Seeking Performing Artists:

Actors, Dancers, Vocal & Instrumental Musicians, Poets, etc.

For

“Wake Up to Healing Arts: Using Performance and Media for Direction, Hope, 

   Health, and Total Well-being”  Performance Project

 

(Please share with your directors, students, casts, social media.)

Wake Up and Live’s Actors’ Studio (WUAL) is seeking Performing Artists  for its “Healing Arts” project. 

We are inviting actors, singers, dancers, musicians, poets, etc.  to submit  a 1 – 2 minute video audition demonstrating how their performance genre 

can be used to help those with mental health issues get relief from their challenges.  

The artist’s actual performance should be performed within 3 – 5 minutes.

 

These creative works should  tell mental health   inspirational   stories   to be performed on Cleveland area stages and on “Wake Up and Live With the Arts.”

Selected performances  will  show how  the genre reveals overcoming, which allow him/her to now live an improved mental health  life.

 

“Wake Up to Healing Arts” Auditions should:

  Address the Concept:  Using Performance and Media for Direction, Hope, Health, and  

 Total Well-being.” 

Turn Your Life into one of Joy, Health, Wealth and Happiness!

 What story is your performance telling?       

              .  Depict some CHALLENGES individuals have overcome, and / or are currently 

                experiencing.

             .  How the individual  keeps working on addressing the challenges to create transformational

                mental health  changes.

             .  Why the individual wants to make changes

             .  Examples of topics which reflect mental health issues 

                                .   The stigma of mental health issues

                             .   Teens and young adults suicide

                                .   Using drama, music and dance to help heal mental health issues

                                .   Issues contributing to mental health challenges: loss of income; jobs; family; toxic   

                                 relationships; domestic abuse

 

Guidelines:

 1. Be suitable to be performed on stage and / or on “Wake Up And Live With the Arts” YouTube show. 

 2. Be inspirational and uplifting.  Offer hope.

3.  Depict challenges or conflicts the individual  is facing, overcoming, or has overcome to live an

     improved  mental health  life.

4. Offer a  non-traditional, thought-provoking approach to answers and problem-solving strategies

     to address mental health  life issues.

5.  Musical Accompaniment optional.

 

IF Selected:

        1    Will be performed on stage and  / or on “Wake Up And Live With the Arts”

        2.    Stipend will be received from net proceeds of performances.

 

Video audition  Deadline:  Friday,  October 1,2021.

Include Headshot & Resume

Submissions and Questions:  wakeupandlives@gmail.com 

 

 Sue Johnson, SAG/AFTRA

Director, Wake Up And Live's Actors Studio

Producer, "Wake Up And Live With the Arts"

www.wakeupandlives.com