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Cover Story 50 John Hawkes 18 All eyes are on the indie vet—whether he UPSTAGE wants them there or not News Features 05 Take Five Steven Yeun What to see and where to 21 Staying one step ahead go in the week ahead of “The Walking Dead”

07 Top News Page to Stage N.Y. Gov. Andrew Cuomo 22 Theater companies signs bill regulating reinvent the adaptation talent agents process

08 Casting ABC Family and Lifetime pilots add casting directors DOWNSTAGE 09 Stage el Brosilow L.A.’s East West Players will Casting cha i hold a forum on diversity 25 New York Tristate M Notices 10 Screen Audition Highlights What Les Moonves k; “woolf”: means for actors 38 California

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a 15 The Working Actor Virginia Woolf?”; Explaining SAG-AFTRA’s “Cyrano de Bergerac” user agreement L.A.: “Krapp’s Last Tape” inment; H a 16 Secret Agent Man 50 Screen

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EDITORIAL N.Y. Bureau Chief Mark Peikert Senior Web Editor Suzy Evans L.A. UNION STAGE Film & TV Editor Los Angeles Jenelle Riley Theater Editor Philharmonic Erik Haagensen Season Staff Editor • Roles: Trained actors Sylvia Tan • Seeking: M/F, 20s–30s Staff Writer Daniel Lehman • Pay: Yes Contributing Editors • Season includes Tim Grierson, Michael Kostroff, Sean J. Miller Stravinsky’s “Firebird” Editor at Large and “Firebird II” David Sheward

ART Creative Director N.Y. WEB SERIES Kelly Lewis Crew Associate Art Director • Roles: New supporting William Scalia characters CASTING • Seeking: M/F, 18–60s Managing Casting Editor • Pay: Yes Scott Matthew Harris • Season 2 of an ambitious Supervising Casting Editor crime family drama Melinda Loewenstein Film & TV Casting Editors Betsy Bagg, Jesse Landberg Theater & Performing Arts Casting Editors L.A. UNION/ Michael Coughlin, Sri Gordon NONUNION Regional Casting Editor Byron Karlevics MUSICALS Senior Research Editor Motown: Pete Keeley The Musical, Customer Service & Community Manager Broadway Ron Kagan • Roles: Marvin Gaye, PRODUCTION Smokey Robinson, Production Manager female singers Shenaya Archer • Seeking: M/F, 20s Production Assistant • Pay: Yes Joe Garcia • A new Broadway ADVERTISING SALES musical about the life Director, Integrated Marketing of Motown Records Kasey Howe founder Berry Gordy Group Sales Director Allen Buhl Senior Manager, Business Development (N.Y.) N.Y. NONUNION

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to revise the law in a way that would reflect the current practices in a way that protected both talent agents and artists. I there- fore introduced legislation, A.8614, to accomplish that goal.” Talent agents in New York had been governed by the same law as typical employment agents. The state’s Department of Consumer Affairs had characterized some standard talent- agent practices as illegal under that law. But Titone and his supporters argued that unlike other employment agencies—whose task is usually complete once they’ve found a job for their client—talent agents have ongoing relationships with the actors, writers, and other talent they represent. “These amendments, which will conform state law with long-standing entertainment industry practice, will ensure that licensed talent agents can continue to work on behalf of the artists who make New York a premier international entertainment center,” Karen Stuart, executive director of the Association of Talent Agents, said in a statement N.Y. Governor Andrew Cuomo when the legislation was passed. “Our members’ Titone also noted that the perform- interests remain ers unions’ collective bargaining well protected, Industry agreements will govern the terms and the of employment and provide protec- entertainment tion for artists when verbal agree- industry in ments may be flawed. In a written New York is Agents statement to Backstage, Lowell well served by Peterson, executive director of the this new law.” Writers Guild of America, East, said, — Zino Macaluso, “WGAE supported the bill…because SAG-AFTRA it clarified contract requirements of Change in the law to reflect the current relationship between talent agencies and artists. The signed bill included long-standing union and guild provisions that dealt squarely with talent SAG-AFTRA, By Daniel Holloway and Daniel Lehman agency representation of artists, while continuing to protect ith support from agents and entertainment the artists’ interest through regulation of talent agencies.” WGA, DGA industry unions, on Oct. 10 New York Gov. In addition to the ATA and WGA, the Directors Guild Andrew Cuomo signed into law a bill that of America and SAG-AFTRA were in favor of the bill. praise new law W codifies the industry standard practice by “We support the amendments to the General Business Law the state’s talent agents of being paid for obtaining work and the Arts and Cultural Affairs Law recently signed by the regulating for their clients in the absence of a written agreement. Governor,” Zino Macaluso, SAG-AFTRA’s senior counsel and na- “The entertainment industry is a vital part of New York’s tional director of agency relations, said in a written statement to N.Y. talent economy, and statutes and regulations that did not make sense Backstage. “The amendments reflect an accurate understanding for talent agents in our state were threatening that industry and of the relationship between talent agents and our members, and es

g agents the ability for artists, including directors, producers, writers, they are consistent with our long-standing franchise agreements and actors, to enter into contractual relationships with their with talent agencies in New York and across the country. Our agents,” State Assembly Member Matthew Titone, D–Staten members’ interests remain well protected, and the entertain-

Ge t t y Ima Island, who authored the bill, said in a statement. “We needed ment industry in New York is well served by this new law.”

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“BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY’S” / play / Broadway / spring 2013 opening / Casting: Ilene Starger and Zoe E. Rotter In Production | “MOTOWN” / musical / Broadway / opens April 13, 2013 / Casting: Bethany Knox, Telsey + Company

L.A. THEATER Pushing for Diversity East West Players to host forum on race in casting

at their diversity than theater is,” By Sean J. Miller Dang told Backstage. “You look sian-American actors need at an American stage and you’re more opportunities on not seeing that diversity.” Los Angeles–area stages. CTG, for instance, last produced A That’s the message that Tim an Asian-American-led play in 2007: Dang, producing artistic direc- “Yellow Face,” a comedy about race tor at East West Players, hopes relations by David Henry Hwang. four artistic directors from major “We’re not going to vilify Southern California theaters take anyone but really want to ask away from an upcoming forum. those questions,” said Dang. “I East West Players, an Asian- think it’s really important that American theater organization, has people see themselves onstage.” Nikki Castillo and Bobby Steggert organized “Why Not Asian? Why The inspiration for the forum in “The Nightingale” Asian?,” a forum on race politics stemmed in part from this sum- in the American theater taking mer’s La Jolla Playhouse workshop place Oct. 22 at the David Henry presentation of “The Nightingale,” “If we look at television and film, they’re getting Hwang Theater in Los Angeles’ a musical set in a mythical China a lot better at their diversity than theater is.” Little Tokyo neighborhood. featuring several Chinese characters. —TIM DANG, EAST WEST PLAYERS Christopher Ashley of the La The mixed cast of 12 consisted of Jolla Playhouse, Sheldon Epps several white males, no Asian- won a Tony for her portrayal of Kim upcoming production of “My Fair of the Pasadena Playhouse, American males, and only two Asian- in “Miss Saigon,” likely inspired Lady.” In L.A., Kimiko Glenn, who Marc Masterson of South Coast Americans, according to EWP. other Asian-American actors to take was cast in “The Nightingale” at La Repertory, and Center Theatre “I definitely feel the talent is there, the stage. Jolla, will portray the title character Group’s Michael Ritchie are slated we just need to do a better job with There are some signs the- in the theater’s world premiere to attend. Dang said he hopes the it,” Dang said. aters are beginning to recog- of “Yoshimi Battles the Pink four will take away a desire to create As roles for Asian-Americans in- nize the need for diversity. Robots,” a stage-musical adapta- programs that develop diversity crease, so will the number of actors Molly Smith, the artistic director tion of the Flaming Lips album. in the casts of their productions. available to fill them, according to at Arena Stage in Washington, D.C., Still, more needs to be done, “If we look at television and Dang, who noted that Lea Salonga, recently cast an Asian-American Dang said. “The programming film, they’re getting a lot better the Filipino-American soprano who actor to play Eliza Doolittle in an needs to be diversified.”

N.Y. THEATER major characters. This year’s recipients are April de What We Need More of Is Science Angelis, Nick Jones, Heidi Schreck, Melissa Ross, Sarah Treem, and Bess Wohl. The Manhattan Theatre Club has announced In addition to the commissions, the foundation provid-

the 2012 recipients of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation ed production support for Sloan-commissioned writer TZ s Initiative commissions. The foundation provides a grant Rebecca Lenkiewicz’s adaptation of “An Enemy of the AR mage

to MTC to support the development of six plays that People,” which was directed by Tony Award winner Doug I explore themes of math, science, and technology and Hughes and opened Sept. 27 at the Samuel J. Friedman y tt e

depict scientists, mathematicians, and engineers as Theatre. —MARISSA MAIER Cr aig SCHW G

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“Moonves staying in charge of the top network is a good sign that there will continue to be many opportunities in television for talented actors.” —ALLISON RINZEL, talent Manager On Oct. 15 the company an- FILM nounced Moonves had agreed How to Get to to stay on as president and CEO Venice on a Budget through 2017. The agreement supersedes his previous deal, The Venice Interna- which was set to expire in 2015. tional Film Festival is getting Sumner Redstone, executive a lot smaller in 2013. Or more chairman and founder of CBS accurately, it’s making a big Corporation, said Moonves was commitment to small films. “among the best in all of business.” The festival is part of the “This agreement secures the Venice Biennale, which this Company even further into the year is adding to its existing future, and it also further aligns programs for dance, theater, and strengthens the interests of and music by introducing the the chief executive with those Biennale College—Cinema. of our shareholders,” Redstone The goal of the program is to said in a statement.” I look for- create three feature-length CBS President and CEO Leslie Moonves ward to all Leslie will continue audio-visual works with a to do as the genius that he is.” budget under 150,000 euro Moonves, who came to CBS in (approximately $193,000) TV and is intensely involved in the 1995 as president of entertainment, within a year. development process, accord- said in the same statement that Fifteen director-producer ing to industry insiders. he felt proud of his work and was teams will be selected for Les Is Alison Rinzel, a talent manager “enthusiastic” about the future. an initial 10-day workshop, and former CBS casting executive, “I am very gratified that my which will be held in Venice said Moonves proved wrong the crit- relationship with CBS will con- in January 2013. Up to three More ics who predicted unscript- tinue into the future, and I look projects will then be chosen ed shows would come to forward to building on all of for further development, Moonves’ CBS deal dominate television. the exciting opportunities including another 15-day “Les Moonves has that lie ahead,” he said. workshop between Febru- a Positive for proven that qual- Under the terms of the ary and March and 150,000 ity scripted pro- agreement, Moonves’ salary euro toward the production. TV performers gramming remains will remain at its current All participating filmmakers important to televi- level and he will remain must commit to complet- sion,” Rinzel told eligible for an annual perfor- ing their projects within five By Sean J. Miller Backstage. ”He definite- mance-based bonus and receive months, so that they are BS boss Les Moonves became ly recognizes its commercial value. equity-based compensation tied to completed in time to screen the latest top entertain- “While at CBS, I witnessed his the performance of the company’s at the 2013 Venice Inter- ment executive to extend personal involvement in all casting stock, according to a press release. national Film Festival and his reign this week—mean- decisions and his team’s sup- At the end of his new term, online.

TZ C ing one of actors’ greatest allies at port of actors. Moonves staying Moonves has the option of becom- For more information and s AR the executive level in Hollywood in charge of the top network is a ing an executive adviser to the to apply, visit www.labien- mage

I will be around for at least the next good sign that there will con- company for an additional four years nale.org. The deadline for y few years. Moonves has long been tinue to be many opportunities in as well as forming a production applications is Oct. 22. tt e

Cr aig SCHW G a supporter of scripted television television for talented actors.” company under CBS’s auspices. —Daniel Lehman

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TV November Is the New January Casting directors sign on for fall cable pilot productions

Housewives,” and veteran TV actor By Sean J. Miller Jodi Lyn O’Keefe. The drama fol- s fall turning into cable pilot lows a police officer (de Matteo) and season? With casting directors a district attorney (O’Keefe) who attached to two dramas and team up to bring a stalker obsessed I three comedies all set to shoot with her ex-lover to justice. this fall, the answer might be yes. The new FX drama “The Bridge” Lifetime’s “Stalkers,” which also has a casting director at- shoots in November, will be cast tached. Rebecca Mangieri and by Los Angeles–based Bruce H. Wendy Weidman, of Sherman s Newberg, Backstage has learned. Oaks, Calif.–based Creative e ag The 90-minute movie and backdoor Casting, will cast the pilot, which Im pilot is set to star Drea de Matteo, also shoots in November. y

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Police homicide detective Branman and Dylann Brander Sonya North, played by Diane of Branman/Brander Casting. Kruger, who teams with a The setting for this show is an Mexican detective, played elementary school; instead by Demián Bichir, to stop of a male alum, it’s a female a cross-border serial killer. lead. Winifred Harris, or The pilot will be directed by Fred, is a newly graduated acclaimed Mexican direc- slacker who finds she has a tor Gerardo Naranjo. knack for teaching children. Over at ABC Family, Meanwhile, the drama three pilots set to go into “Terminales” will be cast by Fiennes Schwartzman Hanks Clarke Bomer production this fall have Brett Greenstein and Collin casting directors attached, Daniel in Los Angeles. The FILM, TV, THEATER Mike McAlary in “Lucky Guy,” written Backstage has learned. pilot is an adaptation of a Fiennes, Schwartzman by the late Nora Ephron. “Game of The multi-camera “Phys Televisa series. It follows Check Into ‘Budapest Hotel’ Thrones” star Emilia Clarke has Ed” is being cast by Alyson a young woman who is been cast in the iconic role of Holly Silverberg and Geralyn Flood, diagnosed with a fatal illness. Ralph Fiennes and Jason Golightly for the upcoming Broadway who are teaming up for this In other words, “ ‘Sex and Schwartzman have joined the ensemble production of “Breakfast at Tiffany’s.” pilot. The half-hour comedy fo- the City’ if Carrie Bradshaw of Wes Anderson’s upcoming “The Grand “White Collar” star Matt Bomer has cuses on a former high school were dying of cancer,” Budapest Hotel.” The film also stars Bill booked a guest role as Andrew Rannells’ jock who returns to teach at his according to Deadline. Murray and Jude Law, with Anderson sexy ex-boyfriend on Ryan Murphy’s alma mater and discovers that All three pilots will shoot alumni Owen Wilson, Edward Norton, new NBC sitcom, “The New Normal.” es

g life is basically unchanged. in November and are being Willem Dafoe, Adrien Brody, and Jeff Meanwhile, Ian McShane (“Deadwood”) ma

I “Continuing Fred,” another worked on out of New York Goldblum rumored to be involved. has been added to the cast of Murphy’s education-themed com- by Beth Bowling and Kim Tom Hanks will make his Broadway FX drama series “American Horror

Ge t t y edy, will be cast by Megan Miscia of Bowling/Miscia. debut next spring as real-life reporter Story: Asylum.” —Daniel Lehman

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October 2012 Standing Ovation [Career Dispatch] Performer James Earl Jones From Hitting the “Fences” Highs and “The one that blew me away, and it never left my mind, was Lows James Earl Jones in ‘Fences.’ One of my In the Valley of the Struggling Actor biggest challenges as an actor is to not I’ve been delaying writing for way too long (just ask my look in that man’s big editor). I wanted to write something awesome, wanted to tell beautiful blue eyes you guys I booked “Boardwalk” and got cast in a national com- [during ‘Gore Vidal’s mercial and I’m going to buy an apartment with the residuals, The Best Man’ on but the fact is, that hasn’t happened. Fact is, the wedding ended, Broadway] and think Fringe ended, and here I am, back to zero essentially. about ‘Fences’ or half the other stuff TIM INTRAVIA Granted, I’m very satisfied with those things and enjoyed the bejeebas he’s done in his life. is a Brooklyn-based out of them, but I’m unemployed again. The two biggest productions ‘Fences’ was the first writer and actor. He has of my life ended within two weeks of each other, and the post- appeared Off-Broadway show, post-wedding depression is doing its best to tear me down. and in his award-winning solo show and plays Steve As much as I want to act like things are going great and keep up on the web series “Parker that optimism that I already struggle with, fact is, I am scared. I : GETTY IMAGES and Steve.” Check out don’t know where the next job is coming from, or if it’s coming. timintravia.com, and My wife (first time putting that in print!) and I want to buy a place stamos follow him @timintravia. and have kids (not right away but sooner than later), but I’m still checking the bill every time we go out and trying to catch student discounts (even though I shouldn’t be granted them) and deals. and only time before Acting is about being vulnerable, and so is this dispatch. It’s a hard life, this that I saw him. I

THOMAS G. WAITES; acting, and I’m realizing that more each day. But you know what? I love was pretty young. I As much as I want it. I love writing, performing, doing comedy, love it enough that I can just remember that to act like things and will deal with the lows. I’ll keep doing survival jobs I’m way over- standing out as one urtesy are going great qualified for, keep painting my face silver and standing on the streets of those great goose- and keep up that of New York as my robot character, keep hitting EPAs and online sub- bump moments optimism that I missions, and keep mailing those agents and casting directors. I prob- in the theater.” already struggle with, ably won’t get rich doing this, but it’s what I do best and what I love. In fact is, I am scared. the meantime, anyone have a couple hundred grand I can borrow? John Stamos is an Emmy-nominated actor who appeared alongside Jones

COURTESY TIM INTRAVIA; CO in “Gore Vidal’s The Best Man.”

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[ Inside Job ] Barbara McNamara Owner and Casting Director, Barbara McNamara Casting

By Daniel Lehman

How do you find so many 1 different types of extras? Background casting is about making everything look as real as possible. You have to go outside the box. You can be on the street and find someone that looks right. I send my assistants to strip clubs, whatever is needed.

Is being an extra What are 2 on a SAG-AFTRA 3other benefits project a good way of background to join the union? work? It’s definitely a good oppor- Once you get on set, tunity to be on set. People there’s a lot to learn. have been upgraded and You want to be profes- waivered. I’ve gotten so many sional at all times, but people their SAG cards, but you can learn about there is not one specific way lighting and setting up to get it. You might be able and direction; you are to do something that the given some guidance director really likes, or if your by the assistant direc- look is right you might be tor. But crazy people given a line. You know, Brad who ask for autographs Pitt started out as an extra. won’t work again.

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but I’m willing to bet they’re not reinventing the wheel. So why is Bacon on board? Why didn’t he hold out for the The Craft next “Mad Men” or “Breaking Bad”? The answer’s simple. By Mary Setrakian They’re paying him a whopping $175,000 an episode. If the show’s successful, the studio will produce From “American Idol” to about 22 episodes a year. That means our boy will “The X Factor,” we often hear the be making just over $3.8 million for about nine judges say to a singer-winner wannabe months of work, and that number goes up when after she has sung her ass off: “I you factor in residuals. Not too shabby, huh? just wasn’t feeling you, dawg.” But here’s the thing. As far as I’m concerned, Bacon “I just wasn’t feeling you, dawg”? made the wrong choice. Sure, he’s getting paid well, The contestant often replies, but I say he could’ve picked a better project. The show’s “I was giving it my all!” So what creator is the producer who gave us “The Vampire happened? How as a singer do you Diaries” and “Dawson’s Creek.” Something tells me “The bring the feeling every time? [ Secret Agent Man ] Following” isn’t going to win any Emmys next year. Two crucial tools to use are the Now let’s shift our attention to Dennis Quaid. He fourth wall and personalization. also signed on to a new crime series, but his choice The fourth wall is the imaginary wall Actors May is a little more promising. Quaid picked “Vegas,” between the audience and you, the produced by Nicholas Pileggi, the guy who wrote Singing Artist. Whether on a Broadway “GoodFellas” and “Casino.” When you think about stage, rocking out with your band, Appear it, this show is nothing more than a procedural, but or at an audition, set up this private it has style and I love the period setting. Also, Neo’s fourth wall where you then place girlfriend is in the cast, so how bad can it be? a specific person from your life to Smaller Than For his work on “Vegas,” Quaid is receiving $150,000 whom you will sing the song. See that an episode, and that includes a producing fee. So he’s person on your fourth wall and feel the actually making a little less than Bacon, but I’m willing to unfulfilled “need” of your personaliza- They Are bet his show will be around a lot longer. Time will tell. tion. Do you need to be loved by that Other movie stars have chosen to take their talents person? Understood? Heard? Seen? Your television set is to cable. I can’t say I blame them. The program- Be brave: Reveal the intimacy ming represents a new golden era of television. Just of your need: IN-TO-ME-SEE. Don’t suddenly hosting a slew of look at “Game of Thrones” or “Boardwalk Empire.” “show” your feelings. Let the And comedies like “Louie” and “Girls” prove that emotions live in your body, and sing famous big-screen faces the best half-hours are heading to cable too. through the sensation of your need Besides the creative opportunities these shows as you send and sing the song to elieve it or not, I still subscribe to TV offer, the money is just as good as on network TV. your person. As audience members Guide. It’s an old habit that’s hard to Jeff Daniels makes $150,000 an episode for “The connect to your deep truth, they break. I love holding the magazine in my will be triggered to face their own B hand, and you can’t beat the fall preview That means Kevin Bacon will be intimacy that you have placed in front issue. That’s the one with all the articles and predic- making just over $3.8 million of them. In seeing themselves, they tions about new shows. Trust me. It’s a fun read. for about nine months of work, will walk away thinking, “This Singing When you look back at the last few preview is- and that number goes up when Artist knows me!” And the judges sues, a striking fact jumps off the page. A lot of movie you factor in residuals. will respond, “I felt you, dawg!” stars have shifted their attention to the small screen. Naturally, I’m not talking about Brad Pitt or Amy Adams. Newsroom,” and Claire Danes earns $110,000 for Broadway singer and voice But if you go down a tier or two, you’ll find several big “Homeland.” On the half-hour front, the talented Don teacher Mary Setrakian prepared names who are now employed by network and cable Cheadle is pulling down $150,000 for “House of Lies.” Nicole Kidman for her performance artlett

television. Why? There are several reasons: the creative Now let’s talk about you, the actor who’s looking to in “Moulin Rouge!” Other students B challenge, steady work, impressive paychecks, and book his or her first series. You won’t make as much include Mary J. Blige, James a schedule that allows a film or two during hiatus. as these people, but I guarantee you won’t go broke. Gandolfini, and Sierra Boggess. ernote onathan

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names that have recently signed on as series regulars. for a show on MTV, and that number doubles if we’re talk- technique, “The Singing Artist: A of y First, say hello to Kevin Bacon. He’s the star of yet ing about network television. Toss in residuals, and you’ve Way of Life,” will be out in 2013. another crime series on Fox called “The Following,” pro- got more than enough money to pay for those hard-copy www.MarySetrakian.com. ourtes llustration duced by Kevin Williamson. I haven’t seen the show yet, headshots that are collecting dust in your closet. I C

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a large room at a five-star hotel dur- are thrilled by it. “Finally, people ohn Hawkes is uncomfortable being the ing the 2012 Toronto International will know the name John Hawkes,” center of attention. Despite prominent roles Film Festival, the focus of growing says the 65-year-old filmmaker, a awards buzz for his performance polio survivor who walks with the in blockbusters such as “The Perfect Storm,” in “The Sessions.” The film, from aid of crutches. Like many, Lewin regular TV gigs on cult shows “Deadwood” and writer-director Ben Lewin, tells the didn’t know Hawkes’ name when true story of Mark O’Brien, a poet casting director Ronnie Yeskel “Eastbound & Down,” and an Oscar nomination and writer who, due to a childhood suggested him for the role. Hawkes forJ his steely supporting turn in 2010’s “Winter’s Bone,” bout with polio, is unable to move was fresh off his nomination for the journeyman actor has enjoyed a certain amount of his body from the neck down and “Winter’s Bone,” and Lewin checked spends much of his time in an iron out his terrifying performance as anonymity. And that’s just the way he likes it. lung. After being asked to write an Teardrop in the drama. “I thought, article about sex and the disabled, ‘This creepy old guy?’ ” Lewin “The idea of having a higher and when asked how sides are O’Brien sets about losing his says with a laugh. “But as I began visibility makes me nervous,” he sent to him, he says, “Well, I don’t virginity with the help of a sexual to watch his other films, I realized says. “I’d rather have less money and want to brag, but I do own a fax surrogate named Cheryl Cohen I was already a fan. I had seen a more interesting life than more machine.” He says his representa- Greene, played by Helen Hunt. him in many things and not even money and a more public existence.” tives would love for him to step What could have been maudlin or realized it was the same person.” He adds that staying under the into the Internet age but adds, “I’ve just plain creepy is handled with hu- Hawkes says many scripts were radar is one of his strengths as an been lucky enough to have enough mor and grace by Lewin and his cast, sent his way in the wake of “Winter’s actor. “I’ve always been the person success for the last couple years which includes William H. Macy as Bone,” but he instantly responded who could quietly observe, not be that they have accommodated me. the priest O’Brien confides in and to “The Sessions,” then titled “The observed. There are great actors It’s a good thing I’ve done well, Moon Bloodgood as his caretaker. Surrogate,” joking that he went for who I have trouble believing if I or I would have to get e-mail.” He The film premiered at the Sundance the one with the lowest budget. know too much about them. I don’t does possess a cell phone, which Film Festival in January to rave He arranged to meet Lewin at a want to watch a performance and he shows off with pride, and it’s reviews and was awarded not only deli in West L.A., and that initial not believe a person because I know one of those outdated models the Audience Award but a Special meeting stretched to more than he just broke up with his girlfriend where letters share a number on the Jury Prize for Ensemble Acting. And two hours. Hawkes went in with who used to be on ‘Ally McBeal.’ ” keypad, meaning you have to press Hawkes is all but guaranteed his two major concerns, both of which If the “Ally McBeal” reference a digit three times to type the letter second Oscar nomination, this time Lewin quickly allayed. “My first seems dated, that’s another aspect “c.” Not that it matters—Hawkes for lead actor, for his honest, breath- question was whether or not he had of Hawkes’ charm; he’s delightfully wouldn’t dream of text messaging. taking performance as O’Brien. tried to cast a disabled actor in the old-fashioned. He doesn’t own a So it is with mixed emotions that If Hawkes is nervous about the role,” Hawkes says. “Because I did computer or have an e-mail account, Hawkes finds himself ensconced in attention, others, such as Lewin, continued on page 20

Finally, people will know the name John Hawkes. —Writer-director Ben Lewin

1018 COV STORY John Hawkes.indd 19 10/16/12 2:35 PM 1018 COV STORY JohnHawkes.indd 20 in “The Sessions” “The in Hunt Helen With 65, walks withtheaidof crutches. Neitherallowed his by theeffects of thedisease attheage of 6;Lewin, now Sessions.” Bothare poliosurvivors whowere left damaged himself andMarkO’Brien, thesubjectof hisfilm “The Ben Lewin isaware thatparallels willbedrawn between extra responsibility in portraying a real person. in portraying responsibility extra a ofpicture clearer the Heman. says he felt an at the oftime death,his and both helped form him Fernbach,and Susan who O’Brien’swas girlfriend says of a nurse, “I swear, Garcia was a crazy bitch.” he refers to himself as “a former person”; he also manity come across vividly in the film: At one point Perhaps most important, O’Brien’s humor and hu- O’Brien is frequently difficult to understand. accurate—“Breathing Lessons” is subtitled because nasal, slurred voice. However, he couldn’t be too repeatedly, learning to mimic O’Brien’s distinct, Mark O’Brien.” Hawkes watched the 35-minute film mentary, “Breathing Lessons: The Life and Work of was Jessica Yu’s 1996 Oscar-winning short docu- Disabled Man’s Quest for Independence.” Also vital Gillian Kendall), “How I Became a Human Being: A Seeing a Sex Surrogate” and his book (written with part to O’Brien’s writing, including the article “On was able to do extensive research thanks in large He wanted all of Mark’s humanity, light and dark.” Mark O’Brien. He wanted a warts-and-all approach. says. “He certainly didn’t want this to be Saint being mean and shitty and snotty too,” Hawkes himself, was open to the idea of disabled people not be an issue. “Ben, being a disabled man complexities, something Lewin promised would Lewin would hold back on showing all of O’Brien’s over and not been able to find the right person.” suited for it. But he assured me he had looked all not want to be taking a job from someone more continued from page 19 page from continued John Hawkes Hawkes John In In addition, Hawkes met the real Cohen Greene Although O’Brien died at 49 in 1999, Hawkes Hawkes’ other source of trepidation was whether 40-Year s ’ n i w e L n e B R oad to Succe ss and “Touched by an Angel” and pursued other directing jobs on shows such as “Ally McBeal” and Lewin stopped writing. Instead, he took after his 1994 comedy “Paperback Romance,” Institute nominations. But his film career fizzled Judy Davis that earned eight Australian Film the 1988 Australian film “Georgia,” a thriller starring wanted. Lewin broke through as a writer-director with condition to stand in the way of the life and career he possessions, including an electric toothbrush toothbrush possessions, electric an including out of there.” Fernbach took a few of O’Brien’s had spirit and taken his moved on. He just cruised there,” Hawkes says. “And she loved it; she felt he evidence of at him no all, that feeling he’d been to placehis when he’d away,passed there nowas O’Brien’safter death. “She said when she went says the one thatout stands from was mind in his them.”survived to try do byright them and by the people who more taken tocare certainly honor one’s life and put 100 percent into every role, but there’s makes you work a harder.little II like to think the earth,” Hawkes says. “It creates a layer that on walked so when it’s someone who lived and breathed and in frontcharacter of audience,an but particularly “It’s honoran and a toprivilege portray any life than morelife than Of all the Of storiesall Fernbach told Hawkes him, money a and more public money and interesting existence.” “I’d rather have less a more Cover Story Cover In “Winter’s Bone” “Winter’s In an actor is that people don’t know who I am.” says. “The highest compliment I can be given as virtually unrecognizable. “That’s great,” Hawkes of his career for a performance in which he is actor that he may well receive the most acclaim first in “The Sessions.” The irony is not lost on the even his biggest fans might not know it’s him at fort, awe, and joy while barely moving a muscle. Hawkes to manages convey excitement, discom- But my self-hatred and fear were too intense.” loved. I wanted to be held, and valued. caressed, As O’Brien “I wrotewanted article, toin his be whoman grapples fear his ofwith sex and love. display; he deeplydigs also into a complicated isn’tperformance just impressivean physical forstill perfectly long periods of time. But Hawkes’ head at angle, so aHawkes 90-degree had to lie In addition, O’Brien onlywas able to move his “I got to be goodpretty that with thing,” he says. pages. which O’Brien stick, uses and toturn type prior to shooting Hawkes a mademouth himself everylive minutepain with of entire lives.”their to complain when aboutyou people think who Hawkes torefuses dwell on it, “It’s saying, hard were Still, that organs his him migrating. warned it cause butintense pain, Hawkes’ chiropractor out turned This to be dangerous, as not only did the size of athat he soccer ball put under back. his dubbedingly “the Torture Ball,” a piece of foam the idea. Instead, he created he something lov- double at Hawkestimes, opposed to firmly was had suggestedof the possibility ausing body ofsevere the spine, curvature and while Lewin O’Brien’sembodying physicality. O’Brien had a itself on.” toothbrush turned later, she he feeling had present,was this and the away.passed And she told me how a couple weeks me. But I asked if she heever after felt anything super New-Agey of kind surprised person, so this she had used to teeth. brush ishis “Susan not a Ben Lewin Ben Though Hawkes has always been a chameleon, Thereon very rehearsal was the little set, so By offar, part the role the most difficult was hobbies—such as selling watches. A few years ago, Lewin returned to writing. He was working on a television pilot based joy. I’m actually sad that it’s over.” and stress. But every day on this set was a me it’s always been a lot of work and pain think people think filmmaking is fun, but on his experiences, called “The Gimp,” I’ve never thought that,” Lewin says. “For time, he’s actually enjoying himself. “I and his research led him to O’Brien’s overnight success.” And after all this himself, in his own words, “a 40-year passion project earning raves, he finds article, “On Seeing a Sex Surrogate.” friends and family. Now, with his Lewin knew he had found the subject which he financed with the help of for his first feature film in 18 years, 10/16/12 2:36PM

“Sessions”: Fox Searchlight Pictures; le win: Ge t t y images; “ Winter’s Bone”: Lionsg ate he tropes of the By Daniel Lehman horror genre—loose women and minori- Walking Dead” less than a year ties to the front of after relocating to L.A. to start his the to-be-killed career. “It was actually more like line! Movie stars five months,” corrects Yeun, laugh- to safety until the ing sheepishly. “That’s why when climax!—have long people ask, ‘How do you break into been turned inside out on the acting?,’ I’m like, ‘I have no idea.’ ” hit AMC zombie drama “The After graduating from Walking Dead.” An alpha male was Kalamazoo College—where he took unexpectedly killed at the end of acting classes and joined an improv Season 2, while an ensemble of team while earning a psychology talented yet equally expendable degree—Yeun went to Chicago unknowns and character actors to study improv and joined the makes the next onscreen death Second City touring company. He impossible to predict. So when moved to L.A. in October 2009, got the bodies are counted, who will a job waiting tables, and booked emerge from the splattered blood really fun to play,” says Yeun. a few TV commercials. A promis- and brains as a star in the making? “What’s been great for me is how ing audition for an ABC pilot Meet Steven Yeun. perfectly my journey as an actor went nowhere, but that left Yeun Yeun plays Glenn, a former pizza has also kind of mirrored the free to meet with writer-director delivery boy struggling to survive journey of Glenn. I think Glenn in Frank Darabont a month later to with the few remaining living the beginning was me at 19—with discuss a new show called “The humans in a post-apocalyptic a chip on his shoulder, wanting to Walking Dead,” based on the world overrun by flesh-eating zom- prove himself, but always being comic book of the same name. bies. Whether Even if he only displaying fear- rarely ad-libs a less intensity—or line, Yeun says simply fear— that improv’s cen- when fending tral “Yes, and…” off the undead approach is crucial “walkers,” or when working vulnerabil- with a scene part- ity in the show’s ner—or imagining quieter dramatic a herd of hungry moments, Yeun zombies. As he has become a fan gains comfort favorite whose in his craft, he’s role has seen On “The Walking Dead” also found friends satisfying growth and mentors on and develop- set such as Jeff ment (including the introduction suppressed by outside forces.” DeMunn—a veteran character of a love interest) over the course Although Yeun has appeared in actor who played Dale for two of two seasons. And following episodes of shows such as “The Big seasons, then became one of the the deaths and disappearances of Bang Theory,” “The Walking Dead” show’s latest casualties—to help several major characters at the end is his first significant onscreen him navigate the business of being of Season 2, Glenn is poised to be role. Glenn’s increasing confidence an actor; DeMunn even gave him an even more prominent part of and self-awareness matches the tips on managing his finances. the team in the 16-episode third actor’s professional maturation. He While ABC never picked up that season, which premiered Oct. 14. has learned to love the spotlight pilot, Yeun is now one of the lon- (4)

C “He’s growing up and he’s but admits that at first he was gest-lasting characters on a TV show M A being put in situations where just trying not to be in the way. where the average life expectancy he’s forced to do so, and it’s been “I think in the first season, I is even more unpredictable than made really safe choices but it fit on “Lost” or “Boardwalk Empire.” ene Page /

G for Glenn, which was so lucky for The decreasing population of “I think Glenn in the me,” Yeun says. “I was exactly what core characters isn’t lost on Yeun. beginning was me at 19— he was—the newbie who was kind “As you lose some leaders, you of like, ‘Uh, I think I know what to have to fill in the gaps,” he says. with a chip on his shoulder, do, but I don’t know what to do.’ ” “What’s been really cool is you wanting to prove himself.” That’s partly because the inex- grow as your character also grows Yeun: Megan Mack; perienced actor was cast on “The in the hierarchy of the group.”

