BAD KREYOL Equity Principal Actors - Signature Theatre Company Inc. Auditions

BAD KREYOL - NYC EPA

Signature Theatre Company Inc. | New York, NY Notice: Audition Call Type: EPA

AUDITION DATE

Friday, June 28, 2024

9:30 AM - 5:30 PM (E)

Lunch 1:00 PM -2:00 PM

CONTRACT

Off Broadway

$1125 weekly minimum (Cat. CC) - 23-24 rates - negotiations pending.

SEEKING

Equity actors for roles in BAD KREYOL (See breakdown).

EDIA Statement - Signature Theatre is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and encourages performers of all ethnicities, genders, abilities, ages, and other ways of identifying to audition. Please note that unless otherwise specified in the breakdown, for all roles we are actively seeking and welcoming of actors of any ethnicity, race, gender/gender identification/gender expression, age, and physical and neurological ability.

PREPARATION

Please prepare a brief monologue and bring your headshot and resume stapled together.

LOCATION

Actors' Equity New York Audition Center 165 W 46th St

16th Fl

New York, NY 10036

PERSONNEL

Written by Dominique Morisseau

Directed by Tiffany Nichole Greene Artistic Director: Paige Evans

Executive Director: Tim McClimon

Associate Artistic Director: Beth Whitaker General Manager: Kenneth Naanep

Expected to attend:

Artistic Line Producer: Jeremy Ehlinger Casting Director: Sujotta Pace

OTHER DATES

First Rehearsal: Tues, 09/10/24

Previews begin: Tues, 10/08/24

Opening: Sun, 10/27/24 or Mon, 10/28/24

End of guaranteed run: Sun, 11/17/24

Possible extension through: Sun, 12/01/24

OTHER

Venue: The Irene Diamond Stage

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

BAD KREYOL

SYNOPSIS: Simone, 1st generation Haitian American, and her cousin Gigi, Haitian born and raised, reunite to honor their grandmother’s dying wish for them to reconnect. Simone’s pilgrimage back to her ancestral homeland forces both cousins to confront their differing world views, the presence of NGOs in Haiti, and the plagued relationship between Haiti and the U.S.

SEEKING:

SIMONE [pronounced See-moan] (ROLE IS ON OFFER) - Haitian-American woman, (NO ACCENT) early 30s, free thinking, smart, social-justice obsessed, and a bit wayward. Her heart is in the right place, but she can sometimes miss the mark with her intentions. She is Haitian by blood, but very Black American from-the-burbs by culture. She wants to be down for her people, but also feels disconnected from them. She is often the butt of other folk's jokes, especially her cousin GIGI, and as such, has learned how to be neutral and not take herself too seriously. Somewhere deep inside is a lost soul looking for validation.

GIGI [pronounced Zhee Zhee] (ROLE IS CAST) - Haitian woman, (ACCENT NEEDED) mid-late 30s, bourgeousie, intelligent, proud and bossy. She works in international trading and is often times in sheer business-mode. She takes herself too seriously and unlike Simone, does not have the ease with which to laugh at herself. She is Haitian-born with American exposure and influence. Her clipped nature can seem rude, but to Gigi, this is just who people are. Somewhere deep inside is a loving bird that refuses to be vulnerable at all costs.

PITA [pronounced Pee-Tah] (ROLE IS CAST) - Haitian man, (ACCENT NEEDED) early to mid 30s, vibrant, full of spirit, and easy to love. He identifies with Haiti's Queer community, but is not yet openly a part of it. He loves life and loves Haiti in all of its beautiful contradictions and is proud of his upbringing and survival story. He is also the housekeeping help for Gigi, though he would never be reduced to being anyone's maid. In Haiti, this role is far more complicated, and Pita will remind you of that. Somewhere, his revolution is waiting for him.

LOVELIE [pronounced Low-vlee] (ROLE IS CAST) - Haitian woman, (ACCENT NEEDED) late 20s/early 30s, quiet, strong, mysterious. She is a former prostitute turned seamstress and is seeking her independence. She is no victim. She is the picture of defiant resilience.

THOMAS [pronounced Toe-mas] (ROLE IS CAST) - Haitian-American man, (ACCENT NEEDED) late 30s/early 40s, affluent, bourgeousie and impersonal. He is an international trades businessman and embodies all of the tropes of foreign executive power, a shark nature where self-preservation trumps all.