[Perform-Talk] Fwd: Casting Notice: Seeking Blind/Low Vision Actor (flexible age 20s-40s)

[Katelyn MacIntyre]

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> From: Access Acting Academy <info at accessacting.com>
> Date: December 12, 2022 at 9:22:00 AM PST
> To: katelynmacmusic at gmail.com
> Subject: Casting Notice: Seeking Blind/Low Vision Actor (flexible age 20s-40s)
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> Casting Notice: Seeking Blind/Low Vision Actor (flexible age 20s-40s) for Open Circle Theatre (Non-Union)
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> Happy Monday!!
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> To start the week off right, here’s a casting notice for a blind/low-vision actor for a non-union production in Washington, D.C. in residence at the Kennedy Center.
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> As always, please let casting know you heard about the role from Access Acting Academy (AC3).
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> Break legs!
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> SEEKING BLIND/LOW-VISION ACTOR for LITTLE BLUE, a play on choice.
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> Project Title : Little Blue, a play on choice
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> Project Type : Theater
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> Project Description: Full details located here: https://tinyurl.com/3uzaw3tr. About the opportunity: Open Circle Theatre will be in residence at The Kennedy Center March 6-10, developing Amy Claussen’s branching-storyline play, Little Blue, with soundscape by James Rushin. The week will culminate in an invited reading. About the play: Little Blue boldly reimagines the original 1837 Little Mermaid through the lens of mental illness and disability and allows for the audience to make choices about a branching storyline. Written for adults, it rejects disability tropes and portrays characters with nuance and messiness who aren’t cured or killed in the end. At its core, Little Blue is an imperfect coming-of-acceptance story and love letter to anyone who has experienced thoughts untethered from reality. This play is all these things and funny, joyous, and hopeful.
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> Union Status: Non-Union
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> Network/Studio/Production Company : Open Circle Theatre, in residence at The Kennedy Center
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> Director : Laley Lippard
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> Writer: by Amy Claussen, after Hans Christian Andersen, soundscape by James Rushin
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> Character Breakdown (Age, Gender Identity, Disability, Race, Ethnicity, etc.) : ACTOR 2 / WINKS. Adult to play 17 (flexible age, 20’s-40’s+). Woman or nonbinary/nonconforming performer who identifies as blind/low vision. Some singing is required, though you do not need to be a strong singer. Housing provided and limited reimbursement for travel. Non-union.
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> About the role:
> In Act 1, below the water, we meet Periwinkle, or Winks for short, the second-youngest mermaid sister and closest to our main character, Little Blue. Winks is a science nerd who’s knowledgeable about varieties of polyps. She’s scared of most things, but consequently very smart with emotions. While the audience may notice Winks and her sisters have disabilities, it’s not the story’s focus… because they’re mermaids, and because they’re interdependent.
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> In Act 2, the same actor plays Willow, an above-the-water parallel to Winks. In the human world, having any kind of disability kind of sucks when you’re 17 and it’s vaguely 1800’s Europe-ish and you’re looking for a suitor. Willow and Little have a complex friendship then rivalry, as the intersection of ableism and sexism influences their choices and morality.
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> Actor also plays several ensemble roles.
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> Rate of pay?: $435 honorarium for 5-day residency
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> Audition dates?: Currently accepting headshots and resumes
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> Callback dates?: Virtual callback, with sides (short monologues)
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> Shoot dates?: Monday, March 6 - Friday, March 10
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> Location?: Washington, D.C.
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> Local Hires only?: No
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> Travel/Housing provided? : Yes
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> Submission Instructions and Contact info: To submit, please send a headshot and resume to opencirclecasting at gmail.com.
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> We also welcome submissions from actors and dancers who would like to be considered for shows in the future. Please let us know if you have local housing in the D.C. area.
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>  Access Acting Academy (AC3) Notes
> -Please submit only if you are right for this role.
> -Please feel free to pass on this notice to your community or someone who fits the breakdown and might like to submit. 
> -Please submit to the contact email listed in the notice. 
> -Please do not submit to Access Acting Academy. Neither Marilee nor AC3 has any further information about this project than what is listed above.
> -When submitting, please let casting know you heard about the role from Access Acting Academy and/or Marilee
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