SLAVE PLAY Submission - Center Theatre Group Auditions

SLAVE PLAY - EQUITY VIDEO SUBMISSIONS

Center Theatre Group

CONTRACT

LORT Non-Rep $1,350 weekly minimum + health & pension (principal roles): $1,207 weekly minimum + health & pension (understudy roles)

SEEKING

Equity actors for roles in SLAVE PLAY (see breakdown).

LA actors encouraged to submit.

COVID SAFETY: It is CTG’s intention to have a cast, crew, and staff that is fully vaccinated against COVID 19.

INSTRUCTIONS

Please prepare a contemporary monologue and submit via the submission form online at www.xcastingnyc.com/auditions. Audition videos may not exceed 2 minutes. Please submit one copy of your headshot and resume. Submission videos will not be accepted via email, or if they are linked to an external website (such as Vimeo, Dropbox, We Transfer, YouTube). Video must be submitted as a file upload. Please do not email submissions. DEADLINE : October 18, 2021 at 5PM PDT.

Deadline: Mon, Oct 18, 2021

PERSONNEL

Written by Jeremy O. Harris
Directed by Robert O’Hara
Produced by Center Theatre Group

Casting Directors: Victor Vazquez, CSA & Taylor Williams, CSA (viewing auditions)

OTHER DATES

First Rehearsal: TBC for 1st rehearsal (in New York)
Understudies Begin Rehearsal: February 3, 2022
Tech begins: February 3, 2022
First Preview: February 9, 2022
Opening Night: February 16, 2022
Final Performance: March 13, 2022
Day off: Monday’s

OTHER

Theatre: Mark Taper Forum

Rehearsal Location (for principal roles): TBD
Rehearsal Location (for understudy roles): Mark Taper Forum

Intimacy Consultant: Center Theatre Group will hire an Intimacy Consultant to assist in staging and oversight of any intimate moments in the play.

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

SEEKING:

Phillip: (He/him). 30s. Of mixed Black and white ancestry. He considers himself a person who is neither Black nor white and is exploring his place in the world. Will learn a phrase on the violin. Nudity is required and there are simulated acts of a sexual nature.

Dustin: (He/him). Late 20s- early 30s. Any ethnicity, identifies as non-white and non-Black. Hungers for recognition. White passing and thus feels erased by a society that does not recognize his racial identity. Nudity is required (actor will be down to underwear for the majority of the first act) and there are simulated acts of a sexual nature. Actors who identify as LGBTQ+ are strongly encouraged to submit.

Philip/ Gary Understudy: Covers Phillip and Gary.

Kaneisha/ Teá Understudy: Covers Kaneisha and Teá.

Alana/ Patricia Understudy: Covers Alana and Patricia.

Jim/ Dustin Understudy: Covers Jim and Dustin.

Cast or currently on offer, please use as a reference for character descriptions:

Kaneisha: (She/her). Late 20s- mid 30s. Black/ African-American. She has dark skin and is from the American South. Kaneisha is unafraid of what she knows she wants. Self-aware and cognizant of human psychology. Contains simulated acts of a sexual nature. (Offer is out for this role)

Jim: (He/him). Mid 30s- early 40s. Caucasian. British. Inheritor of more than he knows how to handle. Most content when in control of a situation and easily flustered when asked to step outside his comfort zone. Nudity is required and there are simulated acts of a sexual nature. (Offer is out for this role)

Teá: (She/her). Mid 20s, of mixed Black and white ancestry. Teá is studied in her Black and her white. Supportive and empathetic but still learning. (Offer is out for this role)

Alana: (She/her). Mid 30s- early 40s. Caucasian. Alana is a woman who wants more than the world sees fit to give her. Alana is hyper-aware and hungry to talk about her own experience. Contains simulated acts of a sexual nature. (THIS ROLE IS CAST)

Gary: (He/him). Late 20s- early 30s. Black/ African-American. A dark, Black man whose life has been lived with the full trauma of his color. Nudity is required (Gary will be down to underwear for the majority of the first act) and there are simulated acts of a sexual nature. Actors who identify as LGBTQ+ are strongly encouraged to submit. (Offer is out for this role)

Patricia: (She/her). 30s-40s. Any ethnicity, identifies as non-white. A light Brown woman who knows many lives. Passionate about her work but able to keep a distance. (THIS ROLE IS CAST)

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.