1018 FEAT 1 Steven Yeun.indd 21 10/16/12 5:40 PM F r o m pa g e t o ourt (2) Theater companies reinvent the adaptation process C aul a he book is always different,” says Jennifer Schlueter, “The story in lots of ways is my Angeles debut at REDCAT on Nov. P better than the the co–artistic director of the story the way I understand Anne 29. “It was exciting to us not trying movie, as they say. For/Word Company. The troupe [Morrow Lindbergh] herself,” to make the book into a play but to Taking a novel, an re-imagines historical docu- she says, as the play is a fictional actually somehow bring the experi- essay, or a historical ments for theater; her translation retelling of Lindbergh’s life using ence of the book in as pure a form as baum (3); “Gatz”:

record and translat- of Anne Morrow Lindbergh’s text from her diaries and novels. we could to a live-theater experi- n e n baum

ing it to a dramatic writings, “North,” plays Off- Another approach is to ence,” actor Scott Shepherd says. a n T e

form requires harsh Broadway through Oct. 28. “It’s take one work and perform it However, the show isn’t set in n a cutting and can alter the essence something more like reanimating straight through. That’s what the roaring ’20s like the novel. T saiah of the piece. How do you decide and rediscovering these works,” the Elevator Repair Service did Instead, Shepherd and his direc- I saiah

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which scenes to include? How do she adds. “We’re interested in with “Gatz,” a six-hour-long tor, John Collins, developed the rth”: you turn prose into dialogue? How getting beautiful words and the theatrical event in which F. Scott concept of setting it in an office— O do you honor the source material people who wrote them on- Fitzgerald’s “The Great Gatsby” after using an office space as a

while still creating something new? stage in these vibrant ways.” is read from start to finish. rehearsal room—and this approach ; “North”: n These are questions that writers Schlueter compares her work The Brooklyn-based theater adds a new lens to a familiar tale. arto

have been dealing with for ages, to Anne Bogart’s and Charles company premiered the show at “This mismatch is the thing that B but theater makers are reinventing Mee’s “scavenger” mentality of the Public Theatre in 2010 to great can really keep your imagination ark

the process of taking text to stage. taking excerpts and selections acclaim, and it has since played awake,” he says. “There’s always M “It would be easy to call what we of literature and found texts across the country and around the a gap between what you’re seeing

do adaptation, but it’s something and curating them for the stage. world. The show will make its Los and what’s being described.” clockwise from top left: “N “G at z”:

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Director Daniel Fish also wants moment a constant sharing of the to keep his actors’ and audience’s consciousness,” Rob Campbell says. minds engaged with his staging of While the five actors in “House Jonathan Franzen’s essay “House for Sale” have one “character” to for Sale,” which opens Off- play, Shepherd straddles the line Broadway on Oct. 24. Fish required of two characters in “Gatz.” On the his cast of five to memorize the one hand, he plays a man bored at entire essay, and he conducts the work who is fascinated with “The actors like an orchestra. He has Great Gatsby,” but his character assigned each performer a colored also morphs into the book’s narra- light, and when that light illumi- tor, Nick Carraway, as the rest of the nates it’s his or her time to speak. Christopher Marlowe Roche cast evolves into the other char- “The concentration is what’s and Christina Ritter in “North” acters, creating a synergy among most exhausting,” says actor the reader’s, the actor’s, and the Michael Rudko. “Every second viewer’s experience of the work. ourt (2) C there’s a possibility that you “It dovetails the “I’m always looking for a way may have to jump in and play, to make less of it pretend,” says aul a P so your body’s always in that, pleasures of live performance Shepherd, who doesn’t like to your mind’s always engaged.” prepare for the show beforehand. Franzen’s prose presents another with the pleasures of reading.” (It also probably helps that he challenge for the actors, as the —Scott Shepherd has all 49,000 words of the novel writing style differs greatly from memorized, which he calls a “freak baum (3); “Gatz”:

n dialogue or monologues. Schlueter Shepherd agrees. “It became the actors must focus on the lan- accident.”) “For me it was like an e n baum

a found the same problem when clear very quickly that the power guage, as it “is the character,” says ideal situation where I didn’t have n T e

n working with Lindbergh’s text. of that book is in the writing so actor Christina Rouner. The auto- to pretend to be Nick Carraway. a T “It can be really dense, and completely that as soon as you biographical essay follows Franzen That sort of ends up happening, saiah I we are just constantly on our start altering the way things are as he returns to his hometown not because I’m trying to portray a saiah I

rth”: guard against allowing things to said or how much is said, it starts in Missouri to sell his childhood character but because I’m com- O settle like that,” she says, adding to fall apart a little bit,” he says. house after his mother passes away mitted to an idea that is roughly that many revisions were made However, Schlueter advises and, in turn, revisits memories. what is really happening, which

; “North”: in the rehearsal room. “These actors not to pay so much atten- “I think about it as if we’re is just to be interested in the book n are people who wrote beautiful tion to the language when they all doing a one-person show but for six hours…. Instead of show- arto

B sentences that they never intended are working on scenes. “They we’re doing it together,” Lisa ing the audience a character, I’m to have people say out loud. But have to be always thinking Joyce says. “There’s one character, sort of escorting them through a ark

M of course there’s something about what’s happening right and we kind of embody different piece of literature.… It dovetails awesome about getting to hear now on the stage,” she says. parts of it at different times.” the pleasures of live performance

clockwise from top left: “N “G at z”: gorgeous language out loud.” In the case of “House for Sale,” “It sort of guarantees at every with the pleasures of reading.”

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30s‑40s, Asian. Rusty Trawler: 40s. ••Prepare a contemporary dramatic Madame Spanella: 40s‑60. Male Editor monologue. Bring pix & résumés, sta at ‘21’: mid‑40s to 60. Note: The role of pled together. new york Holly is cast; those wanting to audition Casting picks ••Pays: $501 min./wk. Equity ANTC for the role of Holly Understudy should Contract. check back for the additional EPA for understudies, to be scheduled on an up‑ of the week ‘Good People,’ GA tristate coming date TBD. By Jesse Landberg ••Alliance Theatre (Atlanta, GA) is cast‑ ••Equity principal auditions will be held documentary ing “Good People.” Susan Booth, artistic Oct. 24 & 25, 9:30 a.m.‑1 p.m. & 2‑5:30 ‘The Giving Tree’ dir.‑stage dir.; David Lindsay‑Abaire, p.m. at the AEA Audition Center, 165 W. writer; Harriet Bass, casting. 46th St., 2nd fl., NYC. Producers are eager to hear ••Rehearsals begin Dec. 18; runs Jan. ••Sides will be provided at the audition. how Shel Silverstein’s landmark 16‑Feb. 10, 2013 in Atlanta, GA. UNION STAGE Bring pix & résumés, stapled together. children’s book has inspired ••Seeking—Margie: female, late 40s‑ear‑ • •Pays: $1,754 min./wk. Equity actors from all backgrounds ly 50s, Caucasian. Kate: female, ear‑ ‘A Doll’s House,’ CA Broadway/Production Contract. ly‑to‑mid 30s, African‑American. Mike: ••The Old Globe (San Diego, CA) male, late 40s‑early 50s, Caucasian. is casting “A Doll’s House.” Equit y ‘Clive’ stage ••Auditions will be held by appt. only Michael Murphy, managing dir.; ••The New Group is casting ‘Breakfast at Tiffany’s’ Oct. 29 in NYC. To schedule an appt., Eric Louie and Justin Waldman, Notices “Clive.” Synopsis: “Inspired send pix & résumés to Harriet Bass assoc. prods.; Kirsten Brandt, by Bertolt Brecht’s inflamma‑ Holly Golightly heads to Broadway Casting, 648 Broadway #912, NYC 10012 dir.; Cap Casting, casting. tory play ‘Baal,’ ‘Clive’ tracks a in this new adaptation of Truman Attn: Good People/AEA submission. ••Rehearsals begin Feb. 26; runs March dissipated songwriter in 1990s New Capote’s classic mid-century novella ••Pays: $765 min./wk. Equity LORT B 23‑April 21, 2013 in San Diego, CA. York City from the hedonistic heights Contract. ••Seeking—Nora Helmer: female, of seduction and consumption into an mid‑20s to early 30s. Torvald Helmer: ecstasy of self‑destruction. At once a web series ‘Moony’s Kid Don’t Cry’ male, mid‑30s to early 40s. Dr. Rank: celebration and a nightmare vision of ‘Foley’ ••Drama League of NY is casting male, 50s. Mrs. Linde: female, early life lived for pleasure, ‘Clive’ boasts an A new comedy about a young “Moony’s Kid Don’t Cry,” a play set at 30s‑early 40s. Nils Krogstad: male, 40s. eclectic selection of classic American the start of the great depression about ••Auditions will be held by appt. only on songs performed live.” Ian Morgan, as man who stumbles into the quirky a factory worker who wants more than an upcoming date TBD in NYC. soc. artistic dir.; Jonathan Marc Sher world of sound effects recording his life has to offer. Tennessee Wil ••For consideration, email pix & résu‑ man, writer; Ethan Hawke, dir.; Judy liams, writer; Christopher Windom, més ASAP to melcapregional@gmail. Henderson, casting. dir.; Roger Danforth, artistic dir.; Dani com; indicate in the subject line, “A ••Rehearsals begin Dec. 17, 2012; runs stage Super, casting dir. Doll’s House”/AEA Submission. Seeking Feb. 7‑March 9, 2013 in NYC. ‘The Jammer’ ••Rehearsals begin Nov. 27; runs for five submissions from Equity members only ••Seeking—Big Sister (1st Woman): Atlantic Theater Company is seeking performances Dec. 6‑9 in NYC as part for these auditions. 30‑45, also plays Emily, Svetlana, 1st a diverse ensemble to recreate of the Drama League’s 29th Annual ••Pays: $765 min./wk. Equity LORT B Fool, 3rd Junkie, and Maja; needs a Directorfest. Contract. versatile character actor, may sing. the world of 1950s roller derby ••Seeking—Moony: male, mid 20s‑mid Little Sister (2nd Woman): 22‑32, also 30s, African‑American, stage fight‑ ‘Breakfast at Tiffany’s,’ B’way plays Louise, Bartender, 2nd Junkie; stage ing experience and the ability to carry ••Colin Ingram Productions, Ltd. (prod.) needs a versatile character actor, may a tune a plus. Jane: mid 20s‑mid 30s, is casting “Breakfast at Tiffany’s.” sing. 3rd Woman: plays Joanna, So ‘Clive’ African‑merican, the ability to carry Synopsis: “In New York City dur‑ phie, 6th Junkie, Young Woman, Wait Ethan Hawke will direct this a tune is a plus, must be comfortable ing WWII, beautiful, magical Holly ress; needs a versatile character actor, edgy musical take on Bertolt with stage fight choreography. Note: Golightly, a self‑invented young woman, may sing. Mech (1st Man): 40‑70, also The director is interested in displaying Brecht for the New Group meets Fred, an idealistic, brilliant, plays Bum, Boss, Priest, 1st Junkie, the diversity of American culture in his handsome, and witty writer. A pas‑ Jama, 1st Fisherman; needs a versatile work. Actors of any ethnicity who fit sionate friendship ensues. Various col‑ character actor, may sing. Joey (3rd the character description are encour‑ orful neighbors and friends figure in Man): 25‑45, also plays Lupu, 3rd gruff and confident exterior, but at heart aged to submit. Holly and Fred’s milieu and witness Fool, 5th Junkie, Goo, 2nd Mountie, a follower. Middle Man: plays Pillar, ••Auditions will be held by appt. only in Holly’s reversal of fortune.” Sean 3rd Fisherman; needs a versatile Huey, Landlord, 2nd Fool, 4th Junkie, NYC. To schedule an appt., email pix & Mathias, dir.; Richard Greenberg, character actor; may sing. Note: Police Officer, Boo, 1st Mountie, 2nd résumés to danisupercasting@gmail. writer; Bespoke Theatricals, gen‑ The following roles have been Fisherman; needs a versatile character com. Include “Moony’s Kid Don’t Cry” eral mgmt.; Ilene Starger and Zoe E. cast; actors auditioning may be actor, may sing. Piano: male, 30‑50, submission in the subject line. Deadline Rotter, casting dirs. considered for possible replacements small chorus role, plays piano. Violin: to submit is Nov. 5. ••Rehearsals begin approx. Jan. 21, 2013; if needed—Clive: a charismatic per female, 25‑40, small chorus role, plays ••$400 stipend provided. Equity opens TBD on Broadway. former with a nihilist streak, fun‑loving, violin. Note: Seeking Equity actors who Showcase Code. ••Seeking—Fred: 20s‑30. Joe Bell: 50– pleasure‑seeking, but will manipulate, are comfortable singing. 60s. Note: The following roles will most destroy relationships, and create chaos, ••Equity principal auditions will be held ‘The Brothers Size,’ CA likely double/triple with small ensemble all for a vivid experience. Doc: Clive’s Oct. 24, 10:30 a.m.‑2 p.m. & 2:30‑6:30 ••The Old Globe (San Diego, CA) is parts—Doc: 60s. Mag Wildwood: 20s– companion and his closest thing to p.m. at Theatre Row Studios, 411 W. casting “The Brothers Size,” a play set early 30s. OJ Berman: 50s‑60s. Jose/ a friend, brilliant and challenging, a 41st St. (btwn. Ninth Ave. & Dyer), NYC. in present‑day San Pere, Louisiana that Jose’s Cousin: 30s, Brazilian. Yunioshi: passionate, almost mystic seeker, has a Building will not open until 9:30 a.m. centers on the tumultuous relationship

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between the Size brothers as they 20s‑mid 30s. Dinah Lord: 12‑14. Seth actors with great timing and big energy. struggle to reconcile their challenging Lord: 50s. Uncle Willie: 60s. Must have the stage presence to believe pasts with their forbidding futures. Mi ••Auditions will be held by appt. only UNION/NON STAGE they could do “A Christmas Carol” as a chael Murphy, managing dir.; Eric Louie Oct. 22 & 23 in NYC. To schedule an three‑man show.

Stage and Justin Waldman, assoc. prods.; appt., send pix & résumés to Rich Cole, ‘Chinglish,’ TX •• Email pix & résumés and the role you Tea Alagic, dir.; Tarell Alvin McCraney, 648 Broadway, Ste. 912, NYC 10012 re: •• Black Lab Theatre Houston is casting are applying for ASAP to srtden@yahoo. writer; Cap Casting, casting. Philadelphia Story (name of role)/AEA “Chinglish,” a transcultural comedy by com. You must send your pix & résumés ••Rehearsals begin Jan. 2; runs Jan. submission. Seeking submissions from David Henry Hwang. Troy Scheid, dir. to be considered. Both east and west 26‑Feb. 24, 2013 in San Diego, CA. Equity members only. No phone calls, ••Rehearsals begin April 10, 2013; runs coast actors are encouraged to submit. ••Seeking—Oshoosi Size: male, early to visits or emails. Callbacks will be held May 9‑26 at the Asia Society Texas •• Pays: $300/wk., plus travel and lodg‑ mid‑20s, African‑American. Elegba: Oct. 24 Be sure to include the role for Center in Houston, TX. ing provided. Equity Special Ap male, mid‑to‑late 20s, African‑American which you’re submitting yourself on ••Seeking—Peter Timms: male, 30‑40s, pearance Contract. or Latino. the envelope. Casting director states: Caucasian Englishman. Miss Qiai/ ••Auditions will be held by appt. only on “The local UT Equity auditions for this Prosecutor Li: female, Chinese. Cai ‘Fox on the Fairway,’ CO an upcoming date TBD in NYC. production will be held this weekend. Guoliang: male, 40‑50, Chinese. Xi Yain: •• The Lake Dillon Theatre Company is •• For consideration, email pix & résu‑ We may not be looking for all these female, 30‑40, Chinese. Bing/Judge Xu seeking last minute replacements for més ASAP to melcapregional@gmail. roles in New York. We’ll know what Geming: male, 30‑40, Chinese. Zhao: two roles for “Fox on the Fairway,” by com; indicate in the subject line, is available by the time the New York female, Chinese. Note: Seeking one Ken Ludwig. Christopher Alleman, dir. “Brothers Size/AEA Submission.” auditions are scheduled early next Caucasian male, three Asian females, ••Rehearsals start Nov. 9. Performances Seeking submissions from Equity mem‑ week. There will be at least two days off and two Asian males. All roles require run Nov. 23‑Dec. 16 at the theater in bers only for these auditions. around Christmas.” fluent Mandarin Chinese. Dillon, CO. •• Pays: $765 min./wk. Equity LORT B •• Pays: $765 min./wk. Equity LORT B •• Auditions will be held by appt. only in ••Seeking—Bingham: early 40s‑early Contract. Contract. NYC and Houston, TX. To schedule an 50s, director of a golf club, stern, serious, appt., email pix & résumés to info@ and unintentionally funny. Dickie: early ‘The Jammer’ ‘The Servant of Two Masters,’ blacklabtheatre.com. You may submit 40s‑early 50s, director of rivalry golf ••Atlantic Theater Company is casting MN & MA a video audition if you do not live in club, unpleasant man full on bonhomie. “The Jammer,” a play set in Bushwick, •• The Guthrie Theatre (Minneapolis, the New York or Texas area. Casting ••Auditions will be held via Skype or Brooklyn and other cities along the MN) and Emerson College (Boston, nationally. video. eastern seaboard in 1958. Neil Pepe, MA) are casting “The Servant of Two ••Professional pay, plus travel and lodg‑ •• Email pix & résumés to chris@lakedil‑ artistic dir.; Christian Parker, assoc. ar Masters.” Joe Dowling, artistic dir.; ing provided. Equity Special Ap lontheatre.org. tistic dir.; Abigail Katz, literary mgr.; Christopher Bayes, dir.; Carlo Goldoni, pearance Contract, approval pending. ••Professional pay, travel, and lodging Jaime Castaneda, artistic assoc.; Rolin writer; Constance Congdon, adaptor; Pat provided. Equity Special Appearance Jones, writer; Jackson Gay, dir. McCorkle, casting dir.; Joe Lopic, casting Columbia University MFA Contract. ••Rehearsals begin Dec. 11; load‑in Dec. assoc.; Katja Zarolinski, casting assot. Thesis Project 17; tech Jan. 5‑8; runs Jan. 9‑Feb. 10, ••Rehearsals begin Nov. 13 in MN. •• Talya Chalef (dir.‑creator) is casting an ‘The History Boys’ 2013 in NYC. Previews begin Dec. 1; runs MFA thesis project for Columbia •• The Gallery Players of Park Slope is ••Seeking—Jack Lovington: early Dec. 7‑Jan. 20, 2013 in MN and University School of the Arts Theatre casting “The History Boys.” Alan Ben 30s, Caucasian. Lenny y Jan. 28‑Feb. 10, 2013 in MA. Program. nett, writer; Marc Gallagher, dir.; Ringle (and as cast): 40s, Equit ••Seeking—Clarice: female, ••Workshop runs Nov. 28‑Dec. 7 in NYC. Connor Davis, prod. African‑American. Beth Notices 20‑30, the traditional ingé‑ ••Seeking—Actors: males and females, ••Rehearses weekday evenings and Nutterman (and as cast): nue physique is not preferred, 18‑40s. Director states: “[I am] looking weekends; runs Dec. 8‑23 at Gallery early 30s, Caucasian. Charlie seeking women with a more for an ensemble of playful, physical, Players in Park Slope, Brooklyn, NY. Heartbreak (and as cast): early 30s, physically substantial build as op‑ fantastic actors to workshop my thesis ••Seeking—A Headmaster: male, 40‑60. African‑American. Bert Fineberg (and posed to waif‑like, good comedic/im‑ project’s first creative development.” Hector: male, 40‑50, a general studies as cast): 40s, any ethnicity. Father provisational skills required, must be a •• For consideration, email pix & résu‑ teacher. Irwin: male, 25, history teacher. Domingo (and as cast): 20s‑early 30s, strong singer, playfulness encouraged. més to [email protected]. Mrs. Lintott: female, 40‑50, history Latino. Cindy Gums (and as cast): 20s, ••Auditions will be held by appt. only ••No pay, but travel stipend provided. teacher. Eight Male Students: should Asian‑American. Note: The following Oct. 25 in NYC. To schedule an appt., Equity allows its members to participate read approx. 18 years old. Note: All eth‑ roles have been cast; actors auditioning email pix & résumés to submission. in these classroom‑only projects. nicities are encouraged to attend. For may be considered for possible replace [email protected]. Seeking a complete breakdown, visit www.gal‑ ments should they become necessary— submissions from Equity members only ‘Every Christmas Story Ever leryplayers.com. Lindy Batello: early 30s, any ethnicity. for these particular auditions. Include Told...And Then Some,’ CA •• Open auditions (Equity/non‑Equity) Father Kosciusko (and as cast): 40s, any “‘Servant of Two Masters’/AEA submis‑ •• Sierra Repertory Theatre (Sonora, CA) will be held Oct. 20 & 21, noon‑5 p.m. at ethnicity. Casting note: Roles listed are sion” in the subject line. is casting “Every Christmas Story Ever Gallery Players, 199 14th St., Brooklyn, the primary role for each actor. There •• Pays: $765 min./wk. Equity LORT B Told…and Then Some.” Marc Liby, dir. NY. Doors open at 11:30 a.m. each day. are various doubled small roles in the Contract. ••Rehearsals begin Oct. 30; runs Nov. ••Prepare a one‑minute monologue, play which will be assigned once each 16‑Dec. 16, 2012 in Sonora, CA. preferably comic. Bring pix & résu‑ principal role is cast. ‘Venus in Fur,’ FL ••Seeking—Actor #2: 20s‑40s, plays més, stapled together. •• Equity principal auditions will be held ••Asolo Repertory Theatre (Sarasota, FL) Michael, the youngest of the three, ••Directions provided by the the‑ Oct. 24, 9:30 a.m.‑1 p.m. & 2‑5:30 p.m. is casting “Venus in Fur.” Michael bookworm/nerdy type of look, ater: “Take the F or G train to Fourth at the AEA Audition Center, 165 W. 46th Donald Edwards, prod. artistic dir.; comes across as the most intellectual Avenue or the R train to 9th Street.” St., 2nd fl., Studio B, NYC. Tea Alagic, dir.; David Ives, writer; and laid back of the three, most rational •• No pay. Equity Showcase, approval ••Prepare a brief contemporary comic Stephanie Klapper Casting, casting dir. with a logical view of situations, can go pending. monologue under two minutes. Bring ••Rehearsals begin March 13; runs April with the flow in any situation, a wise pix & résumés, stapled together. 3‑28, 2013 in Sarasota, FL. guy to some extent, is goading the oth‑ •• Pays: $451 min./wk. Equity ••Seeking—Thomas: early 30s‑early 40s. ers into doing other Christmas shows, Off‑Broadway Contract. Vanda: mid 20s‑early 30s. actor also plays the Head Elf and Yukon ••Auditions will be held by appt. only Cornelius from “Rudolph…,” a “Dat NONUNION STAGE ‘The Philadelphia Story,’ UT Oct. 24 in NYC. To schedule an ing Game” style Game Show Host, a ••Pioneer Theatre Company (Salt Lake appt., email pix & résumés to female Parade Host, Bob Cratchit, and Cardozo Law School, Interview City, UT) is casting “The Philadelphia [email protected]. Include the Ghost of Christmas Past. Actor #3: Simulations Story.” Karen Azenberg, artistic dir.; “‘Venus in Fur’/AEA submission” in 30‑50, plays John, tall, broad, high en‑ ••.Teresa M Woods (clinical teaching Jenn Thompson, dir.; Philip Barry, writ‑ the subject line. Seeking submissions ergy, adept at wacky physical comedy, fellow) is seeking performers for a cli er; Rich Cole, casting dir. from Equity members only for these should physically be the biggest of the ent interviewing skills module for the ••Rehearsals begin Dec. 17; runs Jan. auditions. three‑‑that works best for some of the Cardozo Law School of Human Rights 11‑26, 2013 in Salt Lake City, UT. •• Pays: $710 min./wk. Equity LORT C jokes, also needs the most energy of the and Genocide Clinic. ••Seeking—Tracy Lord: mid 20s‑early Contract. three, goes big with everything he does, ••Interview simulations will be held Oct. 30s. C.K. Dexter Haven: male, 30s. a traditionalist and a trouble‑maker, or Nov. at Cardozo Law School in NYC. Macaulay (Mike) Connor: male, 30s. Visit backstage.com/casting kind of a go‑between Actor 1 & Actor 2, ••Seeking—Two Female Actors: 30‑39, George Kittredge: male, 30s. Liz for full character breakdowns, script actor also plays Rudolph, Frosty, Clar African‑American. Teaching fellow Embrie: late 20s‑mid 30s. Margaret sides and more casting notices ence, Mary Bailey, Uncle Billy, and states: “Working in teams of two, Lord: late 40s‑mid 50s. Sandy Lord: late Mr. Potter. Note: Seeking two comedic students will simulate a first encounter

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with an asylum seeker. Actors will 20s‑30s, all ethnicities, to play multiple Texas Shakespeare Festival texasshakespeare.com. Hard copies be given a short script/case scenario roles, including Macbeth(LEAD), Lady Season, TX should be sent to TSF, Attn: Raymond to follow and will play the role of Macbeth (LEAD), Duncan, Banquo, ••The Texas Shakespeare Festival Caldwell, 1100 Broadway, Kilgore, TX an asylum seeker. Guidance will be Witches. Actors must have classical (Kilgore, TX), a non‑Equity summer rep 75662. Electronic submission deadline

provided beforehand. The interviews theatre credits along with stage combat ertory theater, is casting its 28th season. is Feb. 8, 2013. TSF will also be holding Stage would be videotaped so that the experience, must be good at interacting Season includes “The Comedy of Errors,” auditions in Kilgore, TX on Feb. 22, 2013 students can watch the video and then with kids. “The Winter’s Tale,” “The Foreigner,” and will attend the Unified Professional to reflect on how it went. This is likely ••Auditions will be held by appt. mid- “Camelot,” and a children’s production. Theatre Auditions in Memphis, TN. to require about a half day of work.” Nov. to early Dec. in NYC. Raymond Caldwell, founder‑artistic dir.; ••Experienced technicians should email ••Email pix & résumés to twoods1@ ••For an appt., send pix & résumés to John Dodd, managing dir. a cover letter, résumé (including cur yu.edu. Elizabeth Keefe, American Globe ••Rehearses May 18‑June 26, 2013 in rent mailing and email addresses) & two ••No pay provided. Theatre, 145 W. 46th St., NYC 10036 or Kilgore, TX; performs June 27‑July 28, letters of recommendation to info@tex apply via Backstage. 2013 in Kilgore, TX. Note: Contracts run asshakespeare.com. Tech submission ‘Frankenstein’ ••For more info, visit www.american‑ May 18‑July 31, 2013. deadline is Feb. 8, 2013. ••Hudson Guild Theatre Company is globe.org. ••Seeking—Principal Actors: 11 males ••For more info, visit www.texasshake‑ casting “Frankenstein,” a new stage ad ••No pay for rehearsals; pays $120 per and four females, 18‑40s, all ethnicities, speare.com. aptation of the classic horror tale. Jim performance. should have classical training and an ••Principal actors receive a $3,500 sti Furlong, dir. eagerness to work in a true rotating pend, dormitory housing, 11 meals ••Runs March 22‑31, 2013 at the NJ, ‘A Christmas Carol’ repertory ensemble; principal actors per week, and limited travel reim Hudson Guild Theatre in NYC. ••Tri‑State Actors Theater (Newton, will be cast in three of the five shows. bursement. Acting interns receive a ••Seeking—Two Men: 20‑30, to play NJ) is casting “A Christmas Carol.” Acting Interns: five males and two $1,250 stipend, dormitory housing, and ambitious young doctors. Man Paul Meacham, artistic dir.‑stage females, 18‑40s, all ethnicities; acting 11 meals per week. 1: 20‑30, to play the monster. dir.‑casting. interns will be cast in three of the five Woman 1: 20‑30, to play the monster’s ••Rehearses Nov. 27‑Dec. 12; runs Dec. shows and the children’s production. ‘The Passion According to bride. Woman 2: 20‑30, to play the 13‑23 at the Performing Arts Center, Note: All actors should sing well enough Luke’ & ‘Saint Francis,’ Nat’l slightly hysterical fiancée. Woman Sussex Community College in Newton, to be cast in “Camelot.” Tours 3: 20‑40, to play a very high strung NJ. ••Also seeking staff—Theater ••Luke Productions (Battle Ground, WA) maid. Woman 4: 40‑60, to play a ••Seeking—Actor 1: male, 20‑25, plays Technicians. is casting “The Passion According to tough dowager mother. Three Men: Young Scrooge, Tiny Tim, and oth ••Auditions will be held by appt. only Luke” and “Saint Francis,” its tour 30‑60, to play oddball local village ers; actor must be able to play a child. Dec. 7‑11 in NYC. ing faith‑based productions. Producer leaders. Producer states: “Seeking Actor 2: male, 25‑35, plays Bob Cratchit, ••To be considered for an NYC appt., states: “Join our team of faithful Catholic one‑of‑a‑kind character actors for all Marley, and Old Joe. Actor 3: male, email pix & résumés to auditions@ artists, who are giving their all to evan roles—male and female actors with out 25‑35, plays Fred, Christmas Present, texasshakespeare.com or send to TSF gelize the culture through theater and of the ordinary or extreme, striking ap and others. Actor 4: female, 20‑25, Casting, 1100 Broadway, Kilgore, TX media.” Leonardo Defilippis, prod. pearances (very tall, very short, etc.) plays Fan, Belle, and others. Actor 5: 75662. NYC appt. submission deadline is ••Rehearsals start December 2012. and great physical energy and stamina. female, 25‑35, plays Christmas Past, Nov. 19, 2012. National tour begins February 2013. Unusual character actors with unusual Mrs. Cratchit, and others. Note: All ac ••TSF is also accepting electronic au ••Seeking—Actors: males and females, looks. Actors with physical disabilities tors will play multiple roles. All must ditions (DVD or online videos). Elec 20‑35, with professional or college act welcome. Conventionally pretty or be able to do British dialects. Actors tronic submissions should be emailed ing experience, actors from all states handsome types need not apply. The should be familiar with Dickens’ “A along with pix & résumés to auditions@ encouraged to apply. cast will be a closely knit ensemble Christmas Carol.” playing scientists, farmers, beggars, in ••Open call auditions will be held Oct. nocents and monsters, among a wide 26, noon‑8 p.m. at the PAC, Sussex range of societal types. [This is a] great Community College, Newton, NJ. opportunity to be part of an exciting, ••Audition sides are available online at unusual production in a well‑designed, www.tristateactorstheater.org. Bring comfortable proscenium theatre in pix & résumés, stapled together. Manhattan.” Callbacks will be held Nov. 2, 4‑8 p.m. ••Email pix & résumés to Jim Furlong at ••For questions, call (973) 383‑0510 or [email protected] or send to email tristateactorstheater@centu Jim Furlong, Hudson Guild Theatre rylink.net. Audition venue is accessible Company, 441 W. 26th St., NYC 10001. by the Lakeland Bus Lines. ••No pay provided. ••Salary and travel provided. ‘Freedom Sunday Dinner’ Shakespeare Thr. of New ••The American Jewish Committee is Jersey, Tour casting “Freedom Sunday Dinner,” a ••Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey one‑night theatrical performance com (Madison, NJ) is seeking members memorating the 25th anniversary of the for Shakespeare Live!, its educational Freedom Sunday march in Washington touring company. Season productions D.C. for Soviet Jewry. Charlotte Bonelli, include “Romeo & Juliet” and “Comedy casting. of Errors.” Corrine May Farkas, cast ••Performs Dec. 10 in NYC, with two ing dir. rehearsals prior to the event. ••Contract runs Jan. 17‑June 8, 2013; ••Seeking—Male Actor: 50‑65, Cau performs at schools in NJ, NY, PA & CT. casian, to play the role of a middle‑aged ••Seeking—Nonunion Actors With Jewish‑American looking back on his Classical Experience: males and participation in the march. females, 18‑29, Shakespeare training ••For consideration, email pix & and performance a must, education Picture yourself doing résumés to [email protected]. background/SFDC certification a plus. ••Professional pay and credit provided. ••Auditions will be held by appt. only something rewarding mid‑to‑late Oct. 2012 in NYC. ‘Macbeth,’ Shakespeare for ••For consideration, email pix & Become an egg donor at NYU Fertility Center Schools résumés to casting@shakespearenj. ••American Globe Theatre is casting org or send to Corinne May Farkas, If you are 21 to 32 years old, you can help make a dream come “Macbeth,” part of its Shakespeare for Shakespeare Theatre of NJ, Attn: Live!, Schools program. John Basil, artistic di 36 Madison Ave., Madison, NJ 07940. true, be compensated $8,000 and receive exceptional care from rector; Kelley McKinnon, dir. ••For more info, visit www. ••Rehearsals begin early March 2013; ShakespeareNJ.org. the world-famous NYU Fertility Center. tours April 8‑May 17, 2013 in NYC and ••Pays: $275/wk., plus company housing surrounding areas. provided in Madison, NJ. EMC points ••Seeking—All Roles: male & female, available. (212) 263-0011 or www.NYUFertilityCenter.org All calls are strictly confidential backstage.com 10.18.12 backstage 27

