GODSPEED Equity Principal Actors - Stage West Theatre Auditions

GODSPEED - Fort Worth, TX EPA

Stage West Theatre | Fort Worth, TX

Notice: Audition Call Type: EPA

AUDITION DATE:

Saturday, July 11, 2026, 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM (C)

APPOINTMENTS:

To schedule an audition appointment, please go to:
https://tinyurl.com/z2vxyxcp. If you are unable to attend these in-person auditions, you may submit a video audition at:
https://tinyurl.com/bddyp4j5. Please use the same audition material. The video submission deadline is July 11th, at 3pm CT.

CONTRACT

: SPT $642 weekly minimum (SPT 6)

SEEKING

Equity actors for roles in GODSPEED (See

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). Actors of all ethnicities and gender identities are encouraged to audition.

In reference to the character descriptions, most characters we encounter currently are on the binary and are written with he/him or she/her pronouns and you will see that in the following descriptions. However limiting the descriptions are, our casting seeks to be as inclusive as possible and we invite gender non-conforming, genderqueer, transgender, and non-binary actors to submit for the roles they most identify with. We will also list race/ethnicity when specific to the character but are otherwise

SEEKING

all races and ethnicities. Let us know if you have any questions, concerns, or if there are any accommodations we can provide (Language developed by Kevin Kantor and Emily Tarquin from the Actors Theatre of Louisville).

PREPARATION

Auditions will consist of cold readings of Sides. Sides may be found here:
stagewest.org/auditions. Advance perusal of the script is requested. The script is available from the theater.

LOCATION

Stage West Theatre
821 W Vickery Blvd
Fort Worth, TX 76104-1144
The Evie Theatre.

PERSONNEL

Written by Terence Anthony
Expected to attend:

• Director: Delicia Turner Sonnenberg
• Executive Producer: Dana Schultes

OTHER DATES

Callbacks - Sunday, July 12, 2026, at 1:00 PM
Rehearsals Begin: Monday, May 17, 2027
Performances: Wednesday, June 9 - Sunday, June 27, 2027
Rehearsal Schedule: Mondays through Fridays 6:30-10:30 PM, and Saturdays 1:00-9:30 PM and Sundays OFF.
Performance Schedule: Wednesdays - Fridays at 7:30 PM, Saturdays at 2:00 PM and 7:30 PM, and Sundays at 2:00 PM

OTHER

stagewest.org
Rehearsals and Performance Venue: Stage West (821 W Vickery Blvd, Fort Worth, TX 76104)

NOTE: It is possible that performances may be added, either WITHIN the run dates or via an extension. If this were to occur, company members would be notified and compensated accordingly.

An Equity Monitor will not be provided. The producer will run all aspects of this audition. Equity’s

CONTRACT

s 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.

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GODSPEED

SYNOPSIS: It’s 1865 and slavery has been abolished. Godspeed is now free to return to Texas - with a revolver, one bullet, and vengeance on her mind. Joined by a Mexican gunslinger and her drunk former enslaver, she sets off on a perilous frontier journey. But a new discovery makes her question if the vendetta she desires is the justice she seeks. In the spirit of a classic Western, this timely tale invites audiences on an epic, heroic adventure.

SEEKING:

• GODSPEED (mid-30s, African American, female identifying and/or non-binary): Smart, tough, and a quick draw. Escaped slavery to Mexico before the Emancipation Proclamation and is returning to Texas a free person with revenge on her mind.
• NELSON BENDY (mid-40s, white, male identifying): Ragged, often drunk. Godspeed's former owner, who never understood why she didn't consider him a friend. Empathetic but has his own agenda.
• PEKLAI COBOS (mid-40s, Mexican, female identifying and/or non-binary): Slow, steady and weathered. Fearless with a dry humor, she understands English but speaks only in Spanish. Of Coahuiltecan descent.
• LUCINDA TANNER/MAMA ZO (late 20s and mid-50s, African American, female identifying): As Lucinda Tanner (late 20s): Mannered and unassuming. Sheltered but quickly learns the new reality of post-slavery Texas. As Mama Zo (mid 50s): An apparition. Remembers the African kingdom of warriors she was stolen from. Raised Godspeed to be a fierce fighter.
• BENJAMIN MAUCK (late 20s, white, male identifying): Gruff & dangerous. A mercenary fighting to keep white Texans in power.
• JACOB/PETTUS/FELIX (mid-teens to late 30s, African American, male identifying): As Jacob (early 30s): A brash troublemaker. As Pettus (late 30s): Has big dreams of a life of freedom that are quickly shattered. As Felix (late teens to early 20s): Bright, ready to capitalize on his new status as a free person.
• JOHN BENDY/KENT (40s, white, male identifying): As John Bendy: Refined. Former plantation owner. Resents losing the power and privilege he wielded as a slave owner. Nelson’s more successful brother. As Kent: A gun-slinging follower of Mauck.