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Auditions for "Lost in Yonkers"-Miami, FL
- Casting ID # 1615430
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Project Type
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Live Event
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Submission Type
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Open Call
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Location
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Miami, FL
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Union
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Non-union
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Rate/Pay
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n/a
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Release Date
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08-12-20
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Audition Date
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10-19-20
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Submission deadline
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10-18-20
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Casting Category
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Theatre - Non-Equity
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Neil Simon's Tony and Pulitzer Prize-winning play tells the story of a father whose wife has recently died, leaving him in debt. In order to earn money, he needs to take a job as a travelling salesman, But he has two young sons and needs someone to care for them while he's away. He appeals to his mother, a severe German business-woman who (having survived World War II) has taught herself to live without compassion. herself to live
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| Role # 1 Jay |
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Seeking 1 talent(s) for this role
independent, jokester type who sometimes gets carried away with the situations going on around him; the play tells his coming-of-age story.
Searchable talent specs :
Gender: Male
Age: from 11 to 15
Ethnicity: Any - |
| Role # 2 Arty |
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Seeking 1 talent(s) for this role
Jay's younger brother. More of an observer than the rest of his family, he often goes with the flow of things, but also can be a little childish.
Searchable talent specs :
Gender: Male
Age: from 11 to 15
Ethnicity: Any - |
| Role # 3 Eddie |
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Seeking 1 talent(s) for this role
Jay's middle-aged father. After the death of his wife, he is forced to send his two sons to live with their grandmother, while he repays his large financial debts. He is shown to be, much like his sisters, a nervous wreck around Grandma.
Searchable talent specs :
Gender: Male
Age: from 18 to 60
Ethnicity: Any - |
| Role # 4 Bella |
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Seeking 1 talent(s) for this role
he is sometimes a bit off-center and is mentally challenged, but despite this she is also loving and protective of her nephews. Much of the second half of the play focuses on her attempts at independence from her stern mother.
Searchable talent specs :
Gender: Female
Age: from 18 to 35
Ethnicity: Any - |
| Role # 5 Grandma Kurnitz |
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Seeking 1 talent(s) for this role
Eddie and Bella's mother, a big woman, buxom, with a strong and erect body. Jay's grandmother. A very old and stern woman. Owing to her harsh childhood, she has always been very intolerant of what in others she calls "weaknesses". She is blunt, sometimes even in a funny way, and always knows what is going on with the people around her.
Searchable talent specs :
Gender: Female
Age: from 70 to 79
Ethnicity: Any - |
| Role # 6 Louie |
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Seeking 1 talent(s) for this role
Jay's flamboyant, jovial uncle, who comes to live with the family when he is hiding from the local mob. He is considered by Grandma Kurnitz to be the "survivor" of the family. He has a strong, mercurial nature, and a certain underlying dark side, which the kids uncover in the second act of the play. He works as a "bag-man" for the mob.
Searchable talent specs :
Gender: Male
Age: from 18 to 60
Ethnicity: Any - |
| Role # 7 Aunt Gert |
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Seeking 1 talent(s) for this role
Jay's aunt, and Grandma's daughter. She is a very interesting addition to the family. Her most noticeable issue is that when she breathes she has a tendency to suck in while still speaking, as a result of trauma instilled in her by Grandma from a young age.
Searchable talent specs :
Gender: Female
Age: from 18 to 35
Ethnicity: Any - |
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