Casting "Silent Sky," a play. Production states: "The award-winning Sierra Madre Playhouse SMP, located in Sierra Madre, California 91024 just east of Pasadena is committed to equitable, diverse, and inclusive representation in our productions and strives to make the experience of performing at our theater one which is fulfilling and fun. With our upcoming production of Lauren Gunderson's dramatic play about the true story of 19th-century astronomer Henrietta Leavitt, SMP hopes to fulfill its mission of connecting people in our diverse communities to one another through bold, resonant live theater in an intimate setting that inspires, entertains, and celebrates our shared humanity."
Henrietta Leavitt: Lead, Female, Gender-Nonconforming, Non-Binary, Trans Female, 25-35
mathematician, trained in Astronomy. Brilliant, meticulous, good sense of irony with a dry wit and passionate nature-- almost always wearing a period hearing-aid.
Ethnicity: All Ethnicities
Required Media: Headshot/Photo, Video Reel
Margaret Leavitt: Supporting, Female, Gender-Nonconforming, Non-Binary, Trans Female, 20-30
Henrietta's sister: homemaker, creative, religious, loyal and kind. Piano skills very useful, but not essential.
Ethnicity: All Ethnicities
Required Media: Headshot/Photo, Video Reel
Required Skills:
Music/Musician: Piano/Keyboards
Peter Shaw: Supporting, Male, Gender-Nonconforming, Non-Binary, Trans Male, 25-40
apprentice to "Pickering" Head of the Harvard Observatory. Love interest for Henrietta. Slightly awkward, around women, but pretending not to be, smart, decent, sincere.
Ethnicity: All Ethnicities
Required Media: Headshot/Photo, Video Reel
Annie Cannon: Supporting, Female, Gender-Nonconforming, Non-Binary, Trans Female, 30-50
head of the women's "Computer" dept. at Harvard Observatory. The leader, terse and sure, can be brusque, grows into a firebrand. Co-worker with Henrietta.
Ethnicity: All Ethnicities
Required Media: Headshot/Photo, Video Reel
Williamina Fleming: Supporting, Female, Gender-Nonconforming, Non-Binary, Trans Female, 30-50
former head of "Computer" dept. Scottish immigrant . Smart as a whip and fun. Co-worker with Henrietta. Scottish accent needed.
Ethnicity: All Ethnicities
Required Media: Headshot/Photo, Video Reel
Required Skills:
Accents/Dialects: Scottish
Estimated payment amount: US$2,600.00 in Annual Salary
Additional: Pay is $15 an hour for rehearsals and performances, for about 177 hours.
Rehearsal and Production Dates & Locations
All work to take place in-person (dates TBD) at Sierra Madre Playhouse in Sierra Madre, CA.
Sierra Madre, CA; Los Angeles, CA
