JITNEY Equity Principal Auditions - Manhattan Theatre Club Auditions

Call Type
Equity Principal

Time(s)
Equity Principal Auditions
Thursday, June 2, 2016
9:30 AM to 5:30 PM
Lunch 1 to 2

Contract
LORT Non-Rep
A+; $1,385 per week

Location
Actors' Equity Association NYC Audition Center
165 West 46th Street
16th Floor
New York, NY 10036

Seeking
Equity actors for principal roles and understudies.

All characters are African-American.

See breakdown

Preparation
Actors will read from sides, provided at the audition.

Bring picture and resume

Other Dates
1st rehearsal: 11/25/16
1st preview: 12/28/16
Opening: 01/19/17
Cleared thru: 04/16/17

Other
www.manhattantheatreclub.com

Personnel
Director: Ruben Santiago-Hudson
Writer: August Wilson
Casting: Nancy Piccione & David Caparelliotis
At EPA: Nicole VanDenburg (casting assistant) and/or Kelly Gillespie (casting director)

· EPA Rules are in effect.

· A monitor will be provided.

Performers of all ethnic and racial background are encouraged to attend.

Always bring your Equity Membership Card to auditions.

Breakdown

Seeking:

BECKER:
60s. African-American. Well-respected man who runs the jitney station. Keeps his own counsel. Doesn’t suffer fools. Rigid code of honor. There is real pain submerged in his still waters.

TURNBO:
Late 50s. African-American. Jitney driver who is always interested in the business of others. Opinionated and contrarian. Easily offended. Never wrong, in his own eyes.

YOUNGBLOOD:
Mid-late 20s. African-American. Jitney driver and Vietnam veteran. Proud, energetic and outgoing. Driven to make a good life for his family. His heart is in the right place, but he still has some growing up to do.

FIELDING:
50s. African-American. Jitney driver and former tailor, with a dependency on alcohol. Drifts through life without making too many waves. Always a dollar short.

DOUB:
50s. African-American. Longtime jitney driver and Korean War veteran. Even-keeled. A live-and-let-live kind of guy. Thoroughly decent.

SHEALY:
40s. African-American. Numbers taker who often uses the jitney station as his base. Good company. Knows everyone. Upbeat.

PHILMORE:
Late 40s. African-American. Local hotel doorman. Recurring jitney passenger. Responsible to his job; less responsible to his wife.

BOOSTER:
39. African-American. Becker’s son. Recently released from prison after 20 years. Smart, calm, well-spoken. Philosophical about the time he’s done and the choices he’s made. Looking forward to moving on. Proud.

RENA:
20s. African-American. Youngblood’s girlfriend and mother of their young son. Trusting, but not a pushover. Pragmatic, level-headed, unafraid of confrontation. Loving.