SOUTHERN REP THEATRE ANNOUNCES OPEN & AEA AUDITIONS FOR WORLD PREMIERE OF CHEMIN DU BAYOU PRODUCTION DETAILS: -CHEMIN DU BAYOU by Pamela Davis-Noland -Directed by Helen Jaksch -Choreographed by Jarrell Hamilton -Music Direction by Daniel Oakley -World Premiere -Rehearsals: April 14 - May 12, 2020 -Previews: May 13 - 16, 2020 -Opening Night: May 17, 2020 -Closing: May 31, 2020 AUDITION DETAILS: -All auditions are by appointment only -AEA Audition Call: Monday, February 10, 2020 10:00AM-6:00PM -Open Audition Call: Tuesday, February 11, 2020, 4:00PM-9:00PM -Callbacks: Wednesday, February 12, 2020 -Southern Rep Theatre, 2541 Bayou Road -Auditions are open to the public -Please bring one (1) copy of headshot and resume to the audition -Equity Membership Candidate (EMC) points available -All roles are paid, non-AEA $600 for production -AEA SPT CONTRACT TIER 1.5 -Those interested in auditioning should contact Hannah Jacuzzi at hannah@southernrep.com to schedule an appointment. Email only, no phone calls or Facebook messages. Sides will be available once audition is scheduled. AVAILABLE ROLES AND CHARACTER DESCRIPTIONS: Southern Rep is committed to diverse casting, including but not limited to race, ethnicity, gender identity, ability, etc. PLEASE NOTE: This play is currently in development and this list does not include all characters. Several roles will double. WOMAN: F, 30s-40s, Black, Writer, Currently working on being a reformed serial career-seeker. She struggles with her new decision to move to and become a full-time writer in New Orleans. She can't find her rhythm. ELDER: F, 60s, Black, WOMAN'S Spirit Guide, Frustrated with WOMAN'S inability to commit to her true calling of her being a writer. Aware of WOMAN'S dilemma, she intervenes. BAYUK: F, Teens, Black, Spirit Guide sent by ELDER to WOMAN to assist and lead her on a journey to find her rhythm. MS. BONURA: F, 50s, White, Teacher/Counselor and everyone's "Second Mom" at St. Rose de Lima School. CELESTE MARIGNY: F, 40s, Black/Creole, Founding Member of St. Rose de Lima Parish. SYLVANIE BLANC: F, 20s, White, French, Founding Member of St. Rose de Lima Parish. FELICIE CAILLOUX: F, 30s, Black, Educator and Wife of Captain Andre Cailloux. ANDRE CAILLOUX: M, 30s, Black, Captain and Civil War Hero. MAMA J: F, 60s, Black, Spirit Guide. LOUIS CHARLES ROUNDANEZ: M, 50s, Black, Creole, Founder of L'Union (1st African-American Newspaper in the country). NATIVE AMERICAN/INDIGENOUS SPIRIT GUIDE: F/M, 20s-40s, Native American/Indigenous/First Nations, Lived here first and carved the trail. THEODORE PICOU: M, 30s-40s, White, Owner of Picou's Bakery. SCHOOL CHILDREN: F/M, 8-10, any ethnicity, Students of the St. Rose de Lima School.
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Auditions: Saturday, February 29, 2020: 10:00AM – 12:00PM
Sunday, March 1, 2020: 5:00PM – 7:00PM
Rehearsals Begin: April 7, 2020 – weeknights and weekends
Run: Evenings and brunch performances: May 8 – 10, 15 – 17, 22 – 24, 29 – 31
Seeking: 5 male actors & 1 female actor – singing and British accents required for most roles
Character Descriptions:
Archie: Cockney sound engineer; Guitar Player; down to earth and quick with a quip.
Miles: Intense young producer at the BBC; if he wasn’t so neurotic, he’d be a nice guy
Leslie: snobby BBC announcer, a la George Sanders; Loathes cowboy songs
Clive: Radio personality - THE “Saltey’s Fish ‘n’ Chips Man”; considers himself a great “h’act-or”
Mabel: Tex’s Tour Manager; Behind-the-scenes wallflower; once she steps up, she blossoms
Stan: sound effects man; like Buster Keaston, this shell shocked vet is a man of few words.
Description: Whoa, Britannia! Panic at the BBC! The year is 1944, America’s favorite singing cowboy, Tex Riley and his troupe are late for a special broadcast at the BBC in London. Out of desperation, Mabel, their tour manager, and Miles, the frantic young producer, grab whomever they can—a snobby announcer, an amiable sound man, and a passing soap opera actor—slap them into costume, hand them scripts (after all, it’s radio!) and shove them in front of the studio audience. The resulting performance is one England will never forget.
Please submit headshot and resume to entertainmentdirector@nationalww2museum.org to schedule an audition time.
Sides will be provided. Please prepare 12 bars of a Country Western tune.