LOVE I AWETHU FURTHER — Principal Actors Auditions
Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company
LOVE I AWETHU FURTHER - WASHINGTON, D.C. EPA
Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company | Washington, DC
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PERSONNEL
updated.AUDITION DATE
Sunday, October 18, 2026
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM (E)
BREAK: 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
APPOINTMENTS
To schedule an appointment, please email
casting@rchcasting.com to request slots.
CONTRACT
SPT
$911 weekly minimum (SPT 9)
SEEKING
Equity actors for roles in LOVE I AWETHU FURTHER (see
BREAKDOWN
). All roles will be understudied.PREPARATION
Sides will be provided. Actors should bring headshots and resumes.
LOCATION
Woolly Mammoth Theatre
641 D St NW
Washington, DC 20004
PERSONNEL
EXPECTED TO ATTENDRaiyon Hunter - Casting Director
Tyandria Jaaber - Casting Assistant
Josiah Davis - Director
a.k. payne - Playwright
OTHER DATES
First Rehearsal: April 20, 2027
First Tech: May 26, 2027
First Preview: July 12, 2027
Opening: July 19, 2027
Closing: July 26, 2027
OTHER
An Equity Monitor will not be provided. The producer will run all aspects of this audition.
Equity's
CONTRACT
s 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
LOVE I AWETHU FURTHER
CASTING PARAMETERS FROM THE PLAYWRIGHT
The playwright invites a wide range of Black women, non-binary, and genderqueer people. The word woman is always trans-inclusive.
Wide range as defined by the playwright includes: queer Black women & non-binary people; dark-skinned Black women & non-binary people; disabled Black women & non-binary people; global south Black women & non-binary people; fat and thick Black women & non-binary people; poor Black women & non-binary people; and Black women & non-binary people who were not formally trained in acting and who can embody and/or spit a poem vital to this revolution.
The playwright notes that gendered pronouns and language describing all characters besides Antoinette and Mistress may be adjusted to hold the people in the room.
SETTING
Antebellum, something like Virginia. Also: time is made by he who hold the power so take the era with a grain of salt; in our time; this is perhaps tomorrow too. Three cabins (Callie's, Portia's, and Awethu's) which hold space for the fields; the church house; and the Mistress' House, behind which is a great oak tree.
SEEKING
CALLIE - Black. Dreams up the plan that drives the play's revolution. Part of C.A.P. (Callie, Awethu, Portia) who have grown together on this ground.
BENEATHA - Black.
GIRL / WHO TRIES TO FLY - Black. Opens the play and sets the tempo of its breath; the ensemble's anchor in the real-time casting model. Speaks the prologue.
AWETHU - Black. Builds the church house in the play's world. Part of C.A.P.
PORTIA - Black. Part of C.A.P.
CINNA - Black. Per the playwright: relative elder, anchor, constant, facilitator and wisdom keeper. In the alternative rotational casting model offered by the playwright, Cinna remains constant across all performances and acts as the company's ritual facilitator.
ANTOINETTE / AMANDLA - Black.
MISTRESS CATHERINE - White woman. The only character outside the Black ensemble.
