Flux Theatre Ensemble

After a long weekend of late nights, we're nearly done wading through the 1,000+ (and still incoming) headshots and resumes submitted for our upcoming auditions for our 4th Season:Don't Look Away. Heather, Kelly and I ended up splitting the huge e-stack (we looked over all submissions online for the first time) into thirds after communicating our unique needs of each three plays.

Some take-aways from reading all those resumes:

• A black and white headshot is rarer than ever, but they're still out there.
• There is a new craze for describing yourself through comparison to three movie stars, i.e. "I combine the offbeat charm of Nick Cage with the unsettling humor of Gene Wilder and the rebellious heat of a young Judd Nelson."
• People continue to put the name of the space, instead of the name of the producing organization, which can make it trickier to parse their actual history.
• It's great when people read the casting breakdown carefully and choose roles for themselves that make sense; it's especially cool when you can tell they've read the website/blog and make informed statements about the work we do. Its not always enough, but it does make a difference.
• For the first time, I'm noticing a number of actors who have worked on shows I've written that I've never seen, which is both weird and cool.
  
• We have around 120 slots available, meaning we're going be seeing 10-12% of those 1,000 people who took the time to submit. That really sucks, especially when a resume is not a reliable guide. We've taken steps to change the way Flux gets to know artists, primarily through out Flux Sunday workshops, but they simply can't handle that kind of volume. While it might not be our job to see every single interested actor, there has to be a better way.
  

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It's that time again! Flux is holding invited auditions for our 4th Season: Don't Look Away. Casting info for all 3 shows is below.

Flux Theatre Ensemble is casting for its production of Dog Act by Liz Duffy Adams, a post-apocalyptic comedy with music. First rehearsal, January 3. Production runs February 3-20
AEA Showcase (approval pending). Small stipend. Seeking Equity and Non-Equity Actors. Directed by Kelly O'Donnell.

Seeking: ROZETTA STONE - 30s, Female, actress of color. a performer and entrepreneur, a steadfast survivor, ability to play a musical instrument and comfort with light singing and dancing a plus; DOG - 20s to 30s, Male, any ethnicity, sensitive and vulnerable, a Dog by choice, not yet a man but no longer a boy, ability to play a musical instrument a plus; VERA SIMILITUDE - 30s-50s, Female, any ethnicity, Manipulative, resilient and power-hungry woman fighting for survival; JO-JO - 20s/30s, Female, any ethnicity, a semi-feral teenage girl; COKE & BUD - any age or ethnicity, Scavengers, savages who are underfed and vicious, must be both terrifying and comic.

Email submissions strongly preferred. Please send headshots and resumes to casting@fluxtheatre.org or Kelly O'Donnell, 76 9th avenue, 4th floor, New York, NY 10011.

Flux Theatre Ensemble is casting for its production of Ajax in Iraq, by Ellen McLaughlin, a tragedy overlapping the stories of Sophocles' Ajax and a female solider in the Iraq war. First rehearsal, April 29th. Production runs June 3rd-26th. Directed by August Schulenburg.
AEA Showcase (approval pending). Small stipend. Seeking Equity and Non-Equity Actors.

Seeking: A.J. - 20-early 30s, Female, any ethnicity, a soldier in Iraq, her natural power made dangerous by the betrayal of another officer; AJAX - 20-30's, Male, any ethnicity, a physically commanding Greek soldier made bitter when Athena takes his mind; CONNIE MANGUS - 20's to 30's, Female, African-American, A.J.'s closest friend, a smart soldier wrestling with grief and regret; ATHENA, any age, Female, any ethnicity, the capricious Goddess of War and Wisdom; ODYSSEUS/PISONI, 20's-40's, male, any ethnicity, in the Greek world, the trickster who takes the armor that should pass to AJAX, in the Iraq world, the wisecracking soldier who sticks up for A.J.; CHARLES, 20's-30's, Male, any ethnicity, a soldier in Iraq and friend of Pisoni's; SERGEANT/TEUCER, 30's, Male, any ethnicity, the superior officer who betrays A.J. and in the greek world, Ajax's brother; TECMESSA: 20's-30's, female, any ethnicity, Ajax's wife, a captive who retains her formal royalty; GERTRUDE BELL/REBO, 20's-30's, Female, any ethnicity, early 20th century British archeologist and administrator and in the Iraq world, a soldier; SICKLES, 20-30's, Female, any ethnicity, a soldier; LIEUTENANT/MINISTER: a solider and minister in Iraq. All roles but A.J., AJAX, and ATHENA play multiple roles. Experience with heightened language and physical theatre a plus. Actors of color strongly encouraged to submit.

Email submissions strongly preferred. Please send headshots and resumes to casting@fluxtheatre.org or Kelly O'Donnell, 76 9th avenue, 4th floor, New York, NY 10011.

Flux Theatre Ensemble is casting for its production of Menders by Erin Browne, a dark fairytale in which subversive storytelling is the key that breaks down the walls. Production scheduled for Winter 2011/12 – exact dates TBD. Small stipend. Seeking Equity and Non-Equity Actors of any ethnicity. Directed by Heather Cohn.

Seeking: COREY – 20’s, female, a “wall mender” or guard, ardent with a strong moral code; DREW – 30’s-40’s, male, also a wall mender & Corey’s teacher, a storyteller, subversive; TAM – 20’s-30’s, female, lives underground because she’s allergic to the sun; ASH – 20’s-30’s, female, a business woman turned subway guitarist by night; JEFF – late 20’s-40’s, male, a lonely farmer who falls in love with an angel; LILA – 20’s-30’s, female, otherworldly, slightly magical. For all roles, a familiarity with puppetry a plus.

Email submissions strongly preferred. Please send headshots and resumes to casting@fluxtheatre.org or Kelly O'Donnell, 76 9th avenue, 4th floor, New York, NY 10011.
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