Casting "Kindness: A Legacy of the Holocaust," a groundbreaking verbatim play that has already undertaken a pilot tour in Spring 2022 with critical acclaim. Production states: "Voices have a strong reputation for high-quality, emotionally and intellectually powerful theatre in education for schools and communities. We are currently funded by the European Jewish Trust. Kindness is a verbatim/physical theatre play. It is physically and emotionally demanding with all actors multi-rolling and handling a number of different European accents. Familiarity with verbatim/TiE work would be an advantage. Singing/musical skills, by no means necessary but would be of interest. Playing age 18-35. Actors will work with a specialist accent coach and movement director through rehearsals. Knowledge and understanding of Holocaust history or Judaism are not essential but an openness to learn is. DBS essential. Applications are welcome from actors of Jewish heritage."
Actor 1/2: Lead, Female, 18-35
multirole; see role description for more details; two female roles; Actor 1: Susan, Woman 2; Susan - Hungarian Holocaust survivor (aged approx. 11 - present day); Woman 1 - an elderly Roma-Sinti woman; Actor 2: Mother, Mala, Woman 1, other minor roles; Mother - Susan's mother; a "submissive village lady"; Mala - young, strong and kind. Belgian; Woman 2 - a relatively new and naïve inmate in Auschwitz.
Ethnicity: Ethnically Ambiguous / Multiracial, Latino / Hispanic, Middle Eastern, White / European Descent
Required Media: Video Reel
Required Skills:
Acting Techniques: Physical Theater
Actor 3/4: Lead, Male, 18-35
multirole; see role description for more details; Actor 3: Laci, Rabbi, Man 1, other minor roles; Laci - Susan's brother; from young and dynamic, to physically broken and mentally scarred. Rabbi - carries the wisdom of the world on his shoulders; Man 1 - a wise and not yet broken inmate at Auschwitz-Birkenau; Actor 4: Dather, Edek, German soldier, British soldier, Man 2, other minor roles; Father - a strong, proud and intelligent man. Hungarian. Edek - young, brave, passionate, and fiercely determined. Polish. Man 2 - a man grown weary of God and bowed by the daily struggle to survive.
Ethnicity: Ethnically Ambiguous / Multiracial, Latino / Hispanic, Middle Eastern, White / European Descent
Required Media: Video Reel
Required Skills:
Acting Techniques: Physical Theater
Estimated payment amount: £3,268.00 - £3,496.00 for 8 weeks of work
Additional: Pays £408-£437/wk. Equity rates apply.
Rehearsal and Production Dates & Locations
Rehearses Aug. 29-Sept. 26; (Milton Keynes Nat'l tour) Sept. 27-Oct. 28; possible extensions for Spring 2023.
Nationwide (United Kingdom)
