NAATC 2025-2026 Season Equity Principal Actors - Naptown African American Theatre Collective Auditions

NAATC 2025-2026 Season - Indianapolis, IN EPA

Naptown African American Theatre Collective | Indianapolis, IN

AUDITION DATE

Thursday, October 16, 2025
4:00 PM - 7:00 PM (E)

APPOINTMENTS

To schedule an appointment, please fill out audition time on this link:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe8r1M60dS3_2jhlAwNZPHxeY-h8sQ8fSygtzmGOBssZEpTIg/viewform

CONTRACT

SPT
$333 weekly minimum (SPT 1)

SEEKING

Equity actors for (NAATC) Naptown African American Theater Collective's 2025-2026 Season (See breakdown).

PREPARATION

Please prepare one dramatic monologue, one comedic monologue up to 4 minutes total. Additional sides will be provided at the audition. Please bring your headshot and resume stapled together.

LOCATION

Arts for Lawrence
8920 Otis Ave
Indianapolis, IN 46216

Parking is directly across from location. THIS SPACE'S VENTILATION HAS NOT BEEN VERIFIED BY ACTORS' EQUITY ASSOCIATION.

PERSONNEL

WILLA B'S LETTER
Kayla Hill - Director
Stage Manager - Ashante Sims-Nelson

STORYTELLING SLAM:
Adam Henze - Co-Director
Gabrielle Patterson - Co-Director
LaKesha Lorene - Co-Director
Stage Manager - Ashante Sims-Nelson

EXPECTED TO ATTEND:

LaKesha Lorene - Founder / Producing Director / Co-Director
Kayla Hill - Director
Adam Henze - Co-Director
Gabrielle Patterson - Co-Director
Kathi Ridley-Merriweather - Board Secretary

OTHER DATES

WILLA B’S LETTER -
Rehearsals are April 19 - 23, 2026
Performance is on April 24, 25, and 26.

THE STORYTELLING SLAM
Rehearsals are May 24, 2026
Performance is on May 30

OTHER

An Equity Monitor will not be provided. The producer will run all aspects of this audition.

Notice: Audition Call Type: EPA

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

(NAATC) NAPTOWN AFRICAN AMERICAN THEATER COLLECTIVE 2025-2026 SEASON

WILLA B'S LETTER

A young Black woman dares to dream in world focused on keeping her bound. Will she be able to overcome the signs of the times? Or will her obstacles keep her from taking flight. This is the true story of Willa Brown.

SEEKING:

• Coffee, AA, early 30s, male
• Willa, AA, early 30s, female
• Janet, AA, early 30s, female
• White Male, CA 30s-50s
• Enoch, AA, 40s, male
• Cadet Debow, AA, late 30s - 40s, male
• Cadet Hotesse, Latino, late 30s - 40s, male
• Eleanor Roosevelt, CA, 50s, female
• Chief Anderson, CA late 40s - mid 50s, male
• Agent Pettigrew, CA 40s-50s, male
• Photographer, CA 20s, male

STORYTELLING SLAM

SEEKING:

13 actors and/or spoken word artists for storytelling slam, a monologue competition based off original writing of Freedom Reimagined. Each actor will perform their own original monologue.