SOJOURNERS/RUNBORYRUN Equity Principal Auditions - Magic Theatre Auditions

Call Type
Equity Principal

Time(s)
Monday, August 17, 2015
11:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Lunch is 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Contract
Bay Area Theatre
BAT Tier 4 pending, Prev Min - $552/wk

Location
Magic Theatre Lounge
2 Marina Blvd. Fort Mason Center
Building D, 3rd Floor
San Francisco, CA 94123

Seeking
Actors for Sojourners and/or runboyrun, two plays by Mfoniso Udofia being presented in repertory by Magic Theatre.

Preparation
Sides will be sent along with appointments

Other Dates
First Rehearsal: March 22
Opening: May 7
Closing: May 29th or June 5th with Extension

Other

www.magictheatre.org

Personnel
Playwright: Mfoniso Udofia
Director (Sojourners): Ryan Purcell

· EPA Rules are in effect.

· A monitor will not be provided. The producer will run all aspects of this audition.

Appointments
Email
auditions@magictheatre.org with availability. We will respond within five business days. Please specify interested roles to receive sides.

Performers of all ethnic and racial background are encouraged to attend.

Always bring your Equity Membership Card to auditions.

Breakdown

**All characters have Ibibio accent except Moxie. An ear for dialects is a must. Please audtionwith a west African dialect as related as possible.**

Abasiama Ufot (runboyrun)- Mid-fifties. She lives in Worcester, MA with her husband. Trying to navigate life with a man who is losing his grip on the present and on reality. Tough and resilient, but with a deep pool of love for her husband and family. Ibibio accent.

Sister (runboyrun)-Early 20's African woman. The middle daughter in the Ufot family. Loving and protective. She tells great stories to entertain her little brother. Ibibio accent.

Mother (runboyrun)-40-65. Ufot family matriarch. A brutal and powerful woman that commands her family with unquestionable strength. Ibibio accent.

Bengun (runboyrun)-Late 20's African man. A victim of early national strife, physically disabled and mentally shell-shocked. He is haunted by what happened to him. Ibibio accent.

Abasiama (sojourners)- Early-mid twenties African woman. Paragon of well-bred Nigerian femininity. has moved from Nigeria to Texas with her husband Ukpong to pursue her education Begins exceptionally guileless. Ibibio accent.

Disciple Ufot (sojourners)-Mid 20's African man. Exceedingly intelligent and driven. Moved to America alone to pursue his education. Prays sincerely and enthusiastically.

Ukpong Ekpeyong (sojourners)- Mid-late 20's African man. High on life and on America. A man-child with effortless and magnetic charisma. Moved to America with Abasiama to go to college, but has found other things more interesting. Ibibio accent.

Moxie Annamae Willis (sojourners)-Teens-very early twenties. Frayed from the harsh realities of street life. Quick-witted and hard edged. Far younger in age than attitude might belie. Massachusetts born and southern bred. Texas accent.