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•• To apply, submit pix, résumés & video you would like to be considered for Hands/Black Dog: male, 35+, bass. Note: who sing and Equity singers who dance. audition (see attached script) via in the subject line or the e‑mail will Actors of all ethnicities are encouraged Seeking an ensemble of strong comedic Backstage. not be opened. Seeking submissions and welcome. actors, who can make bold choices and •• For more info, visit www.stlukepro‑ from Equity members only for these ••Auditions will be held by appt. only who are not afraid to go there. Actors ductions.com. auditions. Oct. 23 in NYC. To schedule an appt., must have strong vocal abilities and •• Salary, plus travel provided. •• Pays: $765 min./wk., plus housing, send pix & résumés to Bob Cline, be comfortable around the “C” word. travel, and transportation provided. 676A Ninth Ave., #160, NYC 10036 Re: Actors are not necessarily required to ‘Twisted Tales of Thespians’ Equity LORT B Contract. Treasure Island/AEA submission. mimic the film directly, but they should •• The Actor’s Project NYC (TAPNYC), a •• Pays: $566 min./wk. Equity LORT D strive to capture the nuanced essence company that assists its members ‘Silence! The Musical’ Contract. of the original performances combined in landing agents and getting work ••Theater Mogul (prod.) is seeking fu with a strong comedic take.

Mu through industry showcases and plays, ture replacements for “Silence! The •• Equity Chorus Call will be held Oct. 23 is casting “Twisted Tales of Thespians,” Musical.” Jill Bowman, general mgr.; Jon at 9 a.m. (Equity male singers), 11 a.m. s

ical a full‑length theatrical showcase of & Al Kaplan, music & lyrics; Hunter Bell, (Equity female singers), 2 p.m. (Equity music, scenes, monologues, and sketch book; Christopher Gattelli, dir.; Brian J. UNION CHORUS CALLS male dancers), & 4 p.m. (Equity female comedy, all original works by company Nash, music dir.; James Calleri & Paul dancers) at the AEA Audition Center, 165 s writers. The company is also casting Davis, Calleri Casting, casting dir. ‘Memphis,’ Tour W. 46th St., 2nd fl., NYC. Prepare a brief, other TAPNYC showcases and plays. ••Production is currently running at The ••Junkyard Dog Productions is casting contemporary musical theater song. Past productions have been attended by Elektra Theatre in NYC. possible future replacements in the Bring sheet music in the correct key; an producers (Broadway, Off‑Broadway & ••Seeking—Dr. Hannibal Lecter: male, touring production of “Memphis,” accompanist will be provided but may off‑off‑Broadway, film, and TV), agents 40s‑50s, Caucasian, tenor/bari‑ the fictional story of Huey not transpose. Dancers, be warmed up (commercial and legit), managers, tenor to A, with strong lower Calhoun, one of the first white and ready to dance when the call begins. and casting directors. Bobby Holder, register, star names a plus. disc jockeys who dared to play You will be taught a short, challenging prod.‑dir. Clarice Starling: female, 25‑35, Equit y rhythm and blues music for his combination. Dancers may be asked to ••Rehearses and performs Fall 2012/ Caucasian, must be able to do white teenage listeners in the sing a short cut of a contemporary mu Winter 2013 in NYC. a West Virginian accent, belt/ Notices early 1950s. David Bryan, mu‑ sical theater song after all have danced. ••Seeking—Actors: male and female, 18+, mix to Eb, star names a plus. sic & lyrics; Joe DiPietro, book Bring pix & résumés, stapled together. all ethnicities. Buffalo Bill: male, 30s‑early 40s, & lyrics; Christopher Ashley, dir.; •• Pays: $600 min./wk. Equity ••Auditions/interviews will be held by Caucasian, must be an extremely strong Sergio Trujillo, choreo.; Chris Jahnke, Off‑Broadway Contract. appt. only in NYC. actor who can do a Midwestern accent, music supervisor; Kenny Seymour, mu‑ •• To schedule an appt., email pix & résu‑ baritone to Ab, with a strong lower reg‑ sic dir.; Alchemy Production group, gen‑ més to auditions@theactorsprojectnyc. ister. Catherine Martin/Lamb: female, eral mgr.; Telsey + Company, casting dir. com. 20s‑30s, Caucasian, high belter with ••s Tour i currently running. •• For more info as well as industry re strong soprano. Note: Seeking male ••Seeking—Ensemble Singers Who Move UNION/NON MUSICALS views, visit www.theactorsprojectnyc. and female Equity dancers who sing Well: male and female, 20s‑40s, all eth‑ com. and Equity singers who dance. Seeking nicities, to play various ensemble char‑ Disney’s ‘Aladdin–A Musical ••Membership dues are $295 per season an ensemble of strong comedic actors, acters and understudy principals, must Spectacular’ (averages less than $75/month) and in‑ who can make bold choices and who are be excellent singers in different styles •• Disney Parks Talent Casting is seeking clude agent/manager coaching, résumé not afraid to go there. Actors must have (R&B, pop/rock). musical theater performers and workshops, branding yourself work‑ strong vocal abilities and be comfort‑ •• Equity chorus call will be held Oct. 25 improv actors to perform in its shops, and writing workshops; after able around the “C” word. Actors are not at 11 a.m. (Equity female singers who Broadway‑caliber, theatrical produc three seasons actors have the option necessarily required to mimic the film move well) & 2 p.m. (Equity male singers tion of Disney’s “Aladdin–A Musical to become lifetime members, who are directly, but they should strive to cap‑ who move well) at Telsey + Company, Spectacular.” This show was originally not required to pay dues. Possible pay ture the nuanced essence of the original 315 W. 43rd St., 10th fl., NYC. directed by award‑winning director provided; actors cast in company plays performances combined with a strong ••6Prepare 1 bars of a pop/rock/R&B Francesca Zambello and choreographed share a percent of the profits (you must comedic take. song. Bring sheet music in the correct by acclaimed Broadway choreographer be an accepted member to participate). •• Equity Principal Auditions will be held key; an accompanist will be provided Lynne Taylor‑Corbett. Non‑Equity. Oct. 19, 9:30 a.m.‑1 p.m. & 2‑5:30 p.m. at but may not transpose. Bring pix & résu‑ ••Performs in the state‑of‑the‑art, in the AEA Audition Center, 165 W. 46th més, stapled together. door, 2,000‑seat Hyperion Theater at St., 2nd fl., NYC. Prepare a brief, contem‑ •• Pays: $741 min./wk. Equity SETA Disney California Adventure Park in porary musical theater song. Bring sheet Contract. Anaheim, CA. music in the correct key; an accompanist ••Seeking—Aladdin: male, 18+ to play 18, UNION MUSICALS will be provided. Bring pix & résumés, ‘Silence! The Musical’ 5’7”‑5’11”, good physique, a good‑look‑ stapled together. ••Theater Mogul (prod.) is seeking fu ing guy filled with teenage charm and ‘1776,’ PA •• Pays: $600 min./wk. Equity ture replacements for “Silence! The appeal, great charisma, clever, survives ••Pittsburgh Public Theatre (Pittsburgh, Off‑Broadway Contract. Musical.” Jill Bowman, general mgr.; Jon on the streets of Agrabah; baritone/ PA) is casting “1776.” Tedd Pappas, & Al Kaplan, music & lyrics; Hunter Bell, tenor with a youthful sound. Jasmine: dir.‑choreo.; Wade Russo, music dir.; SH ‘Treasure Island,’ AR book; Christopher Gattelli, dir.; Brian J. female, 18+ to play 18, 5’2”‑5’6”, a beau‑ Entertainment, casting dir. ••Arkansas Repertory Theatre (Little Nash, music dir.; James Calleri & Paul tiful, independent, feisty princess, des‑ ••Rehearsals begin Jan. 12; runs Jan. Rock, AR) is casting “Treasure Island—A Davis, Calleri Casting, casting dir. perately longs to experience life beyond 24‑Feb. 24, 2013 in Pittsburgh, PA. New Musical.” Robert Hupp, prod. dir.; ••Production is currently running at The the castle walls; soprano with strong ••Seeking—John Adams: male, a mature Mike McCurdy, managing dir.; Brett Elektra Theatre in NYC. mix, contemporary musical theater/ 41, needs a strong E vocally, must sing Smock, dir.‑choreo.; Brett Smock ••Seeking—Dr. Chilton/Cop/Lamb: Disney princess sound. Genie: male, from score, preferably “Is Anybody & Carla Vitale, book; Corinne male, 30s‑50s, any ethnicity, 26‑40s, charismatic and full of energy, There?.” Stephen Hopkins: male, a Aquilina, music & lyrics; Bob Cline, baritone with strong upper regis‑ great celebrity impressionist, quickly youthful 70, baritone; must understudy casting. ter, plays multiple roles. Ardelia transforms from character to character, Benjamin Franklin. Abigail Adams: fe‑ ••Rehearsals begin Feb. 12; runs March Mapp/Lamb: female, 20s‑30s, genuinely pained by his lack of free‑ male, 32+, actress must possess a warm 8‑31, 2013 in Little Rock, AR. African‑American, mezzo‑soprano, dom; especially seeking actors with singing voice; needs a powerful D, but ••Seeking—Long John Silver: male, 40+, plays multiple roles. Jack Crawford/Cop/ extensive improv and physical comedy sings to an F; actress must sing from baritone. Captain Alexander Smollett: Lamb: male, 40‑50, any ethnicity, bari‑ background; must carry a tune. Jafar: the score. Courier: male, early 20s, ac‑ male, 40s, baritone to F. Squire John tone, plays multiple roles. Sgt. Pembry/ male, 35‑55, 6’0”+, a commanding and tor must sing “Momma Look Sharp” Trelawney: male, 45+, tenor to A flat. Lamb: male, 20s‑30s, any ethnicity, bar‑ menacing presence, great classical actor, from the score for the audition. Martha Doctor David Livesey: male, 40+, bari‑ itenor, play multiple roles including Old a real man capable of evil, not an ani‑ Jefferson: female, 27, must move well, tone to F#. Mother Mary Hawkins: Man, Miggs, and Newscaster. Dream mated character, lusts for power, desires high belt and mix to a D; actor must sing female, 30s, mezzo with belt. George Clarice: female, 20s‑30s, strong dancer Jasmine; bass/baritone with deep rich “He Plays the Violin” from the score for Merry: male, 30s, baritone. Abraham with excellent technique, must be ex‑ voice. Note: All auditioning performers the audition. Gray: male, 30s, high baritone. Dick: perienced with extensive ballet‑based must be 18+. The characters of Genie ••Auditions will be held by appt. only male, 20s, tenor to A. Job Anderson/ partnering. Dream Hannibal: male, and Jafar are not strong principal vocal‑ the week of Oct. 22 in NYC. Pew: male, late 30s‑early 40s, tenor 20s‑30s, strong dancer with excellent ists, but must be able to show a great •• For consideration, email pix & résu‑ to C/high C. Ben Gunn/O’Brien: male, technique, must be experienced with deal of personality. Especially seeking més to [email protected]. You 35+, tenor to high C. Tom Redruth/ extensive ballet‑based partnering. Note: performers with a diverse look. must put union affiliation and the role Billy Bones: male, 45+, baritone. Israel Seeking male and female Equity dancers ••Auditions will be held Oct. 23 at 10 a.m.

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at Pearl Studios, 500 Eighth Ave., 12th (child auditions) and Oct. 23 at 1 p.m. fl., NYC. Sign‑in begins 30 minutes prior (adult auditions) at the Players Theatre to the call. NONUNION MUSICALS Studios, 115 MacDougal St. (btwn. West ••Prepare 16 bars of a contemporary mu‑ Audition 3rd and Bleecker sts.), NYC. Adults sical theater selection showing vocal ‘702 Punchlines & Pregnant’ should bring 16 bars of a up‑tempo musi‑ versatility and range. You may sing from ••Triton Talent is casting “702 cal theater song; an accompanist will be the show. Bring sheet music in your key; Highlights Punchlines & Pregnant: The Jackie provided. Children will be taught a song an accompanist will be provided. Bring New York Tristate Mason Musical,” an ongoing musical and dance combination. Bring pix & ré‑ current pix & résumés. Callbacks will be Fri. Oct. 19 comedy performing since July 2010. sumés, stapled together. held Oct. 24. ‘Assistance (Greed),’ PA Ginger Reiter, dir.; Sheba Mason, co‑dir. ••For more information, visit www. ••For more info, visit www.disneyaudi‑ ••Performs twice monthly on Sundays at scroogeinthevillage.com. ‘Gee’s Bend,’ AR

tions.com. 3 p.m. and every day during vacation ••$20 per performance for adults pro Mu ••Professional pay provided. Enter ‘Million Dollar Quartet,’ US Tour season at a comedy club venue in NYC. vided; no pay for children’s chorus. • s tainers for this show are covered under ‘Silence! The Musical’ (also 10/23) •Seeking—Nelson Zee: 28‑48, average to ical the terms and conditions of a collective tall, quirky, weirdo; Women: 28‑65, legit ‘A Majikal Musical Winter bargaining agreement with the Ameri singers and dancers, with sense of com‑ Solstice Celebration’ s can Guild of Variety Artists (AGVA). Sat. Oct. 20 edy. Note: This is a cast of seven; under‑ ••Loria Ra Productions is casting “A AGVA Performance Contract. ‘Puppet Romeo & Juliet’ studies are always needed. Majikal Musical Winter Solstice Cele Restoration NYC Area Mass Choir ••Initial auditions will be held by appt. bration.” Producers state: “The Winter ‘Footloose,’ WI only via Skype or Google. To schedule Solstice tells the story of the transfor Sarah Lawrence...Short Film Projects ••The Fireside Theatre (Fort Atkinson, an appt., email pix & résumés and media mation and renewal of Mother Earth, WI) is casting “Footloose the Musical.” ‘The History Boys’ clips to [email protected]. preceded by a crisis, which parallels the Dean Pitchford & Walter Bobbie, stage ‘Woman, Behold, Thy Son!’ ••For more information, visit www. main character’s transformation and re‑ adaptation; Tom Snow, music; Dean punchlinesandpregnant.com. newal, preceded by a crisis, through mu‑ Pitchford, lyrics; Ed Flesch, dir.; Mary ••Some pay provided. sic, song, dance and the spoken word.” Ehlinger, music dir.; Kate Swan, choreo. Sun. Oct. 21 Loria Ra and Karlus Trapp, prods. ••Rehearsals begin Feb 11; runs Feb. ‘The History Boys’ ‘A Christmas Carol,’ NJ ••Tech rehearsal will be held Dec. 20; 28‑April 14, 2013; rehearses and per ‘A Christmas Carol,’ NYC & Costa Rica ••McCarter Theatre is casting “A performs Dec. 21 at Veterans Memo forms in Fort Atkinson, WI. Christmas Carol.” Emily Mann, artis‑ rial Hall, Snug Harbor Cultural Center, ••Seeking—Ren McCormack: male, 18+ to tic dir.; Charles Dickens, writer; David Staten Island, NY. play high school age, excellent singer Mon. Oct. 22 Thompson, adaptor; Michael Unger, dir.; ••Seeking—Actor: female, late 30s‑mid and dancer, good‑looking, smart, lik‑ ‘A Christmas Carol,’ NJ Rob Ashford, dir.; Adam Immerwahr, 40s, must move well, no singing re‑ able, charismatic, has a cockiness which casting dir. quired, no nudity. ‘A Little Princess,’ CA (also 10/23) masks the hurt he feels from his father ••Rehearsals begin Nov. 10; runs Dec. ••To schedule an appt., call (917) deserting him. Ariel Moore: female, American Shakespeare Center, VA 2‑29. All rehearsals and performances 971‑5136 or email pix & résumés to 18+ to play high school age, excellent ‘Dust and Shadow: The Musical’ will be held at McCarter Theatre in [email protected]. • singer and dancer, lovely, smart, has a The Philadelphia Story,’ UT (& 10/23) Princeton, NJ. •Some pay provided. soft and sensitive side that is masked ••Seeking—Dancer/Singers: male and fe‑ by her rebelliousness, is drawn to Ren male, 20s, all ethnicities, strong danc‑ ‘Footloose,’ Ensemble, WI because she is dealing with her own Tue. Oct. 23 ers who sing well. Charlotte Fezziwig: ••The Fireside Theatre (Fort Atkinson, sense of loss. Reverend Moore: male, ‘A Christmas Carol,’ NYC & Costa Rica female, 20s, any ethnicity, the slightly WI) is casting “Footloose the Musical.” 30s‑40s, good singer‑actor, a good, de‑ awkward daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Dean Pitchford & Walter Bobbie, stage cent, loving man who is in pain over the Disney’s ‘Aladdin Mus’l Spectacular’ Fezziwig, goofy, flirtatious and funny, adaptation; Tom Snow, music; Dean loss of his son and the estrangement of For the full auditions calendar, dancer who sings, this role will be cast Pitchford, lyrics; Ed Flesch, dir.; Mary his daughter, Ariel, a serious man who visit backstage.com/auditions from ensemble, additional stipend will Ehlinger, music dir.; Kate Swan, choreo. feels the weight of responsibility for the be provided. Producer states: “[This is] ••Rehearsals begin Feb 11; runs Feb. moral life of his congregation. Vi Moore: a fantastic opportunity to work on Rob 28‑April 14, 2013; rehearses and per female, 30s‑40s, good singer‑actress, Ashford choreography under an excel‑ forms in Fort Atkinson, WI. warm, loving, devoted to her husband ‘The Sizzlin’ ‘60s,’ WI lent director.” ••Seeking—Strong Ensemble Dancers and daughter, tends to be deferential ••The Fireside Theatre (Fort Atkinson, ••Open dance call will be held Oct. 22 at Who Sing and Act Well: males and fe‑ toward her husband but can stand up to WI) is casting “The Sizzlin’ ‘60s,” an Pearl Studios “519,” 519 Eighth Ave., 12th males, 18+, all ethnicities, all physical him when the situation calls for it. Ethel original bookless concert/musical re fl., Studio C, NYC. Sign‑up begins at 9 types, some ensemble members will McCormack: female, 30s‑40s, Ren’s vue that features 1960s music of many a.m. Morning dance appointments will cover principal roles. mother, good singer‑actress, obviously styles, including rock and roll, jazz, and be given at sign‑ups, callbacks will take ••Auditions will be held Nov. 2 at 10 a.m. the source of Ren’s strength and deter‑ pop standards. Ed Flesch, dir.; Mary place that afternoon. Those called back (male dancers) & 1:30 p.m. (female danc‑ mination, fiercely supportive of her son. Ehlinger, music dir. will be asked to sing. Prepare a song ers) at Nola Rehearsal Studios, 250 W. Rusty: female, 18+ to play high school ••Rehearsals begin Dec. 27, 2012; runs and bring sheet music with you. An ac‑ 54th St., NYC. age, Ariel’s best friend, excellent sing‑ Jan. 10‑Feb. 24, 2013; rehearses and companist will be provided. Bring pix & ••Be warmed up and ready to go at the er‑dancer with comic ability, fun loving, performs in Fort Atkinson, WI. résumés, stapled together, and dance‑ call time. Prepare 16 bars of music to adventurous, energetic. Willard: male, ••Seeking—Singers Who Move Well: wear. For questions, email Cara Tucker, sing if asked. You may sing from the 18+ to play high school age, Ren’s best males and females, 18+. Casting casting asst. at [email protected]. show. Bring pix & résumés, stapled friend, good singer‑dancer with comic personnel state: “We are looking for ••Stipend, plus travel provided. together. ability, a loyal, small town guy who is a young, attractive, energetic men ••Competitive salary, plus EMC points, perfect foil for Ren. Lulu Warnicker, Wes and women of all races and ethnic ‘A Christmas Carol,’ NYC & housing, meals, and travel provided. Warnicker, and Chuck Cranston: female groups who can sing in various Costa Rica and males, 30s‑40s, good singer‑actors, styles, can handle comedy, and can ••Literally Alive Theatre, a ‘Footloose,’ WI townspeople who are good and decent at work well with audiences.” NYC‑based theater company now in ••The Fireside Theatre (Fort Atkinson, heart, but are small‑minded and provin‑ ••Auditions will be held Nov. 3, 10 a.m.‑3 its 13th season and in residence at the WI) is casting “Footloose the Musical.” cial and afraid of change. p.m. at Nola Rehearsal Studios, 250 W. historic Off‑Broadway Players Theatre in Dean Pitchford & Walter Bobbie, stage ••Auditions will be held Oct. 30 at 10 54th St., NYC. the West Village, is casting “A Christmas adaptation; Tom Snow, music; Dean a.m. at Nola Rehearsal Studios, 250 W. ••Prepare 16 bars of an uptempo rock Carol,” an original musical. Michael Pitchford, lyrics; Ed Flesch, dir.; Mary 54th St., NYC. Monitor will begin sign‑ song and a contrasting 16 bars of a rock Sgouros, music; Brenda Bell, book & lyr‑ Ehlinger, music dir.; Kate Swan, choreo. ing people up when building opens at or pop ballad from the 1960s. Bring pix & ics‑stage dir.; Stefanie Smith, choreo. ••Rehearsals begin Feb 11; runs Feb. 8:30 a.m.; do not start an unofficial list. résumés, stapled together. ••Rehearsals begin Oct. 30. Runs Nov. 28‑April 14, 2013; rehearses and per Be signed up by 9:45 a.m. Typing will be ••Competitive salary, plus travel, 25‑Dec. 30 (weekends, with some forms in Fort Atkinson, WI. done at 10 a.m. housing, and meals provided. The mid‑week matinees) in NYC; adult actors ••Seeking—Ren McCormack: male, 18+ to ••Prepare 16 bars in the style of the producer is seeking both union and will also be cast in a second production play high school age, excellent singer show. You may sing from the show. non‑union performers for this pro in Jaco Beach, Costa Rica. Bring pix & résumés, stapled together. duction but no union contract is being ••Seeking—Adult Actors Who Sing: Visit backstage.com/casting ••Professional pay, plus EMC points, planned at this time. Union performers 18‑65, all types. Child Actors Who Sing: for full character breakdowns, script housing, meals, and travel provided. should check with their union before 8‑16. sides and more casting notices Fireside Dinner Theatre Agreement. accepting work. ••Auditions will be held Oct. 21 at 1 p.m.

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and dancer, good‑looking, smart, lik‑ ••Performs Nov. 25 at Smalls’ Jazz Club Alice Millar, dir.; Amanda Alvarez & faces with character, interesting, fright‑ able, charismatic, has a cockiness which in Greenwich Village. Perla Cruz, prods. ening‑looking people. masks the hurt he feels from his father ••Seeking—Hannah: early 20s, beautiful •• Shoots for two days Nov. 3‑11 in ••e To b considered and/or for more info, deserting him. Ariel Moore: female, nurse. Sofia Morrison: 60s, An Brooklyn. email pix & résumés to [email protected]. 18+ to play high school age, excellent gela Davis‑type radical. Flip Moss: ••Seeking—Clara: 22, doesn’t yet know •• Some pay, plus credit, meals, travel, singer and dancer, lovely, smart, has a African‑American, Vietnam vet turned what she wants, average height and and lodging provided. soft and sensitive side that is masked Black Panther. Dagger Owens: late build, needed for two shoot days. Otto: by her rebelliousne ss, is drawn to Ren 20s, Harvard Divinity School dropout 27, suave, eccentric, super‑awesome, ‘The Witness’ because she is dealing with her own turned doctor. Fred Owens: late 30s, cool and slick yet also hipster, needed •• Eksaki Films is casting “The Witness,” sense of loss. Reverend Moore: male, biochemist. for one shoot day. Maud: 75, old and hybrid documentary feature film about 30s‑40s, good singer‑actor, a good, de‑ •• Email pix & résumés to info@imagin‑ sassy, funny with a bit of a mean streak, an innocent man framed as a terrorist.

Mu cent, loving man who is in pain over the music.com and include two songs‑‑one enjoys provoking people, needed for one Masood Haque, prod. loss of his son and the estrangement of from the Great American Songbook shoot day. Mother: 42, overdone and •• Shoots late fall/winter in the tristate s

ical his daughter, Ariel, a serious man who (nothing after 1970) and one classic rock difficult, impenetrable and hardened. area and Albany, NY. feels the weight of responsibility for the (Beatles, Bob Dylan). •• Email pix & résumés to deviceshort‑ ••Seeking—Yassin: 30s, Kurdish/ moral life of his congregation. Vi Moore: •• Some pay, plus travel provided. [email protected]. Middle‑Eastern, Imam of a mosque, s female, 30s‑40s, good singer‑actress, •• Some pay, plus copy, credit, and meals thick Middle Eastern accent, solid com‑ warm, loving, devoted to her husband ‘The Parables,’ Christian provided. pact build, heavy beard required for and daughter, tends to be deferential Musical role. Hossain: 40s‑50s, South Asian, toward her husband but can stand up •• The Alpha & Omega Theatre Co. is cast‑ ‘Servitude’ some Urdu/Hindi required, religious to him when the situation calls for it. ing “The Parables,” an interactive mu‑ ••Cinequest Picture the Possibilities businessman, medium height, slight Fil Ethel McCormack: female, 30s‑40s, sical vignette featuring the ‘Traveling (PTP), a transformative leadership build, long beard required. Malik:

m Ren’s mother, good singer‑actress, obvi‑ Troupe of Thespian Theologizers, movement, is casting “Servitude.” Pro 40s, South Asian, Pakistani or North ously the source of Ren’s strength and Singers and Circus Company.’ Dr. ducer states: “The project is an inspira Indian preferred, Urdu/Hindi required, determination, fiercely supportive of Domenic Guastaferro; composer‑dir. tional short film based on a story idea FBI snitch, tall, handsome. Tom: late her son. Rusty: female, 18+ to play high ••Rehearsals begin approx. Oct. 22; per‑ from one of our participants. It high 30s‑40s, American, FBI agent, tall, school age, Ariel’s best friend, excellent forms mid‑November in NYC. lights an American soldier and mother’s big, bulky, well‑built, balding. Note: singer‑dancer with comic ability, fun ••Seeking—Tenor & Baritone: males, struggle to balance love and service.” Characters are based on real people. loving, adventurous, energetic. Wil 18‑40s, any ethnicity, skilled at legit/ Marcela Villegas Castanon, PTP coord. •• Email pix & résumés to Masood Haque lard: male, 18+ to play high school age, show singing styles, good acting/mime & prod. at [email protected]. If selected Ren’s best friend, good singer‑dancer skills, adept in children’s theatre, must •• Shoots Oct. 24‑27 in NYC. you will be given some material to read/ with comic ability, a loyal, small town move well, ability to do circus bits such ••Seeking—Malina: female, 25‑35, prepare to demonstrate your accent; at guy who is a perfect foil for Ren. Lulu as juggling, pogo stick, guitar, clown‑ African‑American, Latina, or Caucasian, the audition you will be asked to read Warnicker, Wes Warnicker, and Chuck ing, etc. athletic build, keen, of strong charac‑ from sides. Cranston: female and males, 30s‑40s, ••e To b considered, email pix & résumés ter, has returned from Iraq after four •• Some pay, plus copy, credit, meals, and good singer‑actors, townspeople who to alphaandomegatheater@yahoo. years of fighting for her country to lodging provided. are good and decent at heart, but are com. fulfill her role of raising her young small‑minded and provincial and afraid •• At auditions, be prepared to sing, daughter, now in school to attain ‘Woman, Behold, Thy Son!’ of change. cold read, mime and do a circus bit. her Masters, continues to struggle •• Linda Jackson (prod.), in conjunction ••Auditions will be held Oct. 30 at 10 •• For more info visit www.alphaan‑ with the effects of war and with her with the New York Theological a.m. at Nola Rehearsal Studios, 250 W. domegatheater.vpweb.com insecurities about being a good moth‑ Seminary, is casting “Woman, Behold, 54th St., NYC. Monitor will begin sign‑ •• Pays $50‑$100/show, plus $5 travel ex‑ er figure; LEAD. Haley: girl, age 9‑13, Thy Son!,” an independent film proj‑ ing people up when building opens at pense/show provided. African‑American, Latina, or Caucasian, ect centered on the social dilemma of 8:30 a.m.; do not start an unofficial list. meek and innocent, overjoyed that her incarceration. Be signed up by 9:45 a.m. Typing will be mother has returned; “despite the moth‑ ••Filming begins Summer 2013 in NYC. done at 10 a.m. er’s insecurities about raising a child, ••Seeking—Skilled Male Actors: ages ••6Prepare 1 bars in the style of the the daughter looks up to her mother for 17‑65, African‑American, show. You may sing from the show. UNION/NONUNION her perseverance as a solider and as a Afro‑Caribbean, and Hispanic, must Bring pix & résumés, stapled together. student; her mother is her inspiration”; be in good physical shape; seeking ac‑ ••Competitive salary, plus EMC points, FILM LEAD. tors with varied physical attributes/ housing, meals, and travel provided. ••Auditions will be held by appt. only physiques. Untitled 2013 Thriller Oct. 22, 4:30‑6 p.m. in NYC. •• Open call auditions will be held Oct. ‘Isle of Iniquity’ •• The Disenfranchised Filmworks is •• For consideration, email pix & résu‑ 20, 11 a.m.‑6 p.m. in Saratoga Park, •• James Johnson (writer‑composer) is casting an untitled thriller feature. més to [email protected]. If Halsey St. btwn. Howard & Saratoga casting a staged reading of “Isle of In Producer states: “Film is an HD 24p selected for an audition, prepare a short aves., Brooklyn, NY. iquity,” an original musical satire. feature‑length thriller surrounding a so‑ monologue. ••tLine‑up a the Macon St. park en Writer/composer’s credentials include ciopath and his latest victim, someone ••Producer states: “Actors will receive trance. Bring pix & résumés. Note: This a B.A. from Williams in 1964, a D.M.A. he has arrogantly underestimated.” Jeff global exposure and recognition/ open call will be cancelled if it rains. from Yale in 1978, membership in Huston, prod.‑dir. credit on the film created, which will be •• Casting personnel state: “This will be MENSA, ASCAP, Who’s Who in America, ••Shoots July 1‑Aug. 1, 2013 in Lake showcased on our Picture the Possibili the first round of the selection process and experience as an organist in Busch George, NY and NYC. ties website and premiered at our 23rd for this film. Final participation in this Hall at Harvard from 1971‑1991. ••Seeking—Jack: male, 35‑45, all types & Cinequest Film Festival in March 2013, film project will be dependent on the ••Reading will be held late Feb.‑early ethnicities, strong theatre background where over 700 artists, filmmakers, following criteria: onsite interview(s) March, 2013 in NYC. preferred, LEAD. Jena: female, 28‑32, businesses, and professionals are in and auditions and availability of the ac‑ ••Seeking—12‑15 Classically Trained any ethnicity, strong theatre back‑ attendance each year. Please visit our tor at the time of filming.” Singers: 20s‑60s, casting six principal ground preferred. PTP websites (www.cinequestptp.org, •• For questions, email huemanity359@ roles and additional supporting roles. ••e To b considered, email pix, résumés, www.cinequest.org) to witness the out gmail.com. •• For more information, email jjphoe‑ and links to reel if available (preferred) standing films created in Season One.” ••Professional pay, plus meals and• [email protected], call (518) 561‑3073, to [email protected]. •• No pay, but copy and credit provided. travel. or visit www.jamesjohnsonmusic.net. ••Professional pay, plus copy, credit, You may read/listen to music from the meals travel and lodging provided. ‘Stale Ramen’ production on the website. ••Producer plans to apply for a SAG •• QO Extero is casting “Stale Ramen,” a •• Some pay, plus credit provided. Modified Low Budget Agreement. feature‑length film. Jacques Olet, dir.; Kylie Layton, casting dir. STUDENT FILMS ‘Love So Dear’ ••Seeking—Elise: female, 30‑35, ••Imaginmusic is casting a staged read‑ Caucasian, wife whose husband be Brooklyn College, ‘My Heroine’ ing of “Love So Dear,” a new musical by comes a fugitive. Shelly: female, 18‑25, •• Mielle Ezra (dir.) is casting “My Larry Gelb about the spiritual awaken‑ NONUNION FILM Caucasian, young, impressionable Heroine,” a short student film for ing of America in the sixties, the CIA, hair dresser. Hitchhiker: male, 35‑50, Brooklyn College about a recovering LSD, and the consciousness of American ‘Device’ Caucasian, frightening, creepy, silent heroin addict named Dustin, who signs youth. Elizabeth Gelb, prod.; Mark ••Kontratiempo Films is casting type. Extras: male, female, all ages & himself out of rehab. He has no mem Harborth, dir. “Device,” an independent short film. ethnicities, must have unique look, ory of his girlfriend and when he steps

