Arched Brow Theatre Company
Tenure Track: The Musical

Pay: No Pay

Description:

Arched Brow Theatre Company is looking for male and female actors and puppeteers for a Chicago staged reading of Tenure Track: The Musical.

Tenure Track: The Musicalis the story of lowly adjunct, PS Latte. As she fights to win her place in academia--and even participates in an epic rap battle between literary theorists Roland Barthes and Harold Bloom--she is forced to question her career path, relationships, and hairdo. Will she stay true to her lofty ideals of liberal education or join ranks with her puppet peers in the pursuit of free iPads and dental insurance.

Actors needed:
Women - 18-60; Non-AEA; musical theatre experience or training

PS LATTE: adjunct professor of English; female, early 30s

ELIZABETH BETTY: a librarian; female, early 30s

HELENE BON MOT: PS's supervisor; female, 60; at the end of the play is represented as a puppet

SARAH SNOW: a college senior; female, 20

Men-18 to 60; Non-AEA; musical theatre experience or training

ALESSANDRO SPAGHETTIOS: PS's husband; male, early 30s

DEAN ART SNOW: male, early 50s

We are also looking for 2-3 actors with experience in puppetry. Please come prepared with voices, accents and characters

Time Commitment:

Rehearsals begin January 2015
TBA Schedule, but likely one day per week
Performances will be March 9 & 10 in the studio theatre of the Apollo Theatre

Material To Prepare:

Please come prepared with 2 min comedic monologue and 16 bars of a song. Musical theatre/puppetry experience a plus.

Contact Info:

To schedule an audition, please submit headshot/resume.

Reply To Email: tenuretrackmusical@gmail.com