Silent Sky
Full Name (Your name, not company):
Joan Bryans
E-Mail Address:
Phone Number:
604-224-2464
Production Company or School:
United Players of Vancouver
Casting Director(s):
Laura McLean
Audition Location:
Zoom
Shoot / Performance Location(s):
Jericho Arts Centre
Compensation / Rates:
None
Synopsis:
SILENT SKY by Lauren Gunderson
Henrietta Leavitt worked for the Harvard Observatory as a human computer in the early 1900s, in the course of which she discovered how to measure the distance between stars. Silent Sky explores the sacrifice and passion she brought to our understanding of the universe.
Submission Instructions:
Applicants are asked to submit a self-tape, with headshot and résumé, by SATURDAY, DECEMBER 5 to producer Fran Burnside at [email protected]. Sides and more information about auditions can be found on the audition page of the United Players website at http://unitedplayers.com/get-involved/. If you have any questions, please contact Fran.
Audition Date(s):
Dec. 5th, 2020
Character 1 Name:
Henrietta Leavitt
Character 1 Age:
30’s
Character 1 Description:
brilliant, meticulous, excited
Character 2 Age:
30’s
Character 2 Name:
Margaret Leavitt
Character 2 Description:
30s, homebody, creative, sweet, sister.
Character 3 Name:
Peter Shaw
Character 3 Age:
30’s
Character 3 Description:
the head astronomer’s apprentice … and the man.
Character 4 Name:
Annie Cannon
Character 4 Age:
40’s
Character 4 Description:
the leader, terse and sure, grows into a firebrand.
Character 5 Name:
Williamina Fleming
Character 5 Age:
50’s
Character 5 Description:
smart as a whip and fun, Scottish.
Shoot / Performance Date(s):
Mar 26 - Apr 18 (thurs - sat @8pm, sun @2pm)
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Is this a Student Production?:
Submission Deadline:
Saturday, December 5, 2020
Is there guaranteed monetary compensation, if cast?:
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Callbacks: Friday/Saturday, December 11/12 by Zoom.
Rehearsals: Start mid-January. Some on Zoom and some in person, with all COVID-19 safety protocols strictly observed.
For more information see the United Players safety plan at www.unitedplayers.com.
Actors are encouraged to audition for more than one role.
NOTE: Actors in the same household or bubble are encouraged to audition. Please note in your cover letter anyone you are connected to who is also auditioning.
Applications from IBPOC performers are encouraged.