Moonbox Productions
Cambridge, MA
US

CONTACT NAME

Phil Tayler

DESCRIPTION

Moonbox Productions Seeks Actors for

FALL WITH ME (reading)

A part of the Boston New Works Festival 2024

Performing June 20-23

First Rehearsal: June 1st

KEY PERSONNEL:

Written by: Jared Eberlein

Director: Greg Allen
Producer: Sharman Altshuler

SYNOPSIS:

Baltimore -1932. Bithiah and J.J. Johnston are quietly surviving the Great Depression, while doing what they can for their neighbors. Fifty-miles south, in the nation’s capital, the world is about to explode. When J.J.’s fellow “doughboys” arrive, in search of someone to lead the fight against a government that’s left the veterans of The Great War and their families to perish, the smell of former glory intoxicates J.J and threatens to derail what little his family has. J.J. must decide what fight is truly his to win and what is worth the risk, should he lose.

SEEKING THE FOLLOWING:

• Jasper (J.J.) Johnston (30’s, male, African American/Black) the once charismatic captain of the 369th Infantry Regiment (a.k.a. the Harlem Hellfighters, known for their distinct bravery) during World War I; over time has become more routine and knows it; an employed steelworker who struggles with the mundanity of civilian life; continually sleepless over his seemingly singular success during a depression; loves learning and his family.

• Bithiah Johnston (30’s, female, African-American/Black) J.J’s wife; the primary caretaker of their only daughter Bessie (8); keeper of the household finances; Bithiah is a brilliant woman and the backbone of the family; still madly in love with her husband after many years.

• Delia Reddy (30’s, female, African American/Black) the best friend of Bithiah; a former singer; grateful recipient of the Johnston’s financial support; J.J. And Bithiah’s upstairs neighbor; as friends, Delia has long been the adventurous foil to Bithiah’s more pragmatic life choices.

• Lenny Leventhal* (30’s, male, white) an awkward and very nervous veteran of World War I; Jewish; a revolutionary at heart; progressive-minded; brainy; influenced by and emphatic towards a variety of worldviews; willing to follow; indebted to Harry for his actions at the camp; perhaps an experimental communist someday.

• Harry Thompkins (early 40’s, male, African American/Black) J.J.’s most boisterous “war buddy”; a bachelor who very distinctly only needs to be concerned with himself; lives with many regrets from throughout his life. Wants change but is also excited to relive his “glory days.”

• Voices of Vivian (any) and Bessie (8 years old) - may be pre-recorded or off-stage voices or a well-staged doubling.

*Actor playing Lenny should double as the Soldier at the top of Act II.

1st Round VIDEO SUBMISSIONS

Please prepare a one to two minute contemporary dramatic monologue. Share your video via a file-sharing link (YouTube, Vimeo, etc). Please send your links to [email protected] Unfortunately we are unable to accept large video attachments via email. Please make sure FALL WITH ME- Audition is in the subject line of your email.

SUBMISSION DEADLINE– FRIDAY, May 17, 2p

Please UPLOAD your Headshot/resume and video link to this form:
https://forms.gle/PFBcMsKYfjKRbKbV9

Please make sure that your resume and headshot are attached as 1 file/ 1 pdf

All submissions must include:

1. Video link

2. Headshot and Resume Uploaded to the GOOGLE FORM

CALLBACKS:

MAY 24 or 29 TBD

Location TBD

COMPENSATION:

Rehearsal: $15/hour for up to 15 hours per week.

Paid in full at the end of the festival

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TIME COMMITMENTS:

• First Rehearsal: June 1, 2024

• Rehearsal Days: TBD

• Total Rehearsal up to 15 hrs per week

• Tech Week Schedule: Week of June 17 Exact schedule TBD

• First Performance: Thursday June 20

• Closing: Sunday June 23

ACCESSIBILITY:

Moonbox is committed to working with actors of all abilities and backgrounds. If you need assistance in submitting your audition (i.e., ASL interpretation or English captioning for Deaf or HoH artists, OCR text documents of sides for visually-impaired artists, or other accessibility services) please contact [email protected], our Director of Community and Accessibility Initiatives, as soon as possible.

COVID SAFETY:

Our testing cadence and reporting policies and procedures are determined on a production-by-production basis as we assess the current public health climate. If you have any questions about COVID safety or COVID safety requirements, please contact our COVID Safety Manager and Production Manager, Kailey Bennett, at [email protected].

DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION:

At Moonbox, we believe that the stories we tell are important. They sustain and preserve our community, our history, and our values. Telling racially diverse stories allows us not only to reflect – but also to reflect on – the complexities of our past. When we join together in the act of storytelling, we are united in ways that transcend the everyday. Together, we can use the power of storytelling to honor our commonalities, celebrate our differences, and address historical discrimination and injustice. We pledge to take this power seriously, and to use our voices and the stories we tell to dismantle the systemic racism and white supremacy engulfing our culture, our country, and our industry .We believe in creating spaces that reflect the diversity of our shared community, both on and off the stage, where under-represented voices, including BIPOC, LGBTQIA2S+, and people living with disabilities feel valued and important. We believe that accessibility is a human right. We are devoted to providing performances and work spaces that can be experienced and enjoyed universally, and to incorporating accessibility planning into our production, design, staffing, and budgeting processes from day one. More on our antiracism plan here https://moonboxproductions.org/about/#antiracism

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DURATION

May 17, 2024 - Jun 23, 2024

SALARY

$0.00 – $15.00 per hour