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Fall Production Audition

Created: 11 month(s) ago

Filament Theatre Ensemble is holding auditions
for From the Circle: Remembering the Earth Through Folktales.

Seeking: a multicultural ensemble of actors with an interest in the craft of storytelling. Experience with solo performance of any kind is a plus, as is experience writing/devising/improvising. Other skills that would be of interest include (but are not limited to): music, poetry, and physical theatre styles. Most of all, we want each performer to bring a unique personal vibe to the table.

Casting Entity:	Filament Theatre Ensemble
Website:	http://www.filamenttheatre.org
Audition Location:	(auditions are taking place in Chicago’s Northside Ravenswood neighborhood).
Location City:	Chicago
Location State:	Illinois
Category :	Non-Equity
Pay:	There is Pay.
Casting Authority:	Jack Novak
Material to Prepare:	For the audition please prepare a folktale (or a portion of). Feel free to put your own spin, or style into the piece. You are also welcome to incorporate special skills or use a prop or music selection to support your telling. An i-pod doc and CD player will be available. Please keep all pieces under two minutes.
Audition Dates:	Wed. June 29th from 6-10PM
Rehearsal Dates:	This show will go through a workshop/development process throughout July/Beginning of August (approximately three, four hour sessions).
Performance Dates:	From the Circle will be presented as Filament’s fall production.
Contact Information:	Please submit a headshot and resume (or a recent photo and a brief explanation of storytelling/solo performance work) to casting@filamenttheatre.org by June 24th.
Play Synopsis:	FROM THE CIRCLE: Remembering the Earth through folktales. An ensemble of storytellers will traverse the path of creation, destruction, and recreation. On the course of this journey, they will examine the eternally complex relationship of humanity and the Earth. For a guide, they will have only folklore, and the ancient practice of entertaining people by telling them stories.

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