BLACK BOY & THE WAR Submission - The Movement Theatre Company Auditions
The Movement Theatre Company
SHOWCASE
BLACK BOY & THE WAR – Photo / Resume Request
The Movement Theatre Company (NYC) Basic Showcase Code; $150 stipend, approval pending
Executive Director: Eric Lockley
Playwright: Antoinette Nwandu
Director: Jesca Prudencio
Rehearsals: 1/3 – 2/2/11.
Runs: 2/3 – 2/20/11 in Harlem (Harlem School of the Arts Theatre).
Performance Schedule: Thursday – Saturday @ 8pm, Sunday @ 2pm
NYC auditions will be held on December 14 and 15, 2010, from 7pm to 10pm at the 36th Street Studios,
260 West 36th Street, New York, NY, by appointment only.
To request an appointment, email picture and resume to:
Please indicate in the subject line: BB&TW/ACTOR
For the auditions, actors will read from sides from the script. Also bring picture and resume, stapled together, to the auditions.
Callbacks: 12/16/10
This project is a part of TMTC's Ladder Series – a workshop process dedicated to the creation and development of new work.
A man who hears war in his dreams… A woman caught in silence… Black Boy & The War delves into the complicated and inextricable connection between the Black Man and the Black Woman. With the constant push and pull of love and society's power to make and unmake one's identity this piece begs to question, “where will this Black Boy have to go to find his name?”
TIME: now
PLACE: here
Note: * Denotes role can be cast with member of AEA.
The No-Good Nosey Neighbors are a chorus of sorts.
Neighbor 1*:
Also Black Boy. African-American, 30s. Youthful without necessarily being young. Charming. Energetic and willing to please. Cowardly, tries to avoid conflict.
Neighbor 2*:
Also Miss Mary. African-American, 30s. Hard working and self-sufficient. Distrustful, especially to new comers.
Neighbor 3:
Also Sue. Young (early 20s). Prudish and mousy. Afraid.
Neighbor 4*:
Also Ellen. Older (40s), angry. Given to violent outbursts.
Neighbor 5:
Also Rufus. 20s. Cocky and self-assured. A joker. Likes Sue.
Neighbor 6*:
Also The War. Late 30s, 40. Charming and self-possessed. Grins like the devil while he cuts your throat.
