chicago-based Playwright and Actor Toma Lynn Smith is accepting application materials from local BIPOC and non-BIPOC actors, and theatre production crew, such as Director and Stage Manager to put on the non-equity independent theatre production of the Social Justice 10-Minute Play Festival, The While Series...
A binge-watch of unique 11 short plays on stage featuring social issue-based diverse stories across U.S. History.
This show has themes that are ageist, classist, heteronormative, racist, sexist, stereotypical, and violent (including a sexual assault attempt, murder, and projected images of guns and sharp objects), and includes the topic of abortion. Only actors comfortable playing multiple roles in various heightened scenarios should submit.
ACTORS
Accepting video submissions with Headshot/Resume from local BIPOC and non-BIPOC non-union actors who meet the following criteria:
Located in Chicago or surrounding suburbs
Must be vaccinated: Provide Proof of COVID-19 vaccinations (minimum: first two doses)
Willing to wear a mask, if asked to.
Seeking actors for multiple roles to play up to 3 characters in three short plays. Actors must be over the age of 18:
African American, Female-identifying
African American, Male-identifying
Afro-Latinx, Female-identifying
Caucasian, Female-identifying
Caucasian, Male-identifying
Chinese, Female-identifying
Native American, Female-identifying, Preferably Wampanoag
Native Hawaiian, Male-identifying
Race non-specified, Non-binary
South Asian, Male-identifying, Preferably Bangladeshi
PRODUCTION STAFF
Accepting resumes for local BIPOC and non-BIPOC non-union production staff who meet the following criteria:
Located in Chicago or surrounding suburbs
Must be vaccinated: Provide Proof of COVID-19 vaccinations (minimum: first two doses)
Willing to wear a mask, if asked to.
Seeking the following production positions:
Director
Stage Manager
Assistant Stage Manager
Lighting Designer
Sound Designer
Talent of all ethnicities, sexual orientations, abilities, body-type, and gender identities are encouraged to submit for any roles to which they identify.
January 2023*
Workshop (includes two Staged Readings)
Rehearsals begin in early January 2023 and end in late February 2023.*
*Exact workshop and rehearsal dates/times and the script will be shared with the actors and production staff the team is interested in. All times will be evenings and/or weekends.
Performance Dates and Times
March 2-5, 2023
March 9-12, 2023
Thursday, Friday, and Saturday 7:30 p.m.
Sunday 3 p.m.
Workshop, rehearsals, staged readings, and performances will take place in the City of Chicago in the Wicker Park neighborhood.
Please do not submit if you are unavailable for any performance dates or tech week beginning Monday, February 27, 2023, and if you are not currently vaccinated for COVID-19.
Contact Info:
ACTORS
Please send your recent headshot/resume in PDF format named Lastname_Firstname.pdf along with a 1-minute short video, reel, or performance sample to thewhileseriesplay@gmail.com. All videos must be received by 5 PM CST, Friday, December 23, 2022.
PRODUCTION STAFF
Please send your recent resume to thewhileseriesplay@gmail.com. All resumes must be received by 5 PM CST, Friday, December 23, 2022.
Note:
If you do not receive an email response from us by Friday, December 30, 2022, we have moved forward with other talent and wish you the best of luck on your artistic journey.
