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harrietbasscasting@gmail.com
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Contract
LORT Non-Rep
D; $637/week min (theatre pays above min)
Seeking
NYC auditions to be held on 8/3-8/4, by appointment only.
Seeking submissions from AEA members only via this posting.
AEA members must submit themselves directly in order to be considered (no agent submissions).
See breakdown.
Other Dates
1st reh.: 1/10/17. Open: 2/04/17. Close: 2/26/17
For consideration, email picture and resume ASAP.
Mark submissions: TOO HEAVY FOR YOUR POCKET [Role_____] / NYC APPOINTMENT SUBMISSION
Personnel
Artistic Director: Susan Booth
Director: Margot Bordelon
Writer: Jireh Holder
Casting director: Harriet Bass
Casting Associate: Christine McKenna
Other
This is a World Premiere
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Breakdown
NOTE: This is a world premiere
SYNOPSIS: In rural Tennessee at the height of the Civil Rights Movement two young couples struggle to understand justice, love, and their own responsibilities. When Bowzie gets a scholarship to attend Fisk University, he has the opportunity to improve his family’s life. His education goes beyond the classroom, as he becomes a Freedom Rider and joins the fight against racism in the Deep South, leaving his obligations as a husband and friend behind. A beautifully written look at the personal cost and private struggles behind public events, Too Heavy for Your Pocket speaks powerfully about the bonds of friendship and what defines true family. It is the 2017 winner of the Alliance/Kendeda National Graduate Playwriting Competition.
Seeking:
BOWZIE BRANDON
Male, high yellow African American, early 20’s. A scrawny kind of man. An entertainer at heart. Loves to play the fool though it’s often a cover for his deep intelligence and vulnerability. Torn between his responsibility to family and what he begins to realize is his greater responsibility as a citizen.
TONY CARTER
Male, African American, early 20’s. A handyman employed week to week. Bowzie’s bosom-buddy since childhood, who is maybe twice his size, three shades darker, and all muscle. Bowzie is the brains and Tony is the brawn. Earthy and hefty with a great sense of humor. Has been prone to gambling and infidelity in the past but is actively trying to turn his life around. Troy Maxon (Fences) at 20 is a good prototype.
EVELYN BRANDON
Female, African American, early 20s. Married to Bowzie. A beautiful chocolate woman with a hearty figure, curvy and attractive. A singer who relishes performing. A worldly woman, she was independent and thriving before she married. She possesses a wonderful sense of humor but suffers no fools. At turns incredibly stubborn and also deeply sensitive.
SALLY CARTER
Female, African American, early 20s. A beautician, married to Tony. So slight one might almost not realize she is pregnant. Grounded and mature she possesses a quiet strength. A gentle powerhouse. Rational and diplomatic, she often plays the mediator in the group. The other three characters take up a lot of space but when she talks, everyone listens. A deep well with emotional availability. Corretta King in Selma, or Betty Shabazz in Malcolm X are good prototypes.
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