Audition day 1:
09/18/2014
City: Edmonton, Alberta
Audition day 2:
09/19/2014
City: Edmonton, Alberta
Artistic Director or
casting person in attendance: Ins Choi, Playwright plus TBC
Deadline to submit:
09/05/2014
Additional information: SUBMISSIONS CLOSE 10AM – Fri, Sept 5, 2014
Soulpepper Theatre
Com
pany will be holding auditions for potential future and/or touring
productions of Kim’s Convenience by Ins Choi.
There are no
production dates associated with these auditions at this time.
We encourage
submissions from across the country.
We are looking for actors suitable for the following roles:
1. JUNG – Asian
male, 25-35. Recently became a father. Has a shady past.
A tough guy. Proud. Selfish. Able to sing.
2. UMMA – Asian female, 45 and up. The mother of 2 adult children.
Faithful to her
dwindling downtown Korean church. With her husband together, runs a convenience
store in Regent Park (downtown Toronto).
Lives in her memories. A martyr. Able to sing. Speaks with a Korean-Canadian
accent. Some lines are in Korean.
3. JANET – Asian
female, 25-35. The younger cooler sister. A photographer. A contemporary,
urban, woman. Single. Awkward, geeky, sexy. Fierce. Level-headed. A lead
of the play.
4. APPA – Asian
male, 45- and up. The owner of a convenience store in Regent Park. The
Patriarch of the family. A Hapkido master. His way or the highway. Very
opinionated, proud. Awkward sense of humour. Rage.
Lives with regret. The lead of the play. Speaks with a thick Korean-Canadian
accent. Some lines are in Korean.
AUDITION DATES AND LOCATION:
September 18 and 19,
2014 between 9:30am-11:30am at Citadel Theatre in Edmonton, Alberta.
Citadel Theatre is
located at 9828 101A Avenue, Edmonton Alberta.
At this time, we are
only holding auditions in Edmonton; however, submissions from across the
country are welcomed. If selected for an audition, each Actor is responsible
for his/her own travel arrangements.
SUBMISSIONS:
– Email submissions
only to casting@soulpepper.ca
– Please include headshots and resumes as ATTACHMENTS
(DO NOT SEND LINKS TO OTHER SOURCES)
– PLEASE STATE CLEARLY IN THE SUBJECT LINE THE ROLE FOR WHICH YOU WOULD LIKE TO
BE CONSIDERED.
Questions may be directed to: casting@soulpepper.ca
We thank you for
your submission however, only those selected for an audition will be contacted.
Equity members will
be seen first at all open audition calls. Artists cast in this production will
be engaged under an Equity form of contract. CAEA members: please bring your
membership card to the audition.
