SUGAR IN OUR WOUNDS - NYC EPA
Manhattan Theatre Club
AUDITION DATE
Mon, Aug 07, 2017
9:30 am - 5:30 pm (EDT)
Lunch 1:00-2:00 pm
CONTRACT
LORT Non-Rep
LORT D - $656 weekly minimum
SEEKING
Equity actors for roles in SUGAR IN OUR WOUNDS (see breakdown).
PREPARATION
Sides will be provided.
LOCATION
Actors' Equity New York Audition Center
165 W 46th St
16th Fl
New York, NY 10036
PERSONNEL
Director: Saheem Ali
Writer: Donja R. Love
Casting: Nancy Piccione, Director of Casting; Kelly Gillespie, Casting Director
Nicole Van Denburg, Casting Assistant (expected to attend)
OTHER DATES
1st Rehearsal: 4/26/18
1st Preview: 5/22/18
Opens: 6/5/18
Through: TBD
OTHER
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.
BREAKDOWN
On a plantation during the Civil War, a mystical tree stretches toward heaven. It protects James, a young slave, while he reads newspapers about the imminent possibility of freedom, as the battle rages on. When a brooding stranger arrives, James and his makeshift family take the man in. Soon, an unexpected bond leads to a striking romance, and everyone is in uncharted territory. But is love powerful enough to set your true self free? his lyrical and lushly realized play is part of poet, filmmaker and playwright Donja R. Love’s exploration of queer love at pivotal moments in black history.
[JAMES] Male, late teens, Black. He's young, precocious, and innocent – according to his heart; but well on his way to adulthood. He has a magical relationship with a tall, tall tree on the plantation.
[HENRY] Male, late teens/early twenties, Black. He's tall, strong, and harder than the world that made him this way. He has an incredible tenderness that he doesn't let anyone see, that he desperately wants someone to see.
[AUNT MAMA] Female, seemingly ageless, Black. She's an old, old magic woman who's probably older than God - let her tell it. She has a gentleness to her that can be hard to see thanks to her quick tongue.
[MATTIE] Female, early twenties, Black. She's a girl who just wants to be loved. Despite the scars on her face, she is very pretty. She has skin so yellow it makes the sun jealous.
[ISABEL] Female, early twenties, White. She has a desire for things she shouldn't touch, and it's dangerous. But with that, she's as well intentioned as she possibly could be – just not trustworthy.
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 audition.
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