COP OUT - Portland Appointments
August Wilson Red Door Project
APPOINTMENTS
Auditions will take place on: July 28th: 10:00am - 7:00pm July 29th: 4:00pm - 8:00pm Call Backs: August 2nd: 12:00pm - 6:00pm
CONTRACT
Guest Artist Minimum - $334/wk. Contract type may change.
SEEKING
Equity and non-Equity performers of color, all genders, ages late 20s to early 50s.
INSTRUCTIONS
Email headshot/resume Amy Tyler, Production Coordinator to request an appointment.
Deadline: Fri, Jul 27, 2018
SUBMIT TO
PERSONNEL
Artistic Director: Kevin Jones
Production Manager: William Gebo
OTHER DATES
First rehearsal - September 11th
Opening - October 4th
Closing - October 7th
OTHER
https://reddoorproject.org/
Equity’s contracts prohibit discrimination. Equity is committed to diversity and encourages all its employers to engage in a policy of equal employment opportunity designed to promote a positive model of inclusion. As such, Equity encourages performers of all ethnicities, gender identities, and ages, as well as performers with disabilities, to submit.
BREAKDOWN
Cop Out is a brand new, direct address style performance piece that reflects the complicated personal and professional experiences and emotions of police officers in our country today. In an effort to advance the dialogue between law enforcement and communities in a constructive way, The Red Door commissioned playwrights from across the country to interview a broad spectrum of police officers, including many officers of color and cops from diverse backgrounds, and write monologues to reflect their experiences.
Cop Out will be presented as a series of monologues performed in succession with a talkback following each performance. Our intention is to more accurately reflect the complexity of emotions and experiences involved in what we too often think of as a binary, black-white, good-bad narrative, consistent with the Red Door mission of changing the racial ecology of Portland through the arts.
In order to reach these goals we are looking for a cast that is willing to fully engage with this heart-wrenching work and to look inward as individuals and artists while staying true to our mission and values.
Writers include (in no particular order): J David Shanks, Ben Watkins, Javon Johnson, J Nicole Brooks, Bonnie Ratner, Shepsu Aaku, Harrison Rivers, Nambi E Kelley, and Andrea Stolowitz
Character Descriptions:
Harrison Rivers – “I Will Always Be Both”
JACKIE NOLAN, Black woman in her early 30s to early 40s, a cop and a mother living in Chicago.
J David Shanks – “The Things You Can’t Un-See”
African American Police Officer in his early 30's. He's a veteran patrol officer that has seen horrible things during his career, but there is something about the violation of a child that is maddening and won't allow him to constrain his anger and rage.
Officer Carmon: Early 40s, Bi-racial (black/white), clean cut, brawny, kind face. He’s confident, affable, and has a good sense of humor-but there’s an undercurrent of someone who’s fearless, and ain’t afraid of a fight.
Officer Jones: Late 30s, Black, a wicked tongue and sense of humor to match. He’s blunt, straightforward, passionate and has a lot steam in his system.
“Cop Out”
MONIQUE CARTER, 55,African-American, community activist turned cop, no-nonsense, no filter, a realist with a genuine care for justice and people
“Standing Up”
TANISHA, African-American female cop in her early 30s. Lives in Portland
“Badge Number”
41960. Black. Early to mid 30’s. Came up in the hood, but well practiced in code switching. Guarded. Chip on his shoulder comes out as swagger mixed with sarcasm. Deep down, he’s emotionally exhausted. (Note: This character is currently written as man, but can be woman as well.)
“Trigger Nappy”
JIMMY: early 40s, identifies male, Latino & Black American; a charismatic fellow with an edge of youth in his speak and demeanor; he's got swag without trying; he plays by the rules because it's how he was raised, and can code-switch like a muthafucka.
“Locked and Loaded”
Male, African American police officer. Late 30s to early 40s
Equity’s contracts prohibit discrimination. Equity is committed to diversity and encourages all its employers to engage in a policy of equal employment opportunity designed to promote a positive model of inclusion. As such, Equity encourages performers of all ethnicities, gender identities, and ages, as well as performers with disabilities, to submit.
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