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Created Date | June 27, 2023 | |
Expiration Date | July 27, 2023 | |
Posted by | Administrator | |
Country | United States | |
State | Illinois | |
City | Chicago | |
Location | Chicago | |
Project Type | Non-Equity Audition | |
Project Title | Jane: Abortion and the Underground |
Description:
Jane: Abortion and the Underground by Paula Kamen is a docudrama about the "Jane" collective in the 60s and 70s who helped over 10,000 women receive illegal but safe abortions in Chicago, never having lost a patient.
This production will have an intimacy designer to support the scenes where the procedure is performed.
There is a base stipend of $100 for this role. In addition to the base stipend, Idle Muse operates under a shareholder model, in which a full 50% of box office revenue is reserved and divided evenly among the cast and production team.
We are accepting video submissions for the roles of MICKI and LORY:
MICKI: Black, early 20s.
Additional roles to the MICKI track include: RADICAL WOMAN/CALLER 2/PATIENT #3 & #9. The majority of the actors in the cast will be playing multiple parts, including patients who receive the treatment. PLEASE NOTE: One of the patient roles requires intimacy choreography.
This production will have an intimacy designer to support the scenes where the procedure is performed.
LORY: Actor of Color, 18-20s
Additional roles to the LORY track include Policewoman/Jane 3/Caller 4/Patient 10. The majority of the actors in the cast will be playing multiple parts, including patients who receive the treatment. PLEASE NOTE: None of the roles in this track require intimacy.
- First Rehearsal: Sunday, July 23rd
- Rehearsals: Sunday 1-4pm, M-Th 7:30 - 10pm
- Tech: September 11-13
- Previews: September 14 & 15
- Opening: September 16
- Performance Run: September 16 - October 15
Please prepare the linked side provided in the description section as a video recording and submit to submissions@idlemuse.org by July 5th.
Please also include headshot/resume and list conflicts with your submission.
A copy of the script to review is here and the audition side to be read can be found here.
Contact Info:
Please submit your video and conflicts to Submissions@idlemuse.org by July 5th.