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back out into the world he begins to re states: “[We are] possibly seeking [this “I read the news today oh boy, 4000 from the college. member little bits of her. He soon real actor’s] real‑life mother for role of holes...’) The middle verse will be played ••Projects shoot between Oct. 25‑Dec. 15 izes that she’s dead and it is because she Laura’s mother.” David: male, 30‑40, by the second actor.” in Bronxville, NY. wanted to understand his addiction so any ethnicity, Allison’s new love inter •• Shoots mid‑Oct. in NYC. ••Seeking—Actors: males and females, she could help him become sober. est, accepting of Allison’s situation and ••Seeking—Two Actors: male, 18‑39, 18+, all ethnicities. Casting personnel •• Shoots Nov. 2‑5 in NYC. understands Theo’s mistrust of him, Caucasian, should have “sad eyes.” state: “ All headshots, submitted online ••Seeking—Dustin: recovering heroine business‑type and handsome every ••e To b considered, email pix & résumés or in person, will be retained and incor‑ addict, trying to stay clean and recall man; supporting role. to [email protected]. porated into the Sarah Lawrence College disturbing memories of his former ••Auditions will be held by appt. only •• For the auditions, memorize the first casting file for future use.” girlfriend. Eva: Dustin’s girlfriend, has Oct. 20‑21 in NYC. and fourth verses of ‘A Day in the Life’ as ••Auditions will be held Oct. 20, 1‑5:30 been through hell and back, gave up •• For consideration, email pix & indicated above. p.m. at the Alchemical Theatre Lab, 137 everything to understand his addiction résumés to strangersfilmproduction@ •• Some pay. W. 14th St., Studio B, NYC. and was rejected by him after her life gmail.com ••Prepare a contemporary monologue. started to spiral out of control, turns to •• No pay, but copy and meals provided. NYU, ‘Helga and the Search For Bring pix & résumés, stapled together. drugs to deal with her emotions and dies Happiness’ •• If you are unable to attend but would from an overdose. James: Eva’s venge‑ FDU, ‘Legend Of The Medallion’ •• Grace Hanna (dir.) is casting “Helga still like to be considered, email pix & ré‑ ful brother, wants to do right by Eva ••BrandaoFilms is casting “Legend of and the Search For Happiness,” a New sumés to [email protected]. and help Dustin stay on the right track, the Medallion,” a Fairleigh Dickinson York University short HD 24p student •• For more info (including character de‑ so he takes Dustin in without revealing University senior thesis film in which film. Synopsis: “The film is about a scriptions), visit www.nyfilmschool. who he is right away, at the same time two treasure hunters chase after young psychiatrist who takes care of com/Casting_Session.html. he wants Dustin to pay for his sister’s a mysterious medallion. Jonathan fairy tale characters whose happy end •• No pay, but copy, credit, and travel Fil death and tries to lure him back to us‑ Brandao, dir. ings have gone awry, whilst searching provided. SAG Student Film Agreement.

ing. Dr. Ed: a kind doctor who just wants •• Shoots Oct.‑Nov. (exact dates TBD) in for her own.” Wendy Lo, prod. m to see his patients get better, tries to Northern NJ. •• Several rehearsals prior to shoot; SUNY Purchase, ‘Generation convince Dustin not to leave rehab but ••Seeking—Damien Crenshaw: male, shoots Nov. 9‑11 in NYC. Loss’ isn’t successful. 25‑30, Caucasian, intimidating, ••Seeking—Helga: 20‑29, bitter but love‑ •• Cat Cannon Productions is casting •• Email pix & résumés to strong‑willed, determined, emotionally able, has been jaded by the world voice actors for “Generation Loss,” a [email protected]. scarred, LEAD. Henchman: male, 25‑35, around her, her hopes and aspirations SUNY Purchase stop‑motion animation •• No pay, but copy, credit, and meals Caucasian, muscular, imposing, fight for making everyone else happy have thesis film. The piece will star two ra‑ provided. scenes required, non‑speaking role. actually compromised her own happi dios, a father and a daughter, that speak ••e To b considered, email pix, résumés, ness. Charlie: 20‑29, the sweetest, most through song, but are having difficulties Brooklyn College, ‘Strangers’ and reels to medallioncasting@gmail. sincere character you could imagine communicating with one another. •• Carlos Cruz (writer‑dir.) is casting com. Casting based on submission. ‑ and he’ a bit of a sap. All he wants is Eventually they manage to find a way to “Strangers,” a 15‑minute Brooklyn •• For more info, visit www.brandao‑ for Helga to be happy (even if he’s not.) bond, ending with a bittersweet, loving College undergraduate student film. films.com. Snow White: 20‑25, very pretty, very moment between father and daughter Synopsis: “A six‑year‑old mute boy must •• Pays $50 per day, plus copy, credit, into herself, very dissatisfied with her as they sing a song together. Cat Iacona, uncover the supernatural secret behind meals and transportation provided. relationship and the world around dir.; Butch Cannon, prod. the stranger in his building before it’s her. Cinderella: 20‑25, tragically ••Records early Jan. 2013 in Long Island, too late.” Filmmaker states: “My crew Keene State, ‘St. Osmund’s,’ beautiful, longs for more than the NY. will consist mostly of current Brooklyn NH/MA happy ending she’s been given. ••Seeking—Voice of Craig: male, an ana‑ College students and alumni.” Shooting ••Lambda Complex Productions is Frustrated, she’s turned to the bottle log radio, a single father who has dedi‑ in HD on the RED camera. Elizabeth casting “St. Osmund’s,” a Keene State for a cure. cated himself to his daughter, Melody, Balla, prod.; Kaream Appleton, asst. dir.; College feature‑length psychological •• Also seeking Crew—Art Director: must after the passing of his wife, introverted Minjenmin Yip, DP; Daphne Brunet, pro‑ horror film about a documentary crew have experience working with a flexible but caring, making every step he takes duction designer. who, while researching what was once budget. Gaffer. Grips. PAs. with Melody in mind. Voice of Melody: •• Shoots mid‑Nov. or early Dec. 2012 in America’s largest insane asylum, en ••e To b considered, email pix & résumés female, an iPod, an angsty adolescent Queens and Brooklyn, NY. counter apparitions of the patients to [email protected]. teen going through boy problems, igno‑ ••Seeking—Theo: boy, age 6‑10, who were once treated by a zealot •• No pay, but copy, credit, and meals rant of how thoughtful and loving her Caucasian, a mute but playful boy with archaic methods of therapy. Tom provided. SAG Student Film Agreement. father truly is, over the course of the with a traumatic past, extremely timid Jorgensen, dir.; Danielle Clark, asst. dir. film she finds a new appreciation and around everyone other than his mother, •• Shoots Nov. 2012‑March 2013 (primar‑ NYU, ‘The Ticket’ gratitude for him. goes into an intense panicked state ily weekends) in the New England area ••Cristian Carretero (casting dir.) is cast‑ ••Auditions will be held by appt. only when frightened, he must discover the (primarily NH & MA). ing “The Ticket,” a New York University Oct. 30 in NYC. supernatural truth behind the new ••Seeking—Gerrity: male, 40s, Cau graduate student short film. •• To schedule an audition appt., email tenant before it’s too late, actor must be casian, a clean‑cut government man. ••Rehearses early Nov. 2012; shoots Nov. pix & résumés to very expressive but not comically so; Phil: male, 50s, Caucasian, calculat 17‑20 in East Harlem NYC. [email protected]; in‑ LEAD. Allison: female, 25–35, Caucasian, ing, driven by belief. Jonas: male, 50s, ••Seeking—Jesus: male, 24, Hispanic, clude audio/VO links if available. dedicated young single mother of Theo, Caucasian, pious, suppresses a violent from Puerto Rico, has been in New York •• For the auditions, prepare a brief con‑ a victim of abuse who is attempting streak. Walter: male, 50s, Caucasian, a for four months and has not been able temporary monologue and song of your to get life her back on track, a very kind, friendly family man. to find a job, desperate for an exit and choice. modern mother with an almost sisterly ••Auditions will be held by appt. only wants to return to his family in Puerto •• No pay, but copy, credit, meals, travel, approach to nurturing Theo; LEAD. The Oct. 27, 10 a.m.‑6 p.m. in NYC. Rico, ends up robbing a deli with a pock‑ and lodging provided. Stranger: male, 35–65, any ethnicity, •• To schedule an audition appt., email et knife and is shot down by the NYPD. primary antagonist, a wraith‑like char pix & résumés to [email protected]. Juan: male, 55, Hispanic, has been liv‑ SUNY Purchase, ‘Gozar’ acter in Theo’s building, his motiva ••Prepare a monologue, no longer than ing in Harlem for the last 25 years, has a •• John Castaldo Productions is casting tions are unclear, but they are clearly five‑minutes. Sides will also be provided steady job at a factory in Jersey, meets “Gozar,” a SUNY Purchase senior the sinister, his face (obscured throughout) in advance. Jesus outside on 103rd Street after not sis 25‑min short film, to be shot on and lack of dialogue keep him mysteri •• For more info, visit www.stosmunds. having seen him in years, gives Jesus the FS100. Synopsis: “Plot follows the ous, actor must be physically expres com. advice about how to survive in the city. story of Kay, a straightforward, inde sive with his body, as to give an unset •• No pay, but copy, credit, meals, travel, ••Auditions will be held by appt. only in• pendent spirit, in a supposedly idyllic tling impression, preferably tall and and lodging provided. SAG Student Film NYC. relationship with her boyfriend, Jack. lean; non‑speaking LEAD. Mr. Renac: Agreement. •• For consideration, email pix & résu‑ As the rough edges of their relationship male, 70–80, Caucasian, malicious més to [email protected]. surface, and underlying insecurities landlord of Theo’s building, unfriendly NYFA, Music Video •• No pay, but credit and meals provided. come to light, they find themselves and hiding a dark secret, actor should •• Danny Gohsler (writer‑dir.) is casting a suddenly abducted and at the mercy of have a convincing German accent, New York Film Academy student film, Sarah Lawrence College Short Guy, a brutish and sadistic psychopath. ideally thin and feeble in appearance; a music video set to the song “A Day in Film Projects ‘Gozar’ explores Kay’s struggles to supporting role. Laura: girl, age 6‑8, the Life” by The Beatles. Director states: •• Misael Sanchez (faculty supervisor) is any ethnicity, outgoing and girlish, “The first actor will be mouthing the casting two Sarah Lawrence College stu‑ Visit backstage.com/casting makes a brief connection with Theo, words to the first and fourth verses. dent short film projects. The films will for full character breakdowns, script undergoes a dramatic “zombified” (‘I read the news today oh boy, about a be shot on the RED One digital cameras sides and more casting notices change; supporting role; filmmaker lucky man who made the grade...” and and will be fully supervised by faculty

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overcome the male dominant forces running away from home on a unicorn. accidentally killed an opponent in ••Auditions will be held by appt. only imposed upon her, both physically and ••Rehearses Winter 2013 in the NYC the ring, his once self‑assured nature late Oct. 2012 in NYC. mentally.” John Castaldo, dir. Ralph area; shoots Winter/Spring 2013 in the has withered to introversion, as he •• For consideration, email pix & Moffetone, asst. dir.; John Morgan, dir. NYC area. struggles with whether he is personally résumés to nothappyproductions@ of photography. ••Seeking—Emma: girl, age 7‑11, stub‑ responsible for the death of his gmail.com or send to Chris Murphy, •• Shoots late Dec. 2012‑early Jan. 2013 in born, a dreamer, must be able to ride a adversary. Esther Brock: female, 20‑30, 735 Anderson Hill Rd., Mailbox 2449, Westchester County, NY. horse; LEAD. Amelia: female, 15‑18, fi‑ an addict, relentlessly focuses her Purchase, NY 15077‑1402. No drop‑offs. ••Seeking—Kay: female, 25‑35, Latina/ ery, has an attitude, but also a soft side. energy on searching for peace, comfort, •• No pay, but copy, credit, meals, and Hispanic, a photographer heading to Ben: male, 40s‑50s, caring, widower fa‑ and security in all the wrong places. travel provided. SAG Student Film a wedding with her boyfriend Jack, ther. Laura: female, 40s, gentle, under‑ Bill Anatola: male, 40‑60, a promoter, Agreement. straightforward, knows what she standing mother. a shadowy figure whose motivations wants, though deeply in love with Jack •• For consideration, email pix & résu‑ stem directly from materialistic greed, SUNY Purchase, ‘The Tulpa’ there are times she feels her independ més to [email protected]. his old connections to the mob do not •• Ob Chob Productions is casting “The ence threatened by him. Note: Actress •• No pay, but copy, credit, meals, and guarantee Jack’s best interests are Tulpa,” a SUNY Purchase stude nt film. must be comfortable with brief, travel provided. SAG Student Film kept first and foremost. Fergus Flood: Synopsis: “A psychological thriller non‑sexual, partial nudity. LEAD. Agreement. male, 30‑50, from the back country about the powers of the human mind Jack: male, 25‑35, Kay’s boyfriend, of Ireland, bare‑knuckle boxing is the and the destruction it can cause.” deeply devoted to her, although he SUNY Purchase, ‘On The Outs’ only way he ever knew how to settle an Taylor Page, dir.; Matthew Tascone, cares very much for Kay he often has •• Rayhan Islam (dir.) is casting “On The argument before emigrating, the idea prod. insecurities over her commitment to Outs”, a SUNY Purchase junior thesis of someone keeping a grudge or spite •• Shoots Winter 2013 in NYC or Long him. Note: Actor must be comfortable 1080p 24fps short film. Synopsis: “Two outside of the ring is entirely foreign Island, NY. Fil with brief, non‑sexual, full nudity. army casualty notification officers to him. ••Seeking—Catherine Williams: female,

m Guy: male, 25‑35, Caucasian, large arrive at the Vivien Thomas projects in •• For consideration, email pix & late teens, gorgeous, popular, and build, muscular, cop by day, serial killer Harlem to inform Sarah Bailey that her résumés to [email protected]. well‑liked, but disturbed; LEAD. by night, on the surface is friendly if son has been killed in action overseas. •• No pay, but copy, meals and travel Zachary Williams: male, late teens, somewhat awkward, but underneath is Sarah, fearing the worst, tries her best provided. SAG Student Film kind‑hearted, but unafraid of putting a raging fireball of insecurities, prone to dodge the officers as they attempt Agreement. people in their place, driven by his to shouting and physical tantrums to hand deliver the notification.” John curiosity and detective‑like attitude; that are seemingly beyond his control. Morgan, prod.; Tymon Brown, dir of SUNY Purchase, ‘Signature’ LEAD. Jason Khory: male, late teens, Mae: female, 20‑25, Guy’s girlfriend photography. •• Jovon Outlaw is casting “Signature” typical high school jock, kind on the but more his willing prisoner, has been •• Shoots Jan. 2013 (approx.) in NYC and (working title), a 20‑25 minute SUNY surface, but condescending, cocky, brainwashed through years of mental at SUNY Purchase. Purchase thesis film about an office and self‑centered deep down. Marilyn and physical abuse into a passive sheep. ••Seeking—Sarah: female, mid‑to‑late worker who is given the task of picking Williams: female, late 40s, divorced ••Auditions will be held by appt. late 30s, Hispanic, shy, timid, distant, an assassin to eliminate a “threat” to working mother, often self‑centered, Oct. in NYC. and tense. Aging young mother in the his company, only to find out after the but concerned when it comes down ••n For a appt., email pix, résumés, and projects, lives in fear of her son’s life deed has been done that the target to it. contact info to [email protected]. while awaiting his return from the was a seven‑year‑old child. ••Auditions will be held by appt. only• •• No pay, but copy, credit, meals, travel, war overseas. Kareem: male, early •• Shoots early Jan. 2013 in NYC. in NYC. and lodging (if necessary) provided. SAG 20s, idealistic, religious, humble, ••Seeking—Otto: male, mid‑20s, av •• For consideration, email pix & Student Film Agreement. compassionate. An MP officer, erage height and weight, an utterly résumés to [email protected] or new to the job. When handed the banal office worker, a drone solely fo send to Mailbox 2273, 735 Anderson Hill SUNY Purchase, ‘Monomyth’ task of delivering news from overseas, cused on the task in front of him, does Rd., Purchase, NY 10577. •• Sam Cooke Productions is casting Kareem must decide whether or not not question authority, does not think •• For the auditions, actors will be asked “Monomyth,” an HD 24p SUNY Pur it’s worth it to hand the toughest about the implications of any of his ac to prepare a one‑ to two‑minute chase student short film about a young news to hear to a woman who will tions, merely works and spends time by monologue. woman who attempts to escape her inevitably have nothing. Lopez: male, himself, dedicated to the company he •• No pay, but credit and meals provided. mundane reality by writing fantasy fic late 30s‑40s, Hispanic, practical, wise works for and is practically a nobody, tion. Sam Cooke, prod. yet short‑tempered. With ten years of replaceable, and only set apart by the SUNY Purchase, ‘Tour De Force’ ••Rehearsals begin Dec. 2012 in NYC; experience as an MP, is an expert on nature of his task. E: male, mid‑40s, •• Ralph Moffettone (writer‑dir.) is shoots Winter/Spring 2013 (exact dates handing over bad news to worrisome overweight, an overpaid middle‑aged casting “Tour De Force,” a SUNY TBD) in NYC & NJ. families. Lopez accompanies a new man with a corner office and a drinking Purchase 20‑minute HD 24p senior ••Seeking—Winona: female, 15‑22, the recruit (Kareem) and tries to ground his problem, eager to keep his job, but not thesis film. Synopsis: “Tour de Force protagonist, nerdy, shy, socially anx‑ overly‑idealistic approach to a job that particularly eager to work. is an organization that creates movies ious, driven. Jason: male, 15‑22, nerdy, is clearly not as simple as delivering ••Auditions will be held by appt. only based on people’s lives, based on their nervous, fidgety, jumpy. Oraflek: male, the mail. Oct. 30 in NYC. answers to a questionnaire. A man 17‑35, large build, muscular, heroic. Lisa: ••Auditions will be held by appt. only in •• For consideration, email pix & undergoes the procedure and becomes female, 35‑65, world weary, soft spo‑ Oct. at Weist‑Barron Studios, 35 W. 45th résumés to [email protected]. disillusioned.” John Castaldo, asst. dir. ken, depressed, sedentary. Harry: male, St., NYC. •• No pay, but copy, credit, meals, and •• Shoots one day in Nov. or Dec. 2012; 25‑45, a shady drug dealer. Also seek‑ ••n For a appt., submit pix & résumés via travel provided. SAG Student Film remainder of film shoots Jan. 2013. ing the following extras/small speaking Backstage or send to Rayhan Islam Agreement. ••Seeking—Cheryl Fovea: female, 20s, roles—Two Students: male or female, c/o SUNY Purchase College Mailbox # works for Tour de Force, committed 17‑25. Professor: male or female, 35‑55. 2716 735 Anderson Hill Rd Purchase, SUNY Purchase, ‘The but inexperienced. Aaron Amygdala: Bookstore Employee: female, 25‑50. NY 10577. Prepare a contemporary Imaginary Oscars’ male, 20s, works for Tour de Force, a Pizza Restaurant Employee: male or fe‑ monologue (stage or screen.) •• Not Happy Productions is casting “The confident, knowing professional. male, 17‑30. •• No pay, but copy, credit, meals, and Imaginary Oscars,” an HD SUNY ••Auditions will be held by appt. Oct. 30 ••Auditions will be held by appt. only• transportation provided. SAG Student Purchase student film. Synopsis: at Weist‑Barron Studios, 35 W. 45 St., in NYC. Film Agreement. “A comedy in which a hopeful actor NYC. •• For consideration, email pix & résu‑ learns to balance his career needs with ••n For a appt., email pix & résumés to més to [email protected] or send to SUNY Purchase, ‘Second his hectic home life.” Chris Murphy, [email protected]. Sam Cooke, 68 E. 127th St., NYC 10035. Impact’ writer‑dir.; Victoria DeMartin, asst. dir. Prepare a brief, contemporary No drop‑offs or phone calls. •• Shower Films is casting “Second ••Rehearses late Nov.‑Dec. 2012; shoots monologue. •• No pay, but copy, credit, meals, travel, Impact,” a SUNY Purchase student film Jan. 2013 in Upstate NY. •• No pay, but copy, credit, food, and lodging provided. SAG Student Film in which a boxer, having recently killed ••Seeking—Mark: male, 20s, an en transportation, and lodging provided. Agreement. an opponent in the ring, attempts to gaging, fun actor whose personable find a new trainer while struggling with demeanor excuses the occasional SUNY Purchase, ‘Yesterdays’ SUNY Purchase, ‘No whether the death is his responsibility faux pas; brief partial nudity required •• John Morgan (writer‑dir.‑prod.) is Parenthesis’ or if it just part of the sport. Drew for a love scene. David: male, 20s, a casting “Yesterdays,” a SUNY Purchase •• Molly Pelavin (writer‑dir.) is casting Santini, dir.; Chris Murphy, prod. confident, scruffy actor, up for fun “No Parenthesis,” a 25‑minute HD 24p ••Shooting begins Winter 2013 in the if you’re paying. Claire: female, 20s, Visit backstage.com/casting SUNY Purchase undergraduate student Westchester, NY area. nurturing, outgoing girlfriend, always for full character breakdowns, script film about an imaginative young girl ••Seeking—Jack Hush: male, 25‑35, helpful if you meet her half way; brief sides and more casting notices who deals with the loss of her mother by middle‑weight boxer, having partial nudity required for a love scene.

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senior thesis 1080p 24fps student film. Wesleyan, ‘Elliot,’ CT financial trouble and decides to use his •• To schedule an appt., email pix & Synopsis: “‘Yesterdays’ is a dramatic •• Dema Paxton Fofang (dir.) is casting “one skill”—getting women pregnant‑‑to résumés to nuanseentertainment@ story of love found and love lost, told “Elliot,” a comedic 16mm Wesleyan make money. Director states: “The plan gmail.com. Prepare a one‑ to through the eyes of our characters as University thesis film about an older is for this to be able to stand alone as a two‑minute monologue in the style of they encounter memories in a series couple struggling to maintain their mar‑ short film, to be entered into festivals, your choosing. of surreal episodes that help to piece riage following the death of their dog [but can also] be used to pitch as a web •• For more info, visit www.youtube. together why the relationship was Elliot. Dylan Bostick, prod. series.” Michael Harden, dir. com/user/NuanseEntertainment/ special, but why it was doomed to •• Shoots Oct. 27‑28 & Nov. 3‑4 in •• Shoots Oct.‑Nov. in the NYC area. featured. inevitably fail.” Brad Barrett, prod.; Middletown, CT. ••Seeking—Dennis: male, late 20s, •• No pay, but credit, meals, and travel Tymon Brown, dir. of photography; ••Seeking—Maeble: female, 50s‑60s, Caucasian, blue‑collar, aspiring screen‑ provided. Ralph Moffettone, casting. grey hair, average height, a woman writer who has a knack for impregnating •• Shoots Jan. 2013 in NYC and at going through a period of quiet his girlfriends, decides to use this ‘Foley,’ Comedy Pilot Purchase College. depression following the death of “skill” to help him get through his fi‑ ••Companion Pictures is casting the pi‑ ••Seeking—Ward: mid‑to‑late 20s, her beloved dog; LEAD. nancial troubles, LEAD. Pat: female, late lot episode of “Foley,” a comedic web charismatic and active, loves to •• For consideration, email pix & résu‑ 30s‑early 40s, big and burly, crass, not series about a young man who stumbles control a room. Fashion photographer més (including email address) to mcap‑ afraid to speak her mind, the girlfriend into the world of foley artistry. Shooting returning from a month‑long business [email protected]. of Dennis’ sister, who is trying to get on the RED One camera. Matt Petterson, trip in LA, encounters shards of a •• No pay, but meals, travel, and lodging pregnant, and when they are told that dir.‑writer; Patrick Hendrickson, prod.; relationship that couldn’t hold out, provided. SAG Student Film Agreement. she cannot conceive, it is up to Pat to Robert Cammisa, DP. a girl who couldn’t commit, and have the baby and they turn to extra fer‑ •• Shoots Nov. 16‑18 in the NY Tristate disorienting feelings of guilt and a lack tile Dennis for help. area. Fil of closure that hinder his decision to •• Email pix & résumés to DGJcasting@ ••Seeking—Eddie: mid‑20s, aloof, a

follow his dream. Penelope: mid‑to‑late gmail.com. slacker with big dreams, but one who m 20s, boisterous and compassionate yet UNION/NON TV & VIDEO •• No pay, but copy, credit, meals, and clearly does not have the chops to see anxious and impulsive at times, an travel provided. them through. Dick: 40s‑50s, medium aspiring model/musician in the next big ‘Prelude2Cinema Presents,’ OH height/build, jaded and hard‑nosed, city, when she and Ward got together ••Prelude2Cinema LLC is casting an on‑ epitomizes unrealized potential. Ken

it seemed endless, until the walls of line anthology featuring several dif neth: 40s‑50s, tall and skinny build, pre‑ T V & & V Ward’s passion started closing in on ferent web series. Series include: “Out of tentious/avant garde/”holier‑than‑thou” the longevity of their relationship. Sad Darkness” (a “gritty, sexy” sci‑fi crime look and mindset. Kristofer: mid‑20s, MULTIMEDIA & ONLINE v

dened when Ward takes a month‑long drama), “Guilty or Innocent” (an inter‑ tall and skinny build, artsy/hipster look, ideo business trip, she takes the easy active crime drama in which the audi‑ College Sports Web Series, CT wannabe actor whose line delivery is way out, and takes to a new suitor, ence decides the outcome), and “White ••GoodTV LLC is casting on‑camera tal‑ terrible . expecting Ward has moved on, only to Girl” (a black and white drama shot on ent for a new college sports web series. ••Auditions will be held by appt. only discover the opposite. HDV/DV about a Caucasian teenage girl Fran Rzeznik, prod. Oct. 28 in NYC. ••Auditions will be held by appt. only living in an urban environment). Alex P. •• Pilot shoots two days between Nov. •• For consideration, email pix & résu‑ Multi throughout October at Weist‑Barron Michaels, casting. 1‑20 in Stamford, CT; additional 13 epi‑ més to [email protected]. Studios, 35 W. 45th St., 6th fl., NYC. •• Shoots Jan.‑April, 2013 in northeast sode shoot dates TBD. •• For more info, visit www.companion‑ m ••n For a appt., submit pix & résumés OH. ••Seeking—On‑Camera Talent: males pictures.com. edia through Backstage or send to New ••f “Out o Darkness”—Detective Teresa and females, 20‑25, all ethnicities, •• No pay, but copy, credit, meals, travel, Frontier Productions, 19 N. Regent St., Maria de los Angelos: a true paradox, must have studio and field reporting and lodging provided. Port Chester, NY 10573. Those selected at times will be completely sympa‑ experience. will be given a time slot and sides thetic to a prisoner, but then will be •• For consideration, email pix, résumés ‘I Think We Might Be from the latest draft of the screenplay. cold and ruthless the next moment, & demo reels to [email protected] Superheroes’ Prepare a contemporary monologue must be athletic, although she speaks or [email protected]. ••Amusement Films, makers of “The (stage or screen.) Producer states: “This English, Spanish is her first language •• For more info, visit www.goodteevee. Adventures of El Frenetico & The Girls will mark John Morgan’s eleventh short and the culture she is more comforta com. from HARM” are casting “I Think We narrative. The film boasts a powerful ble with. Detective Drew Avon: male, •• Pay, plus copy, credit, and meals pro‑ Might Be Superheroes,” a low‑budget Purchase crew.” African‑American, at times his identity vided. web series. Synopsis: “Two city girls •• No pay, but food, copy, and trans as a cop and as an African‑American meet up and join forces to become portation provided. SAG Student Film man seem to be at odds with each other, ‘Date Night In With Terry superheroes. It’s ‘Two Broke Girls’ Agreement. feels sympathy for some people and and Liz’ meets Adam West’s ‘Batman’ 60s understands how discrimination has •• Nuanse Entertainment is casting TV show.” Patrick Bishow, casting. Wesleyan, ‘Driven’ shaped their lives, still, doesn’t believe the pilot episode of “Date Night ••Producer states: “We are looking ••Christopher McNabb (dir.) is casting that excuses them from being involved In With Terry and Liz,” a new web for dedicated actors good at improv “Driven,” a 12‑min. 16mm Wesleyan in a life of crime, must be athletic. Lt. series. Synopsis: “A spoof of your willing to work long hours for almost no University undergraduate thesis film. Foster: believes in an “Old Testament” typical Food Network cooking show, pay. We are industry professionals work‑ Synopsis: “The darkly comedic story style of justice. Other Roles: including ‘Date Night In With Terry and Liz’ ing on our own project in our spare time of a man pushed by his neglectful fam‑ Detectives, Police Officers, Suspects, focuses on the loving and at times (mostly on weekends).” ily and manipulative boss into sudden and Criminals dysfunctional relationship between •• Shoots Nov. 2012‑Feb. 2013 (20 short and satisfying retaliation.” Daniel Nass, •• “White Girl”—Family Members: the interracial title characters (Liz is episodes) in NYC & Long Island, NY. prod. Caucasian. Youths: African‑American, Terry is Jewish.) ••Casting: Christine (Faith): female, •• Shoots Nov. 10‑11 & 17‑18 in Cheshire, African‑American. Shot in the mockumentary style of 18‑29, any ethnicity, super smart and Hamden, and Middletown, CT. •• Email pix & résumés to alexpmi‑ ‘Modern Family’ and ‘The Office,’ super nerdy, a computer/gadget pro, can ••Seeking—Liam Miller: male, 40s, [email protected] and this show‑within‑a‑show centers on hack any system anywhere, a Nancy Caucasian, somber family man with a [email protected]. the devoted relationship between two Drew‑type that looks good in tights, slow‑building resentment towards those •• For more information, visit www.pre‑ people and the pitfalls they encounter martial arts and/or ballet a plus. Riley close to him, LEAD. Ted Calloway: male, lude2cinema.com. as a twenty‑something, 21st‑century (Hope): female, 18‑29, any ethnicity, 30s‑50s, Caucasian, slick executive, ma‑ •• Some pay, plus copy, credit, and meals couple.” Ashley Denise, dir. tomboy tough, this girl knows how to nipulative, supporting role. provided. Producer plans to ap‑ •• Shoots two days in Dec. 2012 in NYC. fight, street smart, can work a screw‑ ••Auditions will be held by appt. only ply for SAG‑AFTRA New Media Film ••Seeking—Terry: male, late 20s‑early driver but not a smart phone, Jackie Oct. 20, 1‑4 pm at Simple Studios, 134 W. Agreement. 30s, Jewish, upbeat, intelligent, Chan on steroids, pretty and looks good 29th St. (btwn. 6th and 7th aves.), 2nd attractive, Liz’s live‑in boyfriend, in tights but doesn’t care, martial arts fl., NYC. co‑hosts “Date Night In,” an internet and/or ballet a must. ••n For a appt. or for questions, email pix cooking‑show with Liz, not afraid to ••e To b considered, email pix, résumés, & résumés to [email protected]. check Liz’s sometimes wildcard ways, and a note about why you are right for Be prepared to cold read. If unable to NONUNION TV & VIDEO in his second year of law school at Co the part to patbishow@amusement‑ attend, email pix & résumés to dnass@ lumbia; improv and other comedy films.com. wesleyan.edu. ‘Dennis Gets a Job’ backgrounds encouraged. •• For more info, visit www.amusement‑ •• No pay, but copy, credit, meals, and •• Boston Strangler Pictures is casting ••Auditions will be held by appt. only films.com. lodging provided. SAG Student Film “Dennis Gets a Job,” a short film/ Nov. 11, 10 a.m.‑4 p.m. at Shetler Studios, •• Some pay, plus credit, meals, and trav‑ Agreement, approval pending. web series pilot about a man who is in 244 W. 54th St., Rm. 1201, NYC. el provided.

