SWEET - NYC EPA
National Black Theatre
AUDITION DATE
Sep 08, 2016
10:00 am - 6:00 pm (EDT)
Lunch 1:30 to 2:30
CONTRACT
LOA-NYC
LOA-NYC; $355/week
SEEKING
Equity actors for 3 available roles. All characters are African-American. See breakdown.
PREPARATION
Actors will read from Sides, provided at the audition. Bring picture and resume
LOCATION
National Black Theater
2031 5th Ave
New York, NY 10035-1503
Black Box Theatre Floor 3R
PERSONNEL
World Premiere by Playwright: Harrison David Rivers; Directed by: Raelle Myrick Hodges
OTHER
Rehearsals Begin: September 26,2016; Tech Rehearsals: October 16-18, 2016; Previews: October 19 - 21, 2016; Opening: October 22, 2016 Run Thru November 21, 2016
An Equity monitor will be provided.
Performers of all ethnic and racial backgrounds are encouraged to attend.
Always bring your Equity Membership card to auditions.
BREAKDOWN
Synopsis:
Retha and Nina Baker have always been close—folding laundry together, chasing fireflires together, and enduring the summer heat together. But when their mother dies unexpectedly and their neighbor, George, returns home from college, the sisters’ relationship begins to fray and long-held desires threaten to tear them apart. Set on the outskirts of an all-black town in rural Kansas, SWEET is a coming of age story about the sacrifices we make to hold on to the ones we love.
RETHA BAKER:
African-American female. 20. NINA’S older sister. Deeply shaken by her mother’s recent death, she has assumed all head of household responsibilities, as well as management of the family business. Disciplined, practical and innately maternal, RETHA finds joy in simple things—in fireflies and ice cream and folding laundry. Secretly, she is a dreamer.
NINA BAKER:
African-American female. 17. RETHA’S younger sister. Loves to be the center of attention and thrives on the adoration of others. Bold and flirtatious, NINA says, does and is accustomed to getting what she wants. NINA dreams of living in New York City.
GEORGE ROBINSON:
African-American male. 21. The BAKER SISTERS’ next door neighbor. A good boy. Bright, thoughtful and considerate. Ivy League educated, he returns home deeply affected by the current social/political climate.
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