Aurora Fox Arts Center | Aurora, CO
Notice: Audition Call Type: EPA
Sunday, January 18, 2026 — Aurora Fox Arts Center
9900 E Colfax Ave, Aurora, CO 80010-5013
12:00 PM - 5:00 PM (M)
Please check in at the Fox Box Office/Lobby 10 minutes ahead of your appointment. To schedule an audition appointment please contact Jen Orf, Production Manager, at
jorf@auroragov.org. By appointment only — no walk-ins. Please schedule at least 24 hours in advance. We are not accepting video submissions at this time.
Written by James Ijames
Expected to attend: Director: Donnie L. Betts
Production Manager: Jen Orf
$400 weekly minimum (SPT 1) - 2025 rate
First Rehearsal: 2/23/26
Tech Begins: 3/19/26
Opening: 3/27/26
Closing: 4/19/26
Equity actors for roles in FAT HAM (see breakdown). Local actors are encouraged to audition.
Rehearsals generally run Sunday–Thursdays from 6:00–10:00 PM, but designated days off will be set depending on cast availability and conflicts.
Please prepare two contrasting contemporary monologues of approximately 1 minute each which are appropriate to the play. Where applicable and if desired, monologues may be pulled from the play itself. Total audition time should be less than 5 minutes.
Performances Fridays through Sundays, 3/23–4/19. On Saturday 4/11 and 4/18 at 2:00 PM. All other Fridays and Saturdays are at 7:30 PM. Sundays at 2:00 PM. No performance on Sunday, April 5.
Industry Night: Monday, April 6 at 7:30 PM
Student Matinee: Thursday, April 16 at 10:00 AM
Information:
www.aurorafoxartscenter.org/fat-ham-auditions-aea
Alternate/questions:
jorf@auroragov.org or
303-739-1969 (M–F 10:00 AM–4:00 PM MST)
An Equity Monitor will not be provided. The producer will run all aspects of this audition.
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.
Playwright James Ijames reinvents Shakespeare’s masterpiece with his new drama, a delectable comic tragedy. Juicy is a queer, Southern college kid, already grappling with some serious questions of identity, when the ghost of his father shows up in their backyard, demanding that Juicy avenge his murder. It feels like a familiar story to Juicy, well-versed in Hamlet’s woes. What’s different is Juicy himself, a sensitive and self-aware young Black man trying to break the cycles of trauma and violence in service of his own liberation. From an uproarious family barbecue emerges a compelling examination of love and loss, pain and joy. Winner of the 2022 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, this first-run production is a must-see.
JUICY — 20–21, Black. He’s thicc. He’s beautiful. He is lonely. He is smart. A kind of Hamlet.
TEDRA — 45–50, Black. Juicy’s mother. She is a good mother. A kind of Gertrude.
REV — 45–50, Black. Tedra’s husband. Her dead ex-husband’s brother. Pig farmer and pitmaster. Electric. A kind of Claudius. Doubles as PAP.
OPAL — 19–20, Black. One of Juicy’s only friends. She loves Ham and worries about him. A kind of Ophelia.
LARRY — 21–23, Black. A boy who is attracted to Juicy. A marine. Trying to heal from PTSD. Has a secret. Awkward. A kind of Laertes.
RABBY — 40–45, Black. Larry and Opal’s mother. Tedra’s friend. Semi-churchy but honestly she just wants to drink and praise the Lord. A kind of Polonius.
PAP — 45ish, Black. Ghost of Juicy’s father. Was in prison for killing someone because their breath stank, til he got shanked on the way to dinner. A kind of Hamlet's father. Doubles as REV.
TIO — 20–40, Black or Afro-Latinx. Clever. Juicy’s cousin. Oldest friend. A kind of Horatio.
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