{"id":6432,"date":"2022-04-28T19:52:59","date_gmt":"2022-04-28T19:52:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pashakespeare.org\/?p=6432"},"modified":"2022-04-29T17:17:25","modified_gmt":"2022-04-29T17:17:25","slug":"casting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pashakespeare.org\/press\/casting\/","title":{"rendered":"Casting: seeking\u00a0a girl of African descent to play the speaking role of Raynell in\u00a0August Wilson\u2019s Fences"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Help us cast the youngest role in our season.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We are in search of families\/households in the area with an 8- to 12-year-old young Black girl (to play a 7-8 year old) who might enjoy the following casting opportunity. Please feel free to forward if you might know such a family.<\/p>\n<p>Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival, the professional theatre in residence at DeSales University, is seeking\u00a0a girl of African descent to play the speaking role of Raynell in\u00a0August Wilson\u2019s<em> Fences <\/em>this summer at PSF.\u00a0The young actress should also feel comfortable singing. Rehearsals for this role begin\u00a0July 12, opening is\u00a0July 29, closing is\u00a0August 7.\u00a0Four weeks of involvement total. This is a fully professional production with Equity actors.\u00a0This role will be cast with a non-union local child actor or a local child who is a member of Actors\u2019 Equity Association. In the play, the girl represents the hope for the future.<\/p>\n<p>According to union regulations for this production, the young actor cast in this role will be paid $790 week. Reliable transportation is a necessity. The real value is the experience of a lifetime and a professional credit for the resume. There will be 7 performances per week during the two weeks of the run.<\/p>\n<p>Please inquire asap by emailing\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:casting@pashakespeare.org?subject=\"><strong>casting@pashakespeare.org<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Interested young actors will submit a self-taped audition (video). Both side 1 and side 2 (links below) should be taped as well as 1 taped song of the actor\u2019s choice sung acapella.<\/p>\n<p>Audition sides can be found here:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pashakespeare.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Raynell-Side-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Download Audition Side 1 here<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pashakespeare.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Fences-Raynell-Side-2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Download Audition Side 2 here<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><span class=\"e2ma-style\"><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">S<\/span><\/span><span class=\"e2ma-style\">ubmission deadline: MAY 9, 2022<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"e2ma-p-div\"><strong><span class=\"e2ma-style\">SEND TAPED AUDITIONS TO:<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:casting@pashakespeare.org?subject=\"><b>casting@pashakespeare.org<\/b><\/a>.<\/div>\n<div class=\"e2ma-p-div\"><span class=\"e2ma-style\"><strong>INCLUDE SUBJECT: Raynell Audition<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Help us cast the youngest role in our season. 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