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Created Date | August 17, 2022 | |
Expiration Date | September 16, 2022 | |
Posted by | Administrator | |
Country | United States | |
State | Illinois | |
City | Chicago | |
Location | Chicago | |
Project Type | Non-Equity Audition | |
Project Title | Blood-lesque |
Description:
Phantom Moon Productions is dedicated to providing haunting entertainment and giving back to the community through a scholarship fund for self-producing artists. Blood-lesque is a theatrical, devised Burlesque show hosted by a Halloween Icon featuring numbers with comedy, theatrical surprises, drag, and a whole lot of blood and burlesque. It will make you laugh, gasp, and shake you from your core to pelvic floor.
Pay Per Role:
Host: $210
Drag Guest Performer $50/performance + shared tips from the show Burlesque Ensemble Members: total stipend of $210 plus shared tips from the show.
Sexy Janitor/Stage Kitten (understudy): $150 stipend (shared tips if you go on for Burlesque Ensemble)
Roles:
*all sizes, races, & genders welcome for all roles*
Up to 6 Show-stopping Drag Acts - based on availability of drag artist, we plan on having one drag act per night.
8-10 total ensemble burlesque members: Burlesque Acts for various numbers: chair, floor, group numbers, strip tease and more. You can also pitch a solo number/duet - this is devised so you also have a creative say. *4-5 members pre-cast*
1 Host: Our vision is to have the show carried through with a comedian, improvisor, or drag host who is dressed as a Halloween Icon (ex. Dr. Frankenfurter from Rocky Horror, Alfred Hitchcock, Wednesday Adams). You can also have your own number and switch it up every night, if that's your jam.
2 Sexy Janitors(Stage Kittens) - will be dressed in lingerie and Ghost Face Masks, help clean blood between numbers, and pick up clothes while also being a comedic and campy presence on stage. Opportunity to understudy the main ensemble, based on interest.
Note: All cast must show proof of COVID-19 vaccination and booster to audition in person and perform.
Audition Date: Virtual Submission through jot form. Auditions close August 17th at 11:59pm.
Callbacks: in person August 20th in the evening. Location TBD (North Side).
This is a fast process to respect your time and talent. First rehearsal is September 6. Rehearsals run 2 hours on Tuesdays (8:15-10:15pm) & Thursdays (6-8pm) at the Athenaeum, and Sundays (7:30-9:30pm) at Glenwood Studio. Must be available for tech Oct. 17- 19th in the evenings and a brief strike closing night. The show runs October 20-22; 27-29 (6 performances total) call time 6:30pm. Possible pick up rehearsal on Oct. 26th. Performances and tech are at Pride Arts.
Fill out the audition form with a sharable video link to the following audition requirements below:
Host: Slate your name and the roll(s) you are auditioning for. Take 1: How would you open the show? Feel free to dress up. Take 2: Imagine a number just ended with a bloody reveal (think a bucket drop of blood like in Carrie) - show us how you'd transition the audience into the next number. Optional: If you have any special skills or examples of past work ( Sing 16 bars? Juggle? Magician? Belly dancer?etc.) Show us what you got!
Drag: Slate your name and the roll(s) you are auditioning for. Take 1: Submit a video of a past or current performance. Take 2 Optional: tell us about a spooky performance you're working on. If you have any special skills or examples of past work ( Sing 16 bars? Juggle? Magician? Belly dancer? etc.) Show us what you got!
Burlesque ensemble/Sexy Janitor: Slate your name and the roll(s) you are auditioning for. Take 1: Self-choreograph 16-32 counts (or 15-45 seconds) of one or both of the songs listed below You can start at any part of the song. We are looking for confidence, character, and movement. Take 2 Optional: If you have any special skills or examples of past work ( Sing 16 bars? Juggle? Magician? Belly dancer?etc.) Show us what you got!
Song 1: "Bad Guy" by Billie Eilish
Song 2: "Monster Mash" by Bobby Picket
Contact Info:
Submission form: form.jotform.com/222027598719061
Contact for questions: phantommoonproductions@gmail.com
Website: form.jotform.com/222027598719061