Company: The Ghostlight Stage Company – Cincinnati, Ohio
Performance Venue: ARCO Cincy – Cincinnati, Ohio
Rehearsal Space: TBD – Greater Cincinnati
Contract: Nonunion
Pay Rate: $300 stipend (for approx. 10 hours of required rehearsal/tech/performance time + however much time is needed outside of rehearsal for design presentation preparation). Additional compensation will be given for any materials needed for a lobby display of designs.
Production: One Act Double Feature of New Works: The Locked Door by Dedrick Weathersby and Synapse by Mary Beringer
Directors: Synapse – Aiden Dalton and The Locked Door – TBD
Seeking: Set Designers and Costume Designers to work on both plays (see more info on plays below). We strongly encourage BIPOC designers to submit their work, as we seek to uplift the voices of underrepresented artists and have the talent we hire reflect our world both on and off the stage.
About the Event: This event is unique in that it will be a hybrid between a typical staged reading format and a full production. The audience will get a look “behind the curtain” as we show them what would happen on a typical first day of rehearsal for a professional theater show (only a bit more jazzed up for entertainment purposes). Audiences will get to see 2 brand new plays in staged reading format with light staging and costuming, where actors perform with script in hand. In addition to hearing these new stories, audiences will get to see visions for a full production in the form of set, costume and lighting designs. We hope to excite the audience about new work and have them wanting more. The Ghostlight’s future plans involve fully producing at least one of these plays in our season of shows next year with the same design visions shown in this event.
To Submit: Please email with the subject line, “DESIGNER SUBMISSION.” In your email please attach a relevant resume of experience, a one page cover letter describing what interests you about these new works and being a part of this event, and any other artistic supporting materials (such as website, full portfolio of work, etc). Send these submissions to The Ghostlight Stage Company’s Theatre Director, Aiden Dalton at: aiden@theghostlightstageco.com
Production Schedule
Auditions: August 12-14, 2023
1st Rehearsal: October 8, 2023
Opens/Closes: October 14, 2023
Auditions will take place from 1pm-3pm EST on August 12 and 13, and from 6:30pm-8:30pm EST on August 14. There will be 3 rehearsals for each piece that run approximately 6:30pm-10:30pm EST between October 8-13. Then a tech & performance day on October 14 for 8 hours. Designers will do most of their work outside of rehearsal time, putting together their artistic pitches, but will be required to attend a few specific dates. Designers will be required to attend at least one rehearsal for each piece for 1 hour or less, to share their designs with the teams (preferred attendance would be on the first dates of rehearsal). This attendance for rehearsals could be via zoom. Designers will also be required to attend the full 8 hour tech & opening night on October 14 to help with tech as needed/run of show and to set up displays of their designs in the lobby for audiences to view.
The Locked Door by Dedrick Weathersby
Synopsis
In 1995 Minister Louis Farrakhan and Benjamin F. Chavis Jr. assembled one of the largest gatherings of African American men of its time, that would later be called the Million March. Two African American men find themselves desperately needing a place to stay for the march. The only room available is a single dormitory room for two. Albeit different, the two men compromise and settle for the room. Although the men begin their stay as strangers, their shared stories and experiences unite them as their discourse builds a portrait of what it means to be Black in America.
Characters
- BENJAMIN (Male, Late 20s/Early 30s, Black): A Corporate Fortune 500 Junior Executive. Holds strong ambitions to succeed and continue the long family legacy of men succeeding by any means necessary.
- MARCUS (Male, Early to Mid 30s, Black): A political science professor and community activist with motivation to bridge the gap of equality and resources given to African Americans and People of Color.
Synapse by Mary Beringer
Synopsis
When Mrs. Brown’s husband disappears, she gets an offer from his employer- a technology company that can put Mr. Brown’s brain into the body of a willing participant, essentially bringing him back to life. Mrs. Brown agrees, but she may come to regret that decision.
Characters
- JUDITH BROWN (Female, 20s-30s, Any Ethnicity): A classic housewife, grieving the loss of her husband. She is more intelligent than people give her credit for, but very trusting.
- DR. JAMES CONNORS (Male, 30s-50s, Any Ethnicity): A neurologist working for The Freeman Group. He knows what he wants and how to get it.
- DENNIS (Male, Any Age, Black): An impoverished man desperate for any way to pay his family’s expenses.
- RICHARD BROWN (Male, 20s-30s, Any Ethnicity): Judith’s husband and a scientist.
**If interested in reading the full plays, please reach out to The Ghostlight Stage Company’s Theatre Director to get copies of the scripts: aiden@theghostlightstageco.com**
The Ghostlight Stage Company is an equal opportunity employer. It is our policy to provide equal opportunity without regard to the basis of race, color, religion, sex or national origin, and we require affirmative action to ensure equality of opportunity in all aspects of employment. All employees and volunteers (whatever their gender, race, ethnicity, national origin, age, identity, sexual orientation, education, ability, religion, socioeconomic status, physical appearance, or attributes) should always feel valued and respected.
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Company: The Ghostlight Stage Company – Cincinnati, Ohio
Company: The Ghostlight Stage Company – Cincinnati, Ohio
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