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‘Larissa Impossible’ launch the group. This is a major opera‑ Also seeking—Physical Comedians, •• VTIP Productions is casting “Larissa tion that will involve an international Kooky Lounge Acts, Street Performers, Impossible,” an upcoming dark media group. The goal is to launch the girl COMEDY & IMPROV One Man Bands, Acrobats/Jugglers, comedic short in the style of comedies group internationally. We will fully pro‑ Singing Comedy Acts, and Balloon such as “Home Alone,” with light duce, at our expense, the videos, develop Bedlam and Delirium Acts. Casting director states: “Now comedic gags of physical injury. Eric the talents and provide the original songs •• Bedlam and Delirium, a sketch comedy casting for the Sony‑Authorized stage Small, prod.‑dir. and basis.” Stefano Spadoni, president. troupe, is seeking new members. show of ‘The Gong Show.’ Completely •• Shoots late Oct.‑early Nov. in Harlem. •• Shoot dates TBD in NYC. Producer states: “Some sketches will original, ballsy, and slightly deranged ••Seeking—Carla: female, 22, ••Seeking—Female Models: 18‑23, all be filmed and featured on YouTube.” acts are needed. This is a working African‑American, brunette. Hitman: ethnicities, any height, to be part of the Anna Abrams, writer‑dir.‑prod.; Laura theatrical stage show and a professional 30s‑40s, Caucasian, tall Midwestern new girl group and star in the videos, Cassidy, co‑prod. recreation of the iconic 70’s TV show. accent, comedic background, stunts must live in the NYC area, must be able ••Rehearsals are ongoing; performances Here is a special opportunity to take (ala slip and fall) and silent film bits to sing, any voice type welcome, with are ongoing at various comedy clubs in your odd/bizarre/hilarious/unusual (Marx Brothers) a plus. Landlord: outstanding personalities and really NYC. talent and parlay it into a professional male, 40s, balding, Eastern European/ unique looks, must be reliable and au‑ ••Seeking—Male and Female Actors: gig.” Russian or other foreign accent thorized to work in the USA, newcomers 21‑30, all ethnicities, for various come‑ •• For all acts, submit a video or link to required. and fresh faces welcome, talent will be dic roles. Note: Performers must have video showing your unusual act or ••Auditions will be held by appt. only trained, ability to dance or outstanding good comedic timing and some move‑ talent to Warnerbroscasting1@yahoo. the week of Oct. 15 in Brooklyn. To singing voice a plus but not required. ment ability; improv skills are a plus, com. Do not send pix & résumés; you schedule an appt., email pix & résumés ••Auditions will be held by appt. in but not required. These actors will be must submit video to be considered. to [email protected]. Manhattan. To be considered, email considered part of the troupe ensemble. Videos will be reviewed and selected •• For more information, visit http:// recent pix, vital statistics, and vocal Most roles will be double cast. Seeking acts will be contacted with audition vtipentertainment.blogs.v‑tip.com. sample (not mandatory) to girlgroup@ nonunion talent. details. •• No pay, but copy, credit, and meals grivali.info. •• Also seeking crew—Camera Operator/ •• Pay provided. provided. ••f Note: I selected for the videos, you Videographer: to film sketches intended must be able to freely enter into a con for YouTube; producers will provide the Old Spice Commercial Parody tract with the management company camera. ••Tryumf Films is casting a parody and the media group. For more info, ••Auditions will be held by appt. only in• commercial for a fictional Old Spice visit www.grivali.info. NYC. SINGERS product. Director states: “I am an NYU ••Possible pay, plus copy, credit, and •• To schedule an audition appt., email senior and will be submitting this sketch meals provided. pix & résumés to bedlamanddelirium@ ‘From Book to Broadway’ to a producer at FunnyorDie.com to see gmail.com. Sides will be provided at the Singer Showcase if they would like to premier it. This is ‘She Smiles,’ Sky Silver Music audition. Camera operators, email let‑ •• The Duplex Cabaret Theatre is casting a commercial parody of the one‑shot Video ters of inquiry to the same address. “From Book to Broadway,” an ongoing Old Spice commercials with Isaiah ••NycFilms is casting a music video for •• For more info, visit www.bedlamand‑ showcase. Each show features the Multi Mustafa. The product is called Old Spice the pop dance song “She Smiles” by re‑ delirium.wordpress.com. works of a Broadway composer. Lingerer, and it helps you get rid of that cording artist Sky Silver. The video will •• No pay, but copy and credit provided Producer states: “This is an exclusive unwanted company the next morning. spoof the popular “Gangnam Style” mu‑ for all positions. Producer’s note: “Some performance showcase seeking m It will be shot in one take and will have sic video. Producer states: “We will be clubs charge $3‑$10 for performance; the best new singers from the New edia high production value. Because it is one filming one scene outdoors on the beach performers will be required to pay their York City area. Singers receive mp3 take, footage will be available almost and one scene in a studio in Long Island own cover charge.” files and YouTube clips of their immediately for actors (we just need to City.” Venus Blu, dir.‑prod. performance. They also rehearse color correct). It will feature very cool •• Shoots Oct. 20 & 21 in the NYC area. with both a professional director and and advanced techniques that will ••Seeking—Gorgeous Females: 18‑29, music director. In addition, performers look great. Everything will be shot in good shape, for fun outdoor ac‑ work with sound and light equipment on the RED camera.” Taylor Fauntle tivities. Note: If cast, come to set CABARET & VARIETY for the entire rehearsal process. The roy, dir.; Justin Levine, DP. with your hair ready; makeup will Duplex Cabaret Theatre has a 60‑year •• Shoots Nov. 10 in SoHo NYC. be provided. Duplex Cabaret Theater history of discovering new talent and ••Seeking—Isaiah Mustafa Look‑alike: •• For consideration, email pix & résu‑ •• The Duplex Cabaret Theater is launching the careers of professional male, 20‑35, African‑American, més to [email protected]. seeking talent to perform in its performers and composers. muscular, athletic, handsome, a smooth •• For more info on the artist, visit www. 70‑seat West Village cabaret Performers selected to participate

Modeling talker; director states: “The more you silvercurverecords.com/skysilver. To theater. Tony DeCicco, contact. in “From Book to Broadway” are look and sound like Isaiah Mustafa view an existing portion of this music ••Seeking—Singers, Comedians, highlighted in the Duplex Casting the better. For a reference, visit http:// video, visit https://vimeo.com/50198017. Performance Artists, New Plays, Files, a resource used to recommend tinyurl.com/oldspicesample.” Women: •• Pay, plus copy (within three weeks of Composers, Writers, and Acoustic and introduce new talent to composers, 18‑30s, will be lying on the bed in filming), credit, meals, and trans Musical Acts: must be 21+, writers, directors and other producers.” lingerie and other “morning after” portation provided. Nonunion. self‑contained acts only. Note: Space, Thomas Honeck, prod. clothes, upon being sprayed they will go reservations line, full light and ••Ongoing performances begin Oct. 14 in• sprinting out of the room in terror (like sound package, and house technician NYC. an insect sprayed with pesticides); one provided. ••Seeking—Singers: male and female, Variety woman will be too much for the spray •• Email show information, running 18+, all ethnicities. and require and extra dose of something MODELING time, and brief marketing plan to ••Auditions will be held by appt. only. To even more powerful. Thomas Honeck, booking mgr., at schedule an appt., email pix & résumés, ••Auditions will be held by appt. only• Casual Male XL Catalog [email protected] or call (212) YouTube clips, and mp3 files (no in NYC. •• Casual Male XL is casting male models 989‑3015. Facebook pages) to duplexcabaret@ •• For consideration, email pix & to appear in the company’s upcoming ••s Pay i 100% of the cover charge set by gmail.com. An accompanist will be résumés to casting.fauntleroy@gmail. catalog and internet advertising. Alda the producer, minus a sliding scale provided. com. Skype auditions are possible for Goncalves, photo shoot prod. room fee based on attendance. ••Performers do not pay an accompanist talent outside the NYC area. ••Projects shoot Oct.‑Dec. 2012. Catalog fee‑‑all production costs, including ••Possible pay; copy, credit, meals, and shoot location TBD; web shoots will ‘The Gong Show’ music director and music rehearsal travel provided. take place at the company studio in •• Robert Russell (casting dir.) is fees, are paid by the producer. Per Canton, MA. seeking performers for “The Gong formers are required to sell nine tickets ••Seeking—Male Models: 30s‑40s, Show.” Previous casting credits at $15 each. Seats are set aside for in all ethnicities, 6’+, 38”‑44” waist. include “The Bachelor,” “The dustry professionals and performers •• For consideration, email pix & résu‑ Apprentice,” “Rock Star INXS,” “Big are encouraged to invite their own MUSIC VIDEOS més to [email protected] or send to Brother,” “The Restaurant,” “Moment industry guests, who will be given Casual Male XL, Attn: Alda Goncalves, of Truth” and NBC’S “Phenomenon.” professional comps. New Girl Group 555 Turnpike St., Canton, MA 02021. ••Seeking—Men Who Can Dance: any •• No pay provided. The producers are ••Stevensword is seeking talent for a new Note the lack of an “e” at the end of the age, to recreate Gene Gene the seeking both union and nonunion girl group. Manager states: “Casting to email address if submitting online. Dancing Machine. Musicians: who performers for this production, but no create a new pop/dance empowering girl ••Professional pay, plus meals, travel, play unusual instruments. Freak union contract is currently planned. group to produce two music videos to and lodging provided. Show‑Type Performers: with an act. Union performers should check with

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their union before accepting any work. opera auditions for a chamber version of ••Seeking—Guitarist: male, 18‑39, any and board, guest sailing privileges, con‑ “Truth,” a new folk opera about the life ethnicity, responsibilities include tract completion bonus, and additional Music for Advertising of Sojourner Truth conceived and devel‑ playing late 50s/60s music for the benefits package provided. No cruise ••Richard Kurc (prod.) is seeking per oped by Linda McInerney. Production musical revue “The Marvelous staff duty. formers for jingle demos that will be is for five singers and seven‑piece or‑ Wonderettes,” assisting with load‑in, pitched to clients. chestra. Paula M. Kimper, music; Talaya load‑out, and sharing with driving ••Rehearses/records Oct.‑Nov. in NYC. DeLaney, libretto. duties; should be flexible and friendly. ••Seeking—Singers: male and female, ••Rehearses late Jan.‑early Feb., 2013 in •• Email résumés & references to REALITY TV & contemporary singers with experience/ NYC and Northampton; records in ghunter@springeroperahouse. ability in pop and hip hop. Note: You 2013; premieres Feb. 15 & 16, 2013 at The org. Indicate if you have theatrical DOCUMENTARY must be in the NYC area to be considered. Academy of Music in Northampton, MA. experience. •• Email a professional‑sounding mp3 or ••Seeking—Sojourner Truth: •• Salary, plus travel and lodging• ‘The Class’ your past work and a contact phone African‑American, dramatic so‑ provided. •• Prime Content is casting “The Class,” a number to [email protected]. Note: prano, lead singer. Baumfree/ reality TV series pilot. Matthew There is no up front pay until the project Frederick Douglass: bass‑baritone, Corozine, Joe Fusco, Athony Augello, & is sold, and performers’ services are re‑ African‑American, Baumfree is Tessa Faye, casting directors. quired on the final recordings. Sojourner’s father, supporting roles. ••BDShoots T in NYC. ••Possible pay provided. Nonunion. Peter: 10, African‑American, boy so DANCERS & CHOREO. ••Seeking—Hip Sexy Actors: males & fe‑ prano, Sojourner’s son, supporting role. males, 17‑25, all ethnicities, who want Restoration NYC Metro Area Olive Gilbert/Mary Brown: Caucasian, ‘Choreographer’s Canvas’ to make it “big” as actors and as reality Mass Choir lyric soprano, supporting role. John •• Justin Boccitto (exec. prod.) and The stars on a new TV show. Casting note: ••Rebirth Gospel Ministries is seeking Dumont/William Lloyd Garrison: Group Theatre Too, a Manhattan theater “We are interested in a mix of young talent for Restoration NYC Metro Area Caucasian, tenor, supporting role. Note: collective, are seeking choreographers people with a story to tell—good looking, Mass Choir, a new choir, as well as Seven‑piece orchestra consists of flute/ for the 2013 “Choreographer’s Canvas.” unique, charismatic actors or aspiring global outreach ministries. Chris Tann, piccolo, clarinet/bass clarinet, horn, vio‑ Producer states: “This is a showcase op‑ actors. Every type needed, think, bold, founder. lin, cello, piano and percussion. portunity for choreographers to present bad and beautiful. We want to see your ••Performances are ongoing in NYC. ••Auditions will be held Oct. 27, 10 their work in an Off‑Broadway venue personality, range of movement, style ••Seeking—Singers, Writers, and a.m.‑2 p.m. at National Opera in Manhattan.” Juli Greenberg, as‑ and flair.” Musicians. Center, 330 Seventh Ave., NYC. soc. prod.; Michael Blevins, artistic ••Audition/interviews will be held by ••Auditions will be held Oct. 20, 5‑8 p.m. •• To schedule an appt., email pix & dir. appt. only Oct. 26 in NYC. at Champion Studios, 257 W. 39th St., résumés, contact information, ••Performs May 18, 2013 at the Man ••n For a appt., email pix, résumés, and NYC. Pix & résumés are a plus but not and links to performance videos to hattan Movement and Arts Center in links to demo clips ASAP to required. Performers will begin the reg‑ [email protected]. Send your NYC. [email protected]. Those istration process at auditions (no fees headshot in pdf format. ••Seeking—Choreographers: males and selected will receive an email with a required). For more information, email •• Prepare three selections, at least two females, 18+, all ethnicities. Casting specific time slot. [email protected]. of which are in English. A pianist will be note: “All styles of dance will be con‑ •• Some pay. •• No pay provided. provided, but you may bring your own sidered and featured in the ‘Canvas,’ accompanist. including but not limited to tap, jazz, ‘The Giving Tree’ Documentary ‘Revolutionary Gentleman’ ••Professional pay provided. theater dance, contemporary, hip‑hop, ••Symphony 61 Productions is casting •• Steven Rodgers (prod.‑composer) is modern, ballet, lyrical, aerial, flamenco, “The Giving Tree,” a documentary seeking singers for “Revolutionary Bollywood, etc.” based on the book by Shel Silverstein. Gentleman,” a musical project. •• To submit, visit www.choreographer‑ Mark Kang, Peter Glebo, Marcus Cheong •• One hour rehearsal and one hour stu‑ scanvas.com. & Tim Hickson, prods. dio time in Nov. in NYC. MUSICIANS & ••sThere i a $20 non‑refundable entry •• Shoot dates and locations TBA. ••Seeking—Female Singers: 18‑49, any fee, but no participation fee once ac ••Seeking—Talent Impacted by the Book: ethnicity, legitimate only (no opera). COMPOSERS cepted. Submission deadline is Dec. 15, male and female, all ages and ethnici‑ Specifically seeking—Second Soprano: 2012. Choreographers will be selected ties, to share their experiences with the Norah Jones style, to sing ballad. Alto: to SCAD Savannah, Vocal and announced in Jan. 2013. book artistically through movement, sing uptempo pop/jazz piece. Instructor •• No pay, but copy and credit provided. stories, re‑enactments, visuals, etc. •• For consideration, send samples to •• SCAD Savannah (Savannah, GA) is •• Filmed auditions will be held Oct. 25, Steven Rodgers, 12287 Granada Way, seeking staff. Michael Wainstein, 2‑9 p.m. at 526 W. 26th St. (btwn. Tenth Lake Ridge, VA 22192 or email to mister‑ contact. & and Eleventh Aves.), Studio 411, NYC. [email protected]. ••Full‑time position in Savannah, GA. Prepare to be on camera for the audition. •• Pays $150 for project. ••Seeking—Strong Vocal Instructor/ CRUISE LINES Producer states: “Finalists will be called Accompanist/Musical Arranger/ back to be featured in the documentary SCAD Savannah, Vocal Entertainer: male or female, any age Disney Cruise Line, Role of with celebrities.” Instructor, GA or ethnicity, to create a vibrant musical Genie •• If you are unable to attend, email links •• SCAD Savannah (Savannah, GA) is presence on campus, experience/knowl‑ •• Disney Cruise Line is casting the role to video auditions showing how you seeking staff. Michael Wainstein, con edge of cabaret performance and vocal of the Genie in both “Aladdin” and were impacted by the book to casting@ tact. Full‑time position in Savannah, pedagogy required. “Disney’s Believe” onboard its newest thegivingtreedocumentary.com. GA. •• For more details and to apply, visit ship, the Disney Fantasy. •• For more info, visit www.thegiving‑ Variety ••Seeking—Strong Vocal Instructor/ https://scadjobs.com/applicants/ ••Position begins immediately; contract treedocumentary.com. Accompanist/Musical Arranger/ Central?quickFind=53122. For questions, length negotiable (four month •• Some pay, copy, and credit provided. Entertainer: male or female, any age contact human resources at scadfacul‑ minimum). or ethnicity, to create a vibrant musical [email protected]. ••Seeking—Genie: male, 20s‑30s, bari‑ presence on campus, experience/knowl‑ •• Salary provided. tone, must sing well, great celebrity edge of cabaret performance and vocal impressionist, quickly transforms from pedagogy required. ‘The Marvelous Wonderettes,’ character to character, charismatic and ENTERTAINMENT JOBS R

•• For more details and to apply, visit GA & Nat’l Tour full of energy, genuinely pained by his eality https://scadjobs.com/applicants/ ••Springer Theatricals, the national lack of freedom; especially seeking At Your Service Staffing Central?quickFind=53122. touring program of the Springer Opera actors with extensive improv and •• At Your Service Staffing is seeking •• For questions, contact human re House (The State Theatre of Georgia) physical comedy background. cater waiter and bartending staff sources at [email protected]. is seeking a guitarist for its national ••Auditions will be held Nov. 6 at 10 for events. Company states: “We •• Salary provided. tour of “The Marvelous Wonderettes.” a.m. at Pearl Studios, 500 Eighth send wait staff, bartenders, and Producer states: “This is a very Ave., 12th fl., NYC. Sign‑in begins at coat check staff to work at some of the ‘Truth’ challenging tour which includes many 9 a.m. most exclusive events in Manhattan.” •• Old Deerfield Productions is holding one‑nighters and several sit‑downs in •• Prepare the Genie audition music Lola Kayode, hiring coord. G

a wide variety of venues.” Gil Hunter, which can be found at www.dis‑ •• Events are ongoing in NYC. ig

Visit backstage.com/casting assist. to prod. neyauditions.com/music/dcl/ ••Seeking—Cater Waiters and Bar s for full character breakdowns, script ••Contract will be for Oct. 23‑Nov. 17 in DCL‑Believe‑Genie.pdf. Bring pix & ré‑ tenders: male and female, 18‑40s, must sides and more casting notices Columbus, GA. The production will sumés, stapled together. have a fantastic attitude, nice personal tour January‑April 2013 nationally. •• Pays: $900/wk. (negotiable), plus room presentation, and be prompt, especially

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seeking smiles and actors seeking work their rightful owner. He has now re‑ three to five performances and elect to Actors then perform and compete in the catering field. Note: AYS states turned home and will be opening his share a percentage of the box office by against performers from 10 U.S. cities. that they are very busy now through the private museum that has been sealed paying a theater usage fee between $1‑$9 Ron Song Destro, prod. dir. end of Dec. 2012. for years—a museum of fright. Come per ticket to receive 10%‑100% share ••One‑week Shakespeare intensive runs •• Email pix & résumés to nycbooking@ explore Whitaker’s estate and his col‑ of the box office. The participation fee May 6‑11 in NYC; NYC performance will aysstaff.com. Selected candidates will lection of rare and unusual artifacts. for the The Strawberry Theatre Festival be held May 12. Performers then travel be contacted for a formal interview. Be warned‑‑you may not believe in the is $500; the participation fee for short and compete in the “OSC Shakespeare •• For more information, visit www.ays‑ supernatural, but the professor has plays is $400. For the Strawberry One Slam” May 22‑29 in the United Kingdom. staff.com. brought back the evidence. Frightmare Act Festival, producer states: “Plays can ••Seeking—All Roles. Note: No nudity. ••Competitive pay provided. Farms presents: The Museum of Fright. advance from round one, semi‑finals, ••Auditions will be held by appt. only. To Relive the nightmare.” Nicole Ginsberg, finals and the awards show and perfor‑ schedule an appt., email Destro@ Baker Entertainment Interns casting dir. mance. The judges for the finals will ShakespeareClass.org for info on sub‑ •• Baker Entertainment, specializing in ••Performances run every Fri. & Sat., 6 consist of two artistic directors, one mitting a video audition. Deadline to talent management and film produc p.m.‑midnight in Palermo, NY. agent, and one casting director. The four submit is Jan. 10, 2013. tion, is seeking interns. Jaime Baker, ••Seeking—Actors: male and female, all best plays will perform at the awards •• For more information, visit www. mgr.‑hiring coord. ages and ethnicities, to play various ceremony on March 10 and have the op‑ ShakespeareClass.org. ••Internships are ongoing in NYC. roles throughout the “haunt” season. tion to do an encore performance at one •• No pay; fee for workshops, hotel and ••Seeking—Interns: smart, quick, cre‑ •• Email pix & résumés to fear@fright‑ of our partner theater companies.” There airfare is $2,199. ative, organized, detail‑oriented, re marefarms.net. is no sharing of the box office for the sourceful, confident, with a sense of •• For more information, visit www. Strawberry One‑Act Festival. The par‑ CT, Theatre Artists Workshop humor, articulate, well‑written, must frightmarefarms.net. ticipating fee is $350, which includes: an •• The Theatre Artists Workshop (TAW), have excellent computer skills (Word, •• Some pay provided. on‑camera interview for the play, inclu‑ an actors’ gym/conservatory founded in Excel, Filemaker Pro, etc.) and knowl sion in mailing brochures and the Riant 1983 for professionals living in Fairfield edge of Macs and PCs, with a high level Theatre Review Magazine, one ticket and Westchester counties and environs, of common sense of business acumen. to the launch party, two comp tickets is seeking new members. The company Company statement: “This internship whenever your play is performed, [and] presents three public event fundrais‑ is very challenging and is a great oppor‑ WRITERS & SCRIPTS one ticket to the Awards Ceremony. The ers, classic play readings, and “Alternate tunity to learn about the management winner of the Best Play receives $1,500. Night” productions throughout the year. process through hands‑on training Shakespeare Shorts Awards are given to Best Play, Best Richard C. Leonard, Vice President, and experience. The ideal candidate •• The Mad & Merry Theatre Company is Director ($150), Best Actor ($150), Best board of directors. is someone with a theatrical/film/TV casting “Shakespeare Shorts.” Artistic Actress ($150) and Best Short Film–The ••Regular meetings are held every background or degree who is interested director states: “Calling all play‑ Video Diaries Project, a documentary Monday at 7:30 p.m. at the company’s in exploring management as a career, wrights, accepting submissions of new about the artist in the SOAF ($250). Some 90‑seat black box theater in Norwalk, or an actor who is interested in learn‑ ten minute plays for two evenings of plays will be selected for publication in CT. ing about the management process. Shakespearean shorts to be performed the anthology The Best Plays from The ••Seeking—New Members: male and fe‑ Full‑time commitment preferred, but Off‑Off Broadway.” Madeline Sayet, ar‑ Strawberry One‑Act Festival. male, all ages and types, actors, di will consider someone who is willing tistic dir. rectors, writers, and technicians, etc. to commit to a minimum of four hours •• Runs Dec. 4‑5 at The Gene Frankel Note: Company performance space is a day, Mon.‑Fri., or three days a week. Theatre, NYC. available to members 24/7. Duties may include, but are not lim‑ ••Seeking—Playwrights: male & female, ••e To b considered, visit www.tawork‑ ited to: contact with agents, casting all ages & ethnicities, to submit scripts GROUPS & shop.org and download an application. directors, scheduling auditions, filing, inspired by the work of William For questions, email artists@tawork‑ answering phones, and general office Shakespeare. WORKSHOPS shop.org. maintenance.” ••e To b considered, email play sub •• Dues for full members are $250/year. •• Email resume and cover letter in Word missions & cover letters to madandmer‑ A Class Act NY ‘Wicked’ No pay. or PDF format to filmbaker1@gmail. [email protected]. Deadline for Workshop com, Attn: Sandy Gunar. Write submissions is Nov. 1. •• A Class Act NY is offering a “Wicked” Monologue Workshop “Internship” in the subject line and be •• For more info, visit www.madand‑ workshop. Producer states: “All skill ••Monologues Unlimited is seeking par‑ sure to include your phone number. No merrytheatre.com. levels. Work with a Broadway actor ticipants for its upcoming monologue calls. •• No pay. from the legendary show, ‘Wicked’ workshop. Producer’s statement: •• No pay provided. on songs, a dance combo, scenes “Prudence Holmes, ‘The Monologue The Strawberry Theatre and audition technique. Song and Detective,’ has been finding actors Broadway Theater Concessions Festival and Strawberry One dance combo from ‘Wicked,’ scene little‑known monologues and coaching Mgrs. Act Festival work from ‘Wicked’ (split up according them for auditions for 28 years. She has ••Sandbar Concession is seeking con •• The Riant Theatre’s is seeking sub to age), and audition technique‑‑bring over 5,000 monologues which she has cessions managers for Broadway thea missions for The Strawberry Theatre in 16 bars of your own song and get collected from books, films, magazines, ters. Kenneth Happel, general mgr. Festival (runs at the 100 seat Hudson feedback and coaching from the pros.” and obscure plays. Her clients have ••Positions are available immediately in Guild Theatre) and The Strawberry Jessica Rofe, prod. appeared in Broadway shows, feature the theater district in NYC; hours re‑ One‑Act Festival. Van Dirk Fisher, ••Workshop will be held Oct. 28, 1‑5 p.m. films, and primetime TV. She is the au‑ volve around show/event schedules. artistic dir. Both festivals run Feb. at Rosenthal JCC, 600 Bear Ridge Road, thor of ‘Monologue Mastery.’” Prudence ••Seeking—Concessions Managers: 25‑March 10 in NYC. Pleasantville, Westchester County, NY Wright Holmes, instructor. males and females, to bartend and run ••Strawberry Theatre Festival— ••Seeking—Young Actors: 7‑16, (scenes ••Workshop runs Oct. 25‑Nov. 15, 2012 concession stands in Broadway theaters Submissions: full‑length plays (btwn. split up according to age). (Thu., 7‑9 p.m.) in midtown NYC. and manage a staff of up to 10 employ 55–90 min.) and full‑length musicals •• To register, call (212) 315‑3010 or visit ••Seeking—Actors: male and female, ees; customer service experience, bar (not to exceed 120 minutes), short plays www.AClassActNY.Eventbrite.com. ages 13+. tending experience, and knowledge of (40‑50 min.) and staged readings. •• No pay provided; fee for workshop is •• For more information and to register, POS systems required. ••Strawberry One‑Act Festival—Short $150.00 for members and $175.00 for call (917) 723‑0164, email prudencehol‑ •• Email résumés to sandbarconces‑ Plays: with a running time of 15‑30 non‑members. [email protected], or visit www.pru‑ [email protected]. minutes. denceholmes.com. •• Salary provided. ••Deadline to submit for both festivals is ‘As You Like It,’ NYC & U.K. •• Full workshop fee is $200 (or $180 if Oct. 30. To download an application, •• Oxford Shakespeare Company is seek‑ paid by Oct. 22). No pay. Frightmare Farms visit www.therianttheatre.com or email ing performers for the “OSC ••Frightmare Farms: Museum of Fright [email protected]. All submis‑ Shakespeare Slam,” in which perform On‑Camera Class for Kids & Haunted House is seeking performers. sions must be done via email. For more ers compete with a production of “As Teens w/ CD Casting director states: “The Legend: information, visit www.backtoonenyc‑ You Like It.” Project involves one week •• A Class Act NY, an award‑winning act‑ in the fall of 2012, a nightmare will theatre.blogspot.com, www.facebook. of intensive Shakespeare training fol ing studio for kids and teens, is seeking ensue. Professor Whitaker has been com/RiantTheatre, www.twitter.com/ lowed by local performances. Perform participants for its six‑week on‑camera G

ig searching endlessly across the globe for RiantTheatre and https://www.face‑ ers then travel to the U.K. to participate

s supernatural antiquities, objects that book.com/pages/Writers‑ in master classes with artists from the Visit backstage.com/casting any man would be too terrified to pos‑ Retreat‑7‑Day‑Cruise/385892238151438. Royal Shakespeare Company and Royal for full character breakdowns, script sess. Some artifacts were stolen from ••Plays selected for The Strawberry Academy of Dramatic Arts—this year, sides and more casting notices forbidden crypts only to be hunted by Theatre Festival can perform between with John Barton and Cicely Berry.

