The Train Driver – Long Wharf Theatre
New Haven, CT
LORT D; $555/week minimum
1st Rehearsal: September 28, 2010. Runs: October 27 – November 21

Seeking:
Roelf: Male late 30s – 50: A white South African train driver. Filled with pent up rage and sorrow. Tremendously commanding. Must be able to learn and handle Afrikans dialect.

Simon: Male 55 – 70s: An old black South African grave digger. Simple, big-hearted, poor. A man of gravitas. Must be able to learn and handle African dialect.

NYC auditions will be held by appointment only on a date to be determined. Seeking submissions from Actors’ Equity Members only for these auditions.

For consideration, mail picture and resume to:
Calleri Casting
70A Greenwich Avenue #162
New York, NY 10011
ATTN: Train Driver-AEA member

Writer: Athol Fugard
Director: Gordon Edelstein
Casting: Calleri Casting, James Calleri

Contact Email: **************

We are doing a two week workshop and in-progress showing of “East Toward Home,” a new movement-theater piece in development in New York City in late July – early August. Performers will be paid a stipend at market rate for rehearsals and performance.

Starting immediately, we are looking for an actor to play the role of Woody (M, age range 40 – 60) Based on Woody Guthrie, telling stories adapted from historical anecdotes of his life. Performer needs strong storytelling, acting, and singing skills. Good guitar self-accompaniment skills are a definite bonus, though not absolutely necessary.

AND/OR

YOUTH (age range 20 – 40) – Fleeing from a New York Jewish left-wing background, a Woody Guthrie wanna-be, streetwise but book-smart, on a quest for his identity on a quest for a sense of self. A searcher, recounting his adventure hitch-hiking around America following in the footsteps of Woody Guthrie, his cultural hero, looking for his own voice. Moves/dances well, with good folksinging voice. Youthful.

Contact ASAP – Billy Yalowitz – $700 stipend!

Contact Email: byalowitz@dca.net

Abingdon Theatre Company 2010 Season
Equity Seasonal Showcase Code; stipend
General Manager: Danny Martin
Casting Director: William Schill

IN SANCTUARY
By Al Letson. Director: Rob Urbinati
1st rehearsal: 3/08/11. Show runs through: 4/17/11.

Seeking:
Al: African American, early 30s. Gentle, warm and compassionate. Able to speak and communicate directly to an audience clearly, effortlessly, and naturally. A “slam poet” and thus, needs to speak and move in a more heightened style. Plays many characters, young and old, male and female, so versatility is essential. A deep soulful, complex man.

Equity Principal Auditions: Tuesday, August 17, 9 AM – 5 PM at the
Abingdon Theatre Co, Dorothy Streslin Theatre312 West 36th Street -

Prepare a brief contemporary monologue.

Contact Email: **************

‘Birthday Cake’ is an independent short film about two young men with contrasting values and their way of life, and its theme centers on a Bible verse, ‘Whatever you did not do for one of the least of these, you did not do for me.’ The story follows these men who are having their birthdays on the same day; they encounter similar events and same people, but their end of day turn out to be quite different.

Non Union:
Caucasian Male / 25-30 yrs. / Tae is an extremely good-looking, tall, well-dressed, successful doctor who is having a greatest birthday. Tae acquires a million dollar deal from a donor couple for his hospital.

Hispanic Male / 25-30 yrs. / A well-mannered, kind, and loving Juan always rides his bicycle everywhere in the city. He works at a Burger Joint. Juan is a good Samaritan character who can’t pass by those in need.

Middle Eastern Female / 31-40 yrs. / Salid loves to bake cakes for others. She is a nanny for Tae’s daughter, and a dear friend of Juan.

Male / Any yrs. / An extremely obese man on a wheelchair. He is unable to cross the street.

Male / Any yrs. / A homeless man on street, who devours food as he recieves from Juan

Caucasian Female / 6-10 yrs. / Haily does not get to spend much time with her successful parents. With her nanny, Salid, she makes a birthday card for his dad, Tae.

Either gender / 51-60 yrs. / An extremely rich couple gives a million-dollar donation to the hospital in memory of his child who was diagnosed with eye-cancer.

