** IN THE TALL GRASS **
URGENT CASTING
OVERVIEW
'In The Tall Grass' is a *verbatim play, written in response to the growing murder rate of transgender women in the United States. Set against the backdrop of this national atrocity, the play follows the story of Shade Schuler - a transwoman of colour whose decomposed body was found in a field in the Dallas medical district in July 2015.
With funding from the City of Dallas, we are running a research and development week (R&D) from May 23 to May 28. During this six-day period, playwright, Paul Kalburgi and director, Anna Jones will workshop sections of the first-draft script with six actors and a music composer. The week will close with a short presentation of findings from the week for an invited audience.
*Verbatim theatre is a form of documentary theatre in which plays are constructed from the precise words spoken by people interviewed about a particular event or topic.
CASTING BREAKDOWN
We are seeking Equity and non-Equity actors who have a passion for telling stories, are strong collaborators and who would like to be involved in telling Shade Schuler’s story on stage. We are particularly keen to hear from actors/non-actors within the trans community.
· LETITIA / IMANI - African American transgender female. Playing age 30’s-40’s
· SAHARA / JADE - African American transgender female. Playing age 20's
· LUKE - White American male. Playing age 30's
· DOUG - White American male. Playing age 40's
· SPENCE / MARCY - Latino female. Playing age 30’s-40’s
· MALE ROLES TBD/CINDY - African American male, comfortable playing trans female. Playing age 20-30
The cast will also assume ensemble roles of various locals and smaller characters of different ages, race and gender.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
· AUDITION DATES: Wednesday May 4
· AUDITION TIMES: 6pm-10pm / by appointment
· R&D DATES: Monday May 23 to Saturday May 28
· R&D TIMES: Monday to Friday 2pm-10pm / Saturday 9am-6pm
· R&D VENUES:
o Mon-Wed at Oak Cliff Cultural Center
o Thu-Sat at South Dallas Cultural Center
· R&D Stipend: $250 / paid in cash at the end of the week
TO APPLY
If you would like to be considered for any of the above roles, please send an email telling us a little about yourself and why you would like to be involved with this project. If you have acting experience, please include your resume and headshot. [email protected]
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