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Tea with Chachaji (Theatre) · 07-17-2009, 09:43 AM

Production: Tea with Chachaji (Theatre)
Location: New York
Employer: Cindi Rush Casting
Duration: end February, starts early September
(Non-Union artist contracts)

Director: Rajendra Ramoon Maharaj. Based on the book Chachaji’s Cup by Uma Krishnaswami. Neel, his mother and his great-uncle, share a home in Queens and wonderful stories over tea. Hindu myths and family history, dance and melodic music of India, unite the three generations. As Neel grows older, so grows the distance between Indian tradition and American life. Though family teatime is no more, Chachaji still drinks everyday from his beloved teacup, which he salvaged during his migration from Pakistan to India after the Partition of 1947. When this symbol of survival and family history is broken, Neel must repair it and his relationship with his great-uncle. In doing so, he learns to value his heritage.

House Rdg: 9/10 (1 reh TBA)
Rdg reh: wk of 10/14
Rdg: 10/19
Reh for perf: 1/4/10
NYC perf start: 1/25/10
Travel to CA: 2/26/10
Perf CA: 2/27 & 2/28

PAY:
Developmental rdg – TYA minimum Tier 2 per perf contract: $11/hr reh, $68 for rdg
Performances – TYA minimum Tier 1 weekly: actors-$426/wk, actor/ASM-$445/wk
Transportation, housing plus $55 per diem for CA run

NOTE: All actors should have a facility for dance and movement. One actor will be hired as Actor/ASM. Duties include being on book, assisting the PSM, setting up rehearsal set pieces/props and assisting with monitoring rehearsal breaks.

Apply to: Michele Weiss, Cindi Rush Casting, 27 West 20th St, suite 404, New York, NY 10011, Attn: Tea with Chachaji

5 breakdowns:

1. Male / 18-24 yrs. / Indian.
[NEEL] male; late teens to early 20s; South Asian; tenor; ages from a pre-teen to a teenager over the course of the play; the American son of Indian parents; a born dancer

2. Male / 51-60 yrs. / Indian.
[CHACHAJI] male; 50s to 60s; South Asian; baritone; Neel’s elderly great-uncle from India, now living in the US; a born storyteller

3. Female / 31-40 yrs. / Indian.
[ANYA] female; 35-45; South Asian; alto; Neel’s mother, born in India, now living in the US (also plays assorted characters in ensemble storytelling scenes)

4. Male / 18-24 yrs. / Hispanic.
[DANIEL] male; late teens to early 20s; Hispanic; tenor; ages from a pre-teen to a teenager over the course of the play; the child of Colombian parents, living in Queens (also plays assorted characters in ensemble storytelling scenes)

5. Female / 31-40 yrs. / Indian.
[AMMA] female; 35-45; South Asian; alto/mezzo-soprano; Chachaji’s mother, appearing only in his memory; the actress features prominently as a dancer in ensemble storytelling scenes