Either gender / 15-17 yrs. / Kids trying to steal a bike. A very short scene.

Either gender / Any yrs. / Rich, well-dressed friends of Tae are throwing a surprise birthday party at his luxurious manhattan apartment.

This is a Non-paying job, but actors will be provided with a copy of the film. The filming will be held during the first and second week of August, mostly on weekends. This is a great opportunity to work with young, talented, and professional crew. The film will be submitted to numerous film festivals. please send your resume, headshots or photos via email. AUDITION – July 29th, Thursday @ Promise Theater -

Contact Email: dk5706@gmail.com

New York Detective Crime Thriller Webisode Series.
Pilot to begin shooting in early September.

While investigating a mysterious murder in the tunnels under Manhattan, two detectives make a terrifying discovery, and find themselves caught in the middle of a sinister game of life and death.

Detective Victoria Youngblood – Female – Early to mid 30’s. Spanish background, a Michele Rodriguez type, tough! Must be able to handle physically demanding scenes while delivering key performances.

Detective Nick Deeds – Male – Late 40’s to mid 50’s Must be able to portray a seasoned detective. Race not important just looking for the right person.

Urban Explorers – Two Males and Two Females – Early to Mid 20’s Actors with Rock climbing experience who will be comfortable in physically demanding scenes and tight underground urban spaces.

Please email headshots and experience to. If available please send links of reels or performances to the same email. Possible compensation for some roles.

Contact Email: castmenyc@gmail.com

Trans-Euro Express – Irish Arts Center, in association with Fundamental Theater Project Mini
$402/week minimum.

1st reh: 8/23/10. Runs 9/15-10/3 (W-Sa @ 8; Sa @ 2; Su @3).

US/NY premiere. An aspiring filmmaker, a singer-songwriter, an actress and a Dutch artist embark on a fast-paced Eurorail journey to shoot a no-budget music video. In just under one week, the epic race from Dublin to Amsterdam to Berlin to Prague will test the limits of friendship and allow no one to return home the same.

Ballard: Man, mid 30s-40s. Aspiring filmmaker whose artistic ambitions have been stifled by the demands of daily life.

Gram: Man, late 20s. Singer-songwriter who has received his first big break with a record deal. Hopeful and excited to be embarking on his career.

Fleur: Dutch woman, early 30s. Artist whose serene demeanor belies her edgy contemporary art creations.

Anna: Mid 20s. Character is a laid-back actress with a quirky outlook.

Note: For all roles other than Fleur, seeking versatile actors with a strong command of an Irish accent. All roles are available.

Equity Principal Auditions: Thursday, July 29 & Friday, July 30, 10 AM – 6PM both days. (Lunch from 1:30 – 2:30)
@ Irish Arts Center, 553 West 51st Street

Please prepare a brief, contemporary dramatic monologue.

Exec Dir: Aidan Connolly
Program and Production Mgr: Joanna L. Groarke
Writer: Gary Duggan
Dir: Chris Henry

Contact Email: **************

Casting Wednesday July 21 from 2:00Pm to 8:Pm @ 433 West 204 take the #1 Train to 207

E3outlaws Productions Casting call for a Spanish play (Pay)
“Los Amantes Del Alto Manhattan” by Theodoris Castellano a play based by William Shakespeare Romeo & Juliet we are looking for:

Character breakdown:

Robert (Romeo 18-25 be able to speak Spanish, Good Looking, preppy, Latin look)

Sr.Montes (Romeo’s father 40 & up Be able to speak Spanish)

Sra. Castro (Julia’s Mother 40 & up Be able to speak Spanish)

Vivi (Julia’s Sister 18 to 25 Be able to speak Spanish)

Abraham (18-22 look up to Mercucio Be able to speak Spanish)

Ben (18-24 Poet Romeo’s Cousin Be able to speak Spanish)

Sanson (18- 26 Be able to speak Spanish)

Police officer (20 & up Be able to speak Spanish)

This characters do not need to be Spanish Speaker
2 paramedic ( 18 & up)!

