GHETTO GODS OF DIVINELAND - Trenton, NJ EPA Passage Theatre Company | Trenton, NJ
Notice: Audition Call Type: EPA
Thursday, September 14, 2023
6:00 PM - 10:00 PM (E)
To set up an audition appointment please email: casting@passagetheatre.org. Please list the preferred date and up to three preferred appointment times; list any times during the audition date(s) that you would NOT be available to audition). To schedule by phone, please call (609) 392-0766 Monday Friday between the hours of 10am and 6pm. Auditions must be scheduled no later than Thursday, September 7th, 2023.
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$580 weekly minimum (SPT 3) plus health, pension, transportation, and housing
Equity actors for a 29-Hour Developmental Workshop of GHETTO GODS OF
DIVINELAND (See breakdown).
Please prepare a 2-minute monologue (or two contrasting 1-minute monologues). Please bring your headshot and resume stapled together.
Mill Hill Playhouse
205 E Front St
Trenton, NJ 08611
For those driving, please park in the nearby parking lot at ArtWorks, located at 19 Everett Aly, Trenton, NJ 08611. For those taking public transportation, the Trenton Transit Center is a 15-minute walk from the Playhouse.
Playwrights: Richard Bradford and Anthony Martinez-Briggs
Producer: Passage Theatre Company Artistic Director: C. Ryanne Domingues
Expected to attend:
Director: Ozzie Jones
EPA also on 9/12 in Trenton, 9/15 in NYC, 9/19 in Philadelphia
Workshop Callbacks: September 21st, 2023, in Trenton, NJ from 6-10pm
29-Hour Developmental Workshop: October 16th - 20th, 2023 (All workshop hours will take place between 3-9pm)
Auditions for the full production, which will perform from February 8th - 25th, 2024, will be held following the workshop.
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The workshop will be held at the Mill Hill Playhouse in Trenton, NJ.
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.
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GHETTO GODS OF DIVINELAND
SYNOPSIS: Set to the vibe, energy, and music of Trenton's own Poor Righteous Teachers, GHETTO GODS OF DIVINELAND tells the story of the unheard community of Divineland and how far its residents will go for representation and reclamation of their resources.
Non-binary Actors are encouraged to audition for the roles of Papi Shh and the Ghetto Gods.
Note: For all characters (especially Ghetto Gods 1 & 2): proficiency with vocal rhythms aka rapping is highly recommended. Likewise, experience with Hip Hop dance styles is also recommended but not required.
Gekiyla (Black - Female - mid/late 20s) A horticulturist with a penchant for urban foraging. Within the last few years she has moved back to her old neighborhood in Divineland, Trenton, NJ with hopes to bring sustainable, healthy food options to her community. While some are quick to action, she is more the study, observe, and plan type. She journals, sometimes in rhyme. She believes in the power of her people.
Ameen (Black - Male - mid/early 20s) Geikyla's younger brother. Pro-black, prideful and passionate. Will try to play it cool but in actuality is all gas no breaks. Has short patience for nonsense and desperately wants a better situation for himself and his community, by any means. Lived in Divineland, Trenton, NJ all his life.
Papi Shh (Indigenous, Black, Latinx, or Non-White Immigrant - Any Gender - should look young but is older than America) Gekiyla and Ameen's childhood/lifelong friend, a hood spiritualist, a lover of music, energetic, all about the positive vibes but also will keep it real.
Ghetto God 1 (Black, Black Caribbean, African, or Latinx - Any Gender - 30s or older preferred) Will portray a variety of smaller roles in the play but is primarily a narrator and resident of Divineland aka Mayor Donnely Project Homes in Trenton, NJ. Casual Christian. Magic.
Ghetto God 2 (Black - Any Gender - 30s or older preferred) Will portray a variety of smaller roles in the play but is primarily a narrator and resident of Divineland aka Mayor Donnely Project Homes in Trenton, NJ. Member of the 5-percent nation. Magic.
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