Description:

Virtual Auditions for Someone You Know - A New Musical
Written by: Lindsay Bartlette Allen (Co-Writer & Lyricist) & Rachel Page (Co-Writer, Lead Lyricist & Composer)
Directed by: Frankie Leo Bennett
Music Direction by: Alex Newkirk

Online Submission Deadline: September 5th, 2024
In-Person Callback Dates: Mid-September 2024
Stipend: $250

We are accepting video submissions until Thursday, September 5th, at 11:59 PM.

Seeking FIVE Strong Actors/ Singers:
KAS (LINDSAY's BOYFRIEND): Middle-Eastern or Racially Ambiguous, 30s
A WOMAN: 30s-60s, plays multiple roles
A STRANGER: 30s- 50s, plays multiple roles
+ 2 women lead understudies for the roles of LINDSAY & ABBI

It is strongly preferred that these actors read sheet music. All genders, ethnicities and encouraged to submit.

Include in your submission:
1. A video showcasing any newly/recently recorded videos showcasing your best contemporary (pop/rock style) musical theater song
2. A 1-min contemporary monologue
3. Your current headshot & resume

About the musical:
Someone You Know is a new musical based on the true stories of two women, Lindsay and Abbi, who survive sexual assault and rape. The ripple effect of this event not only influences their own individual lives but also the lives of those around them. Audiences see both stories unfold side by side. Although the two women inhabit the same spaces, meet the same people, and share similar experiences, they don't know each other, illustrating we often suffer in silence next to someone you know.

Someone You Know is using the stage to recontextualize stigma and empower those who may be sitting in silence. What makes our show uniquely accessible is that Someone You Know is a show specifically written for everyone. There is no cursing or nudity in the show. We aim to reach not only survivors with our message, but also young people, friends and family of survivors, and people who don't even know they have a connection to someone with a survivor story of their own. People don't often have the language or the experience to connect with those who have gone through such traumatic experiences, so this musical is about the ripple effect that sexual assault and rape has on everyone. Thriving together is how we move through adversity.

Our musical has been workshopped and incredibly well received by audiences in Chicago, Los Angeles, Barcelona, and rural Illinois, proving that our message translates to typical theatre-going audiences as well as non-native English speakers and small-town farmers.

We will have an intimacy coordinator for this production.