GONG LUM'S LEGACY Submission - New Federal Theatre, Inc. Auditions

GONG LUM'S LEGACY - EQUITY VIDEO SUBMISSIONS

New Federal Theatre, Inc.

CONTRACT

Off Broadway $356 weekly + pension and health

SEEKING

Equity actors for roles in the world premiere of GONG LUM'S LEGACY by Charles L. White (see breakdown).

All stage managerial positions have been filled.

INSTRUCTIONS

Prepare a one-minute contemporary monologue and send self-tape via YouTube link, Vimeo, or MP4 file.

Deadline: Mon, Jan 3, 2022

SUBMIT TO

casting.newfederaltheatre@gmail.com

PERSONNEL

Viewing auditions:
Producing Artistic Director: Elizabeth Van Dyke
Casting Director: Lawrence Evans

OTHER DATES

In-person callbacks TBD
FIRST REHEARSAL: February 22, 2022
OPENS: March 24, 2022
CLOSES: April 24, 2022

Four Performances Per Week, Thursday-Sunday

OTHER

PERFORMANCE VENUE: Theatre at St. Clements, 423 West 46th Street, New York, NY

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 submit.

BREAKDOWN

SYNOPSIS: Can a romance between a Chinese man and a Black woman survive race prejudice in the 1920s Mississippi Delta? Joe Ting and Lucy Sims go down this treacherous path in Gong Lum's Legacy. Based on true events.

Seeking the following characters:

JOE TING: Chinese male. Mid-late 20's. Lonely. Considerate. Industrious.

LUCY SIMS: African American female. Early-mid 20's. Smart. Determined.

MELVIN SIMS: African American male. Mid-late 20's. Ambitious. Lucy's brother.

CHARLIE TING: Chinese male. Mid-late 50's. Conservative. Stubborn, but kind. Joe's father. Speaks with a Southern accent.

LORETTA MILLER: African American female. 20's. Fair-skinned. Flirtatious. Lucy's best friend.

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 submit.