SOJOURNERS Equity Principal Auditions - The Playwrights Realm Auditions

Call Type
Equity Principal

Time(s)
Equity Principal Auditions
Tuesday, November 24, 2015
9:30 AM to 5:30 PM
lunch 1 to 2

Contract
Off Broadway
Cat. A; $577/week

Location
Actors' Equity Association NYC Audition Center
165 West 46th Street
16th Floor
New York, NY 10036

Seeking
Equity actors for 3 available roles. All characters are African-American.

see breakdown.

Preparation
Please bring a stapled picture & resume. Please prepare a short contemporary monologue.

Other Dates
First Rehearsal: 12/14/15
Tech: 1/17-1/20/16
First Preview: 1/21/16
Opening (tentative): 1/28/16
Closing: 2/13/16
Venue: Peter Jay Sharp Theater (416 West 42nd Street, NYC)

Personnel
Artistic Director: Katherine Kovner
Producing Director: Roberta Pereira
Associate Producer: Kate Pines
Writer: Mfoniso Udofia
Director: Ed Iskandar
Casting: Calleri Casting, Paul Davis

· EPA Rules are in effect.

· A monitor will be provided.

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

Always bring your Equity Membership Card to auditions.

Breakdown

AVAILABLE ROLES

ABASIAMA EKPEYOUNG
African American Female, early-mid 20’s. Privileged. From Africa, Abasiama is the paragon of Nigerian femininity. 8 months pregnant. Ibibio accent.

MOXIE WILIS
African American Female, mid-late 20’s. Born in Massachusetts but raised in the south, Moxie is frayed from the harsh realities of street life. Quick-witted and hard-edged. Far younger in age than attitude might belie. Texas accent.

DISCIPLE UFOT
African American Male, mid 20’s. From Africa, living in the US, Disciple Ufot is exceedingly intelligent. Intense and driven. An acute and rabid dreamer without an emotional tether. Ibibio accent.

UNAVAILABLE ROLES

UKPONG EKPEYOUNG
African American Male, mid-late 20’s. From Africa. Privileged. High on life and America. A man-child with effortless and magnetic charisma. Ibibio accent.