Theater Call for Blind Performers in “Rainbow on Mars” Play
Description
ONLY LOCAL TALENT WILL BE ACCEPTED.
Production of “Rainbow on Mars” is looking for Blind/visually impaired actors. More details are below.
About the play:
Inspired by Healeys journey into blindness as a young adult, RoM follows a young woman as she ascends from a Platos Cavelike space of ocularcentric half-slugs to a disorienting new horizon of possibility. With the help of some unlikely allies, she must shed her desire to return to the Cave and develop her own relationship with blindness. The project features a hybrid cast of blind, visually impaired and sighted theatre performers as well as The National Ballets company of apprentice dancers.
RoM is choreographed by Robert Binet, one of Canadas premiere ballet choreographers, and co-directed by OtMs Mitchell Cushman and award-winning visually impaired stage combat director Nate Bitton, with dramaturgy by accomplished writer and actor Vanessa Smythe. Rainbow on Mars simultaneously marks the premiere of Immersive Descriptive Audio (IDA). Created by Healey, this new accessible stagecraft practice is designed for blind and sighted audience members alike, embedding a deepened audio description experience and sound design within the narrative itself.
Rate:
The theatre has a budget of $2500.00 for the actor of Rock that can support a variety of measures that could include but are not limited to: uber rides, a reader, tactile map of the venue and stage, or guide to access rehearsal and production spaces.
Additional information:
Call backs: May 20th and 21st, 2025 10AM-2PM EST.
Please, see the attachment.
When applying, please submit a self-tape:
Please submit a self-tape no longer than 5MIN that includes:
Your name, age, pronouns.
A delivery of a monologue of your choosing 1-2MIN in length.
Details of any access measures you will need to fully engage with the delivery of this role.
Details of any scheduling conflicts you may be aware of during the outside production dates.
Please submit the self-tape, a head shot and CV by April 30th, 2025 1PM EST.
