CASTING CALLS 2025
The Young Lords - The Musical
The Young Lords- "The Musical": A Chicago Based Street Gang turns into a Civil and Human Rights Organization
Seeking lead and supporting roles
Non union & Union
All roles are paid
Time: Week of May 12th. In Person auditions will be April 18th-19th
Location: New York
For consideration for all roles please send: Headshot, resume, and singing reel to ellejonescasting@gmail.com with the subject The Young Lords and your intended Role (s). Password protected content will not be reviewed. Please submit by April 14th
Casting authentically for the following lead roles:
CHA CHA: Male, 18-27, Latino/ Hispanic, Tenor
GUARD: Male, 18-27, Latino/ Hispanic, White/ European Descent
MAYOR DALEY: Male, 66+, Latino / Hispanic, White / European Descent, Tenor
FELIPE: Male, 18-27, Black / African Descent, Latino / Hispanic, Tenor
MICKEY: Male, 18-27, All Ethnicities
JUAN: Male, 18+, Black / African Descent, Latino / Hispanic, Tenor
DAVID: Male, 18-27, All Ethnicities, Tenor
FI: Male, 18+, Latino/Hispanic, Tenor
YORUBA: Male, 18-27, Black / African Descent, Latino / Hispanic, Tenor
DENISE: Female, 18-27, Black/African Descent, Soprano
IRIS: Female, 18-27, Latina / Hispanic, Soprano
GlORIA: Female, 18-27, Latina / Hispanic, So
CASTING - LEAD ROLES FOR REAL
Seeking undiscovered actors in the Tri-state/ Northeast area who can sing and dance. This is for REAL, a feature film produced, created, and written by Vernon Jeffrey, with choreography from K-POP The Musical choreographer MJ Choi.
REAL is about four young Asian-American women in NYC, each with a unique personal struggle, must overcome their differences to form a K-pop band and compete for the ultimate prize that could launch their dreams—or risk losing everything.
CASTING AUTHENTICALLY FOR THE FOLLOWING ROLES:
CERA KIM: Female, early 20s, Korean American - Role Filled
SASHA CHO:Female, early 20s, Korean American - Open
LANA LIN : Female, early 20s, Chinese American - Role Filled
JOSIE KAZAKI: Female, early 20s, Japanese American - Open
These are paid roles.
UNION & NON-UNION are welcome to submit.
FIRST PHASE - CLOSED
SECOND PHASE - CLOSED
THIRD PHASE - IN PERSON AUDITIONS - SECOND ROUND JANUARY 26 , 2025
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