WeWomen Play Festival

  • Non-Equity
  • Anywhere

Website Artemisia, A Chicago Theatre

Pay Rate: Actors will be paid a stipend of $80 if cast in one reading and $125 if cast in two readings. To be paid within 30 days of the performance.
Contact Person Email: samiejojohnson@gmail.com
Contact Person Name: Samie Jo Johnson

Artemisia is seeking actors to read in a play festival presented on November 17th, 18th, and 19th at the Bramble Arts Loft.

Featuring the plays:

Floating Girls Go To The Moon by Maria Arreola

Kumquats on the QT by Tamar Brooks

ADULT CHILDREN OF MANDATED MOTHERS ANONYMOUS (ACOMMA) by Marjorie Muller

Ghost Trap by Silma Sierra Berrada

burn my body before they find it by Perse Grammer

the principal’s committee. by mantra

 

Material to Prepare:

Headshot/Resume and short video (90 seconds or less) of monologue, scene, or personal story. Material that you have already filmed is welcome!
Submit them using this Google Form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdg2aIKPDij4M0P_WjsWB5OHwj3QZtgBA9RZXP9LzyqmQdVAg/viewform

Time Commitment:

Two virtual rehearsals and if needed in-person TBA

Character Type/Restrictions:

We are looking specifically for the following roles:

Trixie, female-identifying, open ethnicity, 70s

Amá- Mother of Irma and Amparo. Rooted in the past. Cannot see her eldest daughter for who she is. (speaks in Spanish)

Pearl - 40s. Black woman. Tenant. Mother of Nadira and Lil.
Nadira - 18. Black girl talked to like a Black woman. Pearl's daughter.
Lil - 15. Black boy wanting to be a Black man. Pearl's son.
Barke/Property Manager - 30s. Black man with some Black boy in him. Pearl's brother.
El-V / Crew Member - 20. Black man wanting to be a Black boy. Swan's nephew.
Jadda - 30s. Black woman with some girl in her. Jammy's neighbor.

To apply for this job please visit docs.google.com.