Contact Email: **************

Auditions for a reading of Reality Daytrips, a new play by James MacBean, directed by Tom Slot, and stage managed by Amanda Raymond. This is a work in development that will be expanded and receive a full staging in late 2010/early 2011. Seeking non union actors who are interested in helping to explore the script in its current form and flesh out the characters. Very quick rehearsal process so looking for actors who are willing to dive right in and hit the ground running. Rehearsal and Performance will be held at Roy Arias Theatre. Please do not submit unless you can make all rehearsals and performance dates. Please submit headshot and resume via email. In your email, please specify a one hour time period that you are available to audition. You will be given a 5 minute time slot for your audition. This is an unpaid project.

Auditions:
Sunday August 1st.
Noon to 3 PM
Room 402 A

Rehearsals:
Wednesday August 4th and Thursday August 5th
6 PM to 9 PM

Performance:
Friday August 6th
6PM to 9 PM

Seeking:

Susan MaitLand: Fifty years old. A frail woman in a verbally abusive marriage.

Mr. MaitLand: Sixty years old. A blunt man with impossibly high expectationsof his family.

Rusty MaitLand: Early thirties. The life of the party.

Orsin MaitLand: Mid twenties. College graduate. Caught in life pattern he is trying to break out of.

Roxanne: Orsin¹s girlfriend. The girl next door.

Tom Slot
————————–
Actor – Musician – Teacher
www.tomslot.com – Official website
www.fatherofsongs.com – A New Musical By Tom Slot

Contact Email: realitydaytrips@gmail.com

EMBLEM HEALTH – INTERNET VIDEO – NO UNION JURISDICTION
RATE: $1500 flat for shoot day + equivalent to union scale for travel days (2) – Production Co: Featherstone Productions.

EmblemHealth is producing Spanish-language video for their website and seeking the following:

WOMAN #1 – 65+, Puerto Rican woman. She needs to be a fluent Spanish speaker with a Puerto Rican dialect. Her dialect needs to be natural and unquestionably Puerto Rican. She needs to be an active senior in good health & attractive, warm, engaging, and genuine and yet authoritative and trusted. Good
prompter skills a plus.

WOMAN #2 – 40s or 50s, Puerto Rican woman. She needs to be a fluent Spanish speaker with a Puerto Rican dialect. Her dialect needs to be natural and unquestionably Puerto Rican. She should be attractive, warm, engaging, genuine, yet authoritative and trusted. Good prompter skills a plus.

SUBMIT ASAP
BARBARA BARNA CASTING
249 SMITH STREET PMB 122
BROOKLYN, NY 11231

Auditions: July 22 & 23 — NYC

Ad Agency: Thomasarts
Client: Emblem Health
Casting Director: Barbara Barna
Shoots: August 3rd, 2010
Travel: August 2nd & August 4th, 2010
Location: Salt Lake City, UT

Contact Email: **************

Behelian, SAG contract film, Boston, MA.

We would like to speak to camera operators that own and operate a 720p camera capable of true 24p, 16×9 operation.

We are filming a large fight scene and may need several cameras.
Please forward your resume, contact info and links of your work via email -

Also a few PA and crew positions available!

Contact Email: woody@altruistfilms.com

The Cosby Program Calling for Submissions from TV and Feature Writers!

A Call for Submissions From TV and Feature Writers
The Guy Hanks & Marvin Miller
Screenwriting Program
Sponsored by Dr. Bill & Camille Cosby

Los Angeles, CA — Starting its seventeenth year, THE GUY HANKS & MARVIN MILLER SCREENWRITING PROGRAM aka The Cosby Program, will be accepting applications from July 15th to September 15, 2010. This program was established by Dr. Bill and Camille Cosby at the University of Southern California’s School of Cinematic Arts. Unaffiliated with USC, the goal of the Hanks-Miller Program is to develop the pool of qualified African-American writers in the entertainment industry.

This program meets twice a week in the evenings for 15-weeks beginning February, 2011. It is designed to assist writers in completing a television or feature script, while giving them the opportunity to examine African-American history, culture and iconography. Tuition is free to those selected!

