AUDITION for “ANTI/SOCIAL – A Comedy” to be performed at the InspiraTO Festival, Toronto
Location: Toronto, Ontario
Type: Theater
TORONTO CASTING CALL:
ANTI/SOCIAL – A COMEDY
InspiraTO Festival
Produced by WATERCOURSE THEATRE
Producer: Catherine Frid
Director: ML Dodick
Written by Catherine Frid & ML Dodick
Website: https://www.WatercourseTheatre.com
WATERCOURSE THEATRE is pleased to announce auditions for the premiere production of ANTI/SOCIAL – A Comedy to be performed at the InspiraTO Festival, Toronto.
THE STORY:
Welcome to Aleesha’s world, her Social Work paper is due. And Aleesha desperately needs to find the perfect “Human Subject” to write about. Enter a woman who’s a panhandler in the City Park. Perfect! If only Aleesha could convince her to co-operate. Things get messy – and then there’s the Police Officer…
PRODUCTION INFO:
PLAY REHEARSALS
There are 10 Play rehearsals (rehearsals are approx. 1.5 – 2 hours).
Play rehearsals begin in March 2020 until the end of May 2020.
TECH & CUE-TO-CUE REHEARSALS
There are 2 Tech rehearsals at Alumnae Theatre (Thurs. May 21 at 1:00pm, and Sun. May 24 at 11:00am).
And there is 1 Cue-to-Cue “dress rehearsal” at Alumnae Theatre (Wed. May 27 at 1:30pm).
Tech Rehearsals & Cue-to-Cue “Dress Rehearsals” will be at Alumnae Theatre, 70 Berkeley Street.
PERFORMANCES
There are 7 performances for the InspiraTO Festival
Performances are at Alumnae Theatre, 70 Berkeley Street, Toronto.
Performances run May 28 – June 6, 2020.
The play is 10 minutes long and is a part of a 1-hour show, comprised of 6×10-minute plays.
AUDITION TIMES:
Auditions are by appointment.
AUDITIONS:
Tuesday, March 3, 2020
4:30pm – 8:30pm
Wednesday, March 4, 2020
4:30pm – 8:30pm
CALL BACKS
Thursday, March 5, 2020
6:30pm – 8:30pm
COMPENSATION:
This year, the InspiraTO Festival works on a profit-sharing model.
Our show’s 3 Actors will share equally with the Director and Producer in the play’s InspiraTO profits.
CHARACTER BREAKDOWN:
ALEESHA: Stage age is early-20s. Any ethnicity. Any gender.
Seeking an excellent comedic actor. She’s like Alexis from the TV series Schitt’s Creek. And Aleesha livestreams her life on Social Media – she’s a Social Media star.
WATERCOURSE THEATRE encourages submissions from all ethnicities & genders.
WHO CAN BE CAST:
“Non- Union” Actors can be cast
“Apprentice Members” of ACTRA/Equity can be cast.
“Full Union Members” of ACTRA/Equity are not eligible to be cast in this production.
TIME COMMITMENT:
Please assess whether you are able to make this time commitment before you audition. The success of our production requires actors who are able to give this their full attention. Thank you –
AUDITION NOTES:
Our Team will contact you to schedule an Audition.
Audition Sides will be emailed to you ahead of the Audition.
Auditions will be held in Downtown Toronto, audition location will be confirmed in our response email.
Please bring your headshot & resume to the Audition.
HOW TO APPLY:
Please submit your Resume and Headshot to:
WatercourseTheatreCasting@gmail.com
Payment: Paid
City or Location of call: Toronto, Ontario
Please submit to: WatercourseTheatreCasting@gmail.com by 2020-02-29
This casting notice was posted by: WATERCOURSE THEATRE
