IN THE BLOOD Preliminary Auditions-PULSE Theatre Chicago
AUDITION DATE:
Monday, October 22, 2018 | 12:00pm- 10:00pm (Dinner from 4:00pm- 6:00pm)
Tuesday, October 23, 2018 | 12:00pm- 10:00pm (Dinner from 4:00pm- 6:00pm)
APPOINTMENTS:
Please sign up for an audition slot at: http://signup.com/go/ajFWmFy
LOCATION:
Eta Creative Arts Foundation
7558 S. South Chicago Avenue
Chicago, IL. 60619
SEEKING:
6 Actors and 3 Understudies for its upcoming production of IN THE BLOOD by Suzan-Lori Parks, Actors of Color are strongly encouraged to apply. There is pay.
PREPARATION:
Please prepare no more than two (2) of the monologues provided for the character that best suits you in description: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/mvwygxgjp76jogb/AAD8nQTVGTIYSYWGKNBZP2Pqa?dl=0
16-20 Bars of Gospel/R&B Song (A cappella)
16-20 Bars of a Hip/Hop/ Rap Song (A cappella)
Please bring a copy of your Headshot and Resume.
PERSONNEL:
Artistic Director/ Director, Aaron Reese Boseman
Producing Artistic Director, Chris Jackson
Producing Artistic Director, Kemati J. Porter (Eta Creative Arts)
Asst. Director, Donica Lynn
OTHER DATES:
Callbacks: October 29, 2018 and October 30, 2018 (Tentative)
Rehearsal: February 4, 2019 – March 1, 2019
Tech/ Previews: March 2,2019 – March 9, 2019 | Press Opening : March 10, 2019
Closes: March 31, 2019 (Possible Extension)
CHARACTER BREAKDOWN:
HESTER, La Negrita (Female-Identified, African-American, 20s-30s) Mother of five, lives under a bridge; vibrant, resilient, hanging on by a thread.
CHILLI/JABBER (Male-Identified, Open Ethnicity, 20s-30s) any ethnicity; plays Chilli, Hester’s first and long lost love, and Jabber’s father; romantic, magnetic, might be a speed freak, looking for a wife; also plays Jabber, 13, Hester’s oldest son; dutiful, slow, serious.
REVEREND D / BABY (Male-Identified, Late 20s-40s, Open Ethnicity) any ethnicity; plays Reverend D., a local street preacher on the verge of having his own church; Baby’s father and desperate to keep that a secret; also plays Baby, 2, Hester’s rambunctious youngest son.
THE WELFARE LADY/ BULLY (Female-Identified, African-American, Late 20s-40s) plays Welfare, instrument of the system, married with children, living a prosperous, comfortable life; also plays Bully, 12, Hester’s oldest daughter; angry at everything.
AMIGA GRINGA/ BEAUTY (Female-Identified, Caucasian/White, Late 20s-30s) plays Amiga Gringa, Hester’s friend; fun, sly, will do anything to get a leg up; also plays Beauty, 7, Hester’s youngest daughter; pretty, likes pretty things.
DOCTOR/ TROUBLE (Male-Identified, 30s-50s, Open Ethnicity) Any ethnicity; plays the Doctor, road-side physician to the poor, instrument of the system, Trouble’s father; also plays Trouble, 10, Hester’s middle son, all appetite, takes what he wants.
For any inquiries please contact us at pulsetheatrecasting@gmail.com or visit us at: www.pulsetheatrechicago.com
Sign-up for an audition slot here: http://signup.com/go/ajFWmFy
Monologues Sides can be found here: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/mvwygxgjp76jogb/AAD8nQTVGTIYSYWGKNBZP2Pqa?dl=0
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