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Call Type
Equity Principal
Time(s)
Equity Principal Auditions
Wednesday, September 9th, 2015
10 AM to 6 PM
lunch 1:30 to 2:30
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Contract
LORT Non-Rep
B; $836/week min
Location
NOLA Rehearsal Studios
250 W 54th Street
New York, NY 10019
Studio 1
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Seeking
Equity actors for various role and understudies.
See breakdown
Preparation
Actors will read from sides, provided at the audition.
Bring picture and resume
Other Dates
1st reh: 1/4/16
1st previewe: 2/11/16. Opens: 3/7. Close: 5/1/16
Other
DIRECTOR: RACHEL CHAVKIN
WRITER: MARCO RAMIREZ
CASTING: DANIEL SWEE
Personnel
Each of the following are expected to be in attendance at the EPA - one in the AM and one in PM However, the exact schedule is yet TBD.
Casting Dir: Daniel Swee
Casting Assoc: Camille Hickman
· 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.
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Breakdown
The play takes place in various cities in the US at some point between 1905 and 1910.
Seeking:
JAY
Late 20s-mid-30s. African-American. Solid/tall/powerful physique of a champion heavyweight boxer. An athlete through-and-through, but one who operates with the swagger of an artist. Cut from the same cloth that made Michael Jordan, Miles Davis, and Kanye West. A loveable bravado. Seemingly impenetrable, until it's not. Stubborn. Kind. Complicated.
WYNTON
50s-70. African-American. Jay’s trainer. A face that's seen a lot. Smart enough to operate in a professional world, scrappy enough to roll up his sleeves and fight in a back alley when necessary. A paternal figure. A former athlete himself, but one born to another era. An August Wilson character in a David Mamet world.
NINA
Mid-late 30s. African-American. Jay’s fierce older sister. Immovable. Stern. Smart. Loving. Born in another era, she might've ended up leading the Black Panthers or running for District Attorney. But given her time and circumstance, she'll settle for raising the children who will. ROLE IS CAST. For roles already cast, actors will be considered for understudies.
FISH
18-25. African-American An amateur boxer, who becomes Jay’s sparring partner. Solid/tall/powerful physique of a heavyweight boxer. Sweet. Ambitious. An athlete who may be something someday, but doesn't necessarily have the God-given talent to make him a first-round draft pick. That means he works for it. Harder and harder every day. A young man constantly reminded of his status in the world, who has the dignity to fight through it, smartly keeping his head down, waiting for a better day. Solid/tall/powerful physique of a heavyweight boxer.
MAX
A fight promoter and referee. Caucasian. 30s. In some ways, the inverse of Wynton, a David Mamet character in an August Wilson world. He hitched his wagon to the train in which he saw potential – an African-American boxer named Jay Jackson. He likes making money, but more importantly, he likes the sport of it all. The excitement and sweat and agony and dinner with clients. He believes what they're doing is important - but not in a social sense. He doesn't care that he's arranging a fight that'll break racial boundaries. He cares more for the fact that this'll go down in history. Whether his name is attached to it or not - this fight will be his biggest accomplishment.
Performers of all ethnic and racial backgrounds are encouraged to attend.
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