Our program is not designed for beginning-level writers. We are seeking writers who have taken the initiative to study television or feature writing through workshops or classes; though a degree in cinematic writing or film-making is not required. In an industry that is extremely competitive, we have found our greatest success in assisting those who have a strong foundation in television or screen writing and have a body of work and training to show for their efforts. Writers selected for this program usually have no produced credits, but are on the brink of great success. They are able to use the product and the relationships they create in this unique workshop environment to advance their careers. The Hanks-Miller Program is credited with introducing more successful African-American writers into the entertainment industry than any other program of its type.

Our alumni are highly respected and sought after. They are a primary recruiting source for the Disney Writing Fellowship, the Fox Diversity Program, the CBS Television Program, the Nickelodeon Writers’ Program and the Warner Brothers Comedy and Drama Writing Program. Our alumni are represented by top agencies including UTA, William Morris, ICM , APA and CAA, to name a few.

Our writers have been recognized by organizations including the NAACP; while the Program itself has been recognized by the California Governor’s office, a State Senator and the Los Angeles Mayor’s office.

We invite you to apply or re-apply to our program. We are always seeking writers with talent and a drive for success.

For more information or to obtain an application visit our website at http://www.CosbyProgram.com/

Contact Email: CosbyProgram@yahoo.com

Producer Jacqueline Wade is seeking the following actors/actresses for upcoming NYC stage production, BLACK PANTHER WOMEN:

THREE AFRICAN AMERICAN FEMALES (20-30yrs.).

ONE LATINO or AFRICAN AMERICAN MALE (20-30yrs).

ONE CAUCASIAN MALE (40-50yrs).

ONE CAUCASIAN FEMALE (20-30yrs).

Please send all headshots/resumes ASAP!

Contact Email: womenofcolorfilm@gmail.com

PHILADELPHIA CASTING
Philadelphia Urban Theatre Festival Workshop presents: Auditions for ‘Roost’

Seeking African-American/Latino Actors to participate in the workshop production of “Roost” a new play by L. E. Colston II

Seeking:

Derek: A man in his twenties, haunted by the gruesome murder of his father. He returns back home after being gone for several years. Mysterious, street smart, deeply haunted by his traumatic childhood. He returns home to reclaim the house his father was murdered in.

Chance: A man in his thirties, veteran of the Iraq war. Possibly wrestles with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder kept only at bay with prescription medication. A wild card with a twisted sense of humor.

Cheryl: A woman in her forties, recently released from prison after 20 years. She struggles desperately with her strong religious beliefs and her heroine addiction.

Crawford: A man in his fifties, a recently divorced homicide detective barely keeping it together after the loss of his only son in Iraq. He tries coping with alcohol.

Eddie: A man in his forties, a nosey drunk who makes it his business to know what’s going on in every one else’s lives. It’s often difficult to tell when he’s telling the truth. Loyal, talkative, unafraid to speak his mind even if it gets him into trouble… and it usually does.

Faith: {already cast} A woman in her twenties, successful businesswoman trying hard to forget her meager beginnings while trying to put the pieces of her fractured childhood behind her. She is determined to sell the house her father was murdered in.

To schedule an audition please submit a headshot & resume -

Contact Email: lecolston@gmail.com

We are currently producing a seven minute HD Video presentation that requires actors and actresses. We are a New Jersey based company, with a 30-year history, dedicated to the design, development and implementation of multi-media presentations to the help inform and educate individuals in the HealthCare field.

The following is a list of the roles we want to secure talent for:

Characters Needed:
Male/Female – 20 to 30 year old Motorcycle shop clerk
Male – 31 Year old Motorcycle Mechanic
Male – 40 to 50 year old Motorcycle Shop owner
Male – 20 to 30 year old Mechanic Coworker
Female – 25 to 30 year old Girlfriend
Male – 40 to 50 year old Doctor

Non speaking roles:
Women – 20 to 30 year old bar patrons
Men – 20 to 30 year old misc characters

PLEASE E-mail YOUR RESUME AND A RECENT PHOTOGRAPH OF YOURSELF -

WE WILL BE SHOOTING THE VIDEO DURING THE WEEK OF JULY 19th. The photograph should be a JPEG.

