True Colors Theatre Company | Atlanta, GA
Monday, November 18, 2024
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM (E)
Lunch 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
To schedule an audition appointment, email Clifton Guterman, CSA, at
cliftonguterman@gmail.com or call 404-401-4500. Email highly preferred. Please allow at least 24 hours for a response. Equity members without an appointment will be seen as time permits.
LOA
$697 weekly minimum (Ref. to LORT)
Equity actors for roles in True Colors Theatre Company's 2025 Season (See breakdown). Actors local to Atlanta, GA are encouraged to audition.
Please prepare a contemporary monologue, no more than two minutes long and, if choosing to sing, a song (musical theatre, pop/rock, blues or gospel) no more than two minutes long. Audition length not to exceed five minutes total. An accompanist will be provided. Bring sheet music. Bring one picture and resume, stapled together.
Thrive Acting Hive
634 North Highland Avenue Northeast Suite C
Atlanta, GA 30306
Please visit:
thriveactinghive.com for parking recommendations, no parking zones, door location, etc.
Expected to attend:
Jamil Jude - Artistic Director
Lisa Watson - Production Manager
Casting Director: Clifton Guterman
See breakdown for production specific personnel.
See breakdown for production specific dates.
truecolorstheatre.org
An Equity Monitor will not be provided. The producer will run all aspects of this audition. 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.
Notice: Audition Call Type: EPA
True Colors Theatre Company 2025 Season
Artistic Director - Jamil Jude
Playwright - Jocelyn Bioh
Director - Ibi Owolabi
Casting Director - Clifton Guterman, CSA
Production Manager - Lisa Watson
1st Rehearsal: January 14, 2025
Opens: February 14, 2025
Closes: March 9, 2025
Welcome to Jaja’s bustling hair braiding shop in Harlem, where every day a lively and eclectic group of West African immigrant hair braiders are creating masterpieces on the heads of neighborhood women. During one sweltering summer day, love will blossom, dreams will flourish, and secrets will be revealed. The uncertainty of their circumstances simmers below the surface of their lives, and when it boils over, it forces this tight-knit community to confront what it means to be an outsider on the edge of the place they call home.
All roles are Black American and/or of West African descent.
JAJA: Female, 40+. Senegalese; Owner of the shop. The backbone and/or saving grace of everyone in the shop.
MARIE: Female, 18. Jaja’s daughter who runs the shop for her mother. Has a lot of weight on her shoulders. Secretly wants to be a writer; has a fun and silly side, but is firm and assertive when needed.
BEA: Female, 40s. Ghanaian; has been at the shop the longest; the neighborhood gossip with unpredictable attitude—she seems addicted to causing drama but is rarely ever wrong.
MIRIAM: Female, early to mid-20s. Sierra Leonean; very kind and seemingly quiet on the surface but has a fierce spirit underneath her shell; she loves the idea of love and is the epitome of an optimist.
AMINATA: Female, 30s. Senegalese; fun, sexy, and charming. She loves her job and is good at it, but also loves to hang out at the shop. Has a tumultuous and passionate marriage; Bea’s sidekick in gossip and drama when necessary.
NDIDI: Female, late 20s-early 30s. Nigerian; young spitfire; she dresses the youngest and braids the fastest. Everyone in the shop knows that she makes the most money and that doesn’t always go over well with everyone—namely Bea.
JENNIFER: Female, 20s. Black American; aspiring journalist; comes to the shop wanting micro braids and is in the shop all day; incredibly patient and caring.
VANESSA/RADIA/SHELIA: Vanessa: Female, 30s. Supper rude customer that no one wants to deal with. Radia: Female, 18ish. One of Marie’s former classmates. Shelia: Female, 30s. The friendly but loud talking businesswoman. She enjoys a little gossip like the next person.
MICHELLE/CHRISSY/LANIECE: Michelle: Female, 20s. The nervous client who doesn’t want trouble and just wants to get her hair done peacefully. Chrissy: Female, 30s. Really wants braids that will “make her look like Beyonce.” Laniece: Female, 20s. A regular at the shop; works as a DJ so she always gets funky braid styles. She likes to have a good time and loves a good meal.
JAMES/SOCK MAN/JEWELRY MAN/DVD MAN: James: Male, 30s Ghanaian; Aminata’s on again, off again husband who clearly takes advantage of her. Franklin, the Sock Man: Male, 30s. Black American; quick talking and friendly neighborhood salesman just trying to make a living. Olu, The Jewelry Man: Male, 30s. Nigerian; shy, honest man just trying to make a living; has a bit of a crush on Ndidi. Eric, The DVD Man: Male, 30s. Senegalese; the caring DVD man who looks out for his friends.
Artistic Director - Jamil Jude
Playwright - Jordan Cooper
Production Manager - Lisa Watson
1st Rehearsal: May 13, 2025
Opens: June 10, 2025
Closes: July 6, 2025
Through a blend of sketch, satire, avant-garde theatre, and a dose of drag, Ain’t No Mo’ answers the incendiary question: What if the United States government offered Black Americans one-way plane tickets to Africa? This unpredictable comedy speeds through the turbulent skies of being Black in today's America. A kaleidoscope of moments surrounding this great exodus are told by an ensemble cast featuring Peaches, a larger-than-life flight agent boarding the final plane leaving the United States.
All roles are Black American.
PEACHES: Black Man, mid 20s to mid 30s. Larger-than-life flight agent.
PASSENGER 1: Black Woman, early to late 20. Doubles as Church Folk, Trisha, Kendra, Marie, Lakeisha.
PASSENGER 2: Black Man, late 20s to early 30s. Doubles as Pastor Freeman, Damien, Tony, Jonathan, Clerk.
PASSENGER 3: Black Woman, late 20s to early 30s. Fair skinned. Doubles as Church Folk, Zamata, Rachonda, Susan, Judah.
PASSENGER 4: Black Woman, early to mid 30s. Doubles as Church Folk, Woman, Tracy, Katie, Officer Brown.
PASSENGER 5: Black Woman, early to mid 30s. Doubles as Church Folk, Newswoman, Karen, Black, Blue.
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