COVENANT - NYC EPA
Roundabout Theatre Company | New York, NY Notice: Audition Call Type: EPA
Monday, April 24, 2023
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM (E)
Lunch 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
LORT Non-Rep
$926 weekly minimum (LORT D)
Equity actors for roles in COVENANT (See breakdown).
Please prepare the sides that will be available at the audition location beginning at 9AM. Also, please bring your headshot and resume stapled together.
Ripley-Grier Studios (520)
520 8th Ave
New York, NY 10018-6507
Holding room Studio 17T
Artistic Director: Todd Haimes
Writer: York Walker
Director: Tiffany Nichole Greene
One of the following will be in attendance: Casting Director: Carrie Gardner
Casting Associate: Sujotta Pace
1st rehearsal: September 5, 2023
1st preview: October 5, 2023
Closing: December 3, 2023
Maximum run through December 17, 2023
OTHER
https://www.roundabouttheatre.org/
Venue: Roundabout Underground - Black Box Theatre
Please note: we are in the process of gradually ramping up Equity monitor presence at auditions held at venues other than the Equity audition center. This off-site audition will be facilitated by an Equity monitor.
EPA Procedures are in effect for this audition. An Equity Monitor will be provided.
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 attend every audition.
Always bring your Equity Membership card to auditions.
Equity encourages everyone participating in the auditions to wear a two-ply cloth face mask, surgical mask, singer’s mask or respirator (N95, KN95 or KF94). Single-ply face masks, gaiters and bandanas are not recommended. Singer’s masks can be found at www.broadwayreliefproject.com/singersmask.
Equity encourages members to prepare for their audition prior to arriving at the audition venue, to the extent that they can (e.g., get dressed, hair/make-up, etc.) to avoid crowding in bathrooms and dressing rooms.
Holding/Audition room information:
The maximum capacity in the holding room is: 40
The maximum capacity in the audition room is: 30
When a struggling guitarist returns to his small Georgia town, a blues star, rumors begin swirling that he may have made a deal with the devil to attain his musical genius. Before long, however, it becomes clear he's not the only one with a secret.
COVENANT builds on relationships between black people, secular music, and the church. A mythic and suspenseful new play that delivers one devilish twist after another and explores the power of belief and the thin line between rumor and truth.
RUTHIE: (Black woman, 19) Although she thinks she is grown and goes a bit against the grain, Ruthie is the naïve and innocent one out of the group. Ruthie is obsessed with love or the idea of it. Has a facility with heightened language.
VIOLET: (Black woman, 19) Ruthie’s best friend, the black sheep of the family, loves her older sister Avery fiercely. Like her mother, Violet has a great sense of humor and is street-smart and quick. Has a facility with heightened language.
AVERY: (Black woman, 24) Dreams of seeing the world outside of this town, a woman coming into her own and terrified. Grounded and strong-willed like her mother. This role is highly physical, so those with experience in movement, clowning and contorting are encouraged to submit. Has a facility with heightened language. A confident singer.
MAMA: (Black woman, Early 40s-Early 60s) Violet and Avery’s mother, full of regret; the only thing holding her world together is her love for Avery and her belief in God. Has a great sense of humor but can shift quickly into terrifying anger. Has a facility with heightened language.
JOHNNY “HONEYCOMB” JAMES: (Black man, 24) Johnny was once an awkward late bloomer but grew up to be a local celebrity and ladies man. Johnny has been in love with Avery since he was 12 years old. A strong singer and guitarist with a facility with heightened language.
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