GHETTO GODS OF DIVINELAND - NYC EPA Passage Theatre Company | Trenton, NJ
Notice: Audition Call Type: EPA
Friday, September 15, 2023
11:00 AM - 7:00 PM (E)
Lunch 2:30 PM - 3:00 PM
SPT
$580 weekly minimum (SPT 3) plus health, pension, transportation, and housing
Equity actors for a 29-Hour Developmental Workshop of GHETTO GODS OF
DIVINELAND (See breakdown).
Please prepare a 2-minute monologue (or two contrasting 1-minute monologues). Please bring your headshot and resume stapled together.
Studios 353
353 W 48th St
2nd Floor
New York, NY 10036
Holding Room - Studio 5. Audition room - Studio 2.
Playwrights: Richard Bradford and Anthony Martinez-Briggs
Producer: Passage Theatre Company Artistic Director: C. Ryanne Domingues
Expected to attend:
Director: Ozzie Jones
EPA also on 9/12, 9/14 in Trenton, 9/19 in Philadelphia
Workshop Callbacks: September 21st, 2023, in Trenton, NJ from 6-10pm
29-Hour Developmental Workshop: October 16th - 20th, 2023 (All workshop hours will take place between 3-9pm)
Auditions for the full production, which will perform from February 8th - 25th, 2024, will be held following the workshop.
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The workshop will be held at the Mill Hill Playhouse in Trenton, NJ. For those who take public transportation (such as SEPTA), the Playhouse is a 15-minute walk from the Trenton Transit Center.
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.
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GHETTO GODS OF DIVINELAND
SYNOPSIS: Set to the vibe, energy, and music of Trenton's own Poor Righteous Teachers, GHETTO GODS OF DIVINELAND tells the story of the unheard community of Divineland and how far its residents will go for representation and reclamation of their resources.
Non-binary Actors are encouraged to audition for the roles of Papi Shh and the Ghetto Gods.
Note: For all characters (especially Ghetto Gods 1 & 2): proficiency with vocal rhythms aka rapping is highly recommended. Likewise, experience with Hip Hop dance styles is also recommended but not required.
Gekiyla (Black - Female - mid/late 20s) A horticulturist with a penchant for urban foraging. Within the last few years she has moved back to her old neighborhood in Divineland, Trenton, NJ with hopes to bring sustainable, healthy food options to her community. While some are quick to action, she is more the study, observe, and plan type. She journals, sometimes in rhyme. She believes in the power of her people.
Ameen (Black - Male - mid/early 20s) Geikyla's younger brother. Pro-black, prideful and passionate. Will try to play it cool but in actuality is all gas no breaks. Has short patience for nonsense and desperately wants a better situation for himself and his community, by any means. Lived in Divineland, Trenton, NJ all his life.
Papi Shh (Indigenous, Black, Latinx, or Non-White Immigrant - Any Gender - should look young but is older than America) Gekiyla and Ameen's childhood/lifelong friend, a hood spiritualist, a lover of music, energetic, all about the positive vibes but also will keep it real.
Ghetto God 1 (Black, Black Caribbean, African, or Latinx - Any Gender - 30s or older preferred) Will portray a variety of smaller roles in the play but is primarily a narrator and resident of Divineland aka Mayor Donnely Project Homes in Trenton, NJ. Casual Christian. Magic.
Ghetto God 2 (Black - Any Gender - 30s or older preferred) Will portray a variety of smaller roles in the play but is primarily a narrator and resident of Divineland aka Mayor Donnely Project Homes in Trenton, NJ. Member of the 5-percent nation. Magic.
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