MUFARO'S BEAUTIFUL DAUGHTERS - Dallas, TX EPA Dallas Children's Theatre | Dallas, TX
Notice: Audition Call Type: EPA
Tuesday, June 13, 2023
5:45 PM - 10:00 PM (C)
To schedule an audition appointment please Call 214-978-0110 or e-mail at
auditions@dct.org. Feel free to ask about sides when setting up your appointment.
LOA
$406 weekly minimum (Ref. TYA)
Equity actors for roles in MUFARO'S BEAUTIFUL DAUGHTERS - An African Tale (See breakdown).
Local Dallas actors are encouraged to attend.
All Stage managerial positions have been filled.
Please prepare a short up-tempo song. An accompanist will be provided. You will also be asked to read from the script. Sides will be provided at the audition site. Please bring your headshot and resume stapled together.
Dallas Children's Theater
5938 Skillman St
Dallas, TX 75231
Adapted for the stage by Karen Abbott Music & Lyrics by S-Ankh Rasa
Based on the book by John Steptoe
Expected to attend:
Directors: S-ANKH RASA & ROBYN FLATT Musical Director: S-ANKH RASA
1st Rehearsal: August 28th, 2023
Opening: September 20th, 2023
Closing: October 20th, 2023
OTHER
Book is the Winner of the Caldecott Honor Medal.
An Equity Monitor will not be provided. The producer will run all aspects of this audition.
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.
MUFARO'S BEAUTIFUL DAUGHTERS
AN AFRICAN-AMERICAN ENSEMBLE OF SINGERS & DANCERS TO PORTRAY A VARIETY OF CHARACTERS IN JOHN STEPTOE'S CLASSIC AFRICAN CINDERELLA TALE.
STORYTELLER / MESSENGER / LAUGHING TREE - narrator who moves in and out of scenes and sings and informs the story with humor and understanding.
MUFARO - joyous, proud, and doting father to his two beautiful daughters. His name means happy man.
MANYARA - Mufaro's first daughter. Though beautiful outside, she is ugly of spirit, self-absorbed and lazy. Her name means ashamed.
NYASHA - Mufaro's second daughter. She is beautiful inside and out with a humble demeanor. Her kindness extends to nature and all creatures great and small. Her name means mercy.
KING / VILLAGER 1 / HUNGRY BOY / LAUGHING TREE - male with distinct personalities. The king is a magical, handsome and very wise ruler while the Villager is a humorous busybody.
OLD WOMAN / VILLAGER 2 / LAUGHING TREE - female with distinct personalities. The humorous counterpart to Villager 1, sparring with him at every turn and an Old Woman who is not what she seems.
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