ADIA & CLORA SNATCH JOY Equity Principal Actors - Huntington Theatre Company Auditions

ADIA & CLORA SNATCH JOY - Submit for NYC appointments

Huntington Theatre Company | Boston, MA

Notice: Submission

CONTRACT

PERSONNEL

LORT Non-Rep Director: Awoye Timpo
$1213 weekly minimum (LORT B)
Writer: Mfuniso Udofia
Composer: Michael Ellis Ingram

SEEKING

Music Director: Brendon Shapiro
Equity actors for roles in ADIA & CLORA SNATCH JOY (See breakdown).
Casting Director: Janet Foster
Resident Casting Director: Brett Duffy
Music Director: Brendon Shapiro

The Huntington Theatre Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourages actors of all backgrounds and abilities to audition. Although pronouns are defined in the text, we welcome actors of any gender expression to audition.

OTHER DATES

Invited auditions: May 5th and 6th.
First Rehearsal: Tuesday, October 27, 2026
Tech Begins: Thursday, November 19, 2026
First Preview: Tuesday, November 24, 2026
Days Off: Wednesday, November 25 and Thursday, November 26
Opening: Wednesday, December 2, 2026
Closing: Sunday, December 13, 2026
Dates are subject to change.

SUBMISSION

INSTRUCTIONS

Please submit headshot and resume for consideration.

OTHER
Huntington Theatre Company intends to use the terms of the LORT-Equity CBA Rule 35(S) to simulcast/stream a capture of a regularly scheduled performance to virtual ticket holders for this production.

SUBMIT TO

janetfostercasting@gmail.com

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 submit.

Breakdown

ADIA & CLORA SNATCH JOY

SEEKING:

• ELDER ADIAHA UFOT/VOICE FROM THE BOOK: (Principal) Mezzo D4 to D5, late 80's; Nigerian-American woman. Mainland Massachusetts accent with facility to learn Ibibio and/or Gullah.
• MEDIUM ADIAHA UFOT/WOOD WHITTLING SPIRIT # 3: (Principal) Mezzo G3 to F5, late 40's-early 50's; Nigerian-American woman. Mainland Massachusetts accent with facility to learn Ibibio and/or Gullah. All actresses playing Adiaha are sourced from the ensemble. When their part is complete, they are to fold back into the chorus of Wood Whittling Spirits.
• ELDER CLORA ABERNATHY/VOICE FROM THE BOOK: (Principal) Mezzo, late 80's; Southern American woman with South Carolina accent with facility to learn Ibibio and/or Gullah.
• ANIEKAN ABERNATHY: (Principal) early 30's; Black Southern American man. The only son of Adiaha and Clora Abernathy. Mainland South Carolina accent with facility to learn Ibibio and/or Gullah. Non-singing role.
• WOOD WHITTLING SPIRIT #4: (Mezzo G3 to E5, 40's to 50's); Adiaha's female ancestor of West African (specifically Ibibio) descent. A good musician and mover.
• BASKET-WEAVING SPIRIT #1: (Chorus, Soprano D4 to B5, late 30's to 40's); Clora's female ancestor from the American South (specifically Gullah folk). A good musician and mover.