EFFA LOVES BASEBALL Equity Principal Actors - Premiere Stages at Kean University Auditions

EFFA LOVES BASEBALL - NYC EPA

Premiere Stages at Kean University | Union, NJ

Notice: Audition

Call Type: EPA

AUDITION DATE

Wednesday, July 8, 2026
9:30 AM - 5:30 PM (E)
Lunch 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

CONTRACT

LOA
$650 weekly minimum (Ref. to LORT)
Plus - weekly transportation stipend of $100

SEEKING

Equity actors for roles in EFFA LOVES BASEBALL (See breakdown).

PREPARATION

Please prepare the Sides (which will be available the morning of the audition) for the character you are auditioning for. A Reader will be provided. Also, please 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

Producing Artistic Director: John J. Wooten
Written by Pia Wilson
Directed by marcus d. harvey
Expected to attend:
Nick Gandiello: Managing Director
marcus d. Harvey: Director
Judy Bowman: Casting Director
Celeste Sena: Reader

OTHER DATES

Rehearsals: September 22 – October 14, 2026
Performances: October 15 – October 25, 2026
10 performances - Thursdays through Sundays

OTHER

Venue: Enlow Recital Hall, on the campus of Kean University.
Kean University in Union, NJ is a 38-minute train stop from NY Penn Station.
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

EFFA LOVES BASEBALL

SEEKING:

• EFFA MANLEY: 40s, an African-American woman who can pass for a white woman. Dynamic. Funny. Demanding. Generous. Competitive. Loves everything about baseball. Great at business. Always wears high heels, loves pearls, flowery dresses, minks, and dazzling hats.
• ABE MANLEY: 50s, African-American man. Effa's husband and co-owner of the Newark Eagles; colorful too. Earned his money in numbers. Loves baseball. Friendly with the players.
• LARRY DOBY: early 20s African-American man. South Carolina native. Earnest college student who becomes a baseball star. He dreams of playing in Major League Baseball, despite segregation.
• BIZ MACKEY: late 30s African-American man. Texan. Team manager. Former (and sometimes current) player. Strong opinions on the game.
• LIEUTENANT GILBERT/BRANCH RICKEY/BILL VEECK: late 30s/early 40s white man.
• MARION MOTLEY: mid 20s African-American man, from Ohio. Soldier. Football player. Doubles as ANNOUNCER, CONCESSION GUY 1 & 2, DJ, MALE VOICE, NEWS ANNOUNCER, RADIO ANNOUNCER, REPORTER.

The Roles of LIEUTENANT GILBERT/BRANCH RICKEY/BILL VEECK and MARION MOTLEY will be understudied.