Casting Notice -New Light Theatre, a Delaware based nonprofit theatre with a charitable mission, presents Once, by Enda Walsh, Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova, in support of the JFS Refugee Integration Support Effort, August 8-17, at Delaware Theatre Company in Wilmington, DE, directed by Kyle Metzger, with music direction by Tom Mucchetti. All roles paid, adult stipends beginning at $2,000.
Tony, Grammy and Academy Award winning, Once weaves a captivating musical spell as it follows an Irish musician and a Czech immigrant over the course of one life changing week. Bursting with joy and aching with heart, Once uplifts the power of reaching out with kindness, and the transformative ability for art to create connection and community.
New Light Theatre is committed to bringing light to the darkness of the world, to raising awareness and support for organizations that illuminate, and to deepening our empathy and connection with one another through meaningful artistic work. In accordance with this mission, Once will partner with RISE, a program of Jewish Family Services. As the oldest refugee resettlement agency in the state of Delaware, RISE at JFS has resettled and reunited families, provided critical case management and counseling services, and engaged community leaders in the refugee experience through education, volunteerism, and advocacy. Through intensive, culturally sensitive case management, RISE helps refugees and other immigrants integrate and make a home in their new communities, obtain and retain employment, and establish and maintain healthy lifestyles to achieve self-sufficiency. To learn more, visit https://www.jfsdelaware.org/refugee-services/
Rehearsals for Once will take place 3 weekday evenings and Sunday afternoons in Wilmington, DE, starting at the end of June, with tech beginning July 28, and performances August 8-17. Once is performed by a corps of actor musicians, therefore, most characters must be able to play an instrument. NLT is especially seeking actors who are proficient in accompanying themselves on an instrument, which may include guitar, piano, drums/percussion, violin/fiddle, cello, accordion, banjo, mandolin or bass. The role of Ivonka, written for a girl who can play 6-12 years old, does not need to play an instrument. To be considered, please submit headshot, resume and a video of 16-32 bars of a song in the style of the show, either self-accompanied on an instrument, or sending a separate video playing an instrument, to Artistic Director, Lena Mucchetti at [email protected], no later than March 22nd. In person callbacks, by invitation only, will follow.
Seeking submissions from artists of all ages, gender, sexual, and racial identities for all roles in the production. New Light Theatre is unable to provide housing for out of town actors, therefore only actors with access to local housing are encouraged to apply.
