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Send To
Email
MourningSunThePlay@gmail.com
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Contract
Showcase-NY
$300 total stipend
Seeking
Equity and non-Equity actors for various roles.
see breakdown.
Other Dates
First Rehearsal: Oct 1
Performances: Nov 6-Dec 6 (week of Thanksgiving off)
NYC auditions to be held on upcoming date TBD, by appointment only.
For consideration, email picture and resume ASAP.
deadline for submissions: 8/26
Personnel
Director: Ari Laura Kreith
Playwright: Antu Yacob
Other
Mark submissions: MOURNING SUN / NYC appointment submission
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Breakdown
Set in Ethiopia and New York, MOURNING SUN is a new play by Antu Yacob that explores how we transcend sometimes-brutal traditions and find our way to connection and hope. This remarkable love story spans continents and cultures, and celebrates the possibility of finding a true home.
CASTING:
Biftu Kebede:
Ethiopian, half Oromo, half Amhara, beautiful, smart, mature for her age, wanting of a world outside, plays kirar perfectly, a child bride with fistula, experiences transformational journey.(Adult actor who can play teens)
Mawardi Kebede/Kayleen:
Mawardi: Biftu’s younger sister, perky, wisecracking, fights to have her voice heard. (Adult actor who can play teens) Kayleen: trendy, came from the Bahamas at an early age, insecure, struggles with drug use, a singer, college student.
Abdi Dawid:
Ethiopian, half Oromo, half Amhara, a dreamer, charismatic, confident, smitten with Biftu, an impeccable dancer, has difficulty with change. (Adult actor who can play teens)
Emaye/Miriam:
Emaye: Amhara, Biftu & Mawardi’s mother, extremely traditional, hard worker, survivor, Miriam: Abdi’s aunt, adopted by Americans in her teens, independent thinker, femininist, a cultural fusion, married to Ken, early-mid 40’s for both characters.
Get’oum/Driver 1-3/Dr. Melaku:
Get’oum: Amhara, spoiled child of the wealthiest man in the community, slightly awkward, a puppet. Dr. Melaku: sympathetic, works at the Fistula Clinic, wants to create a better space for his people, early 20s for both characters. (Drivers can range in age).
Worku/Ken Thomas:
Worku: wealthiest man in the Bahr Dahr village community, aloof, father to Get’oum. Ken: African-American, an African American studies professor, has difficulty in connecting with Abdi, married to Miriam, 40’s for both characters.
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