Various Producers | REVISED
Seeking section, and producers revised with details of co-production.
Monday, October 21, 2024
5:00 PM - 10:00 PM (E)
To request an in-person audition appointment, please complete the form at the following link:
Audition Appointment Form. OR Email:
Auditions@vastage.org (subject: “Fat Ham Appointment Request”). You will be contacted by Casting Director, Emel Ertugrul to confirm your assigned time.
LOA
$831 weekly minimum (LOA ref. LORT)
Equity actors for roles in FAT HAM (see breakdown). This is a co-production between Virginia Stage Company (VSC) in Norfolk, VA; and Virginia Repertory Theatre (VRT) in Richmond, VA. Some roles will be understudied.
Please prepare the side corresponding to your desired role, a reader will be provided. Sides can be found at the following link:
Sides for Preparation.
Wells Theatre
108 E Tazewell St
Norfolk, VA 23510
Written by James Ijames
Directed by Jerrell L. Henderson
EXPECTED TO ATTEND:
Emel Ertugrul, VSC Resident Casting Director
Callbacks: Sunday October 27
Virginia Stage Company rehearsal and run: January 29 - February 16, 2025
1st Rehearsal: January 7, 2025. Opening: February 1, 2025. Closing: February 16, 2025
Virginia Repertory Theatre rehearsal and run: February 18 - March 23, 2025
1st Rehearsal: Feb 18, 2025. Opening: March 1, 2025. Closing: March 23, 2025
If you are not available for an in-person appointment, but still interested, please send a video audition link to
auditions@vastage.org (subject: “Fat Ham Video Audition”) with headshot/resume if you have it. Video submissions are due by Wednesday, October 23. Please no video files, viewing links only.
An Equity Monitor will not be provided. The producer will run all aspects of this audition.
Notice: Audition Call Type: EPA
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.
FAT HAM
by James Ijames
Directed by Jerrell Henderson
January 29 - February 16, 2025
1st Rehearsal: January 7, 2025.
Opening: February 1, 2025.
Closing: February 16, 2025
What if the hero of the story wasn’t who everyone expected? Step aside, Hamlet. Meet Juicy, a young Southern queer college boy grappling with grief, identity… and now the ghost of his father demanding vengeance for his murder!? Set against the backdrop of a family wedding barbecue, will the poetic and sensitive Juicy lose his courage to get the answers he needs or will he find the strength to be true to himself? This Pulitzer-Prize-winning adaptation by James Ijames serves you a juicy blend of comedy, drama, and social commentary with a side of soul food; and reimagines this timeless classic with a bold and innovative look that shatters stereotypes and celebrates identity, togetherness, and the meaning of family.
Opal: (Ethnicity Black/African-American, Female Identifying, Age range 19-20) One of Juicy’s only friends. She loves Juicy and worries about him. A kind of Ophelia.
Larry: (Ethnicity Black/African-American, Male Identifying, Age range 21-23) A boy that is attracted to Juicy. A marine. Trying to heal from PTSD. Has a secret. Awkward. A kind of Laertes.
Rabby: (Ethnicity Black/African-American, Female Identifying, Age range 40-45) Larry and Opal’s mother. Tedra’s friend. Semi-churchy but honestly she just wants to drink and praise the Lord. A kind of Polonius.
Tio: (Ethnicity Black/African-American/Afro-Latinx, Male Identifying, Age range 20-40) is clever. 20-40, Black or Afro-Latinx. Juicy’s cousin. Oldest friend. A kind of Horatio.
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