Cassandra Team
Boston, MA
US

DESCRIPTION

SEEKING:
8 Non-Union Boston based performers for the premiere American Stage workshop of Lesia Ukrainka’s CASSANDRA. Experience with classical text is a plus. Ukrainian speakers are encouraged to submit!

ABOUT CASSANDRA:
A fusion of feminist perspectives, spiritual dilemmas, and political angst, Cassandra, originally written in 1907 by a Ukrainian literary titan Lesia Ukrainka, continues to speak in rejection of authoritarian, and more specifically, Russian aggression which we see so much of within global political contexts today. The dramatic poem delves into the life of a Trojan prophetess, Cassandra, at the end of the Trojan War. Her prophetic visions are cursed by Apollo to never be trusted or believed. As fellow Trojans dismiss her words while her brother Helenus creates false prophecies to assuage the people’s fear of the war, Cassandra battles the difficulties in subverging thought and speaking truth to power.

MISSION STATEMENT:
The Cassandra team aims to exhibit the undeniable truth of the Russian full-scale invasion and aggression, rooting the workshop heavily in the Ukrainian perspective. A perspective and a people that are often subject to erasure, mislabeling, and deliberate distortion for the sole gain of power. Our production and rehearsal process will aim to workshop staging and design concepts as well as investigate necessary resources that prerequisite future productions of Cassandra. We believe workshopping Cassandra would be an invaluable opportunity to enrich our production and further immerse our vision in a Ukrainian context.

DURATION:
November 10th-December 15th

REHEARSALS:
November 10th - November 16th: Wednesday-Saturday
November 17th - October 23rd: Wednesday-Saturday
November 24th - November 30th: OFF
December 1st - December 7th: Wednesday-Saturday
December 8th-December 11th
(Times TBD)

PERFORMANCE WEEKS:
Weekend of December 12th
(Times TBD)

COMPENSATION:
$750 stipend

SELF TAPE NOTES:
-Please slate your name, location and union status
-Please send one video with a direct link (access to view instantly) to YouTube or Google Drive typically work best.
-Attach headshot and resume

TO SUBMIT:
Please send headshot, resume, and video of a 1-2 minute monologue to [email protected]. Submissions due no later than September 27th. Callbacks will be held mid October IN PERSON in the Boston area. To learn more about CASSANDRA visit https://linktr.ee/cassandraplay.

DURATION

Nov 10, 2024 - Dec 15, 2024

SALARY

$0.00 – $750.00 per gig

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