Casting

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Casting Notice
San Diego REP is currently seeking UNDERSTUDIES ONLY for the following three productions.
Clybourne Park
The Mountaintop
Federal Jazz Project

All understudies must be NON-EQUITY and be SAN DIEGO LOCAL HIRES. Please DO NOT respond to this notice if you are currently a member of AEA or will be a member before the end of the respective run, or if you do not have San Diego local housing. Thank you.

Clybourne Park
By Bruce Norris
Directed by Sam Woodhouse

Performance Schedule
Rehearsals Begin: December 17, 2012
Performance Dates: January 12-February 10, 2013
Performance Space: Lyceum Stage in Horton Plaza, downtown San Diego
Please notice the start date of December 17, 2012. If cast, you will be asked to start immediately.
About the Play

In Clybourne Park, Norris imagines the history of one of the more important houses in literary history, both before and after it becomes a focal point in Lorraine Hansberry's classic "A Raisin in the Sun." In 1959, the house, which is located in a white neighborhood at 406 Clybourne St. in Chicago, is sold to an African-American family (the Younger family in "A Raisin in the Sun"). Then in 2009 after the neighborhood has changed into an African-American community, the house is sold to a white couple. It is through this prism of property ownership that Norris' lacerating sense of humor dissects race relations and middle class hypocrisies in America. We’re currently seeking to cast ONE actor to cover the following tracks: RUSS/DAN: Two-character track. Male Caucasian, 45-55. Russ: In Act I (set in 1959). Husband to Bev. He is selling their home to an A.A. family. He is having a hard time coming to terms with his son’s death, and has removed himself from others. Dan: In Act II (set in 2009). Construction worker working on the house that is being sold from an A.A. couple to a Caucasian couple.

JIM/KENNETH: Two-character track. Male Caucasian. 20s. Jim: In Act I (set in 1959). Youthful minister.
Kenneth: In Act II (set in 2009). Russ and Bev’s dead son that appears at the end of the play.

The Mountaintop
By Katori Hall
Directed by Roger Guenveur Smith

Performance Schedule
Rehearsals Begin: February 5, 2013
Performance Dates: March 2-March 31, 2013
Performance Space: Lyceum Space in Horton Plaza, downtown San Diego About the Play
Winner of the Olivier Award for Best Play

Set in the Lorraine Motel in 1968, shortly after Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. gave his inspiring “I’ve Been to the Mountaintop” speech, this audacious drama dares to imagine what might have happened to Dr. King on the final night of his life. When the hotel maid, Camae, arrives with room service, Dr. King welcomes the company. But as a storm begins to rage outside, it becomes clear that Camae is offering more than just coffee.

This West Coast Premiere from an award-winning playwright launches King and the audience into a fantastical tour through American history.

We’re currently seeking to cast 2 understudies:

DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR.: Late 30s. African American male. He is visited by a beautiful maid, Camae, in his hotel room in Memphis, TN on the night before he dies. Strong charismatic man who exhibits vulnerability, faces real temptation and makes mistakes. Movement and Improvisational skills needed.

CAMAE: 20s-30s. African American female. A flirtatious, foul-mouthed, charismatic, beautiful young maid who visits Dr. King on the night before he dies. Intellectual with a deep inner strength. Energetic and sexual match to Dr. King. Turns out to be an angel from God. Movement and Improvisational skills needed.

Federal Jazz Project
Conceived and Written by Richard Montoya
Music Composed and Curated by Gilbert Castellanos
Directed by Sam Woodhouse

Performance Schedule
Rehearsals Begin: March 12, 2013
Performance Dates: April 6-May 5, 2013
Performance Space: Lyceum Stage in Horton Plaza, downtown San Diego
About the Play

WORLD PREMIERE

Playwright and actor Richard Montoya is a co-founder of Culture Clash and a favorite REP storyteller. San Diegan Gilbert Castellanos is a trumpet virtuoso, recognized as a new American master by Downbeat Magazine. Inspired by the jam sessions Castellanos has hosted for 15 years in local warehouses and clubs, Montoya is creating a fusion of live music, spoken word, dance, song, and story that celebrates the history of jazz, its players, and the community of San Diego and Tijuana from 1935 to present. Join the poet, the jazzman, and a company of actors and jazz musicians—both military and civilian—for a unique tribute to the fascinating place we call home.

We’re currently seeking to cast 2 understudies:

ACTOR #1 : To cover JULES (African American. 20s-30s. Marine. Strong build with a strong personality to match. Moves well.) and SALLY (Any Ethnicity 35-55. The boss man and owner of a nightclub that has seen more than a few fights in it. )

ACTOR #2: To cover THE KIDD. Latino. 20s. From both San Diego and Tijuana. A young mob guy with a heart of gold.

Submission Process: Please send headshot and resume to Jacole Kitchen at the following email address.

Email: casting@sdrep.org
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