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| Created Date | October 14, 2023 | |
| Expiration Date | November 13, 2023 | |
| Posted by | Administrator | |
| Country | United States | |
| State | Illinois | |
| City | Chicago | |
| Location | Chicago | |
| Project Type | Non-Equity Audition | |
| Project Title | Richard III | |
Description:
Seeking NON-AEA. A female-identifying or non-binary actor of color with a strong singing voice (soprano or alto) for the track of BISHOP OF ELY/TYRELL/ENSEMBLE. Especially seeking Latinx/Hispanic, Asian, Indigenous, Pacific Islander, MENASA actors.
BISHOP: Rotund man of the church. Always makes sure he is well-fed. TYRELL: A killer. Organizes the murders of the young princes. Everyone is terrified of Tyrell. Wears a see-though mask. Could be from Hades. Demonic.
These roles could be large and imposing, or the opposite-small and menacing.
The style of the production goes from beautiful poetry to extreme violence with power tools to vaudeville. NOTE: These roles have very little dialogue (little Shakespeare experience required), but the Ensemble has a constant presence throughout, so dynamic actors with a great sense of play and creativity are paramount.
Pay: $700/wk
Contract begins: 12/29/2023
First preview: 02/02/2024
Opens: 02.09.2024
Closes as late as: 03/17/2024
Contact Info:
Please upload one Shakespeare monologue of your choice, or if not comfortable with Shakespeare, a dramatic or darkly comic contemporary monologue. Please also send an audio or video link of a song that shows of your range (this is liturgical music, so a simple ballad is best.) Please also upload a headshot/resume as one PDF to: https://forms.gle/Kh2qWbV42g4FTKSX7 by October 20.
