ON SUGARLAND Submission - New York Theatre Workshop Auditions

ON SUGARLAND - EQUITY VIDEO SUBMISSIONS

New York Theatre Workshop

CONTRACT

Off Broadway $731 weekly minimum (most recent Cat. CC)

SEEKING

Equity actors for roles in ON SUGARLAND (see breakdown).

INSTRUCTIONS

Please prepare a contemporary monologue of your choice, under two minutes. Please send tapes via YouTube or Vimeo link. Please include your headshot and resume in the email. Please send all emails with subject line as follows, Subject line: ON SUGARLAND [your name]. Please submit tapes by 10 am Eastern on August 10, 2021.

Deadline: Tue, Aug 10, 2021

SUBMIT TO

OnSugarlandcasting@gmail.com

PERSONNEL

Written by Aleshea Harris
Directed by Whitney White
Taylor Williams (Casting Director) will be viewing tapes.

OTHER DATES

First Rehearsal - on or about January 4, 2022
First Preview - on or about February 2, 2022
Opening – on or about February 21, 2022
Last possible closing- on or about March 27, 2022

OTHER

All employees in this position must be fully-vaccinated (as defined by the CDC) by the first date of employment, currently scheduled for January 4, 2022. If you require a medical or religious accommodation please contact vaccineaccommodation@nytw.org

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 submit.

BREAKDOWN

We are actively encouraging performers with disabilities, performers of all ethnicities, gender identities, body types and encourage all to submit for the roles listed below.

For SAUL: Black. He/him. late 30s/ early 40s. mourning his rotting foot, walks with a pronounced limp. Saul is full of tenderness, pride, fear and tremendous bravery. Endures incredible physical and emotional pain without feeling sorry for himself. Charming- he’s fine and he knows it.

For SADIE: Black. She/her. 18+ to play teens. Gifted. Can wake the dead. Good in silence, strong in body and emotionally connected.

For ADDIS: Black. He/him. 18+ to play teens. Wants to be a warrior. Touched. No self-pity, always moving forward.

For TISHA: Black. She/her. 50s- late 60s. Evelyn’s sister. Strong, fierce, funny but not looking for laughs. Honest. Committed to pursuing her goals despite her effed up circumstances. Tends the earth and the dead.

For EVELYN: Black. She/her. 50s- late 60s. Tisha’s sister. Strong, fierce, funny but not looking for laughs. Honest. Committed to pursuing her goals despite her effed up circumstances. Tends herself.

For ODELLA: Black. She/her. Late 30s. Sadie’s aunt. In mourning. If Odella wasn’t kinda pretty, she’d be the town drunk. Deep down knows she may die before she finds real love.

For THE ROWDY: A chorus of 8 Black neighborhood youths, he/him, they/them, she/her, between the ages of 13-18. Most of The Rowdy present as masculine but the group may also be comprised of nonbinary and femme presenting folx. Strong movers, full of joy. Brimming with youth and life.

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 submit.