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The Three Orphans (Stage Reading - Paid)
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Cafe Bardo (UCLA REMAP) Casting Notice
Project Overview
Café Bardo is an experimental K-pop musical under development. It is set in a karaoke bar for the recently deceased, a place where souls come during the first seven days after death, as part of the spiritual journey of letting go of the living and transitioning to the afterlife.
The summer workshop is to develop performance and design a proof-of-concept consisting of six scenes and associated jukebox numbers.
CHARACTERS
While gender is noted for each character, we are open to gender-nonconforming casting. All characters must be excellent singers and dancers with very solid skills who excel at storytelling.
Host (appears 30 is ~300, female, Korean)
Human, trapped in the Cafe for 100s of years, bound to help souls through the journey of Bardo. Distant, powerful, respected. When she sings, ultimate bias energy.
Doorman (65-70s, male)
Human, loyal to the HOST. Warm, understanding, approachable, and respected. He is the leader of all the cafe workers.
Girl Group
Lisa (A) (mid-20s to mid-30s, female)
Human, post-college. Recently lost her grandparent. As the romantic lead, she sparks a connection with FOX.
Q (B) (mid-20s-30s, female)
Human, post-college, LISA’s best friend. Stan attractor. Outwardly confident, passionate.
San (C) (appears 30 is ageless, female, Korean)
Recent acquaintance of Q and LISA. Revealed as an emissary of one of the ten kings of the underworld. Bias wrecker by definition.
Spirit Boy Group
Fox (appears 30 could be 600, male, Korean)
Former mountain deity, lost without his mountain. Finds a romantic connection with LISA.
Tiger (appears 30 could be 600, male)
Former mountain deity, lost from his “mountain,” has become the guardian spirit (or regular) of the cafe. Nightlife royalty energy.
Magpie (MP) (appears 30 could be 600, male)
Sidekick of TIGER and co-conspirator of the DOORMAN. Eclectic scavenger-glam energy.
AUDITION INFORMATION Prepare a pop song – ideally a K-Pop song – that showcases your acting abilities. As monologues and sides will not be a part of the audition process, your selected song should demonstrate your understanding of storytelling and character perspective. You may select a song from the included workshop list. [Some have karaoke tracks available.] Note: Individuals called back from singer video submissions will receive a link to a short dance combination to submit to casting. Submission due dates:
● Singer submissions due Sunday, August 9th at 5p.
● Dancer submissions [if selected] due on Thursday, August 13th at 5p.
● Informational Zoom call for final candidates on Tuesday, August 18th, from 6p. to 7:30p.
SCHEDULE
Below is the basic schedule for the rehearsal process. Hours have some flexibility based on rehearsal needs and cast availability.
● Week of 8/24 - Mon-Thu, 4 hours TBD
● Week of 8/31 - Mon-Fri, 4 hours TBD
● Week of 9/7 - Tue-Fri, 4-6 hours late afternoon / early evening
● Week of 9/14 - Mon-Wed, 6 hrs; Thu-Sat, 8 hrs. daytime into early evening
EXPECTED COMPENSATION
$900 + Access to workshop stills, videos, and recordings for portfolio purposes.
WORKSHOP SONGS
(Subject to change) Title
Characters
Run (Seori, Paul Blanco) - San, Lisa, Q
Shout (Enhypen) - Fox, Tiger, Magpie
HWAA (English Version) (i-dle) - Host
Yes or No (Jung Kook) - Fox & Lisa
Stay a Little Longer (ROSÉ) - Host / Doorman
Nebula (The Rose) - Doorman
Dream (Babymonster) - Lisa, Q, San
Levantar (English Version) (Stray Kids) - Lisa, Q, San, Fox, Tiger, Magpie
18-To-Look-Younger Background Actors - Central Casting
centralcasting.com/submit with the passcode: 18TLY
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