Hey

There's this new opera and they need help.

I'm putting out a call for folks who might want to donate some time to an amazing project.
You can hear the demo here www.burningopera.com <www.burningopera.com>
This is a link to more of the recorded music www.thereallybig.com/how%20t...calypse/

Here's the full story on this piece.

A guy named Mark Nichols, a brilliant composer and Erik Davis, a brilliant writer got together with some talented folks and created this piece.
They have about 20 minutes written and recorded. Mark is planning on writing 10 more songs. It's dark, it's freakish, it spans all genres, it is beautiful and haunting. It will be a theatrical stage play. The long term goal is to tour it in a much larger community involved type road show.
This piece "How to survive the Apocalypse" being the main attraction.

At the moment there is no budget for this. I am donating my time producing and my theatre for auditions, rehearsals and 2 nights in January to stage
the 20 minutes they have written. Our hope in staging this is to gather more interest, performers, perhaps investors, and basically see how it looks and sounds on stage.

I'll post the audition/rehearsal/show schedule below.

This is what Mark Nichols is looking for and some of the roles:

:::::As far as band, we're looking for volunteers who really like the music and can see themselves in the band. I'd like them to audition along with the actors. Looking for people who are comfortable with an audience and who've played a lot of theater. Looking for players with a great sense (and LOVE) of dynamics. Generally a theater band has to play more quietly and intensely than they're used to and make it full. Would appreciate people who are very comfortable with funk and breakbeat. Listen to the demo at www.burningopera.com <www.burningopera.com>
and see if it is what you want to be doing. Must be prepared for theatrix. If you're interested in assistant music directing and conducting the shows please say so now.::::

As far as cast, singing is highest priority and good harmony singing at that. Looking for freaks and talented actor/movers/people who can connect honestly. Looking for voices that make people jealous.

Jean Geanie: a drag queen must be able to sing harmony
A young dude who will play the young dude , Bud "It's time to party..." A good singer/dancer good look, versitle, maybe plays an instrument
A bass or baritone who can play the 'Mustachio' part. He's a provacateur. Maybe a puppeteer, mime or clown. Anarchist.
Another woman chorus, good look, hopefully sings harmony great and can play a band instrument or strings, or can do Bulgarian Women's choir style or opera.
Bass Player
Theatrical drummer, (this is someone who can play with bundled stick or brushes and has excellent sense of dynamics)
Keyboard/DJ type (good musician and computer geek) plays Djembe also
Video op
Guitar
Maybe some horns or strings (violin or viola)

We're also looking for:
Costumers
Stage Managers
Light Tech
Sound Tech
Set designers
Production Assistant
Assistant Director
Promotions
Investors

If this interests you at all please get a hold of myself (ty@stagewerx.org) or mark at mn@thereallybig.com

Auditions (tentative) Saturday Nov 7th 2p-5p Sunday Nov 8th 2p-5p

REHEARSALS
Sunday December 7 1pm
Sunday December 14th 1pm
Sunday December 21st 1pm
Sunday December 28th 1pm

Tuesday December 30th 6pm

Sunday January 4th 1pm
Tuesday January 6th 6pm

Sunday January 11th 1pm Tech
Monday January 12th 6pm Tech
Tuesday January 13th 6pm Tech
Wednesday January 14th 6pm Dress

SHOWS
Friday January 16th 8pm Show
Saturday January 17th 8pm Show