09/02/2024
Happy New Year!
Auditions for “Songs for A New World” are here!
You can submit via Actors Access or if you don’t have an Actors Access account please DM us for instructions on where to send your tape! Deadline to submit is January 26th!
SONGS FOR A NEW WORLD (MUSICAL)
Theatre
Davidson/Valentini Theatre, Lily Tomlin/Jane Wagner Cultural Arts Center, Los Angeles LGBT Center Los Angeles LGBT Center
AEA Los Angeles 99-Seat Theatre Agreement
Storyline: What exactly does Santa Claus’ spouse feel while he’s on his yearly trip around the world? A parent mourns the loss of their child and the possibilities of what could have been… An athlete who has seen the impact capitalism and racism have made on their upbringing chooses a life where they become the commodity…
*Celebration Theatre and Los Angeles LGBT Center foster an expansive casting process that is inclusive to all gender identities, racial identities, ethnicities, and abilities. If you feel you can play a character’s identity within the given story and character description, we encourage you to submit for consideration.
Note from the Director:
Looking for 4 Actors and 2 swings, fully inclusive of all genders, ethnicities, ages, abilities, etc. If you identify as anything other than what you have seen these characters played, please apply, and don’t be shy! Each of these characters is longing for radical authenticity. In our iteration, we want to explore what it means to be radically you and radically tell your story through art. What does authenticity mean to you? What does all of this look like? What does that sound like? When we strip away the facade of societal expectations and social media personas, who are we truly? How do we reconnect with one another on a deeper level? How do we radically and bravely tell our truth? Come explore with us!
Co-Producers: Celebration Theatre and Los Angeles LGBT Center, Corey Lynn Howe & Zachary Davidson
Artistic Directors: Brittney S. Wheeler & Jonathan Muñoz-Proulx
Executive Director: Christopher Maikish
Director: Brittney S. Wheeler
Music Director: Anthony Lucca
Choreographer: Brin Hamblin
Casting Director: Jami Rudofsky
Initial Auditions: Via Eco Cast Self Tape
Callback Dates: February 5-7, 2024
First Rehearsal Date: Tuesday, March 19, 2024
Load-In/Tech/Dress Rehearsal Dates: April 8-18, 2024
Preview Dates: April 19-26, 2024 (Company invites, Community comps)
Opening Date: April 27, 2024, Runs: Fri-Mon
Closing Date: May 25, 2024
Rate Of Pay: $20/Hour - 20 hrs avg/rehearsal week,
12 hrs avg/performance week
Location: Los Angeles
CHARACTERS:
[ VOCAL RANGE 1: TENOR, D3 - C5 ]
18+, all ethnicities, all genders. Tenor, D3 - C5. This is an ensemble of 4 Actors who play multiple roles. Must be comfortable singing solo and in harmony in an array of genres that include: pop, gospel, jazz, r&b. Dance/Movement details: (Open to wheelchair users, or persons with mobility restrictions) Beginner/Intermediate or Int/Advanced dance experience ideal, but not required, should have a strong sense of physicality & movement within their personal faculty, as movement will be a mixture of pedestrian and technical, solid retention for choreography, comfortable with simple but potentially connected partnering, a willingness to explore choreography/movement with any scene partners.
[ VOCAL RANGE 2: BARITENOR, F2 - AB4 ]
18+, all ethnicities, all genders. Baritenor, F2 - Ab4. This is an ensemble of 4 Actors who play multiple roles. Must be comfortable singing solo and in harmony in an array of genres that include: pop, gospel, jazz, r&b. Dance/Movement details: (Open to wheelchair users, or persons with mobility restrictions) Beginner/Intermediate or Int/Advanced dance experience ideal, but not required, should have a strong sense of physicality & movement within their personal faculty, as movement will be a mixture of pedestrian and technical, solid retention for choreography, comfortable with simple but potentially connected partnering, a willingness to explore choreography/movement with any scene partners.
[ VOCAL RANGE 3: MEZZO-SOPRANO, G3 - F5 ]
18+, all ethnicities, all genders. Mezzo-Soprano, G3 - F5. This is an ensemble of 4 Actors who play multiple roles. Must be comfortable singing solo and in harmony in an array of genres that include: pop, gospel, jazz, r&b. Dance/Movement details: (Open to wheelchair users, or persons with mobility restrictions) Beginner/Intermediate or Int/Advanced dance experience ideal, but not required, should have a strong sense of physicality & movement within their personal faculty, as movement will be a mixture of pedestrian and technical, solid retention for choreography, comfortable with simple but potentially connected partnering, a willingness to explore choreography/movement with any scene partners.
[ VOCAL RANGE 4: MEZZO-SOPRANO, F3 - F5 ]
18+, all ethnicities, all genders. Mezzo-Soprano, F3 - F5. This is an ensemble of 4 Actors who play multiple roles. Must be comfortable singing solo and in harmony in an array of genres that include: pop, gospel, jazz, r&b. Dance/Movement details: (Open to wheelchair users, or persons with mobility restrictions) Beginner/Intermediate or Int/Advanced dance experience ideal, but not required, should have a strong sense of physicality & movement within their personal faculty, as movement will be a mixture of pedestrian and technical, solid retention for choreography, comfortable with simple but potentially connected partnering, a willingness to explore choreography/movement with any scene partners.
Brittney S. Wheeler Nathan Frizzell Christopher Maikish Parnell Damone Marcano
