[Capdist-auditions] PRESS RELEASE: Ancram Opera House Seeks Audition Submissions for "Invasion!"

[Gail Burns]

April 21, 2022

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: Gail M. Burns

www.ancramoperahouse.org

gburns35 at gmail.com; 413.458.4246





ANCRAM OPERA HOUSE ANNOUNCES CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS FOR AUGUST PRODUCTION OF
“INVASION!”


Ancram, NY (April 21, 2022) — The Ancram Opera House (AOH) announces a call
for submissions from Equity and Non-Equity performers for their August
production of INVASION! by Jonas Hassen Khemiri, translated by Rachel
Willson-Broyles. Auditions will be hosted by Jeffrey Mousseau, co-director
of the Ancram Opera House who will be directing this production.



AOH will present INVASION! from August 5-21, 2022, with rehearsals
beginning on or around July 12, 2022.  Rehearsals will take place in either
New York City or Ancram, depending upon casting. All performances will take
place at the Ancram Opera House in Ancram, NY.  AOH works under a Special
Appearance Contract.



Auditions, by invitation only, will take place on or around May 16, 2022.
Please submit one PDF with a headshot and resume, as well as a short, 1-2
minute, comedic monologue viewable via YouTube, Vimeo, or website link.
Materials should be submitted to casting at ancramoperahouse.org. You will be
contacted if you are  invited to audition



Performers of all ethnicities, gender identities, and ages, as well as
performers with disabilities, are encouraged to audition. The script
specifies characters are: Ethnically Ambiguous/Multiracial, Middle Eastern,
South Asian/Indian, Southeast Asian/Pacific Islander. See cast break-down
below.

Invasion!

by Jonas Hassen Khemiri

Translated by Rachel Willson-Broyles

Directed by Jeff Mousseau

List characters & brief descriptions

Actor A (Actor 1, Lance, Guide, Journalist, Apple Picker): plays male
characters, 40-50 years old. Fluent speakers of Arabic preferred.
Actor 1: Classically trained actor.
Lance: Lebanese. Termite exterminator. Dreams of being a dancer.
Guide: Television talk-show host.
Journalist: Local news reporter. Taking a sabbatical to study theatre.
Apple Picker: Illegal immigrant seeking asylum in the US. Speaks broken
English.

Actor B (Arvind, Expert 1, Fanon-Lover): plays male characters, 20-25 years
old
Arvind: Indian. Young, reckless high school student. Grows up to be a
telemarketer.
Expert 1: Military expert. Talking head.
Fanon-Lover: Just learned what postcolonialism is, and wants everyone to
know he knows about it.

Actor C (Actor 2, Lara, Expert 2, Interpreter): plays female characters,
20-25 years old
Actor 2: Classically trained actor.
Lara: Kurdish. Theatre student. Tired of educating her white friends about
race.
Expert 2: Military expert. Talking head.
Interpreter: Professional interpreter.

Actor D (Yousef, Alexandra, Eric, Expert 3, Anti-Nuclear Lady, Little
Brother): plays male/female characters, mostly in the 20-25 year age range
Yousef: Lebanese. Young, reckless high school student.
Alexandra: Arvind’s friend from high school.
Eric: Arvind’s friend from high school.
Expert 3: Military expert. Talking head.
Anti-Nuclear Lady: A middle-aged woman with a white savior complex.
Studying documentary theatre.
Little Brother: The playwright’s younger brother. Recounts a traumatic
experience from his childhood.

2022 SPONSORS

The 2022 season at the Ancram Opera House is made possible by the New York
State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor
and the New York State Legislature.

ABOUT THE ANCRAM OPERA HOUSE

The Ancram Opera House in southern Columbia County, NY,  is an intimate
showcase for fresh, contemporary work by visionary theater and musical
artists where audiences can connect with performers in immersive, immediate
ways.

The Opera House was erected in 1927 as Ancram Grange #955, a chapter of the
National Grange of the Patrons of Husbandry, to address the social,
educational and economic concerns of the region’s farmers.  In 1972, the
building was repurposed and renamed the Ancram Opera House as an arts venue
focusing on light operatic fare.

Today, Ancram Opera House rededicates itself to aspects of its origins,
producing and presenting inventive contemporary theatrical performances to
be shared by a rural community.

For more information visit www.ancramoperahouse.org.


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Gail M. Burns
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413-458-4246 home
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