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Seeking:
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AEA (Actors Equity Association) and non-AEA actors
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Female-identifying and male-identifying roles in February full production**
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Auditioners will also be considered for a spring staged-reading and a summer one-act, details TBD
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Designers and Stage Managers should submit their resume to kelseym@summitperformanceindy.com
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**Note: February production will likely be a team of fully-vaccinated cast and crew, per Summit's agreement with AEA
Dates & Location:
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July 23 & 24 - Phoenix Theatre Cultural Centre - Russell Stage
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​Sunday, July 23rd: 5P - 9P
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Monday, July 24th: 5P - 9P
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AEA Instructions:​
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AEA auditioners, please bring your AEA card as well as one of the following:
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Proof of vaccination against COVID-19
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Results of a negative PCR test within the last 48 hours
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Results of two negative antigen tests within the last 24 hours​
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Details:
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Please prepare two contrasting, contemporary monologues. The combined length should not exceed two minutes.
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See below for character breakdowns and detailed dates
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​TO REQUEST AN AUDITION:
Email kelseym@summitperformanceindy.com, please include:
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Preferred audition day/time
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Headshot
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Resume
2023-24 Season Auditions
Production Details
‘Queen’ by Madhuri Shekar
Full Production
February 2024 - Phoenix Theatre Cultural Centre
Director: TBD
AEA and Non-AEA contracts available
1st Rehearsal: January 9, 2024
Production Dates: February 9-25, 2024
Compensation: AEA SPT 2; Non-AEA weekly stipend;
Duration: 7-week contract
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'Queen' Synopsis: PhD candidates and close friends Sanam and Ariel have spent the better part of the last decade exhaustively researching vanishing bee populations. Just as they are about to publish a career-defining paper, Sanam stumbles upon a flaw in their data and is faced with an impossible choice. A play about personal integrity, relationships, and yes, bees.
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TBD - Staged Reading
Spring 2024 - Phoenix Theatre Cultural Centre
Compensation: Stipend
Duration: 1-week contract
TBD - Original One-Act
Summer 2024
Compensation: Stipend
Duration: 3-4-week contract
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Character Descriptions
‘Queen’ character breakdowns (Jan/Feb 2024)
SANAM SHAH: Female-identifying. 29-30, Indian (from India - accented speech).
An applied mathematician about to graduate from a PhD program in ecology.
ARIEL SPIEGEL: Female-identifying. 33-34. White.
A PhD ecology researcher and single mom.
ARVIND PATEL: Male identifying. Late 30s. Indian American.
A financier from New York. A potential suitor for Sanam.
DR. PHILIP HAYES: Male-identifying. Late 40s/Early 50s. White.
Ariel and Sanam's supervising professor.
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