PAY: TBD

Contact Email: GFEEHAN@GWFAssociates.com

Sister Act – Broadway / Production Contract; $1605/week minimum
Rehearsals: Early 2011. Performances: Spring 2011

Seeking:
Female Ensemble Dancers: 18 – 55, all ethnicities. Great singers and strong movers of all types, shapes, and sizes. Should have style and the ability to play various characters—including nuns—and understudy principal roles. Also seeking women to play KAY-T and LA ROSA (Caucasian/Latina; low-rent, big-haired wannabe Pointer Sisters, whose moves are smooth and attitude sassy. All need very strong legit and belt voices.

Male Ensemble Dancers: 20 – 55, all ethnicities. Great singers (with disco falsetto) and strong movers of all ethnic types, shapes, and sizes. Should have style and the ability to play various small roles and understudy principal roles.

Equity Chorus Call / Dancers: Tuesday, July 27, 2010
10 AM – Equity female dancers
2 PM – Equity male dancers
@
Pearl Studios
500 Eighth Avenue, 12th Floor

Be warmed and ready to dance. Women should wear character heels. After dancing you may be asked to sing, so prepare 16 bars of a pop song, disco song, or contemporary musical theatre song in the style of Alan Menken. Bring sheet music; accompanist provided.
Bring picture and resume, stapled together.

Producers: Whoopi Goldberg & Stage Entertainment
Music: Alan Menken
Lyrics: Glenn Slater
Book: Cheri Steinkellner & Bill Steinkellner
Director: Jerry Zaks
Choreographer: Anthony van Laast
Musical Supervisor: Michael Kosarin
General Manager: 321 Theatrical Management
Casting: Telsey + Company

Contact Email: **************

The PAZ (Peace A toZ) After-school Program is a product of a shared commitment by P.S. 214 and Morningside Center for Teaching Social Responsibility to educate the hearts and minds of our youth through conflict resolution, cooperative games and sports, academic help, art, and community service. We are currently seeking a teaching artist in ballroom dancing, Music Instruction, Theater, Art, and Poetry.

Responsibilities:
1. Work with Program Director to design a curriculum that is aligned with program goals.
2. Facilitate instruction for a group of 15 elementary students 2-3 days a week from 3pm-6pm.
3. Lead students in special presentations and community projects.

Qualifications:
1. Two years experience or advanced degree in one of the following areas: ballroom dancing, music instruction, theatre, poetry or art.

2. Commit for the whole school year.

3. Personal Portfolio of current or past work, if possible.

4. Must have a sense of humor and love working with children.

PAY – $20-$25 Hourly*

How to Apply:
Please email cover letter and resume and a sample of your work to:

Paz Program Director
Vanessa Tricoche

Contact Email: bestpeacejob@me.com

New Federal Theatre (www.newfederaltheatre.org) is accepting submissions for KNOCK ME A KISS by Charles Smith. Directed by Chuck Smith. Equity showcase. Some pay.

Please e-mail pictures and resumes to Lawrence Evans. Auditions will be held by appointment only on August 13, 2010. Callbacks are scheduled for August 16th.

1st rehearsal: October 18, 2010.
The show runs November 10 – December 5, 2010. Performances are Wednesday – Sunday (two performances on Saturdays -and an adjusted Thanksgiving week schedule) at Henry Street Settlement’s Abrons Arts Center/Recital Hall in lower Manhattan.

On April 9, 1928, Countee Cullen was married to Yolande DuBois, the daughter of W. E. B. DuBois. The Reverend Cullen, Countee’s father, officiated over the wedding which W. E. B. DuBois called “the symbolic march of young and black America . . . it was a new race, a new thought, a new thing rejoicing in a ceremony as old as the world.” Two months later, Countee Cullen sailed to Paris with the best man from the wedding, Harold
Jackman, leaving Yolande, his young bride, behind. Yolande was granted a divorce from Countee on December 9, 1929. This play is a fictional account inspired by those factual events.
Time: 1928 Place: Harlem.

SEEKING THE FOLLOWING CHARACTERS:

YOLANDE DU BOIS: Black woman. The 26-year-old daughter of W.E.B. DuBois and Nina DuBois. Yolande is a romantic who has led a very sheltered life. The greatest love in her life is the love she has for her father.

