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The Dead Korean Girl Comedy Show team is seeking expressions of interest for actors to engage in the workshop presentation of a section of the play, Dead Korean Girl Comedy Show by Emily Jung, co-written with Jennifer Park.
- Location: Toronto, ON
- Pay: This is a paid opportunity, but the level of engagement is grant-dependant
- Company: This is an independent production.
- Key dates: Must be available for 5~7 days of rehearsal in September, and for a 1-2 days public showing in the first week of October.
- Language: Fluency in Korean is a strong asset, though not required for all parts. Please specify your fluency (ex. Reading & speaking, comfort level)
- Deadline: May 16th
Playwright
Language requirement: little Korean words spoken, mostly english
Age of actor: anyone in their 30s or older can play this role.
The Playwright is a tiger. A Korean woman, but not necessarily a grandma. She has lived a long life so she has seen so much and is so tired, but she has a responsibility to entertain and be informative to the audience. Especially in the first half, she can feel like a stand up comedian, a little laid back, easy, charming, but still warm.
Rachael
Language requirement: Fluent Korean and comfortable English
Age of actor: 20-30
Rachel immigrated to Canada at a later age. She is familiar with Korean customs and is comfortable with her cultural identity. Inconsistent longing for her hometown (life in Korea before coming to Canada). Stoic and casual in her delivery, almost sarcastic or cold, but not in a menacing way.
Joanna
Language requirement: Fluent English and comfortable Korean (but not a must)
Age of actor: 20-30
Korean-Canadian (bilingual). Joanna Respects customs but is not as familiar with them as Rachel is. She learned Korean in a Korean language school in Canada. When she speaks Korean she has an aloofness of someone who grew up in North America — but it’s not necessarily the case when she speaks English. She is outgoing and direct when she expresses herself.
Reaper
Language requirement: Fluent Korean. English skills are an asset (but not a must)
Age of actor: 30~40, any gender
Reaper who guides the dead to the afterlife. Has a “public servant” feeling: well-mannered but distant and tired. Does not really respect Canadian bureaucracy but holds up the Korean one. They have to appear like they care about the souls, but fatigue is always more prominent.
HOW TO APPLY:
Invited applicants will need to be available for auditions taking place May 21-22, 6-9pm at Theatre Passe Muraille, 6 Ryerson Ave, Toronto, ON M5T 2P3. The closest intersection is Bathurst Street/Queen Street West.
Please submit your CV before May 16th to seagullcollective@gmail.com and specify the characters you would like to audition for. Please reach out to our Producer Josh Marchesini by emailing him at seagullcollective@gmail.com if you need support!
DIRECTIONS TO THEATRE PASSE MURAILLE:
Parking
There is limited street parking available around the theatre. Paid parking lots are located on Richmond Street, just West of Portland (underground – below Loblaws) and at the corner of Wolseley Street and Augusta Ave.
TTC
By TTC from Osgoode Station: Take the Queen 501 Westbound Streetcar West to Bathurst Street. Walk back one block East on Queen to Ryerson Avenue. Then walk North on Ryerson one block.
By TTC from Bathurst Station: Take the 511 Southbound Bathurst Streetcar South to Queen Street. Walk East on Queen one block to Ryerson Avenue. Then walk North on Ryerson one block.
Bike
To the West of the theatre on Wolseley Street, there is free bike parking.
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