<div dir="ltr"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Hi,</font><div><font face="arial, sans-serif">We would like the below information shared/posted as soon as the next listing goes out. Please let me know if I should share this information in another form. </font></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif">** </font><font color="#000000" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">I'm Lana Russell and  I'm reaching out from <a href="https://orchardproject.com/" target="_blank">The Orchard Project</a>, an organization devoted to developing and accelerating the new work of artists in theater, television, and more. </font><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)">Every summer for the past several years, The Orchard Project moves from New York City to Saratoga Springs for the summer where we run our residency programs and community events—making space for artists to work and live together and for the surrounding community to engage with their creative output through events and more. We are very excited to support the development of some brand new, incredibly innovative and diverse projects this summer and looking to cast local actors.</span><br></div><div><div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br></font></span></div><div><font color="#000000" face="arial, sans-serif"><b>Dates:</b></font></div><div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Rehearsal in the week of July 5th</font></span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Public showings in our festival July 8-10th</font></span></div></div><div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br></font></span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><b>Travel:</b></font></span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Must be able to provide own travel to Saratoga Springs for rehearsal and public showings. Local actors only.</font></span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br></font></span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><b>Stipend:</b></font></span></div><div><font color="#000000" face="arial, sans-serif">Yes.</font></div><div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><b><u><br></u></b></font></span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><b><u>Projects/Roles:</u></b></font></span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br></font></span></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span id="gmail-docs-internal-guid-1781507c-7fff-925d-96ae-a5a42c0997f2"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">ONCE UPON A TRA IN PUERTO RICO by Nelson Diaz-Marcano, directed by Rebecca Aparicio</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">  </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-style:italic;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-style:italic;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">A coming of age tale that relates the birth of Reggaeton with the decolonization of a whole generation of Puerto Ricans, celebrating Puerto Rico’s rich musical traditions while telling a story that explores how a whole generation decided to stop the assimilation and start the decolonization of their culture. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"> </p><ol style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:decimal;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" role="presentation"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Miguel: Afro Boricua male, teens</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:decimal;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" role="presentation"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Miramar: Light skin Puerto Rican, female,  20s// Desiree: Afro boricua, female, teenager</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:decimal;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" role="presentation"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Mami: Puerto Rican woman, late 50s-60s, light skin</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:decimal;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" role="presentation"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Manny: Nerdy Puerto Rican, Male,  teenager</span></p></li></ol><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-style:italic;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">*Doubling of Desiree and Miramar</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-style:italic;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">**Singing/rapping (or willingness to learn/play) will be needed for most roles.</span></p></span><br class="gmail-Apple-interchange-newline"></font></div><div><span id="gmail-docs-internal-guid-596f717c-7fff-3eb9-019b-c1fc9fc65f36"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">THE DOUBLE[S] by Winnie Kemp</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(36,29,39);font-style:italic;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">One day, Alice shows up at work and is stunned to meet her doppelganger, Celia, a transfer from the UK who is her more confident, carefree double. After Celia leapfrogs over Alice for a promotion, Alice is invited to a mysterious support group of other people whose doubles are ruining their lives</span><span style="color:rgb(36,29,39);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Character descriptions: </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">ALICE - early 30’s, Asian-American,  little neurotic, and very Type A, self-misdiagnoses her anxiety as lactose intolerance</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">CELIA - early 30’s, British by way of Hong Kong, Alice's more confident, glamorous double, played by the same actress as Alice but with a posh British accent</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">PALOMA "PM" MOLINA  - late 40's, ageless founder and She-E-O of Truuly, a goop like wellness company. She leveraged her mediocre pop music career into a booming business selling overpriced, medically questionable wellness treatments and products.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">DONOVAN - late 20’s, Alice's best friend and work husband, has a multiple drawers full of expensive face creams but will deny it to the grave, exploring his bisexuality</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">ELENA - 40’s, founder of Alter Ego, the support group for people whose doppelgangers are ruining their lives, former stay at home mom who definitely sells essential oils in an MLM scheme</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">DEDE  - 17, future Mae Jemison with the mouth of Richard Pryor, a brilliant student, who bounces in and out of school because of her health struggles with Lyme Disease.</span><span style="color:rgb(36,29,39);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">JEREMY - late 60’s, South African expat, half grizzly bear, half teddy bear</span></p><br><ol style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:decimal;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" role="presentation"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">ALICE/ CELIA*</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:decimal;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" role="presentation"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">DEDE* / WAITER </span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:decimal;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" role="presentation"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">DONOVAN </span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:decimal;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" role="presentation"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">ELENA / PALOMA / VOICEMAIL</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:decimal;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" role="presentation"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">JEREMY</span></p></li></ol><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">*Note roles are doubled.</span></p></font></span><br class="gmail-Apple-interchange-newline"></div><div>Please contact <a href="mailto:lana@orchardproject.com">lana@orchardproject.com</a> to submit a headshot and resume for consideration.</div><div><br></div><div>Thanks so much,</div><div>Lana</div><div><div><br></div>-- <br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><p style="color:rgb(34,34,34);margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal"><b><font face="arial, sans-serif">Lana Russell</font></b></p><p style="color:rgb(34,34,34);margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal">Director OP Forward,The Orchard Project</p><p style="color:rgb(34,34,34);margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal">She/Her/Hers</p><p style="color:rgb(34,34,34);margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal"><a href="mailto:lana@orchardproject.com" target="_blank">lana@orchardproject.com</a>• <a href="http://www.orchardproject.com" target="_blank">www.orchardproject.com</a></p><p style="color:rgb(34,34,34);margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal">PO Box 237091<span style="color:var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