AUDITION DATE SET FOR PRODUCTION OF ‘THE ROYALE’ AT TERRIFIC NEW THEATRE
Terrific New Theatre (TNT) will hold auditions on Sunday, December 9, at 6 p.m., for its upcoming production of THE ROYALE, a dramatic play. Written by Marco Ramirez, the play centers around boxing’s Negro Heavyweight Championship match – known as the “Fight of the Century” – inside Jim Crow America in 1910. Inspired by groundbreaking sports legend Jack Johnson, THE ROYALE takes place in various cities in the U.S. between 1905-1910.
THE FOLLOWING ROLES ARE AVAILABLE:
JAY: African-American Male, 20-36
Solid/tall/powerful physique of a champion heavyweight boxer. An athlete through-and-through, but one who operates with the swagger of an artist. Cut from the same cloth that made Michael Jordan. A lovable bravado that is seemingly impenetrable, until it’s not. Stubborn. Kind. Complicated.
WYNTON: African-American Male, 50-69
Jay’s trainer. A face that’s seen a lot. Smart enough to operate in a professional world, scrappy enough to roll up his sleeves and fight in a back alley when necessary. A father figure. A former athlete himself, but one born to another era.
NINA: African-American Female, 30-39
Jay’s fierce older sister. Immovable, stern, smart, loving. Born in another era, she might’ve ended up leading the Black Panthers or running for District Attorney. But given her time and circumstance, she’ll settle for raising the children who will.
FISH: African-American Male, 18-25
An amateur boxer who becomes Jay’s sparring partner. Solid/tall/powerful physique of a heavyweight boxer; sweet, ambitious. An athlete who may be something someday, but doesn’t necessarily have the God-given talent to make him a first-round draft pick. That means he works for it. Harder and harder every day. A young man constantly reminded of his status in the world, but who has the dignity to fight through it, smartly keeping his head down, waiting for a better day.
MAX: Caucasian Male, 30s-40s
A fight promoter and referee. In some ways, the opposite of Wynton. He hitched his wagon to the train in which he saw potential – an African-American boxer named Jay Jackson. He likes making money, but more importantly, he likes the sport of it all. The excitement, the sweat, the agony – and dinner with clients. He believes what they’re doing is important – but not in a social sense. He doesn’t care that he’s arranging a fight that’ll break racial boundaries. He cares more for the fact that this’ll go down in history. Whether his name is attached to it or not – this fight will be his biggest accomplishment.
AUDITION DETAILS: Sunday, December 9, 6 p.m.
· Location: Terrific New Theatre, 2821 Second Ave. S., Birmingham, AL 35233 (in Pepper Place)
· What to bring: A prepared 60-second dramatic monologue
· Callbacks will follow the same night. Those actors will read from the script.
REHEARSALS BEGIN: On or about Monday, April 1, 2019, at TNT
PERFORMANCES: May 2-18, 2019 (Thu/Fri/Sat at 8 p.m.; Sun at 2:30 p.m.), at TNT
DIRECTOR: Tawny Stephens
MORE INFO: Email TNT Artistic Director Tam DeBolt at
tam@terrificnewtheatre.com.
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