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class. Producer states: “Work with one The Waalk Dreams Club •• For more info, visit www.aclassactny. parking, reimbursed after validation. of the most experienced on‑camera and •• The Waalk Dreams Club, a promotional com. A monitor will not be provided. Bring theater casting directors, Alison Franck talent organization, is seeking par‑ •• The cost of this class is $175. No pay. pix & résumés and prepare a theatre of Liz Lewis Casting Partners in this ticipants for club membership. Contact monologue edging more towards

six‑week television class. This class will states: “Seeking models, actors, and classical that best shows personality Stage focus on on‑camera acting technique, writers for productions to be placed on and strengths. audition protocol for on‑camera audi‑ air. Our club offers exposure to press, •• For more info, visit www.laphil.com. tions, and mock auditions for the cast‑ media, TV shows, radio, and magazine southern ••Pays: $12.50/hr. min. for rehearsals, ing director. Kids will work with scene companies. We also offer industry net‑ $91/performance. Equity TYA Contract. partners on material from age‑appropri‑ working and project placement with ate shows.” Jessica Rofé, artistic dir., A stations including Ion TV, Who Mag ‘Time Stands Still’ Class Act NY. TV, MMTV, Colours TV, MTV, Instyle, california •• North Coast Repertory Theatre is ••Saturday classes will be held Nov. 3, and more.” Kelle Ciara Crawford, prod.; casting “Time Stands Still.” David 10, & 17 and Dec. 1, 8 & 15 at Ripley‑Grier Shawn Shillingford, prod. co. assistant. Ellenstein, dir. Studios, 520 Eighth Ave. (btwn. 36th & ••Ongoing. ••Rehearsals start Jan. 22, 2013. Per 37th sts.), 16th fl., NYC. ••Seeking—Screenwriters & Producers. formances run Feb. 23‑Mar. 17 (with ••Seeking—Young Actors: boys and girls, Also seeking—Models, Actors & Writers: possible extension to Mar. 24) at the ages 7‑16, all skill levels; scenes will be males & females, all ethnicities and UNION STAGE North Coast Repertory Theatre in split up according to age. sizes. Solana Beach, CA. •• To register, email katie@aclassactny. •• Open auditions will be held by appt. ‘Aladdin’s Luck’ ••Seeking—Sarah Goodwin: com or call (212) 315‑3010. Oct. 27, 3:30 p.m. at Shetler Studios, 244 •• Rancho Cucamonga’s female, late 30s‑early 40s, •• For more info, visit www.aclassactny. W. 54th St., 12th fl. penthouse 2, NYC. MainStreet Theatre Company y photo journalist. James Dodd: com. ••n For a appt., email membership@ is casting the west coast Equit male, late 30s‑early 40s, •• The cost of this class is $395. Discount waalkdreams.com. For more info, visit premiere of “Aladdin’s Notices freelance journalist. Richard packages are available to students www.waalkdreams.com. Luck,” a new re‑imagined Ehrlich: male, 55, photo editor. participating in multiple workshops; •• Club registration fee is $25. Possible audience‑interactive version of Mandy Bloom: female, 25, event inquire about specials when enrolling. pay (varies depending on project.) “Aladdin.” Murry Hepner, prod.; Robert planner. No pay. Castro, dir.; Janet Stanford, writer. •• Email pix & résumés by Nov. 2 to TV Acting Workshop for Kids ••Rehearsals start Jan. 7, 2013. Per [email protected] or mail to Summer Musical Theatre w/ CD Gayle Keller formances run Jan. 25‑Feb. 10 at the Casting‑North Coast Repertory Theatre, Intensives •• A Class Act NY, an award‑winning Lewis Family Playhouse in Rancho 987, Lomas Santa Fe Dr., Ste. D, Solana ••Michael Jacobs Vocal Studio is acting studio for kids and teens, Cucamonga, CA. All performances are Beach, CA 92075 (email preferred). seeking participants for its sum‑ is seeking participants for its TV matinees. •• Pays: $392/wk. min. Equity SPT‑6 mer musical theatre intensives. Acting Workshop with casting ••Seeking—Aladdin: male, 20s, all Contract. Company states: “Our summer director Gayle Keller. Ms. Keller ethnicities, clever street urchin program is a six‑week training inten‑ casts the Emmy award‑winning show who falls in love with a princess and sive for pre‑professionals interested “Louie” on F/X, as well as films and befriends a magical genie to win in pursuing a professional career in other television series. The class will her love. Princess Leilah/Aladdin’s musical theatre. Students will train focus on on‑camera audition technique, Mother/Omar: female, 20s‑30s, all UNION/NON STAGE with guest artists who have been, or age‑appropriate TV scenes, on‑camera ethnicities, one actress to play three are currently working on Broadway lingo, and will culminate in a mock au roles. Mustapha/Al Zarnati /Sultan/ ‘Fox on the Fairway,’ CO and in professional theatre in NYC. dition for Gayle (who has cast kids from Servant: male, 30s‑50s, all ethnicities, •• The Lake Dillon Theatre Company is Our teachers include Broadway cast‑ previous workshops). Jessica Rofé, artis‑ one actor to play four roles. Note: Actors seeking last minute replacements for ing directors, actors, dancers, coaches, tic dir., A Class Act NY. will use audience members to portray two roles for “Fox on the Fairway,” by producers, composers, choreogra‑ •• Class will be held Oct. 21, 1‑5 p.m. at additional characters, so must be Ken Ludwig. Christopher Alleman, dir. phers, agents, vocal technicians, Ripley‑Grier Studios, 520 Eighth Ave. comfortable with audience interaction ••Rehearsals start Nov. 9. Performances and other industry professionals. (btwn. 36th & 37th sts.), 16th fl., NYC. and have solid improvisation skills. run Nov. 23‑Dec. 16 at the theater in Whether you’re 13 or 30, our program‑ ••Seeking—Actors: boys and girls, ages ••Auditions will be held Nov. 29, 9:30 Dillon, CO. ming is structured for all levels. Our 7‑16, all ethnicities, all skill levels; a.m.‑1 p.m., at the Theatre @ Boston ••Seeking—Bingham: early 40s‑early program provides a unique opportu‑ scenes will be split up according to age. Court, 70 N. Mentor Ave., Pasadena, 50s, director of a golf club, stern, nity to train with performers across •• To register, visit aclassactny.event‑ CA. Parking lot is located behind the serious, and unintentionally funny. a wide range of age groups, which is brite.com, email katie@aclassactny. theatre. Note: The theater will not be Dickie: early 40s‑early 50s, director of what you encounter performing and com, or call (212) 315‑3010. open before 9 a.m. EPA Rules are in rivalry golf club, unpleasant man full training professionally. Guest teach‑ •• For more info, visit www.aclassactny. effect. A monitor will be provided. on bonhomie. ers include: Jamibeth Margolis, Gayle com. ••Prepare a short monologue that shows ••Auditions will be held via Skype or Seay, Michael Biren, Carrie A. Johnson, •• The cost of this class is $175. No pay. range (new material if you have video. Kristy Cates, Dan Petrotta, Danny auditioned for MainStreet before). •• Email pix & résumés to chris@ Gardner, and William Wade, among TV Workshop For Kids & Teens Bring pix & résumés. lakedillontheatre.org. others.” Michael Jacobs, program dir.; w/ Network Casting Assoc. •• For more info., visit ••Professional pay, travel, and lodging Katrina Foy, acting training advisor; •• A Class Act NY, an award‑winning act‑ lewisfamilyplayhouse.com. provided. Equity Special Appearance Brooke Robyn Dairman, dance training ing studio for kids and teens, is offering •• Pays: $438.75/wk. min. Equity TYA Contract. advisor; Stephanie Crugnola, program a workshop with a network casting asso‑ Contract. coordinator. ciate. Producer states: “Participants will ‘Six Dance Lessons in Six ••NYCinMA intensive held at Massa work on sides from television pilots and L.A. Phil 2012‑13 Season Weeks’ chusetts Ballet, Framingham, MA. series with one of the most experienced •• The Los Angeles Philharmonic is ••Coachella Valley Repertory Theatre is NYCinLI intensive held at Dance Loft, casting associates in the business. This casting its 2012‑13 season, to include casting “Six Dance Lessons in Six Long Beach, NY. Both programs run casting associate works on casting TV “Stravinsky’s Firebird” (reh. Nov. Weeks,” Richard Alfieri’s comedic Mon.‑Fri. July 8‑Aug. 16, 2013. series and pilots and is always scouting 5, perf. Dec. 1‑8), “Stravinsky’s play about a formidable retired ••Seeking—Aspiring Musical Theatre for talent. The class will focus on scene Firebird II” (reh. Jan 7, 2013, perf. woman who hires an acerbic dance Performers: all ages & types. work and technique, proper audition Feb 7‑8, 2013), and “Mussorgsky’s instructor to give her private dance ••Auditions for both programs will be technique for primetime television se‑ Pictures at an Exhibition” (reh. Mar. 4, lessons. Ron Celona, dir. held Nov. 2012 (early admission) and ries and pilot auditions, and mock audi‑ 2013, perf. Apr. 13‑20, 2013). Julia Flores, ••Performances run Jan. 23‑Feb.10, 2013 March 2013 (regular admission) in NYC, tions for the casting director.” Jessica casting dir. (with possible extension) at the Boston, MA & Providence, RI. Rofé, artistic dir., A Class Act NY. ••Performances at the Walt Disney Coachella Valley Rep Theatre in Rancho •• For more info on NYCinMA, visit www. •• Class will be held Oct. 27, 11 a.m.‑3 p.m. Concert Hall, L.A. Mirage, CA. NYCinMA.com. For more info on at Ripley‑Grier Studios, 520 Eighth Ave. ••Seeking—Actors: male and female, ••Seeking—Lili Harrison: female, 65‑72, NYCinLI, visit www.NYCinLI.com. (btwn. 36th & 37th sts.), 16th fl., NYC. 20s–early 30s, all ethnicities, smart, widow of a southern Baptist minister G

Space is limited. ••Seeking—Young Actors: boys and girls, theatre trained actors who are ready to from South Carolina, conservative ig

•• No pay. Early admission tuition fee is ages 7‑16, all skill levels; scenes will be improvise and create. and attractive, looking several years s $3000. Regular admission tuition fee is split up according to age. ••Auditions will be held Oct. 29, 10 younger than her actual 72. Michael $3250. Additional housing cost of $1000 •• To register, email katie@aclassactny. a.m.‑2 p.m. at the Walt Disney Concert Minetti: male, 45, gay, dresses to look applies if housing option is selected. com or call (212) 315‑3010. Hall, 151 South Grand Ave., L.A. $20 10 years younger, an ex‑chorus boy who

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is sometimes sarcastic and abrasive, •• For directions and more info visit Routh, Richard Frankel, Christopher very well and have an amazing pop must be able to ballroom dance. www.seclo.org, or email southeastclo@ Malcolm, David Ian Productions, singing voice to cover Diana Ross and ••Non‑Required Equity Principal Au gmail.com. Transamerica, Ken Gentry, Dani Davis, others; featured ensemble. Male Bass: ditions will be held by appt. only Oct. •• No pay. and NETworks Presentations, prods; 20s, African‑American, attractive, must

Stage 29 & Oct. 30, 11 a.m.‑3 p.m., at J.E.T. Sergio Trujillo, dir./choreo.; Jason have a solid low C and must move well; Studios, 5126 Lankershim Blvd., N. ‘Maggie’s Getting Married’ Howland, music supervisor/dir.; Tara featured ensemble. Hollywood. Street parking and local ••Torrance Theatre Company is casting Rubin Casting, casting. ••Non‑Required Principal Auditions will lots with meters. A monitor will not “Maggie’s Getting Married,” Norm ••Rehearsals start November 12 (Nat’l be held Nov. 10, 10 a.m.‑2 p.m. (9 a.m. be provided, the producer will run all Foster’s “charming and sometimes Tour); spring 2013 (B’way). sign‑in; unofficial sign‑up lists will not aspects of this audition. saucy” comedy. Gia Jordahl, prod.; Jack Performances start January 2013 be honored) at Hollywood Methodist ••Prepare a one‑ to two‑minute mon Messenger, dir. (Nat’l Tour); summer 2013 (B’way). Church, 6817 Franklin Ave., Hollywood.

Mu ologue of your choice. ••Rehearsals are Oct. 29, 2012‑Jan. 10, Note: Availability on these dates is not At Franklin Ave. and N. Highland Ave. •• To schedule an audition appt., email 2013. Performances run Jan. 11‑Feb. 9, required to attend call. A monitor will not be provided. The s • ical pix & résumés to [email protected]. 2013 at the theater in Torrance. •Seeking—Female Dancers Who Sing: producer will run all aspects of this •• For more info, visit www.cvrep.org. ••Seeking—Maggie Duncan: late 20s, a 18‑39, strong classical training, jazz, audition. ••Pays: $250/wk plus housing. Equity sweet, smart but slightly insecure and contemporary jazz, hip‑hop is ••Prepare a Motown song that shows s Special Appearance Tier 1 Contract. young lady, the bride‑to‑be; LEAD. a plus, must also be strong singers, range. Bring sheet music in the correct Wanda Duncan: early to mid‑30s, contemporary pop/rock score, belt or key; an accompanist will be provided, Maggie’s older sister, has more mix‑belt to a D. Note: All ethnicities but may not transpose. Bring pix & experience with men than her younger encouraged to attend. Roles are résumés, stapled back‑to‑back. sister; LEAD. Cass Duncan: mid‑ to for National Tour, as well as future •• Pays: $1,754/wk. min. Equity NONUNION STAGE late 50s, the Mom, a no‑nonsense replacements on Broadway and tour. Production Contract (League). woman who is preparing for her ••Auditions will be held Oct. 18, 1 p.m. ‘A Christmas Carol’ daughter’s wedding, finds little (12:30 p.m. sign‑in) at Screenland ‘You’re a Good Man Charlie •• The Torrance Theatre Company is to laugh about on this night. Tom Studios, 10501 Burbank Blvd., N. Brown’ casting ‘A Christmas Carol.’ Duncan: mid‑ to late 50s, Maggie’s Hollywood. A monitor will not be ••Cabrillo Music Theatre is casting the Margaret Schugt, dir. Gia Jordahl, prod. beleaguered, deadpan father, going provided. The producer will run all Broadway revival version of “You’re ••Rehearsals begin Oct. 22. Perfor through a minor mid‑life crisis. Axel aspects of this audition. a Good Man, Charlie Brown.” Lewis mances run Nov. 30‑Dec. 22 at the Wilkie: mid‑ to late 30s, Wanda’s latest ••nArrive i dance clothes and bring Wilkenfeld, artistic dir; Kirsten Chandler, theatre in Torrance. boyfriend, an actor by trade who fears heels, flats (jazz shoes/dance sneakers), choreo.; Dean Mora, musical dir. ••Seeking—Scrooge, male, 40–70. Actor women. Russell Macmillan: early to ballet slippers, and knee pads. Bring ••Rehearsals start Jan. 19, 2013 #1, male or female, 9‑17, strong work mid‑30s, a realtor who sometimes tries sheet music for a pop or rock song (nonunion), Jan 21, 2013 (union). ethic required as this young actor will too hard to make people like him. (preferably from the 1980s); an Performances run Feb. 8‑17, 2013 at play multiple roles including Tiny ••Auditions will be held by appt. only accompanist will be provided. Bring pix the Kavli Theatre at Bank of America Tim. Actor #2, male, 30‑50, will play Oct. 24 & 25, 7‑10 p.m. at the theater, & résumés stapled together. Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza in multiple roles including Bob Cratchit 1316 Cabrillo Ave., Torrance. •• For more info, email trcintern@ Thousand Oaks, CA. and Marley’s Ghost. Actor #3, male, •• Sides will be emailed with appoint tararubincasting.com. ••Seeking—Charlie Brown: a failure‑face 20‑35, will play multiple roles. Actor ment time. ••Callbacks will be held Oct. 19. child filled with insecurities and #4, female, 20‑35, will play multiple •• To schedule an audition appt., email ••Pays: $741 min./wk. Equity Short wisdom, must sing and move well; roles. Actor #5, female, 30‑50, will pix & résumés to casting@ Engagement Touring Agreement A‑high F, baritone. Lucy van Pelt: play multiple roles. Note: All actors are torrancetheatrecompany.com. (Nat’l Tour); $1,754/min. wk. Equity a fussbudget, must sing and move onstage the entire play. Ability to do •• For more info, visit www. Production Agreement (B’way). well; G‑Fsharp, alto. Linus van Pelt: British accent a plus. torrancetheatrecompany.com. Lucy’s younger brother, a youthful ••Auditions will be held by appt. only, •• No pay. philosopher and deep thinker whose Oct. 20, 1‑4 p.m. or Oct. 21, 4‑6 p.m. best friend is his blanket, must sing and at Torrance Theatre Company, 1316 OR, ‘The Passion According to move very well; A‑Fsharp, baritone. Cabrillo Ave., Torrance. Luke’ & ‘Saint Francis,’ Nat’l UNION/NON MUSICALS Sally Brown: Charlie Brown’s younger •• To schedule an audition appt., email Tours sister, proudly superficial, must sing cast[email protected]. •• Saint Luke Productions (Battle ‘Motown: The Musical,’ B’way and move well; A‑Bflat, soprano with Sides and additional info. will be sent Ground, WA) is casting “The Passion •• Kevin McCollum, Doug Morris, and strong belt. Schroeder: sensitive with your appt. time. According to Luke” and “Saint Francis,” Berry Gordy (prods.) are casting musician and Beethoven fan, must sing •• No pay. its touring faith‑based productions. “Motown: The Musical,” with book and move well; A‑Aflat, tenor with Producer states: “Join our team of by Berry Gordy and music & lyrics a jazz/pop sensibility. Snoopy: ‘A Christmas Carol,’ SECLO faithful Catholic artists, who are giving by various Motown composers. Charlie Brown’s loyal dog, full ••Southeast Civic Light Opera is casting their all to evangelize the culture Charles Randolph‑Wright, dir.; of joy and imagination as well “A Christmas Carol.” Producer states: through theater and media.” Leonardo Ethan Popp, music supervisor; as melancholy and despair, must “This production will have eerie Defilippis, prod. Patricia Wilcox and Warren Adams, sing and move very well; A‑D, tenor. ghosts, heartbreaking and bitter ••Rehearsals start December 2012. choreos.; Bethany Knox (Telsey + Understudies: male (1) and female (1), sweet moments from Scrooge’s past, National tour begins February 2013. Company), casting. to play the above roles; no guaranteed festive old English carols and dances, ••Seeking—Actors: males and females, ••Rehearsals start Jan. 14, 2013. performance, nonunion only. Note: and holiday cheer for all!” Nancy 20‑35, with professional or college Performances run March 11, 2013 at the All roles are late teens‑early 30s, Hathcock, dir. acting experience, actors from all states Lunt Fontanne Theatre in NYC. small‑to‑medium height (5’9” and ••Performances run Dec. 7‑16 at the encouraged to apply. ••Seeking—Little Michael Jackson: boy, under). All ethnicities encouraged. Liberty Theater in Los Alamitos, CA. •• To apply, submit pix, résumés & video 8‑11, must be charismatic and have Roles are to be played as children; ••Seeking—Ebeneezer Scrooge: 50+, audition (see attached script) via a great high tenor singing voice like actors should bring a childlike (not miserly, scheming, grumpy, yet Backstage. Michael Jackson in “I Want You childish) essence to the roles, which remorseful at end of the play. Young •• For more info, visit www. Back,” to also play Little Stevie Won are to be played with honesty and Scrooge: 20‑40, goes from idealistic, stlukeproductions.com. der and Young Berry Gordy; princi simplicity. Vocal style is Broadway romantic youth to miserly and bitter. •• Salary plus travel provided. pal. Note: Also seeking understudy legit; must have strong harmony skills. Bob Cratchit: 30‑50, happy family for this role. Marvin Gaye: male, 20s, •• Equity Principal Auditions will be held man, must be able to sing. Fred: 20‑40, to portray the physical and vocal by appt. only Nov. 5, 10:30 a.m.‑5:30 Scrooge’s happy nephew; good comic likeness of Marvin Gaye, must have a p.m. (1‑2 p.m. break) at Madilyn Clark role. Marley: 40‑60, Scrooge’s old UNION MUSICALS fantastic soaring high tenor singing Studios, 10852 Burbank Blvd., N. cohort, miserable ghost stuck in hell. voice, should also move/dance well; Hollywood; Non‑Required Principal Jorkin: 40+, Scrooge’s mentor, a slimy, ‘Flashdance, the Musical,’ Nat’l principal. Smokey Robinson: male, Auditions will be held Nov. 3, 11 a.m.‑7 selfish businessman. Fezziwig: 50+, Tour & B’way 20s, to portray the physical and vocal p.m. (1‑2 p.m. break) and Nov. 6, 6‑10 Scrooge’s boss, a happy and sincerely •• Tara Rubin Casting is casting likeness of Smokey Robinson, must p.m. at Hillcrest Center for the Arts, kind man, loves to dance. “Flashdance, the Musical,” with book have a fantastic soaring high tenor ••Auditions will be held Oct. 20, 1 p.m. at & co‑lyrics by Robert Cary and music singing voice, should also move/dance Visit backstage.com/casting the Liberty Theater on the Los Alamitos & co‑lyrics by Robbie Roth, based on well; principal. Female Singers: 20s, for full character breakdowns, script Joint Forces Training Base, Los the original screenplay by Tom Hedley. African‑American, attractive, slender sides and more casting notices Alamitos. Steven Baruch, Tom Viertel, Marc build, must be 5’4”‑5’8”, must move

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403 W. Hillcrest Dr., Thousand Oaks. ••For more info, visit www. A monitor will not be provided. The barbraandfrank.com. producer will run all aspects of this ••Professional pay, but no travel audition; the director and musical allowance or lodging. director will be in attendance at all FREE AUDITION CLASS auditions. ••To schedule an audition appt. call (805) 497‑8614 x3 (union only). UNION FILM ••Bring sheet music in proper key; an with Director/Producer accompanist will be provided. Musical ‘Hot Guys with Guns’ theatre okay; no pop. No recorded ••HGWG, LLC is casting “Hot

music, or a cappella. For nonunion Guys with Guns,” an action/ M LYNETTE McNEILL open calls, limit song to one minute. comedy/thriller featuring a usicals Bring pix & résumés. pair of ex‑boyfriends who get Former students include: ••For more info, visit www. sucked into a crime spree tar‑ Adam Sandler, Jason Lee, Ellen cabrillomusictheatre.com. geting the Velvet Mafia. “Hot DeGeneres, Jane Leeves, Faith Ford, • •Pays: $510 min./wk. Equity Guest Guys with Guns” was developed Anne Archer, Jeneane Garofalo, Artist Tier III Contract. through Outfest Writer’s Lab. Eric Mittleman, Suzan Jones, Giovanni Ribisi, Adam Goldberg and Kelly Jones, prods.; Doug and Marisol Nichols. Spearman, prod./dir. Film ••Shoots Oct. 30‑Nov. 20 in L.A. NONUNION MUSICALS ••Seeking—Tang: male, late www.ccindustryseminars.com 20s‑30s, Asian, smart and gor‑ ‘A Christmas Carol’ geous assistant to a high‑pow‑ ••Glendale Centre Theatre is casting “A ered film producer. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 24TH • 7:30PM Christmas Carol,” a musical adap ••Email pix & résumés to doug@ tation of the novel by Charles Dickens. dougspearman.com. Attend a seminar based on and including the book The Tim Dietlein, dir./prod.; Brenda ••For more info, visit www. Problems of Work: Scientology Applied to the Workaday Dietlein, prod. dougspearman.com. ••Performances run Nov. 23‑Dec. 24 ••Professional pay and trav‑ World by NY Times best-selling author L. Ron Hubbard. at the theatre in Glendale. el provided. SAG Ultra Low Learn the practical tools you need to know ••Seeking—Scrooge: male, 45+, Budget Contract. to start making a living as an actor. cantankerous, cold‑hearted miser, becomes sensitive and kind. Bob Church of Scientology RSVP with Jenni Fairchild Cratchit: male, 35‑45, gentle, loving Celebrity Centre Interational at (310) 817-9631 or father and husband. Mrs. Cratchit: 5930 Franklin Ave, Hollywood [email protected] female, 30‑40, strong, kind mother. UNION/NONUNION Tiny Tim: boy, 6‑8, optimistic, gen © 2012 CSCCI. All Rights Reserved. SCIENTOLOGY is a trademark and service mark owned by Religious Technology Center and is used with its permission. tle spirited. Marley’s Ghost: male, FILM 30+, tormented, enslaved sinner. Christmas Past: female, any age, ‘Carolina Highway ethereal, whimsical, sensitive. Christ Killer,’ NC mas Present: male, 30‑50, jovial, ••Pioneers of the New West is big‑hearted, full of life. Fred: male, casting “Carolina Highway 25‑35, full of love, patient, fun. Young Killer,” a horror/drama fea‑ Scrooge: male, 20‑28, fledgling miser, ture. Jacob Hatley, writer/dir.; ambitious, selfish. Belle: female, Thomas Vickers, writer. 18‑25, beautiful, kind, sensitive, Young ••Shoots late 2013 in North Scrooge’s fiancée. Boy Scrooge: 10‑14, Carolina. SARAH STACKPOLE, MD FACS lonely, sensitive. Little Fan: girl, 8‑11, ••Seeking—Stacey Jones: female, happy, sweet. Chorus: male and female, 28‑35, tough, hard partying, Integrative Practice in Otolaryngology and all ages, singers/actors. Note: Many Southern, attractive but the Care of the Professional Voice character roles to be cast from Chorus. miles are starting to show, All roles open to any ethnicity. smart, funny, irresponsible, ••Auditions will be held by appt. only lives for a good time, topless Oct. 8, 7‑10 p.m. at the theatre, 324 N. nudity required, LEAD. K Ray: Orange St., Glendale, CA. female, 28‑35, loud, rowdy, ••To schedule an audition appt. call (818) Southern, the one who always 244‑8481. gets in a fight during spr ••Sides will be provided. Bring pix & ing break week in Panama Included in résumés. City, slight in build, moves ••For more info., visit www. quickly, topless nudity re‑ glendalecentretheatre.com. quired, supporting. ••Stipend provided. ••Auditions will be held by appt. only October‑December in ‘Barbra and Frank,’ NV Los Angeles and North Carolina. ••SVS Tribute Entertainment is casting ••Email pix & résumés to caroli “Barbra and Frank,” an ongoing tribute [email protected]. show to Barbra Streisand and Frank ••Some pay, copy, credit, meals, Sinatra on the Las Vegas strip. Sharon travel, and lodging provided. Owens, prod. Producer plans to apply for SAG ••Rehearsals to begin immediately upon Low Budget Agreement. 2011 & 2012 casting in Las Vegas. Production is ongoing in Las Vegas. ••Seeking—Barbra Streisand Sound Alike: female, 30‑50, Caucasian, singer, substitute Streisand impersonator. NONUNION FILM ••To submit, send pix & résumés, as well as an mp3 of a Streisand song, and ‘Drifters’ a jpeg of your best Streisand look to ••Kingspei Pictures is casting 240 East 79th St., NY, NY 10075 | 212.585.2600 [email protected]. “Drifters,” a DV dramatic [email protected] | www.stackpolemd.com

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feature about the dynamic between festivals including Cannes and Berlin. Teleconference Center LC155 at Cerritos three close friends who must push His film “My Body” received the College in Norwalk. themselves to high spiritual heights award for Best Short at 14 film festivals ••Seeking—Dancers and Actors: males within an uncertain framework. Audition including the Los Angeles International and females, 18‑29, any ethnicity. Also Kingslee Purcell, dir.; Amber Beard, Film Festival, Uppsala International seeking—Composer/Musician. prod. coord. Film Festival, Nashville Film Festival, •• To submit, email pix, résumés, and •• Shoot starts February 2013 in L.A. Highlights Aspen Short Fest, Cinequest, and videos of choreography (two counts of ••Seeking—June Querelle: male, late California Clermont Ferrand. In 2010, his short eight in any style; solo, or duet is a plus) 20s‑early 30s, Caucasian or European, Fri. Oct. 19 film “Poi Dogs” screened at over 60 in cell phone format/small file size to olive skin tone, D & G male model type, ‘High Definition Monologue’ festivals, including Tribeca, Berlin, [email protected]. If mailbox is sexy, dark, cool. Cita Hamaguchi: and Melbourne. “Poi Dogs” won the full, email [email protected] female, late 20s‑early 30s, Asian, long Grand Jury Prize for Best Short at the or submit via Backstage. Wear your best black hair, corporate, polished. Sat. Oct. 20 Washington D.C. Independent Film stage costume as a “Galaxy Dancing •• Email pix, résumés, and demo reels to ‘A Christmas Carol’ (also 10/21) Festival, the Platinum Remi Award Star.” • [email protected]. ‘A Christmas Carol,’ SECLO at the WorldFest Houston, a Cine • For more info, visit www. •• Pays: $75/day, plus copy, credit, and Golden Eagle Award through the CINE phoenixRainbow.com. meals provided. AFI, ‘App’ Awards Competition, and the Award of •• No pay, but copy, credit, and meals ‘Dear Harvey’ Merit from the Accolade Film Awards provided. ‘Enter the Fist’ Rogue Artists Ensemble Competition. Most notably, “Poi Dogs” •• Tom Cat Films is casting “Enter the won the sole Award of Merit at the 2010 CLU, ‘Forbidden Fruit’ Season (also 10/21) Fist,” a classic martial arts feature set University Film and Video Association ••Victoria Kodai (prod.) is seeking crew Fil in 1970’s Los Angeles. Producer states: ‘Hedwig and the Angry Inch’ Conference. In L.A., Joel has taught and casting “Forbidden Fruit,” a

m “Major action stars from the period screenwriting and directing at AFI 16‑minute comedy for California have already committed to cameos.” for nine years. Presently, he serves as Lutheran University set at the Sun. Oct. 21 Sierra Wood, coord. Associate Professor in the Academy beginning of mankind. Adam and Eve •• Shoot starts early February 2013 in AAU, ‘Revision in Progress’ for Creative Media at the University of live in paradise and like trust‑fund L.A., CA and Las Vegas, NV. ‘Electricidad’ Hawaii, Manoa.” Charli Toratani, prod. children, they don’t want to leave. The ••Seeking—The Fist: male, 30‑60, must ‘Spektral’ ••Rehearsals are July 22‑Aug. 5, 2013 in crafty Serpent manipulates them into know martial arts skills, co‑star. Jayme L.A. Shoot starts Aug. 8‑15, 2013 in eating from the tree of knowledge using Danger: female, 18‑25, “Charlie’s ‘The Full Monty’ (also 10/22) Hawaii. their own nature against them. Angels” type, edgy looks, ability to do ••Seeking—Transgender Female: 18‑50, •• Shoots Nov. 24‑26 in Thousand Oaks light action scenes, must be okay with Mon. Oct. 22 edgy, has a unique creative presence, and Ventura, CA. provocative clothing, The Fist’s lover, ability to be inventively honest in ••Seeking—Adam: male, fit, in his prime. ‘The Bluest Eyes’ supporting. Sae Dang: female, 30‑60, front of the camera, has willingness Eve: female, fit, in her prime. The must know martial arts, leader of ninja ‘White Christmas’ (also 10/23) to work hard with no attitude, most Serpent: male, 40s, mature, slick and army. importantly seeking a like‑minded confident. Archangel Gabriel: male, 30s, • • Email pix & résumés to enterfist@ Tue. Oct. 23 artist who is willing to push creative with a pleasant face and flashing smile. yahoo.com and put the desired boundaries, partial nudity (topless) •• Also seeking crew—Crew. character name in the subject line. No TUTS 2013 Season, Dancers may be required but has yet to be ••Auditions will be held Oct. 28, 10 phone calls or drop offs. TX (also 10/24) determined ‑ certainly not a deal a.m.‑3 p.m. at Woodland Hills Center, ••Professional pay, copy, credit, meals, breaker. Note: All ethnicities strongly 5925 De Soto Ave., Woodland Hills. travel, and lodging provided. encouraged. The director has vast •• For more info, call (805) 493‑3070 or For the full auditions calendar, experience working with non‑actors; visit www.callutheran.edu/clu_cinema. ‘Spektral’ visit backstage.com/auditions all those interested are also encouraged •• No pay, but copy, credit, and meals •• Fringe Theory Films is casting to audition. provided. “Spektral,” a short. Jeff Portnoy, exec. ••Auditions will be held by appt. only prod.; Steve Petersen, dir.; Thomas Amanda Righetti from “The Mentalist,” Jan 2‑4, 2013 in L.A. CLU, ‘Glass Butterfly’ Scotty Stanton, DP. and Daisy Betts from “Last Resort,” •• To schedule an audition appt., email •• Jonnie Pare (prod.) is casting “Glass •• Shoot starts Nov. 4 in Santa Clarita. athletic, in shape. Note: Full uniform pix & résumés (if possible) Butterfly,” a short for California ••Seeking—Latino Farmer: 55+, will be provided. [email protected]. Lutheran University in which a psychot‑ preferably Mexican, must speak fluent ••Auditions will be held by appt. only. ••Callbacks will be held Jan. 4‑6, 2013. ic young man gets swept up in the world Spanish with a Mexican dialect. Lati ••To schedule an audition appt. ••Some pay, copy, credit, meals, and of narcotics only to find that he is not na: 18‑25, to play younger, preferably email pix, résumés, and links to travel provided. as in control as he initially thought. Zac Mexican, must speak fluent Spanish [email protected] and luke.rex@ Pine, writer/dir./DP; Paul Smith, editor. with a Mexican dialect. gmail.com. Scene will be emailed if ‘WWMD’ ••sShoot i TBD in SoCal. ••Auditions will be held Oct. 21, 10 a.m.‑3 there is interest. •• GB Productions is casting “WWMD,” a ••Seeking—Kid: to play 18‑20, tall, skin‑ p.m. at Space Station Casting Studios, •• No pay, but copy, credit, and meals romantic comedy feature. Pamela ny, dark hair, blue eyes; innocent, 1258 N. Highland Ave. (corner of provided. Johnson, casting dir. yet, richer in emotion than actually Highland & Fountain Aves.), 1st fl., •• Shoots Dec. 10 in L.A. presented. Keith: 18‑20, tall, skinny, Studio E, Hollywood. Free street Transgender Short Film, HI ••Seeking—Non‑Union Actors: males and dark hair, blue eyes; innocent, shows parking is available on Fountain, •• Joel Moffett (writer/dir.) is casting a females, 30s, all ethnicities, actors compassion for others and struggles both sides of Highland, and on Citrus, short which is a radical comic love story who’ve been nominated for Emmys, with his girlfriend and abuse of drugs. west of Highland. No parking in the between a conventional trans‑woman Oscars, Golden Globes, and Tony Homeless Man: older, very ragged and building’s parking lot. and an inflexible trans‑man who are Awards preferred, but not required. dirty, appears to have “been through a •• Be prepared to cold read. Bring pix (if unsatisfied with the rigid gender roles •• To submit, email pix & résumés to net lot,” bad teeth, able to play a drug fiend. available) and contact info. they have forced themselves into, [email protected]. Girlfriend: to play 18‑20, beautiful, •• For more info, email jp1331@gmail. leaving their relationship on the rocks. •• For more info, visit www.goatsbeard‑ blond hair, able to show strong emotion com. When they are forced to open them productions.org. in her relationship. •• Pays: $100, plus copy, credit, meals, selves up to more unconventional fluid ••Professional pay provided. ••Auditions will be held Oct. 28, 10 and travel. sexual identities, they unexpectedly a.m.‑3 p.m. at Woodland Hills Center, discover a more intimate loving 5925 De Soto Ave., Woodland Hills. ‘The Activist’ relationship. Writer/director states: •• For more info, visit www. callutheran. •• Jean Bernard (dir.) is casting a scene as “Joel Moffett received grants from edu/clu_cinema. part of the pitch material for “The the NEA, AFI, Tides Foundation, Lane STUDENT FILMS •• No pay, but copy, credit, and meals Activist,” a comedy/drama feature. The Family Foundation, and the Colin provided. scene takes place in a police vehicle. Higgins Foundation. Recognition Cerritos College, ‘Milkyway Luke Rex, prod. for his film work includes a Student Legend’ CLU, ‘Organic’ •• Shoots Nov. 4 in Hollywood. Academy Award, a Student Emmy •• Jerome Yang (prod.) is casting •• Jacob Gibson (prod.) is casting ••Seeking—Police Officer: female, 27‑35, Award, the Amy Bloch Directing Award “Milkyway Legend,” a student dance “Organic,” a short for California Lu Caucasian, youthful‑looking but and AFI’s highest honor, the Schaffner video project with green screen and 3D theran University in which a man wakes not “teenage girly pretty,” attrac Award. Collectively, his films have effects. up in a hole dazed and confused and tive, think Anna Torv from “Fringe,” screened in over 70 international film •• Shoots Oct. 29 in Cerritos tries to escape. Meanwhile, a farmer and

