HAVING OUR SAY - Chicago EPA
Bluff City Theater
AUDITION DATE
Nov 29, 2016
12:00 pm - 5:00 pm (CST)
APPOINTMENTS
Please email janderson@bluffcitytheater.com to schedule an appointment. Please specify your availability and preferred time. We'll try to accommodate all requests.
CONTRACT
SPT
SPT 2; $446/wk Mimimum
SEEKING
Two female actors capable of playing the Delaney Sisters. Please see breakdown for more information.
PREPARATION
Two dissimilar audition pieces of 1-2 minutes each. These characters are spirited and independent and we're looking for actors who can portray elderly but full of spunk and energy.
LOCATION
Actors' Equity Association - Chicago Member Center
557 W Randolph St
1st Fl
Chicago, IL 60661
Please dial 011 at front door.
PERSONNEL
Matt Salzberg-Director
OTHER DATES
4 week contract spanning January 23, 2017- February 18, 2017. First rehearsal is January 23. Opens February 8th and closes February 18th with 4-6 performances per week.
OTHER
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
Sadie Delany 103 years old - retired teacher
Bessie Delany 101 years old- retired dentist
HAVING OUR SAY: THE DELANEY SISTER'S FIRST 100 YEARS
Script by Emily Mann, Annie Elizabeth Delany and Sarah Louise Delany, based on the book of the same name.
Performed at Bluff City Theater 212 Broadway
February 9-18 Wednesday-Saturday
Having Our Say, based on the New York Times bestseller is the story of two African-American sisters who were outspoken pioneers of their generation, having witnessed history from shortly after the Reconstruction, through the Jim Crow years in the South, the Great Migration, Harlem’s Golden Years and the civil-rights battles of the 1950’s and 1960’s.
The Delany sisters were pioneers, quietly breaking down barriers as a teacher in the New York City public schools and as a female, black dentist. Never having married, they supported each other spiritually and lived together for more than 100 years, drawing strength from one another. This play is a heart-warming and inspirational story of how two average women helped change the face of America.
Having Our Say will kick off our 2017 Season. Presented during Black History Month, the show will be offered in conjunction with exhibits and presentations at Jim's Journey: The African-American Freedom Museum in Hannibal MO.
Bluff City Theater is an SPT-2 Equity Theater committed to presenting exceptional performances drawn from literature- from literature, about authors or characters from literature.
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 audition.
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