Casting "Passing Strange," a musical.
Production states: "Long Wharf Theatre is closing out its season by partnering with the City of New Haven and the International Festival of Arts and Ideas to bring an outdoor concert production of the musical, ‘Passing Strange’ by Stew and Heidi Rodewald, directed by Cheyenne Barboza.
We are celebrating the many stages of New Haven by performing this electrifying rock musical in local neighborhoods and we need you!
Seeking local, non-union Black and Afro-Latinx artists to be in the concert.
‘Passing Strange’ is a comedy-drama rock musical about a young Black man that goes on a quest for 'The Real,' journeying from the churches and middle-class dreams of South Central LA, and venturing through Europe, passing from place to place, lover to lover, through gospel, punk, blues, and rock, to find his identity as an artist."
Rehearsal and Production Dates & Locations
Rehearses Wed.-Sun. (weekday nights and weekends); performs in person in New Haven, CT
Production states: "Note: This is an in person production. Rehearsals will take place in person indoors at Long Wharf Theatre, with COVID-19 safety compliance procedures in place, including masks, distancing, and weekly testing for all involved. Performances will take place outdoors, and will abide by distancing guidelines for performers and audiences."
Compensation & Union Contract Details
Professional Pay: $700/Weekly
Pay TBD.
Location
Connecticut, United States
Skills
Musician
Start Date
Thursday, 06 May 2021
Deadline
Tuesday, 18 May 2021
Casting ID: #14921
he/him pronouns; The band leader and the teller of the Youth's story through song and speech. Narrator is wise, mature, and nostalgic. (Tenor C3-G4).
Ethnicity: Black / African Descent
he/him pronouns; from Los Angeles, CA. He ages from 14-22 years old over the course of the play. He’s eclectic, quirky, artsy, inquisitive and is an aspiring punk rock musician. (Tenor, C3- E4).
Ethnicity: Black / African Descent
she/her pronouns; Single mother raising Youth. She is a well put together Christian woman living a very unexciting life in the suburbs. (Soprano E4-F5).
he/him pronouns; He is the youth choir director, church pianist and closeted gay son of the pastor at Youth and Mother’s Black Baptist church in Los Angeles. (Tenor C3-A4).
she/her pronouns; A free-spirited young woman from Amsterdam who befriends Youth. She is kind, sincere, generous, messy and sexy. (Soprano, D4-G5). Dutch accent encouraged.
she/her, 20s-30s pronouns; A strong-willed marxist revolutionary from West Berlin. She is the founder of Nowhaus, a collective of revolutionary, protest artist. She is Intensely passionate and caring. (Soprano, D4-G5). German accent encouraged.
