Casting actors with disabilties for Joes Pub concert reading of 504 Original Musical Position Available In Kings, New York

CASTING ACTORS WITH DISABILTIES FOR JOE’S PUB CONCERT READING OF 504 ORIGINAL MUSICAL

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PERFORMER

EPIC Players
Brooklyn, NY
US
CONTACT NAME
Travis Burbee

JOB DETAILS

DESCRIPTION
This summer, EPIC Players is working with the creators of the 504 Musical to perform a concert presentation of this new show at Joe’s Pub!

Synopsis:

504: A New Musical written by Abbie Goldberg and Mason McDowell, is a fictionalized account of the 1977 San Francisco sit-in that led to civil rights for disabled people. This ensemble piece focuses on the relationships between the protesters including a protective mother and her Deaf son, loving but polarized brothers, a budding romance between a closeted protester and the leadmunityanizer, a Black Panther and an elderly aspiring artist. For 26 days the protestors fight through stigmatization, bomb threats, internalized ableism, and an unfair media, until they eventually triumph in D.C.

• all set to a soulful score inspired by 1970’s R&B and Pop.

To see more info on the musical and listen to some of the songs, check out the below:
504themusical

Audition/Show Dates:

Auditions:

Please submit a video audition as soon as possible, prior to callbacks on June 18th.

Callbacks:

Wednesday, June 18th from 5-9pm

IN PERSON

at SOS in Brooklyn(138 S. Oxford St.).

Public Showing/Preview:

Saturday August 2nd, 11am-3pm.
The Concert will be held on August 3rd in the evening at Joe’s Pub at the Public.
Those who are submitting a video will need to do so by June 15th at 6pm. We are accepting video auditions from anyone who is not able to attend the audition in person.
Audition Self Tape submission instructions: Prepare ONE 32 bar or a 30-60 second cut of contemporary musical theatre and choose ONE side to prepare from the document in the link below and let us know which character you are auditioning for. Audition self tapes can be emailed to Travisepicplayersnyc with the title “504 audition

• Character name”.

Please submit prior to our callbacks on June 18th.
docs.google/docume…

DIRECTING TEAM

Music Director:

Mason McDowell

Director:

Travis Burbee
This will be an in-person event with a live streamingponent.

REHEARSAL DATES

(in-person):
Monday, June 23, 5-9pm
Wednesday, June 25, 10am-1pm
Saturday, 28th 11am

• 3pm
  Monday, June 30, 5-9pm
  Wednesday, July 2, 10am-1pm
  Tuesday, July 8, 10am-2pm
  Wednesday, July 9, 10am-1pm
  Saturday July 12th 11am
• 3pm
  Monday, July 14, 6-9pm
  Wednesday, July 16, 10am-1pm
  Monday, July 21, 6-9pm
  Wednesday, July 23, 10am-1pm
  Monday, July 28, 6-9pm
  Wednesday, July 30, 10am-1pm
  Saturday August 2nd, 11am-3pm (Public Showing and dress rehearsal)
• You are still able to submit if you have conflicts with rehearsals.

Please let us know your conflicts when submitting your self tape.

REHEARSAL LOCATIONS

Both at 520 8th Ave in Manhattan and 138 South Oxford Street in Brooklyn. Rehearsals may also be held at Mark Morris in Brooklyn or Houghton Hall in Manhattan.

PAY:

Performers will received an $486 stipend for this performance.

MEET THE CHARACTERS

BRUCE

• Black. Late 20s. Blind. A Black Panther struggling to be seen in all hisplexities. Hopeful and self assured. Leads meditations for the sit in. Baritenor Ab2-F#4
  JUNE
• White.

Late 20s. Wheelchair user. Fiery, determined, but a bit of a steam roller. Alto G3-F5. Heavy Singing role, High Belt up to Db5 a plus

FLORENCE

• Black. 50’s-70’s, but can be played by someone younger. Neurodivergent. An aspiring artist who has seen the worst of the world, but some small part of her still believes things could be better. Alto F3-C5 (Head voice up to Eb5)
  SANDY
• Mid 40s. Billy’s mother. Overprotective, but loving. Soprano Ab3-Db5 (Head voice up to G5) Light singing role, knowledge of ASL needed.
  ROBERT
• Billy’s interpreter and Mary’s boyfriend. Needs to be able to rap
• ASL knowledge needed.

Please only submit an audition for a role if you meet the specifications of that character.
EPIC Players ismitted not only to increasing neuro-diversity in the arts so integral to the core of our mission, but also to increasing accessibility, opportunity, and advancement for those historically marginalized on behalf of their race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, and or disability. We believe a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace is a far more engaging, creative, and collaborative one. Understanding how the growth of these values and practices in wider society is helped by their activation in individualanizations, we are always working to advance EPIC’s implementation of each. Additionally, we believe that diversity, equity, and inclusion in ourpany open both ourpany members and our audiences to an eclectic collection of perspectives, experiences, and backgrounds to which they might not have access elsew and from which we can all learn, grow, and prosper.
On these grounds, actors of color, female-identifying candidates, members of the LGBTQIA+munity, and members of the disabledmunity are strongly encouraged to .

DURATION

Jun 23, 2025

• Aug 3, 2025
  SALARY
  $486.00
• $486.

00 per gig

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