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Canton, MA 02021. Note the lack of an a wide variety of venues.” Gil Hunter, “e” at the end of the email address if assist. to prod. UNION/NON TV & MULTIMEDIA & ONLINE submitting online. ••Contract will be for Oct. 23‑Nov. 17 in ••Professional pay, plus meals, travel, Columbus, GA. The production will VIDEO NowPlaying3D, Host and lodging provided. tour January‑April 2013 nationally. ••NowPlaying3D is casting an on‑camera ••Seeking—Guitarist: male, 18‑39, any MOD Media Professional host for its new website which Prince Couture Fashion ethnicity, responsibilities include Talent will cover all aspects of the 3D Magazine Shoot playing late 50s/60s music for the mu •• Pacific Northwest‑based MOD Media entertainment industry. Producer •• Prince Couture is casting a magazine sical revue “The Marvelous Wonder Professional Talent Agency, a reg states: “We are members of the Inter shoot. Aleksandra Kyoseva, coord.; ettes,” assisting with load‑in, istered SAG/AFTRA franchised agency, national 3D Society whose member Albert Lee, photographer. load‑out, and sharing with driving is seeking new talent for ongoing union ship consists of all the major studios •• Shoots Dec. 22 and Jan. 5, 2013 in duties; should be flexible and and non‑union paying projects. Marcia and networks, production companies, L.A. friendly. Bell, owner. etc. We covered the 3D summit at the ••Seeking—Model: male or female, •• Email résumés & references to ••Seeking—Kids: boys and girls, in Dolby Center in Hollywood CA, 3D Film 18‑29, any ethnicity, 5’9”. ghunter@springeroperahouse. fant‑17, all ethnicities. Adults: male and Festival; we attend the events as •• Email three pix to modeling@prince‑ org. Indicate if you have theatrical female, 40+, all ethnicities with strong members of the press.” Steven Ito, couture.com. experience. comedy skills. Precision Stunt Drivers: prod. •• For more info, visit www.prince‑ •• Salary and travel provided. male and female, 40+, all ethnicities, •• Shoots late October/November at couture.com. with résumés. Stunt People: male the Yahoo Center in Santa Monica •• Some pay provided. and female, 40+, all ethnicities, with (tentative). résumés. Professional Dancers: male ••Seeking—On‑Camera Host: female, and female, 40+, all ethnicities. Note: 18‑35, any ethnicity, pro and new DANCERS & CHOREO. Not accepting talent between 18‑39 at comers, stunning, engaging, sexy, to this time. host the 3D week in review, recurring SINGERS ‘Giselle’ & ‘Nutcracker’ •• To submit, email pix & résumés to role. ••f Art o the Dance Academy is seeking a [email protected]. •• Email pix & résumés to info@ SCAD Savannah, Vocal male dancer for its student ballet pro

TV & & TV •• Agency receives ten percent com nowplaying3d.com. Instructor ductions of “Giselle” and “Nutcracker.” mission for union project earnings and •• For more info, visit www. •• SCAD Savannah (Savannah, GA) is Leslie Dee, artistic dir. 15‑20 percent commission for nonunion nowplaying3D.com. seeking staff. Michael Wainstein, ••Rehearsals are weekends in November v

ideo projects. Salary and union status vary •• No pay, but copy, credit, and meals contact. in N. Hollywood. Performance will be depending on the project. provided. ••Full‑time position in Savannah, GA. held Jan. 26, 2013 in Glendale. ••Seeking—Strong Vocal Instructor/ ••Seeking—Male Dancers: 18‑28, must be Accompanist/Musical Arranger/ trained and experienced in ballet and Entertainer: male or female, any age or partnering. Mul ethnicity, to create a vibrant musical ••Auditions will be held by appt. only. NONUNION TV & COMMERCIALS & presence on campus, experience/ ••To schedule an audition appt., email t

i knowledge of cabaret performance and pix & résumés to [email protected]. m vocal pedagogy required. •• For more info, visit www.nohodance. edia VIDEO INDUSTRIALS •• For more details and to apply, visit org. Earthquake PSA ASPCA, ‘No Pet Store https://scadjobs.com/applicants/ •• Some pay provided. ••Hotcomb Pictures is casting Puppies Campaign’ Central?quickFind=53122. For “Ordinary Day,” a local television PSA ••Leonian Pictures is casting an HD questions, contact human resources at co for the City of Santa Monica’s Office digital 60‑second commercial for [email protected]. mm of Emergency Management. Mar ASPCA’s “No Pet Store Puppies •• Salary provided. quette Jones, prod.; Alison Marek, dir., Campaign.” Producer states: “Great ercial CRUISE LINES Suzanne Lezotte, writer. opportunity to work with a team of ‘The Field Project’ •• Shoots Nov. 10 in Santa Monica. professionals that produce new media •• Muddy River Media is casting “The ‘Specialty Show,’ STILETTO ••Seeking—Princess: girl, 4‑7, loving content.” Susan Bernhardt, prod. Field Project.” Jeremy Cone, writer/ Entertainment with a vivid imagination, long hair •• Shoots Oct. 20 in San Fernando Valley. lyricist/composer. ••STILETTO Entertainment is casting preferred. Teen Boy: boy, teens, rangy ••Seeking—Young Girl: 5‑6, Caucasian, ••Shooting and recording starts No “Specialty Show” (a new concept

Modeling but athletic, no long hair, no facial able to handle a small amount of vember in L.A. in shipboard entertainment aboard hair. Executive Woman: female, dialogue, will be dressed up in a ••Seeking—Gospel Singer: female, 34‑50, Holland America Line) and various 35‑45, polished, thin, fit, professional. fairy‑type costume. African‑American, to sing two original other projects. The centerpiece of the Executive man: male, 40‑50, ••Auditions will be held by appt. only songs as a warm and encouraging new entertainment lineup is a musical semi‑entrepreneurial, athletic, casual Oct. 17 or 18. mother telling her son to go forth repertory company, showcasing singers dress. Note: all roles are Caucasian. •• To schedule an audition appt., into “the fields of life.” Note: Songs from two distinct vocal styles (one •• To submit, send pix & résumés to email pix & résumés to susan@ will be recorded, performed, and operetta/legitimate musical theatre [email protected]. leonianpictures.com. videotaped to be put online to in and the other Broadway/contemporary •• No pay, but copy, credit, and meals ••Deferred pay, copy, and meals pro crease exposure for the project. pop), as well as dancers and a musical Varie provided. vided. Nonunion. •• Email pix, and a singing sample or comedy character actor. Various com video clip singing a gospel song via binations of performers appear each ‘High Definition Monologue’ Backstage.com. night: from two classical singers t

y •• Mac Media is casting a scene for “High •• Some pay, copy, and credit provided. backed by a 14‑piece orchestra, to a Definition Monologue,” a video. Mac four‑man pop/rock doo‑wop group on Alexander, casting dir. MODELING a street corner, to a singing host and ••sShoot i TBD in Hollywood. his guests in a fictitious Vegas night ••Seeking—Dolly: female, beautiful, • Casual Male XL Catalog club, to an ensemble for the ultimate going to college in the Mid‑West while •• Casual Male XL is casting male models MUSICIANS & Broadway tribute. James Nadeau & working at night in a club, her world to appear in the company’s upcoming Jodie Stinebaugh, casting dirs. collides as she tries to manage while catalog and internet advertising. Alda COMPOSERS ••Eight‑month contracts begin on board taking a “stay‑awake” drug called Goncalves, photo shoot prod. ship after rehearsals in Los Angeles, Provigil. ••Projects shoot Oct.‑Dec. 2012. Catalog ‘The Marvelous Wonderettes,’ CA. ••Auditions will be held by appt. only shoot location TBD; web shoots will GA & Nat’l Tour ••Seeking—Male Legit Opera Singer: Oct. 18 & 19 in Hollywood. take place at the company studio in ••Springer Theatricals, the national tenor range, low B to high B flat, •• To schedule an audition appt. email Canton, MA. touring program of the Springer Opera must be able to sing tight harmo pix & résumés to macalexander@ ••Seeking—Male Models: 30s‑40s, all House (The State Theatre of Georgia) nies, 5’10”‑6’2”, jacket sizes 38R‑42L. sbcglobal.net. ethnicities, 6’+, 38”‑44” waist. is seeking a guitarist for its national •• Be prepared to read sides at audi-• •• For consideration, email pix & tour of “The Marvelous Wonderettes.” Visit backstage.com/casting tion. résumés to agoncalves@cmal. Producer states: “This is a very for full character breakdowns, script •• Some pay, copy, credit, and meals com or send to Casual Male XL, challenging tour which includes many sides and more casting notices provided. Attn: Alda Goncalves, 555 Turnpike St., one‑nighters and several sit‑downs in

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Male Broadway/Contemporary Pop size 36‑42, with athletic and toned Wardrobe.” Meg Pearson, casting dir. Singer: bari‑tenor range, solid G and bodies, must have strong technique ••Rehearsals start Feb. 5, 2013.• developed falsetto, 5’10”‑6’2”, jacket in jazz, ballet, tap, and hip‑hop, also ENTERTAINMENT JOBS Performances run Feb. 25‑Apr. 7, 2013 at sizes 38R‑42L. Second Male Broadway/ must have partnering experience, and the theater in Mill Valley.

Contemporary Pop Singer: bari‑tenor gymnastics and acting skills a plus. Party Entertainers ••Seeking—Lucy: female, 20s‑70s, Stage range, solid A flat and developed Female Dancers: 5’2”‑5’10”, dress size ••Party Princess Productions is casting youngest of four children, curious, ad falsetto, dancing skills a plus, 5’7”‑6’2”, 0‑6, with athletic and toned bodies, party entertainers for a new and growing venturous, brave, will also play Witch, jacket sizes 38R‑42L. Female Legit must have strong technique in jazz, Southern California party entertainment Wolf, and Statues. Peter: male, 20s‑70s, Opera Singer: soprano range, low A ballet, tap, and hip‑hop, also must have company. Elizabeth Mai, mgr. eldest of four, noble and courageous, to high B flat, with a strong belt/mix, partnering experience, and pointe and •• Parties are ongoing in SoCal. will also play Mr. Tumnus, Edmund, Mr. 5’6”‑5’9”, dress sizes 6‑10. Female acting skills a plus (bring pointe shoes ••Seeking—Storybook Princesses and Beaver, and Aslan. Note: Both roles are Broadway/Contemporary Pop Singers: to the auditions, if applicable). Superheroes: males and females, 18‑29, open to any ethnicity and require excel‑ versatile voices with strong Broadway/ •• Note: All performers must be 18+ to any ethnicity, young, talented, ener‑ lent movement ability. Pop belt/mix to F, 5’6”‑5’9”, dress apply, and you must meet the listed getic, to portray characters at birthday •• Equity Principal Auditions will be held sizes 6‑10. Male Musical Comedy height and physical requirements at parties, confident and able to command by appt. only Oct. 29, 9 a.m.‑5 p.m. Character Actors: must have the time of audition. a crowd of kids; must have flexible (1‑2 p.m. break) at the Marin Theatre excellent timing and ability to ••Auditions will be held Oct. 28 at 10 weekend schedules (day time, early eve‑ Company, 397 Miller Ave., Mill Valley. act, sing, harmonize, and dance a.m. (for singers; sign‑in 9 a.m.) nings), reliable transportation, experi‑ Audition will be in the Lieberman (move well), example types are Na and at 2 p.m. (for dancers; sign‑in ence with young kids, and singing abili‑ Theatre. Look for directional signs. A than Lane, Ernie Sabella, and Martin 1 p.m.) at STILETTO Entertainment, ties; acting experience is a plus. monitor will not be provided. The pro‑ Short. Female Dancers: 5200 W. 83rd St., Studio G, L.A. •• To submit, email pix, résumés, mea‑ ducer will run all aspects of this advance technique in jazz and Auditions are also held throughout surements, and a video showing audition. ballet, height 5’8”‑5’11”, beautiful the year at various locations across singing ability (would be a plus, if •• To schedule an audition body, confident presence, outgoing the U.S. and U.K., and audition‑video available) to info@partyprincess‑ appt., email casting@marin‑ personality. submissions are accepted from across productions.com. Equit y theatre.org. •• Note: All singers must be 21+ and have the world; for video‑demo submission •• For more info, visit www.par‑ •• Prepare two contrasting Broadway and or national tour credits. details and a complete list of audition typrincessproductions.com. Notices monologues not to exceed •• Open call auditions will be held Dec. 2 dates, times, and locations, visit www. •• Pays: $65/first hr., $25/each addi three minutes. at 3:30 p.m. (for female dancers; sign stilettoentertainment.com. tional 1/2 hour, plus tip and travel •• For more info, visit www. in at 2:30 p.m.) and by appointment ••Singers & singer‑dancers: At the fees. marintheatre.org. only (for all other roles) at STILETTO auditions, you will learn a song from •• Pays: $77/perf. Equity TYA Tier II Entertainment, 5200 W. 83rd St., Studio a STILETTO show; for the callbacks, Wayne Foster Entertainment, Contract. G, Los Angeles, CA. For an appt., call bring a CD player with you to learn Vocalists (310) 957‑5757, ext. 209. additional music, and be prepared to •• Wayne Foster Entertainment is seek‑ ‘The Mountaintop’ •• If you cannot attend the auditions, sing a Broadway song of your choice ing vocalists for its bands and or •• Capital Stage is casting “The send pix & résumés and videos to a cappella; bring comfortable dance chestras to perform at live corporate Mountaintop” by Katori Hall. Anthony “Specialty Show” Casting, STILETTO clothes in case you are asked to events and parties. Avis Nicol, D’Juan, dir.; Stephanie Gularte, artistic Entertainment, 8295 S. La Cienega Blvd., stay. Dancers: You will be taught coord. dir.; Jonathan Williams, prod. dir. Inglewood, CA 90301. For more info, a challenging combination; wear ••Performances are ongoing at vari ••Rehearsals begin Feb. 26, 2013. visit www.StilettoEntertainment.com. dance attire that shows off your body ous locations in SoCal with possible Performances run Mar. 20‑Apr. 21, 2013 ••Employment benefits: eight‑month (do not wear baggy clothes); all dancers travel to other states. in Sacramento. contracts; officer status with room must wear dance shoes (no bare feet or ••Seeking—Singers: male and female, ••Seeking—Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.: and board provided aboard newly socks). 18‑28, any ethnicity, strong, versatile male, 39, African‑American, Nobel renovated vessels; competitive salary; ••Eight‑month contracts with pay, singers, charismatic stage presence, Peace Prize‑winning civil rights move‑ medical benefits; and worldwide travel, and lodging provided. No cruise moves well, variety of styles from ment leader. Camae: female, 20s, Afri itineraries as well as paid rehearsals staff duties required. Sinatra to contemporary. Rap Vocalists: can‑American, Lorraine Motel maid. with transportation provided. males and females, can sing rap seg‑ ••Auditions will be held by invitation ments to contemporary songs. only in November. STILETTO Entertainment ••Auditions will be held by appt. •• For consideration, send pix & ré‑ ••STILETTO Entertainment is casting only Oct. 24, 2‑5 p.m. at Bedrock LA, sumés to Capital Stage Company, singers, singer‑dancers, and danc REALITY TV & Room G, 1623 Allesandro St., L.A. c/o Casting, 2220 J St. #8, Sacramen ers for production shows performing •• Be prepared to sing a verse and chorus to, CA 95816. onboard Holland America Line’s 15 DOCUMENTARY a cappella without sheet music or •• For more info, visit www.capstage.org. luxury vessels with worldwide itinerar back‑up music from a variety of styles ••Pays: $312/wk. min. Equity SPT‑4 ies. James Nadeau & Jodie Stinebaugh, ‘The Giving Tree Documentary’ including standards, Motown, rock, Contract. casting dirs. ••Symphony 61 Productions is casting R&B, rap, and contemporary. Bring pix, ••Performances take place on an on “The Giving Tree,” documentary based résumés, and complete repertoire. going basis aboard Holland America’s on the book by Shel Silverstein. Mark •• To schedule an audition appt. email cruise ships, which travel worldwide. Kang, Peter Glebo, Marcus Cheong & [email protected]. ••Seeking—Singers Who Move Well: Tim Hickson, prods. •• For more info, visit www.waynefoster.

NONUNION STAGE Variety 5’10”‑ 6’3”, suit size 36‑42, tenors/ •• Shoot dates and locations TBA. com. bari‑tenors with a solid G and ••Seeking—Talent Impacted by the Book: ••Professional pay and travel provided. ‘Hedwig and the Angry Inch’ developed falsetto, with the ability to males and females, all ages, all •• Boxcar Theatre is casting “Hedwig and sing contemporary legit, strong acting ethnicities, to artistically share their the Angry Inch.” Nick A. Olivero, dir. and harmonizing skills a must. Female experiences with the book through ••Performances begin early Nov. 2012. Singers Who Move Well: 5’4”‑5”9”, movement, stories, re‑enactments, ••Seeking—African‑American Male. dress sizes 2‑8, strong belt/mix, with visuals, etc. northern Young Male (1): 18. Males and Females the ability to sing contemporary legit, •• Filmed auditions will be held Oct. 25, (10): 20‑60. Teenager: boy or girl, 9‑14. R

strong acting and harmonizing skills 2‑9 p.m. at 526 W 26th St., Studio 411, ••Auditions will be held by appt. only eality a must. Male Singers Who Dance: NYC (between Tenth and Eleventh Oct. 18, 7‑10 p.m. & Oct. 20, noon‑3 p.m. 5’7”‑6’3”, suit size 36‑42, tenors/ Aves.) Prepare to be on camera for the california at the Boxcar Playhouse, 505 Natoma St., bari‑tenors with a solid G and audition. Producer states: “Finalists San Francisco. developed , with the ability to will be called back to be featured in ••To schedule an audition appt., email sing contemporary legit, strong the documentary with celebrities.” pix & résumés to casting@boxcarplay‑ acting and harmonizing skills a •• If you are unable to attend the house.org. must, advanced dance experience audition, email links to video ••For more info, visit www.boxcarthe‑ a must. Female Singers Who Dance: auditions showing how you were atre.org. UNION STAGE G

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ability to sing contemporary legit, thegivingtreedocumentary.com. ‘The Lion, the Witch, and the Visit backstage.com/casting s strong acting and harmonizing skills •• For more info, visit www. Wardrobe’ for full character breakdowns, script a must, advanced dance experience thegivingtreedocumentary.com. •• Marin Theatre Company is casting sides and more casting notices a must. Male Dancers: 5’6”‑6’3”, suit •• Some pay, copy, and credit provided. “The Lion, the Witch, and the

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••Pays: $400 stipend plus a percentage of ••Seeking—Strong Vocal Instructor/ singing, bring sheet music in the cor‑ ticket sales. Accompanist/Musical Arranger/ rect key. Bring pix & résumés, stapled Entertainer: male or female, any age or together. ‘The Passion According to Luke’ ethnicity, to create a vibrant musical •• Pays: $765 & $832 min./wk. Equity

Stage National/ & ‘Saint Francis,’ Nat’l Tours presence on campus, experience/ LORT Rep B & B+ Contracts. •• Saint Luke Productions (Battle knowledge of cabaret performance and Ground, WA) is casting “The Passion vocal pedagogy required. According to Luke” and “Saint Francis,” •• For more details and to apply, visit Regional its touring faith‑based productions. https://scadjobs.com/applicants/ Producer states: “Join our team of Central?quickFind=53122. For UNION/NON STAGE faithful Catholic artists, who are giving questions, contact human resources at their all to evangelize the culture [email protected]. ‘Chinglish,’ TX through theater and media.” Leonardo •• Salary provided. uit y •• Black Lab Theatre Houston is Defilippis, prod. UNION STAGE Eq casting “Chinglish,” a trans‑ ••Rehearsals start December 2012. Notices cultural comedy by David National tour begins February 2013. MD, Bay Theatre Henry Hwang. Troy Scheid, dir. ••Seeking—Actors: males and females, REALITY TV & Company ••Rehearsals begin April 10, 2013; 20‑35, with professional or college •• Bay Theatre Company (Arnold, MD) is runs May 9‑26 at the Asia Society acting experience, actors from all states DOCUMENTARY casting “Sister Mary Ignatius Explains Texas Center in Houston, TX. encouraged to apply. It All For You” and “The Actor’s ••Seeking—Peter Timms: male, 30‑40s, •• To apply, submit pix, résumés & video ‘The Giving Tree Documentary’ Nightmare.” Janet Luby, prod. artistic Caucasian Englishman. Miss Qiai/ Fil audition (see attached script) via ••Symphony 61 Productions is casting dir.; Christopher Durang, writer. Prosecutor Li: female, Chinese. Cai

m Backstage. “The Giving Tree,” documentary based ••Rehearsals begin Jan. 12; runs Feb. Guoliang: male, 40‑50, Chinese. Xi Yain: •• For more info, visit www. on the book by Shel Silverstein. Mark 8‑March 17, 2013 in Arnold, MD. female, 30‑40, Chinese. Bing/Judge Xu stlukeproductions.com. Kang, Peter Glebo, Marcus Cheong & ••Seeking—George Spelvin (“Actor’s Geming: male, 30‑40, Chinese. Zhao: •• Salary plus travel provided. Tim Hickson, prods. Nightmare”): 30‑40. Henry Irving female, Chinese. Note: Seeking one •• Shoot dates and locations TBA. (“Actor’s Nightmare”): 30‑40. Gary Caucasian male, three Asian females, ••Seeking—Talent Impacted by the Book: (“Sister Mary”): 30‑40, may also dou and two Asian males. All roles require males and females, all ages, all ethnici‑ ble as George Spelvin in “Actor’s fluent Mandarin Chinese. ties, to artistically share their experienc‑ Nightmare.” Aloysius (“Sister Mary”): •• Auditions will be held by appt. only in STUDENT FILMS es with the book through movement, 30‑40, may also double as George NYC and Houston, TX. To schedule an stories, re‑enactments, visuals, etc. Spelvin in “Actor’s Nightmare.” Thomas appt., email pix & résumés to info@ AAU, ‘Revision in Progress’ •• Filmed auditions will be held Oct. (“Sister Mary”): 7. blacklabtheatre.com. You may submit •• Veladri Productions is casting 25, 2‑9 p.m. at 526 W 26th St., Stu ••Auditions will be held Oct. 21, 5:30‑7 a video audition if you do not live in “Revision in Progress,” an HD RED dio 411, NYC (between Tenth and p.m. and Oct. 22, 6:30‑8 p.m. at the Bay the New York or Texas area. Casting EPIC grad narrative short for the Eleventh Aves.) Prepare to be on cam Theatre Company, 275 West St. (lower nationally. Academy of Art University, in which era for the audition. Producer states: level), Annapolis, MD. ••Professional pay, plus travel and lodg‑ a recently divorced father with some “Finalists will be called back to be •• To request a five‑minute appt. and ing provided. Equity Special Ap growing up to do faces down a deadline featured in the documentary with sides, email [email protected] (pre‑ pearance Contract, approval pending. with the help of his precocious celebrities.” ferred) or call (410) 268‑1333. daughter. Michael Stogner, coord. •• If you are unable to attend the audi‑ ••Prepare a two‑minute monologue •• Shoots Nov. 3 & 4 in San Francisco. tion, email links to video auditions and be prepared to read from sides. ••Seeking—Andrew: male, 35‑45, showing how you were impacted Bring pix & résumés, stapled Caucasian, father, snarky, hopeless, by the book to casting@thegiving‑ together. NONUNION STAGE rather immature, basically a big kid treedocumentary.com. •• For more information, visit www. but not in a good way, failed to accept •• For more info, visit www.thegiving‑ baytheatre.org. Texas Shakespeare Festival responsibility in his marriage which treedocumentary.com. •• Pays: $245 min./wk. Equity SPT 2 Season, TX caused its end, procrastinator extraor •• Some pay, copy, and credit provided. Contract. •• The Texas Shakespeare Festival dinaire, didn’t like his wife pushing (Kilgore, TX), a non‑Equity summer rep‑ him but it was the only thing keeping UT, Utah Shakespeare Festival ertory theater, is casting its 28th season. him working steadily and now he’s •• Utah Shakespearean Festival (Cedar Season includes “The Comedy of Errors,” blocked, relationship with Allie is City, UT) is casting its 2013 season. “The Winter’s Tale,” “The Foreigner,” strained because she’s sort of his con TRADESHOWS & Productions include: “Love’s Labours “Camelot,” and a children’s production. science ‑ a constant reminder of what Lost,” “The Tempest,” “King John,” Raymond Caldwell, founder‑artistic dir.; he should be doing and isn’t; LEAD. EVENTS “12 Angry Men,” “Anything Goes,” John Dodd, managing dir. Allie: girl, 9‑13, to play 11, any eth “Peter & The Starcatcher” (contract ••Rehearses May 18‑June 26, 2013 in nicity, Andrew’s daughter, very bright, Upscale Events, Cigar Dolls runs May 6‑Oct. 26, 2013) “Marvelous Kilgore, TX; performs June 27‑July 28, observant, perceptive, a constant •• Cigar Dolls, a company that supplies Wonderettes,” and “Richard II.” Brian 2013 in Kilgore, TX. Note: Contracts run chatterbox and more than a little female cigar rollers for upscale events, Vaughn & David Ivers, artistic dirs.; Lise May 18‑July 31, 2013. snarky, not precocious though just is seeking Latina females to add to their Mills, casting asst. ••Seeking—Principal Actors: 11 males Variety a regular kid who happens to absorb roster. Mark Pavlides, events manager. •• Summer season runs June 24‑Aug. 31, and four females, 18‑40s, all ethnicities, everything without looking like she •• Events are ongoing in Orlando and 2013 and fall season runs Sept. 21‑Oct. should have classical training and an does; co‑star. other major cities. 26, 2013 in Cedar City, UT. eagerness to work in a true rotating rep‑ ••Auditions will be held by appt. only ••Seeking—Latina Actresses: female, ••Seeking—All Roles: male and female. ertory ensemble; principal actors will be Oct. 21. Latina, 18‑40, gorgeous, fit, minimal Note: All company members will be cast cast in three of the five shows. Acting •• To schedule an audition appt. email acting experience is acceptable, no in two to three roles in rotating reper‑ Interns: five males and two females, pix & résumés to veladri.productions@ models, articulate, comfortable talking tory throughout their contracts. 18‑40s, all ethnicities; acting interns gmail.com. with strangers, must have a valid •• Equity Principal Auditions will be will be cast in three of the five shows R

eality •• Pays: $75, plus copy, credit, and meals. driver’s license with ability to rent cars held Oct. 24, 9 a.m.‑1 p.m. & 2‑5 p.m. and the children’s production. Note: Nonunion. when traveling, and must be available at the R. Haze Hunter Conference All actors should sing well enough for travel. Center, Southern Utah University, to be cast in “Camelot.” •• To submit, email at least three Building #11, The Whiting Rm., •• Also seeking staff—Theater pix, résumés, and dress size and/ 2nd fl., Cedar City, UT. Equity moni‑ Technicians. or measurements to compliance@ tor will not be provided; producer runs ••Auditions will be held by appt. only SINGERS cfcigars.com. all aspects of this call. To schedule an Dec. 7‑11 in NYC. •• For more info., visual references, appt., call Lise Mills at (435) 865‑8231, ••e To b considered for an NYC appt., SCAD Savannah, Vocal and link to a New York Times Mon.‑Fri., 10 a.m.‑5 p.m. email pix & résumés to auditions@ G

ig Instructor article about the company, visit •• Prepare two contrasting mono‑ texasshakespeare.com or send to TSF

s •• SCAD Savannah (Savannah, GA) is www.cigardolls.com. logues (one Shakespearean verse, Casting, 1100 Broadway, Kilgore, TX seeking staff. Michael Wainstein, •• Pays: $250‑$400/event plus tips. the other contemporary). You may 75662. NYC appt. submission deadline is contact. Travel expenses and company credit also prepare one short song (optional); Nov. 19, 2012. ••Full‑time position in Savannah, GA. card provided. an accompanist will be provided. If ••s TSF i also accepting electronic

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auditions (DVD or online videos). Lawrence, Liam Hemsworth two cousins of the Ewing dynasty and Electronic submissions should be & Woody Harrelson. Francis their conflicting views on gasoline, al emailed along with pix & résumés Lawrence (“I Am Legend”), dir. ternative energy, the inherited ranch, to auditions@texasshakespeare. ••Shooting Oct. 19 & 24 in Atlanta, Audition and the future of the family’s fortune

com. Hard copies should be sent to GA. and longevity at large.” Michael M. S t

TSF, Attn: Raymond Caldwell, 1100 ••Seeking—Upscale Party Guests: males Robin (“Nip/Tuck”), dir. age Broadway, Kilgore, TX 75662. Electronic & females, 45+, all ethnicities, distin Highlights ••Shooting in Dallas, TX. submission deadline is Feb. 8, 2013. TSF guished and affluent looking. National/regional ••Seeking—Upscale Business People: will also be holding auditions in Kilgore, ••To apply, email clcastingco@gmail. Thu. Oct. 18 males & females, 18+, any ethnicity, you TX on Feb. 22, 2013 and will attend the com with the subject line “Party ‑Age.” ME, ‘Last Gas’ must have upscale business attire. Unified Professional Theatre Auditions ••Include your contact info, age, height, ••To apply, email extras@legacycasting.

