YELLOWMAN - NYC EPA
Billie Holiday Theatre, Inc.
AUDITION DATE
Fri, Feb 23, 2018
10:00 am - 6:00 pm (EST)
Lunch from 2pm to 3pm.
CONTRACT
LOA $800/week
SEEKING
Equity actors for various roles. See breakdown.
YELLOWMAN is a multi-character memory play about an African American woman who dreams of life beyond the confines of her small-town Southern upbringing and the light-skinned man whose fate is tragically intertwined with hers. The play explores the negative associations surrounding male blackness as well as the effect these racial stereotypes have on black women.
PREPARATION
Actors will audition with sides, provided at the audition. Bring picture and resume.
LOCATION
Center for Arts & Culture at Restoration
1368 Fulton St
Brooklyn, NY 11216-5372
The Billie Holiday Theatre
PERSONNEL
by Dael Orlandersmith directed by Timothy Douglas.
Personnel in attendance at auditions:
Executive Director: Dr. Indira Etwaroo
Sabine LaFortune
Hollis King
OTHER DATES
- Rehearsals: Tuesday, April 3, 2018 through Friday, April 20, 2018/ Tech: Saturday, April 21 – Sunday, April 22, 2018
- Previews: Tuesday, April 24 and Wednesday, April 25, 2018
- Performances: Thursday, April 26 is Opening Night with Closing Night on Sunday, May 20, 2018
OTHER
EPA Procedures are in effect for this audition.
An Equity monitor will be provided.
Equity’s contracts prohibit discrimination. Equity is committed to diversity and encourages all its employers to engage in a policy of equal employment opportunity designed to promote a positive model of inclusion. As such, Equity encourages performers of all ethnicities, gender identities, and ages, as well as performers with disabilities, to attend every audition.
Always bring your Equity Membership card to auditions.
BREAKDOWN
ALMA-
African American (Female) Aged 36 – 4. Her complexion is medium to dark brown-skinned.
EUGENE-
African American (Male) Aged 36 – 43. Very fair-skinned, fairly muscular.
Note: Actors must be able to switch characters to indicate other scenes, places as well as other characters.
Equity’s contracts prohibit discrimination. Equity is committed to diversity and encourages all its employers to engage in a policy of equal employment opportunity designed to promote a positive model of inclusion. As such, Equity encourages performers of all ethnicities, gender identities, and ages, as well as performers with disabilities, to audition.
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