Cleveland Play House (CPH) Education Department is casting local actors for the Family Theatre Program’s 2022 production of Teddy Bear Mountain, by Lisa Langford, directed by LeeAnet Noble. This is a non-AEA contract, paying $500.00 per week. This is a touring production that will perform in community spaces. First Rehearsal: August 8, 2022 First Performance: August 25, 2022 Closing Performance: September 11, 2022 Performances will run Thursday - Sunday each weekend. Actors must have access to reliable transportation. To audition, please submit your headshot, resume, and self-tape to this form: https://airtable.com/shr5TqCDraxerO5u9 AUDITION INSTRUCTIONS For your self-tape, please use the sides for the role you are auditioning for. Sides are available here: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/kzrsx9fu0e4zp7l/AADzTFolzsidhkA-Y5XKqWkya?dl=0 Note: Maya and Marcus are to be played by adult actors who can play young characters. ROLES AVAILABLE: WOMAN: African American, woman, can play 30-40. Our narrator, a big personality, a storyteller, and dancer with an inner rhythm who guides us through tough moments with love and compassion. MAYA: African American, female, actor should be able to play 8 years old. Marcus’s sister, precocious, on a mission to find out what happened to the mountain of teddy bears that went missing. MARCUS: African American, male, actor should be able to play 12 years old. Maya’s brother, unsure of how to come to terms with the death of his mother and his best friend, tries to act tough. NANA: African American, woman, can play 50-70. Grandmother to Maya and Marcus. She is trying to be strong for her Grandchildren while grieving loss. MR. MARTINEZ / MR. TRASHMAN: Latine, male, any age. Mr. Martinez runs the corner store, friendly adult figure for the neighborhood children. Mr. Trashman is a key witness in Maya’s investigation—but you didn’t hear it from him. Please note that Cleveland Play house is mandating COVID-19 vaccinations for all staff and guest artists working in person. By auditioning, artist affirms that they are already fully vaccinated or that they will be fully vaccinated (currently defined as 2 weeks after the final dose) prior to the first rehearsal. As of 12/1/2021, CPH does not require a booster to be considered fully vaccinated.