Dontrell, Who Kissed the Sea
by Nathan Alan Davis
Directed by Makeima Elise Freeland
Non-Union
Full info & audition sign ups here:
https://www.sistersfreehold.org
Compensation: $1300 stipend
Rehearsals: Evenings & weekends January 3-February 15, 2023
Performances (12 + 4 student matinees): Thursday-Sundays February 16-March 3, 2023
Rehearses & performs in Baltimore, MD
Produced by Sisters Freehold
Auditions:
Sunday, December 3 (2-6pm) & Monday, December 4 (6-10pm)
Callbacks: December 10 (2-5pm)
Location:
Zion Lutheran Church of the City of Baltimore
400 East Lexington Street
Baltimore, MD 21202
No prior experience is needed, nor are headshots or resumes (though both are welcome). We will snap a photo of you when you arrive.
Audition slots are 10 minutes. You will be asked to read a monologue from the show (no memorization needed!).
Additional details & sign ups here:
https://www.sistersfreehold.org/
Questions? Contact casting@sistersfreehold.org
Synopsis:
Eighteen-year-old Dontrell Jones the Third decides that it is his duty and destiny to venture into the Atlantic Ocean in search of an ancestor lost during the Middle Passage. But his family is not at all ready to abandon its prized son to the waters of a mysterious and haunting past. Blending poetry, humor, wordplay, and ritual, Dontrell, Who Kissed the Sea is a present-day hero’s quest exploring the lengths and depths we must go to redeem history’s wrongs.
“Dontrell, Who Kissed the Sea” is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel French, Inc.
www.concordtheatricals.com
Roles (7):
DONTRELL JONES III (Male, Black, 18) Heir to a haunting and powerful legacy. This role calls for onstage kissing and sexual situations (no nudity) with the performer playing ERIKA. All theatrical intimacy will be choreographed.
ERIKA (Female, White, 21) A lifeguard and Dontrell’s soulmate.This role calls for onstage kissing and sexual situations (no nudity) with the performer playing DONTRELL JONES III. All theatrical intimacy will be choreographed. The character appears onstage in a bathing suit.
DAD aka DONTRELL JONES JR. (Male, Black, 35-40s) Dontrell’s father.
MOM aka SOPHIA JONES (Female, Black, 35-40s) Dontrell’s mother.
DANIELLE (Female, Black, 17) Dontrell’s little sister.
SHEA (Female, Black, 30s) Dontrell’s cousin on his father’s side.
ROBBY (Male, Black, 19) Dontrell’s best friend and an honorary member of the family.
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