NINA DU BOIS: Black woman. Mid 60′s. She is the wife of W.E.B. DuBois. Nina has a very provincial attitude towards sex, which she doesn’t enjoy but considers to be necessary. She lives in the shadow of her husband whom she met when she was a student and he was her professor. She never fully recovered from the death of her eighteen-month-old son Burghardt. His death was fundamental in forming her attitude towards her daughter, Yolande, who was born later, and towards her husband, W.E.B., whom she considered responsible for Burghardt’s death.

COUNTEE CULLEN: Black man. 25-year-old young boy-poet genius and protégée of W.E.B. DuBois, he is clearly a product of the Ivory Tower,Talented Tenth machine. He is very warm and charming, a man who has used words to get into and out of any situation. Although he’s a poet, there is nothing effeminate about him.

LENORA: Black woman. Late 20′s-early-30′s. Friend and confidant of Yolande, she’s the down-to-earth, no nonsense, tell-it-like-it-is type of friend we all would like to have.

Contact Email: LEvans912@aol.com

PROFESSIONAL KIDS ENTERTAINMENT (www.BookYourKidsParty.com) is the fastest growing Children’s Entertainment Company in Long Island & the 5 Boroughs.

Are you an Actor or Teacher? Are you outgoing, bubbly & naturally Loud. Are you looking for a weekend Gig?

Then come join our TEAM. On average our entertainers earn between $300 – $500 DOLLARS PER WEEKEND. You will be an assistant at our KIDS PARTIES. There is no makeup or wigs, just a colorful outfit.

There is no out of pocket expenses.

PAY IS $25/PH – $40/PH PLUS TIPS & PERFORMANCE BONUSES.
WE TRAIN EACH PERSON, TRAINING IS PAID FOR – $15/PH

YOU MUST be an extrovert who is Loud, Bubbly, & LOVES TO BE THE CENTER OF ATTENTION.

BIG PLUS IF YOU LOVE TO WORK WITH CHILDREN.

YOU MUST HAVE YOUR OWN CAR AND BE AVAILABLE ON WEEKENDS. WE SEND EVERYONE IN TEAMS OF TWO.

WE ARE LOOKING FOR SOMEONE MATURE, RESPONSIBLE AND WHO HAS A GOOD WORK ETHIC. PLEASE E-MAIL ERICA WITH WHY YOUR RESUME, RECENT PHOTO AND WHY YOU WOULD MAKE A GREAT FIT FOR THIS POSITION.

Contact Email: ERICA@BOOKYOURKIDZPARTY.COM

Casting a video for “Starstrucks” on Tuesday 7/13 -

You will be given character assignments,location, and costume, upon receipt of headshot, resume and acceptance -

Send to: Ohene Cornelius

Thanks!

Peace and Blessings!

Contact Email: mrchazqueen@yahoo.com

That Color Blind Kind of Love, has been accepted into the Midtown International Theatre Festival Short Subjects in New York at the end of this month and we are still casting for one particular character. Below is a synopsis of the piece as well as character breakdown. If you know of an actor (non-union) who might be interested in auditioning, please have them send their resume and headshot to the director – Gene Hughes.

Synopsis: Twyla and Sampson are kindred spirits that loved and searched for one another for over a century. It started in 1855 on a plantation in Virginia. Twyla was a beautiful 15 year old girl who worked in the Kitchen of the Bennett family, a wealthy sounthern tobacco family. Sampson was 19 years old. When his mother learns of their illicit love affair and the impending birth of their love chilD, she sells Twyla to the highest bidder. Ninety years later (1935), Twyla and Sampson are reborn and find each other again, but the Racial Intergity Act of 1924 forbids miscegenation. They are both jailed and forced to divorce. It’s 2009 and the kindred spirits have found one another again for the third time. Have things changed now? Will society and their families allow them to love another freely?

Theme: This play takes a deeper look at race and love in America. Can love truly be colorblind? And is there a such thing as kindred spirits?

Characters to be cast:

Nell/Sara Bennett: Caucasian female 50 to 65+ matriarch of the Bennett tobacco empire and the mother of Sampson. She will stop at nothing to get her way by any means, as long as the family name remains in good standing in her circles.

Contact Email: genohug@yahoo.com