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MR. JOY / NYC APPTS / AEA SUBMISSION
Calleri Casting
39 West 14th St., Ste 504
New York NY 10011
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Contract
LORT Non-Rep
D; $600/wk min (pays above min at $700/wk)
Seeking
NYC Auditions on an upcoming date TBD by appointment only.
Seeking submissions from AEA members only for these appointments.
The AEA member must submit him/herself directly to be considered via this posting.
See breakdown for info.
Other Dates
1st reh: 12/30/14. Tech: 1/20 – 1/23/15. Previews: 1/24 – 1/29/15
Opens: 1/30. Closes: 2/15/15
Personnel
by Daniel Beaty
Director: Lou Jacob
CASTING: Calleri Casting
Artistic Director: Tracy Brigden
Company Manager / Artistic Assistant: Becky Krall
Managing Director: Mark Power
Other
Mail picture and resume ASAP
Mark submissions: MR. JOY / NYC APPTS / AEA SUBMISSION
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Breakdown
What happened to Mr. Joy? A Harlem community is disrupted when the Chinese immigrant’s shoe repair shop, a neighborhood pillar for decades, does not open its doors. Nine customers, ranging from 11-year-old Clarissa, a budding shoe designer, to Bessie, a “gangsta granny,” reflect on the shop owner’s impact in this moving exploration of one community’s efforts to heal in order to dream again.
SEEKING ONE FEMALE ACTOR TO PLAY MULTIPLE ROLES IN THIS ONE PERSON SHOW
(Theatre has indicated that it intend to hire an African-American actor or this role.)
Characters to be played by the ONE female actor:
DESHAWN:
a sixteen year-old energetic, charismatic young black man who lives in Harlem.
CLARISSA:
a sassy and charismatic eleven year-old black girl who lives in a Harlem housing project and “assists” Mr. Joy in his shoe shop.
BESSIE:
a seventy-two year-old black woman who is a lifetime Harlem resident and Clarissa’s grandmother.
PETER:
a twelve year-old black boy who lives in Harlem and is Clarissa’s boyfriend.
JOHN LEE:
a Chinese-American man is his late thirties. He is Mr. Joy’s son who grew up in Harlem and is now a very successful real estate developer who works for Clifford.
REBECCA:
a perky upper eastside white woman in her late thirties; she is Clifford’s girlfriend.
CLIFFORD:
a Republican, conservative black man in his early fifties. He is a big time real estate developer, John Lee’s boss, Rebecca’s boyfriend, and Ashes’ father.
ASHES:
a post-op transsexual flight attendant who is Clifford’s “daughter.”
JAMES:
a fifty-five year-old homeless man with a raspy voice who has lived in Harlem all his life.
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