Audition in Los Angeles for SUN SISTERS (May11)

Directed by Lui Sanchez
Produced at the Company of Angels by Amelia Worfolk, Danny Munoz and Joyce Liu-Countryman

The Company of Angels is proud to present S. Vasanti Saxena's award-winning play, Sun Sisters, a mainstage production in our 2011 Season. We are casting 5 Asian American women in lead and supporting roles, along with a special, monologue-driven role for 1 older Asian American man.

Sun Sisters is the winner of the 2008 East West Players Pacific Century Playwriting Award and has received staged readings at East West Players and the Silk Road Theatre Project. This is the World-Premiere production of the play and is being submitted for Ovation Award consideration. There will also be an exclusive, open rehearsal on June 22nd specifically for attendees of the National Asian American Theater Conference and Festival.

REHEARSAL AND PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE

AEA 99-Seat Plan
Rehearsals: June 13 - July 22
Tech: July 22-24
Previews:July 28 and 29
Opening Night: Saturday, July 30
Run: July 30-August 28, Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00 p.m., Sundays at 7:00 p.m.

AUDITIONS:
Saturday, May 28th, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Tuesday, May 31st, 7:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.
CALLBACKS: Tuesday, May 31st and Wednesday, June 1st, 7:30 to 10:30 p.m.

Company of Angels
3rd Floor, In the Black Box
501 S. Spring Street, Los Angeles, CA 90013

ROLES

OLDER ANGIE
Lead / Female / Asian / 40 - 65 years
Description: A Chinese woman in her 50s. In the last stages of a terminal cancer. Appears conservative and authoritarian, but has flashes of playfulness and wit.
Wardrobe: Casual clothing that is stylishly age-appropriate.

YOUNG ANGIE
Lead / Female / Asian / 20 - 30 years
Description: Angie in her early 20's. Exuberant and wanting to embrace life, with joie de vivre and a brashness about her. She's not afraid to experiment and push boundaries while flaunting her feminine wiles.

JESS
Lead / Female / Asian, East Indian, Hispanic, Ethnically Ambiguous, Native American, Pacific Islander / 30 - 40 years
Description: Angie's daughter. Biracial. 30s. Successful budding architect. Strong, except when she's around her mother, Angie.
Wardrobe: Casual

EVELYN
Supporting / Female / Asian / 20 - 40 years
Description: Young Angie's lover. A Chinese woman in her mid to late 20s. Graduate student. Young Angie's lover. Charming. Charismatic. Mature. Elegantly butch.
Wardrobe: Slacks, buttoned shirt, elegantly male and classy.

LINDA
Supporting / Female / Asian / 20 - 30 years
Description: Young Angie's best friend and sidekick. A Chinese woman in her early 20s. Traditional and conservative, often prefers not to make waves. Somewhat secretarial. Also double cast as "Nurse."
Wardrobe: Conservative but feminine for her time (1960's).

EDWARD
Supporting / Male / Asian / 45 - 70 years
Description: Chinese man in his early 60s. An accomplished architect and professor.
Charming and charismatic.
Wardrobe: Business casual

Send resumes and thumbnail headshots or direct inquiries to sunsisters.coa@gmail.com. Please put your name and the role(s) for which you which to audition in the subject line (e.g., "Nancy Kwan – Older Angie"). Indicate two preferred audition dates and times in the body of your email.

SYNOPSIS

A poised, professor of architecture, Edward, reveals his theories about the changing elements of a building's exterior against an unchanging interior. Who is this man? As he narrates the play, we come to meet Angie, still a spitfire in her sunset years who is battling the final stages of cancer. Jess, Angie's openly gay daughter, has returned home to care for her mother in these last days. Their strained relationship over Jess's "lifestyle" is escalated when Jess hints that she might be pregnant. As the two women try to bridge the chasm and heal old and fresh wounds, Angie looks to the past to recount and reexamine her life's choices. These bittersweet memories—a result of the struggle between Angie's yearning to live by her own heart and the restrictions of her cultural traditions—come to life before her. As Angie's dementia sets in, she can no longer separate the present from the past, and the secret that has consumed her is finally unveiled—including the mystery behind Edward.

ABOUT THE THEATER

The Company of Angels is the oldest non-profit repertory theater company in Los Angeles, with notable founders including Leonard Nimoy. Our mission is to create and stage original work from artists based in Los Angeles, while celebrating the diversity within our Southland. We are supported by a James Irvine Foundation grant and have received almost every theater award in Los Angeles, including the Ovation Award, the LA Drama Critics Circle Award, the Drama-Logue Award and the LA Weekly Theater Award.