in Memphis, TN. weight, and three recent photos . com. M

••Experienced technicians should email ••Professional pay. SAG Background Fri. Oct. 19 ••Include your name, age, contact info, u s

a cover letter, résumé (including cur Contract. IL, ‘Once,’ B’way height, weight, state of residence, state ical rent mailing and email addresses) & two in which your license was issued if dif letters of recommendation to info@tex NC, ‘Iron Man 3,’ Military Men ferent than residence, and two recent s asshakespeare.com. Tech submission ••Tona B. Dahlquist Casting is casting Sat. Oct. 20 photos (headshot and full body). deadline is Feb. 8, 2013. background for “Iron Man 3” (working CO, ‘Everyman on the Bus’ ••Some pay. ••For more info, visit www.texasshake title: “Caged Heat”), a Marvel Studios FL, ‘Indecent Retribution,’ speare.com. feature film, starring Robert Downey Jr., Principal Roles ••Principal actors receive a $3,500 sti Gwyneth Paltrow, Ben Kingsley & Don Film pend, dormitory housing, 11 meals Cheadle. Shane Black (“Kiss Kiss Bang per week, and limited travel reim Bang”), writer/dir. Sun. Oct. 21 UNION/NON TV & bursement. Acting interns receive a • •Shooting October 27‑29 in NC. CO, ‘Everyman on the Bus’ $1,250 stipend, dormitory housing, and ••Seeking—Military Men: males, 20‑40, VIDEO 11 meals per week. any ethnicity, must have military or law MD, Bay Theatre Company enforcement background. PA, ‘Do No Harm,’ TV Series ••To apply, email cagedheatextras@ Mon. Oct. 22 ••Heery Casting in conjunction with NBC & TV gmail.com with the subject line is casting background for the TV series “Miliary.” IL, Walt Disney World, FL, Dancers “Do No Harm.” Project description: “A v

UNION CHORUS CALLS ••Include your contact info, height, PA, ‘Becky’s New Car’ brilliant neurosurgeon wrestles with his ideo weight, age and three recent photos. PA, ‘It’s A Wonderful Life: dangerous alter‑ego that threatens to IL, Walt Disney World, FL, ••Professional pay. SAG Background wreak havoc on his personal and profes A Live Radio Play’ Dancers Contract. sional life.” Diane Heery, casting director. ••Walt Disney World (Orlando, FL) is Toronto, Disney Cruise Line, ••Shooting through Jan. 2013 in Phil casting dancers for “Dream Along NM, The New Mexico Character Performers adelphia, PA. • With Mickey.” Kelly Goff & State Film Office, Open TX, ‘33 Variations’ & ‘Harvey’ •Seeking—Background: males & fe Jennifer Mahoney, casting dirs. y Call males, 18+, all ethnicities, all types. ••One‑year contracts begin Jan. Equit ••The New Mexico State Film Union and Non‑Union submissions 6, 2013. Show performs at the Notices Office is holding an open call, Wed. Oct. 24 accepted. Magic Kingdom Park at Walt where those interested in work UT, Utah Shakespeare Festival ••To apply, email heerytelevision@ Disney World Resort near Orlando, ing as Film & TV actors can sub gmail.com. FL. mit pix & résumés for distribution ••Include your name, contact info, ••Seeking—Dancers: male & female, 18+, to local casting directors, in a town hall For the full auditions calendar, height, weight, clothing sizes, union all ethnicities, must have strong ballet format. Project description: “Participants visit backstage.com/auditions status, union id number (if applicable), technique and be well‑versed in musical will have an opportunity to have their and a recent photo in business attire (no theatre style dance. Acting ability a plus, head shot taken which will be given to headshots). must be able to lip‑sync. Female dancers: casting agents in New Mexico. Those ••Shoot dates and locations TBD. ••Professional pay. AFTRA Contract. 5’3” and up; male dancers: 5’7” and up. who already have a headshot are encour ••Seeking—Dr. Moses Nebogipfel: ••Equity Chorus Calls will be held Oct. aged to bring them to the Town Hall 20s‑30s, intelligent, introverted, cocky, 22, 10 a.m. (male dancers) & noon (fe meeting and fill out the casting call regis somewhat aloof, always the outsider, is male dancers) at Hubbard Street Dance, tration form.” looking for the ‘Golden Age’ that is more 1147 West Jackson Blvd., Chicago, IL. ••Casting Oct. 24 in Carlsbad, NM & Oct. suited for someone of his mindset, a MUSICIANS & ••Equity Chorus rules are in effect; a 25 in Clovis, NM. slightly more refined version of Johnny monitor will be provided. Equity mem ••Seeking—Actors: males & females, all Depp’s Captain Jack Sparrow. Reverend COMPOSERS bers will have priority. Be warmed up ages. Elijah Ulysses Cook: 30s, whereas and ready to dance when call begins. ••Open call auditions will be held Oct. Nebogipfel is very unconventional, the SCAD Savannah, Vocal Wear form‑fitting attire to show silhou 24, 6‑7 p.m. at NMSU Carlsbad Campus highly‑educated clergyman Cook is Instructor ette. Dancers will learn ballet. Selected Auditorium (room 153), 1500 University much more grounded, the voice of rea ••SCAD Savannah (Savannah, GA) is dancers will learn advanced jazz. Bring Drive, Carlsbad, NM; Oct. 25, 5‑6 p.m. son for the duo, is also very curious and seeking staff. Michael Wainstein, pix & résumés, stapled together. at Clovis Civic Center, 801 Schepps inquisitive, and often finds himself in contact. Varie ••For more info, visit www.disney Boulevard, Clovis, NM. situations that make him question his ••Full‑time position in Savannah, GA. auditions.com. ••Bring pix & résumés to open beliefs. ••Seeking—Strong Vocal Instructor/ t

••Pays $15.55/hr., plus Equity Pen call. ••Email pix & résumés to eric@ Accompanist/Musical Arranger/ y sion, Equity 401K, and Disney ••For more info, visit www. newbabyproductions.com. Entertainer: male or female, any age Health provided. Relocation assistance nmfilm.com. ••For more information, visit http:// or ethnicity, to create a vibrant musical may be available to qualified performers ••No pay. www.chronicargonauts.com. presence on campus, experience/knowl hired into roles. Equity Disney World ••Professional pay, plus travel pro edge of cabaret performance and vocal Contract. ‘The Chronic Argonauts’ vided. Producer plans to apply for SAG pedagogy required. ••New Baby Productions is seeking Low Budget Film Agreement. ••For more details and to apply, visit known actors for “The Chronic Argo https://scadjobs.com/applicants/ nauts,” a film adaptation of the graphic Central?quickFind=53122. For questions, novel adapted from a short story by H.G. contact human resources at scadfacul UNION/NONUNION FILM Wells. A brilliant scientist in search of [email protected]. a golden age and a Victorian Methodist NONUNION FILM ••Salary provided. GA, ‘Hunger Games: Catching preacher journey from the hills of 19th Fire,’ Feature Film Century Wales through the time stream TX, ‘Dallas,’ TV Series ‘The Marvelous Won ••Catrett Locke Casting is casting back to the end of days. Producer states: “We ••Legacy Casting is casting back derettes,’ GA & Nat’l Tour ground for “Hunger Games: Catching are currently working on a script and ground for season two of “Dallas,” ••Springer Theatricals, the national Fire,” an action movie about a dystopian would like involve actors that will be of a Warner Horizon Television produced touring program of the Springer Opera world where the top entertainment in interest when pitching to producers/in TV series airing on TNT. Project de House (The State Theatre of Georgia) is volves teen combat. Starring Jennifer vestors.” Eric Mullarky, prod. scription: “A drama centered on the seeking a guitarist for its national tour of

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“The Marvelous Wonderettes.” Producer Dance: 5’2”‑5’9”, strong belt/mix, with summary of yourself and experience You Like It.” Project involves one week states: “This is a very challenging tour the ability to sing contemporary legit, with sales to castme4atvshow@gmail. of intensive Shakespeare training fol which includes many one‑nighters and strong acting and harmonizing skills com. Video submissions also accepted. lowed by local performances. Perform several sit‑downs in a wide variety of a must, advanced dance experience a Deadline for submissions is Oct. 25. ers then travel to the U.K. to participate venues.” Gil Hunter, assist. to prod. must. Male Dancers: 5’6”‑6’3”, suit size •• For more info, visit www.castme4at‑ in master classes with artists from the ••Contract will be for Oct. 23‑Nov. 17 in 36‑42, with athletic and toned bodies, vshow.com. Royal Shakespeare Company and Royal Columbus, GA. The production will tour must have strong technique in jazz, bal‑ •• Some pay, plus copy provided. Academy of Dramatic Arts—this year, January‑April 2013 nationally. let, tap, and hip‑hop, also must have with John Barton and Cicely Berry. ••Seeking—Guitarist: male, 18‑39, any partnering experience, and gymnastics ‘The Giving Tree’ Documentary Actors then perform and compete ethnicity, responsibilities include play‑ and acting skills a plus. Female Dancers: ••Symphony 61 Productions is casting against performers from 10 U.S. cities. ing late 50s/60s music for the musical 5’2”‑5’10”, dress size 0‑6, with athletic “The Giving Tree,” a documentary Ron Song Destro, prod. dir. revue “The Marvelous Wonderettes,” and toned bodies, must have strong based on the book by Shel Silverstein. ••One‑week Shakespeare intensive, re assisting with load‑in, load‑out, and technique in jazz, ballet, tap, and Mark Kang, Peter Glebo, Marcus hearsals, and performances run in vari sharing with driving duties; should be hip‑hop, also must have partnering Cheong & Tim Hickson, prods. ous cities including Los Angeles, San flexible and friendly. experience, and pointe and acting •• Shoot dates and locations TBA. Francisco, Portland, Orlando, Austin, •• Email résumés & references to ghunt‑ skills a plus (bring pointe shoes to ••Seeking—Talent Impacted by the Houston, Chicago, Boston, and Phila [email protected]. Indicate if the auditions, if applicable); Female Book: male and female, all ages and delphia. Performers then travel and you have theatrical experience. Showgirls: must be 5’8”‑5’11”. ethnicities, to share their experiences compete in the “OSC Shakespeare Slam” •• Salary, plus travel and lodging pro ••Note: All performers must be 20+ to ap‑ with the book artistically through May 22‑29 in the United Kingdom. vided. ply, and you must meet the listed height movement, stories, re‑enactments, vis ••Seeking—All Roles. Note: No nudity. and physical requirements at the time uals, etc. ••Auditions will be held by appt. only. To VA, ‘Christmas Town: A Busch of audition. •• Filmed auditions will be held Oct. 25, schedule an appt., email Destro@ Gardens Celebration!’ ••Auditions will be held Nov. 4 at 11 a.m. 2‑9 p.m. at 526 W. 26th St. (btwn. Tenth ShakespeareClass.org for info on sub‑ •• Busch Gardens Williamsburg is seek‑ (for singers; sign‑in 10 a.m.), at 2 p.m. & and Eleventh Aves.), Studio 411, NYC. mitting a video audition. Deadline to ing experienced musicians for (for dancers; sign‑in 1 p.m.), and at 5:30 Prepare to be on camera for the audition. submit is Dec. 2012‑Jan. 2013. “Christmas Town: A Busch Gardens p.m. (for female showgirls; sign‑in 4:30 Producer states: “Finalists will be called •• For more information about your spe‑ Celebration!” Producer states: “Busch p.m.) at The Rock Center for Dance, 700 back to be featured in the documentary cific city, visit www.ShakespeareClass. Gardens features many exciting oppor E. Silverado Ranch Blvd., Studios A & with celebrities.” org. tunities for instrumentalists throughout C, Las Vegas, NV 89123. Auditions are •• If you are unable to attend, email links •• No pay; fee for workshops, hotel and the year, including strings, woodwinds, also held throughout the year at vari‑ to video auditions showing how you airfare is $2,199. keyboardists, guitarists, percussionists ous locations across the U.S. and U.K., were impacted by the book to casting@ and traditional German and Irish in and audition‑video submissions are thegivingtreedocumentary.com. Summer Musical Theatre struments. Don’t miss this oppor‑ accepted from across the world; for •• For more info, visit www.thegiving‑ Intensives tunity to entertain, excite, engage video‑demo submission details and treedocumentary.com. •• Michael Jacobs Vocal Studio is seeking and inspire audiences through the a complete list of audition dates, •• Some pay, copy, and credit provided. participants for its summer musical the‑ power of music. A variety of con‑ times, and locations, visit www.sti‑ atre intensives. Company states: “Our tract lengths are available throughout lettoentertainment.com. summer program is a six‑week training the year.” Paul Russell, casting. ••Singers & singer‑dancers: At the au intensive for pre‑professionals inter‑ ••Christmas Town season runs Oct. ditions, you will learn a song from a ested in pursuing a professional career 22‑Dec. 31 at Busch Gardens, Wil STILETTO show; for the call‑backs, TRADESHOWS & in musical theatre. Students will train liamsburg, VA. bring a CD player with you to learn ad‑ with guest artists who have been, or are ••Seeking—Flutists, Electric Bass ditional music, and be prepared to sing a EVENTS currently working on Broadway and in Players, Saxophone Players, Violinists Broadway song of your choice a capella; professional theatre in NYC. Our teach‑ and Percussionists: must have the abil‑ bring comfortable dance clothes in case Upscale Events, Cigar Dolls ers include Broadway casting directors, ity to sight read, must be available dur‑ you are asked to stay. Dancers: You will •• Cigar Dolls, a company that supplies actors, dancers, coaches, producers, ing the above dates. be taught a challenging combination; female cigar rollers for upscale events, composers, choreographers, agents, •• For audition info and a link to the on‑ wear dance attire that shows off your is seeking Latina females to add to their vocal technicians, and other industry line application, visit http://www.talent‑ body (do not wear baggy clothes); all roster. Mark Pavlides, events manager. professionals. Whether you’re 13 or 30, searchbgw.com. dancers must wear dance shoes (no bare •• Events are ongoing in Orlando and our programming is structured for all ••Professional pay. feet or socks). other major cities. levels. Our program provides a unique ••Eight‑month contracts with pay, trav‑ ••Seeking—Latina Actresses: female, opportunity to train with performers el, and lodging provided. No cruise staff Latina, 18‑40, gorgeous, fit, minimal across a wide range of age groups, which duties required. acting experience is acceptable, no is what you encounter performing and models, articulate, comfortable talk‑ training professionally. Guest teachers CRUISE LINES ing with strangers, must have a valid include: Jamibeth Margolis, Gayle Seay, driver’s license with ability to rent cars Michael Biren, Carrie A. Johnson, Kristy NV, STILETTO Entertainment when traveling, and must be available Cates, Dan Petrotta, Danny Gardner, and ••STILETTO Entertainment is casting REALITY TV & for travel. William Wade, among others.” Michael singers, singer‑dancers, and dancers for •• To submit, email at least three pix, Jacobs, program dir.; Katrina Foy, act‑ production shows performing onboard résumés, and dress size and/or ing training advisor; Brooke Robyn

Variety DOCUMENTARY Holland America Line’s 15 luxury ves‑ measurements to compliance@cf‑ Dairman, dance training advi‑ sels with worldwide itineraries. James Real Salespeople cigars.com. sor; Stephanie Crugnola, program Nadeau & Jodie Stinebaugh, casting dirs. •• Nichole Bardin (casting dir.) is casting •• For more info, visual references, coordinator. ••Performances take place on an on a new reality series. Casting direc and link to a New York Times article ••NYCinMA intensive held at Massa going basis aboard Holland America’s tor states: “Looking to cast real sales about the company, visit www.cigar‑ chusetts Ballet, Framingham, MA. cruise ships, which travel worldwide. people. Have you ever been told that you dolls.com. NYCinLI intensive held at Dance Loft, ••Seeking—Male Singers Who Move Well: are a born salesman? Do you have a com‑ •• Pays: $250‑$400/event plus tips, travel Long Beach, NY. Both programs run 5’10”‑ 6’3”, suit size 36‑42, tenors/ petitive nature, determined spirit and expenses, and company credit card Mon.‑Fri. July 8‑Aug. 16, 2013. R

eality bari‑tenors with a solid G and developed a no nonsense attitude? If you’re street provided. ••Seeking—Aspiring Musical Theatre falsetto, with the ability to sing contem‑ smart, friendly, a jack‑of‑all‑trades who Performers: all ages & types. porary legit, strong acting and harmo‑ is quick on your feet, takes rejection in ••Auditions for both programs will be nizing skills a must. Female Singers Who stride and always tells it like it is, than held Nov. 2012 (early admission) and Move Well: 5’4”‑5”9”, dress sizes 2‑8, what are you waiting for? If those clos‑ March 2013 (regular admission) in NYC, strong belt/mix, with the ability to sing est to you know that you could sell ice GROUPS & Boston, MA & Providence, RI. contemporary legit, strong acting and to an Eskimo and you live by the motto •• For more info on NYCinMA, visit www. harmonizing skills a must. Male Singers ‘Always, Be, Closing’ we want to hear WORKSHOPS NYCinMA.com. For more info on Who Dance: 5’7”‑6’3”, suit size 36‑42, from you.” NYCinLI, visit www.NYCinLI.com. G

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Reviews ▶▶ John Jiler in “Ripe” “Though playwright-performer John Jiler deals provocatively with the subject of death, his show is vibrant with life. It is a story and performance that deserve a wider audience.” —Karl Levett on “Ripe” (Theater for the New City), backstage.com

PLAY N.Y. Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

By Erik Haagensen Tracy Letts, Amy Morton, Madison Dirks, and dward Albee’s “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” Carrie Coon in “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” may be 50 years old, but you’d never guess it from Steppenwolf Theatre Company’s jolting E revival at Broadway’s Booth Theatre. Under Pam uncomprehending Nick her husband’s love for her and the MacKinnon’s ruthlessly incisive direction, Tracy Letts and self-disgust that prevents its acceptance, Morton makes the Amy Morton—playwright and star of the celebrated “August: unsparing assessment heartbreaking in its helplessness. Critic’s Score Osage County”—reunite as a particularly well-matched As Nick and Honey, the unfortunate young couple who A+ George and Martha, whose epic battles are as dangerous blunder into this “Walpurgisnacht” (as Albee labels one of the PRODUCED BY as their need for each other is palpable. Albee’s ferocious acts), Madison Dirks and Carrie Coon match Letts and Morton Jeffrey Richards, Jerry and funny masterpiece couldn’t be better served. toe-to-toe. Dirks is at first all carefully contained masculinity Frankel, Susan Quint Gallin, Martha, a ball buster if ever there was one and a self- as Nick, playing the good boy to curry favor, but it’s not long Mary Lu Roffe, Kit Seidel, Amy described “earth mother,” is on the surface the showier role, before the actor gets to let out Nick’s smug self-satisfaction, Danis and Mark Johannes, and she can dominate the play. randy sexuality, and festering marital disappointment in Patty Baker, Mark S. Golub Martha, a ball Not this time around. Letts is an well-calibrated, increasingly inebriated flashes. Coon is a and David S. Golub, Richard buster if ever impressively visceral George, full more extreme Honey than usual, drunker faster, more out Gross, Jam Theatricals, there was one and of cunning and stealth even when of control, and less little girl lost. There’s a rancid edge of Cheryl Lachowicz, Michael l aff

S a self-described suffering humiliation at his wife’s resentment in her coexisting with the remains of innocence. In Palitz, Dramatic Forces/ “earth mother,” is hands. A well-respected Chicago combination Dirks and Coon are all-too-persuasive portray- Angelina Fiordellisi, Luigi and on the surface the actor long before he tried his luck ing Nick and Honey as an embryonic George and Martha. Rose Caiola, Ken Greiner, showier role, and at playwriting, Letts is especially Scenic designer Todd Rosenthal’s somewhat worse-for- Kathleen K. Johnson, Kirmser she can dominate successful at keeping George’s wear wood-paneled living room dominated by piles of Ponturo Fund, Will Trice, the play. Not this improvised navigation of this books and overstuffed beaten-up furniture encapsulates and GFour Productions ; Jiler: Jonathan

w time around. drunken evening of nasty game its owners’ emotional lives. Nan Cibula-Jenkins’ costumes playing active. Letts is utterly briskly complement character, and Allen Lee Hughes’ CAST BY plausible as an intellectual academic, but his George isn’t surprisingly bright lighting trains a laser beam on the Erica Daniels ineffectual; that’s just his protective coloring. Upon delivering proceedings, which at play’s end renders emotionally the killer blow, the actor makes George’s concern for Martha resonant the growing interior darkness contrasted against SCHEDULE as genuine as his satisfaction in his hard-won superiority. the nascent glow of day as seen through a window. Opened Oct. 13 for Morton’s Martha is a matter-of-fact gorgon, less self- It’s only been seven years since Broadway last saw this play, an open run consciously outsize than is customary. This Martha rises in a superb production starring Kathleen Turner and Bill Irwin. to the heights of cruelty required more out of need than Steppenwolf’s account doesn’t erase those memories; it creates LOCATION relish, and Morton isn’t afraid to highlight the charac- its own. The chance to see a great play in a great production The Booth Theatre

“Virginia Woolf”: Michael Brosilo ter’s vulnerabilities. When in Act 3 Martha explains to an doesn’t come along all that often. Here’s your chance.

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bracingly fresh interpretation of up unexpectedly on the battlefield While most the title role by the Tony-winning having made her way through ene- actors play this Douglas Hodge, I suddenly found my lines on the strength of her fem- iconic romantic myself emotionally engaged inine charms, she arrives in male as a flamboyant in this unlikely love triangle. attire but looks so fetching that her peacock in This is a “Cyrano” that sings. success feels entirely appropriate. thrall to his The poet-soldier with the Soller is not the model-handsome “panache,” Hodge oversize proboscis, of course, is the hunk usually cast as Christian. creates a bantam show, and Hodge devours the role Oh, he’s an attractive guy, but he’s rooster, scrappy from his initial, highly theatrical also on the short and slight side. and snapping entrance. But while most actors His Christian is a bit of a nerd, and and driven by play this iconic romantic as a Soller stresses the lad’s crippling a ferocious flamboyant peacock in thrall to his insecurity with women, lending anger at life’s “panache,” Hodge creates a bantam him a vulnerability that helps unfairness rooster, scrappy and snapping and to diminish the shallowness of and his own driven by a ferocious anger at life’s Roxane’s instant attraction to him. outsider status. unfairness and his own outsider Patrick Page is coolly understat- Douglas Hodge in status that undermines his self- ed as Comte de Guiche, Roxane’s “Cyrano de Bergerac” worth. Not only does it make his duplicitous foppish cousin, who lifelong undeclared love for Roxane wants her for his own. The rest more believable; it also allows of the 13-person, mostly male By Erik PLAY N.Y. for an unlikely but growing bond supporting cast does sturdy work, Haagensen with his rival that undercuts the ripping through the creaky begin- masochism inherent in his efforts ning exposition (it takes 45 minutes Cyrano de to woo Roxane for Christian. While before Roxane tells Cyrano of her Critic’s Score

Hodge doesn’t stint in milking feelings for Christian and sets the B+ ade W

every drop of showiness he can, the plot in motion) and decorative PRODUCED BY c ri Bergerac actor never fails to anchor Cyrano’s comic antics with alacrity. Soutra Roundabout Theatre E behavior in a bruised humanity, Gilmour’s simple two-tiered unit Company ama”:

must confess that I’ve never and the result is bewitching. set of flaking brick arches and M been a great fan of Edmond It’s not just Hodge’s fine work, subdued, autumnal-hued cos- CAST BY Rostand’s “Cyrano de Bergerac,” however, that puts the proceedings tumes, under Japhy Weideman’s Jim Carnahan and alfer; “

though it is indisputably a over. Equally fine are Clémence dappled lighting, nicely comple- Carrie Gardner G er Canning

I t beloved classic. I generally find Poésy, a French actor with substan- ment Lloyd’s subtler approach. un ”: Jeff s Roxane to be a ninny, Christian a tial theater credits in her native I suppose it’s possible that SCHEDULE H

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a fool for wasting his heart on RADA-trained newbie, as the young as taken with Lloyd’s interpretation A ere

them. But in English director Jamie lovers. She is a gamine Roxane, as I was. Nevertheless, I would urge LOCATION H Lloyd’s tart reconsideration, using poised, intelligent, insouciant, everyone to check out Roundabout The American egg; “

Ranjit Bolt’s tersely colloquial and filled with a light confidence. Theatre Company’s thought- Airlines Theatre s d Krieger; “ o E new translation and featuring a When Poésy’s young lady shows ful, committed production. R ion”: also playing: N.Y. t Full reviews online. Visit backstage.com ive; “Cre a reedom”: Carol t F Cre a s alling ,” “ F Jame ; “ c s u a a c Is ar M pr ay ”: s

Falling Don’t Go Gentle The Freedom of the City Heresy air H le”: Joan Critic’s Score: A- Critic’s Score: B Critic’s Score: C+ Critic’s Score: F t z; “ en t Schedule Opened Oct. 15 for an open run Schedule Oct. 14–Nov. 4 Schedule Oct. 14–Nov. 25 Schedule Oct. 11–Nov. 4 G o G Location The Minetta Lane Theatre Location The Lucille Lortel Theatre Location The Irish Repertory Theatre Location The Flea Theater hwar t Bottom Line A family deals with an Bottom Line A quintet of sterling Bottom Line This 1973 Brian Friel Bottom Line Not having an idea for a play c on’ overgrown, aggressive son with autism performances redeems Stephen play about the protest in Northern hasn’t stopped A.R. Gurney from writing D in Deanna Jent’s fascinating, precisely Belber’s schematic new drama about Ireland known as “Bloody Sunday” is one, and the result is this limp and tedious observed play that doesn’t really go a septuagenarian attempting to atone deeply felt, but its Brechtian structure religious satire at the Flea Theater.

anywhere but doesn’t have to. for what he sees as his misguided life. proves less than compelling. “Cyrano,” “ “Tape”: Craig S

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Pathos? Most certainly. While The role of listening to a particularly tender Krapp is one of memory from his younger days, the loneliest in Hurt’s Krapp cradles the tape classical drama, recorder as he would a lover, his and Hurt—his eyes seeming to retreat even head twitching further into his head. Krapp occasionally interacts only with himself to see whether via his voice on a now 30-year- somebody old tape that he is constantly might finally be rewinding or pushing past as coming—makes us sweet recollections turn bitter. feel every pang. The role is one of the loneliest in John Hurt in classical drama, and Hurt—his “Krapp’s Last Tape” head twitching occasionally to see whether somebody might finally be coming— PLAY L.A. or certainly to this role. “Tape,” makes us feel every pang. which Hurt previously performed And every surprise. Faced with in London, Dublin, at the the more robust and confident Krapp’s Last Tape Brooklyn Academy of Music, voice of his 39-year-old self, this and in a 2000 TV adaptation, Krapp seems not to recognize By Evan ights up on a man, his is a showpiece and a tragedy his words, his voice, or his life Henerson face deeply lined, his eyes in miniature. The performer, observations. The absurdity red and sunken, his hair directed by Michael Colgan of over a dictionary definition

ade silver and in messy tufts. Dublin’s Gate Theatre, leaves no (“the state—or condition—of W L c A thrift store wouldn’t sell the actorly stop unpulled. In fact, being—or remaining—a widow—or ri

E pants or shoes he’s wearing. His he’s putting on a veritable clinic. widower”) leads to frustration hands splay across the front of Comedy? It’s there, from the or befuddlement rather than ama”:

M the desk at which he is seated near obscene delight Krapp takes amusement. Even with his voice Critic’s Score as though they are anchoring in holding a banana in his mouth at full if dying-breath strength, A- him in place. For easily a full to the Chaplinesque twirl of his the claim that “Perhaps my best PRODUCED BY alfer; “

G minute, the man does not move. cane and a bit of cat-and-mouse years are gone. But I wouldn’t Center Theatre Group er Canning t Not even a blink. The man’s with the light borders. When he want them back. Not with the fire and Gate Theatre Dublin un ”: Jeff s H resemblance to playwright Samuel chuckles along with a humorous in me now” still rings hollow.

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H “Krapp’s Last Tape” represents laughs are contagious. Beckett, own mortality have? Beckett his Los Angeles stage debut, even at his bleakest, sees plenty knew this so well. So does John LOCATION egg; “ s John Hurt is no novice to the of humor in this crazy puzzle Hurt, via what is becoming a Kirk Douglas Theatre d Krieger; “ o E R stage, to the works of Beckett, we call the human condition. career-defining performance. ion”: t also playing: L.A. Full reviews online. Visit backstage.com ive; “Cre a reedom”: Carol t F Cre a s alling ,” “ F Jame ; “ c s u a a c Is ar M pr ay ”: s

air Hairspray Creation Bad Apples Surviving Mama H le”: Joan t Critic’s Score: A Critic’s Score: A- Critic’s Score: B- Critic’s Score: D z; “ en t G Schedule Oct. 12–28 Schedule Oct. 13–Nov. 11 Schedule Oct. 13–Dec. 1 Schedule Oct. 12–Nov. 18 o G Location Plummer Auditorium Location The Theatre @ Boston Court Location Atwater Village Theatre Location Edgemar Center for the Arts hwar t c Bottom Line 3-D Theatricals gives Bottom Line Kathryn Walat’s Bottom Line Circle X Theatre Co. has Bottom Line Navigating Sonia Levitin’s on’ D the hit 2002 Broadway musical an contemporary meditation on the schism brought together a stellar cast for this well-meaning memory play with no exuberant, explosive, and highly between science and soul is fascinating provocative world-premiere musical dramatic structure, overacting co- satisfying staging that evokes the in a gorgeous but somewhat overwrought about the Iraqi prisoner abuse at Abu stars, and bumbling direction, one

“Cyrano,” “ “Tape”: Craig S innocence of the early 1960s. production directed by Michael Michetti. Ghraib, but the show needs editing. valiant actor does her best to survive.

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a notion strikes you as odd, “Alex to live. Wanting to lose his virginity, we’re inundated by painfully shallow Don’t let her long K Cross” won’t do much to change he hires Cheryl (Helen Hunt), a sex characters. lashes and cute face your mind. Playing the titular detec- surrogate who meets with him over tive made famous by author James a series of sessions to help rid him of The weekend’s most adven- deceive you. This hville”:

Patterson, the writer-director-mogul his sexual hang-ups. “The Sessions” turous offering, “Holy Motors,” Nas ; “ steps away from the Madea fat suit may sound like a cynical amalgam defies easy categorization, but let’s g in

and tries his hand at being a leading of different Oscar-bait elements—a give it a shot. A man named Monsieur as

man, but despite his best efforts this disabled character, an inspirational Oscar (Denis Lavant) wakes up for ele R

is a pretty mediocre thriller. In the true story—but Hawkes and Hunt’s work and gets into the back of a a film Cross tangles with a dangerous sweet, sad rapport makes you care limo, where he’s handed a series of

serial killer (Matthew Fox) while about these two lonely souls. As for “appointments” for the day. Each of ndomin I director Rob Cohen tries but fails to William H. Macy, who plays O’Brien’s these requires him to play a differ- inject suspense into their cat-and- unconventional priest, the usually ent role—in one, he’s a homeless

mouse struggle. Cohen isn’t helped fine actor gets a little too cutesy for beggar; in another, he’s a motion- ; “holy ”: s by his star, who never satisfyingly my taste, allowing the film to trip capture performer—but for what

conveys his character’s imposing into glibness. purpose? And on whose instruction? rikoni T intellect or his gradual descent into French filmmaker Léos Carax isn’t backstage.com as darkness as he becomes consumed “Nobody Walks” isn’t the concerned with concrete explana- Get full weekly recaps of your favorite shows with capturing his prey. The sluggish first film to suggest that rich, suc- tions. Instead, his beautifully surreal ichol N “Alex Cross” only springs to life when cessful L.A. couples aren’t as happy drama aspires to something far more power-hungry vixen Giancarlo Esposito shows up as a as they appear, but it’s certainly profound, turning Oscar’s bizarre day obody ”:

magnetic underworld figure. Warn- among the most frustrating. Featur- and night into a metaphor for the wants what she wants, N ; “ ing: All he gets is one scene. ing some strong performances from many guises and seasons every life and she’ll probably get a Rosemarie DeWitt, Olivia Thirlby, must go through. As our shape-shift- A crowd pleaser at this John Krasinski, Justin Kirk, and India ing hero, Lavant brings an emotional it. The pop-star-with- . Golonk

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