Actor's Express Theatre Company
CONTRACT
SPT $416 weekly minimum (SPT 4)
SEEKING
Equity actors for roles in SUNSET BABY by Dominique Morisseau (see breakdown).
AE is fully committed to diversity, inclusion and equal employment opportunity. We are committed to principles of ethical and diverse representation in our casting.
INSTRUCTIONS
Please prepare one of the sides at https://actors-express.com/get-involved/#auditions . If a reader is not accessible to you, please prepare a monologue in the style of the show. No memorization required. Submit your video link, headshot, and resume to https://airtable.com/shrt2pe9l6vmMZRHw . Email auditions@actorsexpress.com if you have questions.
Deadline: Wed, Aug 3, 2022
PERSONNEL
Viewing auditions:
Director - Amanda Washington
Artistic Director - Freddie Ashley
Casting Director - Sheila Oliver
Casting Associate - Justin Kalin
OTHER DATES
First rehearsal – August 30, 2022
Tech – September 17-18, 2022
Dress Rehearsals – September 20-21, 2022
Previews – September 22-23, 2022
Opening – September 24, 2022
Closing – October 16, 2022
Performances: Wednesday-Saturday, 8pm, Sundays 2pm. 5 performances per week
Beginning in the 2021-22 Season, AE is moving toward five-day rehearsal weeks and will phase out 10-out-of-12 tech rehearsals.
OTHER
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Rehearsals and performances held indoors at Actor's Express. We are working with an Equity-approved safety plan that includes vaccination, testing, masking, cleaning and distancing protocols. Pursuant to current Equity guidelines, proof of full vaccination no later than two weeks prior to in-person work is a required condition of employment.
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:
Nina – Black woman. Late 20's. She has her own revolution brewing inside her. She has seen a lot of life in a short amount of time. She is a realist. Her emotional walls are high with little chance of being broken down. This character uses explicit language and engages in onstage intimacy, which will be crafted under the supervision of an Intimacy Director.
Kenyatta – Black man. 50s. Nina's estranged father. A man who has made his mark on history, a former political prisoner and Black Revolutionary. He is trying to make amends, but he ain't no sucka. This character uses explicit language.
Damon – Black or Latino man. 30s. There is a rhythm about him, a pride. He is street smart, a drug dealer, and a robber, but also an intellect, analyze the inner psyche of some of the most prolific writers and speakers, type of intellect. He is also soft. This character uses explicit language and engages in onstage intimacy, which will be crafted under the supervision of an Intimacy Director.
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.
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