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	AUDITION NOTICE SUN SISTERS by S. Vasanti Saxena Directed by Lui Sanchez Produced at the Company of Angels by Amelia Worfolk, Danny Munoz and Joyce Liu-Countryman The Company of Angels is proud to present S. Vasanti Saxena's award-winning play, Sun Sisters, a mainstage production in our 2011 Season. We are casting 5 Asian American women in lead and supporting roles, along with a special, monologue-driven role for 1 older Asian American man. ABOUT THE PLAY Sun Sisters is the winner of the 2008 East West Players Pacific Century Playwriting Award and has received staged readings at East West Players and the Silk Road Theatre Project. This is the World-Premiere production of the play and is being submitted for Ovation Award consideration. There will also be an exclusive, open rehearsal on June 22nd specifically for attendees of the National Asian American Theater Conference and Festival. REHEARSAL AND PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE AEA 99-Seat Plan Rehearsals: June 13 - July 22 Tech: July 22-24 Previews:July 28 and 29 Opening Night: Saturday, July 30 Run: July 30-August 28, Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00 p.m., Sundays at 7:00 p.m. AUDITIONS: Saturday, May 28th, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Tuesday, May 31st, 7:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. CALLBACKS: Tuesday, May 31st and Wednesday, June 1st, 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. Company of Angels 3rd Floor, In the Black Box 501 S. Spring Street, Los Angeles, CA 90013 ROLES OLDER ANGIE Lead / Female / Asian / 40 - 65 years Description: A Chinese woman in her 50s. In the last stages of a terminal cancer. Appears conservative and authoritarian, but has flashes of playfulness and wit. Wardrobe: Casual clothing that is stylishly age-appropriate. YOUNG ANGIE Lead / Female / Asian / 20 - 30 years Description: Angie in her early 20's. Exuberant and wanting to embrace life, with joie de vivre and a brashness about her. She's not afraid to experiment and push boundaries while flaunting her feminine wiles. JESS Lead / Female / Asian, East Indian, Hispanic, Ethnically Ambiguous, Native American, Pacific Islander / 30 - 40 years Description: Angie's daughter. Biracial. 30s. Successful budding architect. Strong, except when she's around her mother, Angie. Wardrobe: Casual EVELYN Supporting / Female / Asian / 20 - 40 years Description: Young Angie's lover. A Chinese woman in her mid to late 20s. Graduate student. Young Angie's lover. Charming. Charismatic. Mature. Elegantly butch. Wardrobe: Slacks, buttoned shirt, elegantly male and classy. LINDA Supporting / Female / Asian / 20 - 30 years Description: Young Angie's best friend and sidekick. A Chinese woman in her early 20s. Traditional and conservative, often prefers not to make waves. Somewhat secretarial. Also double cast as "Nurse." Wardrobe: Conservative but feminine for her time (1960's). EDWARD Supporting / Male / Asian / 45 - 70 years Description: Chinese man in his early 60s. An accomplished architect and professor. Charming and charismatic. Wardrobe: Business casual TO SUBMIT Send resumes and thumbnail headshots or direct inquiries to sunsisters.coa@gmail.com. Please put your name and the role(s) for which you which to audition in the subject line (e.g., "Nancy Kwan – Older Angie"). Indicate two preferred audition dates and times in the body of your email. SYNOPSIS A poised, professor of architecture, Edward, reveals his theories about the changing elements of a building's exterior against an unchanging interior. Who is this man? As he narrates the play, we come to meet Angie, still a spitfire in her sunset years who is battling the final stages of cancer. Jess, Angie's openly gay daughter, has returned home to care for her mother in these last days. Their strained relationship over Jess's "lifestyle" is escalated when Jess hints that she might be pregnant. As the two women try to bridge the chasm and heal old and fresh wounds, Angie looks to the past to recount and reexamine her life's choices. These bittersweet memories—a result of the struggle between Angie's yearning to live by her own heart and the restrictions of her cultural traditions—come to life before her. As Angie's dementia sets in, she can no longer separate the present from the past, and the secret that has consumed her is finally unveiled—including the mystery behind Edward. ABOUT THE THEATER The Company of Angels is the oldest non-profit repertory theater company in Los Angeles, with notable founders including Leonard Nimoy. Our mission is to create and stage original work from artists based in Los Angeles, while celebrating the diversity within our Southland. We are supported by a James Irvine Foundation grant and have received almost every theater award in Los Angeles, including the Ovation Award, the LA Drama Critics Circle Award, the Drama-Logue Award and the LA Weekly Theater Award. www.companyofangels.org http://www.latheatrereview.com/2010/12/11/company-of-angels/ Home \| News \| Calendar \| Directory \| Plays \| Library/Storefront \| Timeline Copyright 2011, Roger W. Tang Questions? Email

AUDITION NOTICE SUN SISTERS by S. Vasanti Saxena

AUDITION NOTICE SUN SISTERS
by S. Vasanti Saxena