Passage Theatre Company
CONTRACT
SPT $364/wk plus health, pension, transportation (SPT 3)
SEEKING
Actors for SURELY GOODNESS AND MERCY (see breakdown). This story follows an odd, but bright little boy named Tino who befriends Bernadette, the lunch lady at his school. Through quick conversations, a few moments of grace, and the help of their sassy friend Deja, both Tino and Bernadette learn about the strength hiding within themselves and what it means to truly care for another.
INSTRUCTIONS
Please record a 2-minute contemporary, dramatic monologue and either attach it to your email or send it as a link. Please also attach your headshot and resume to the email, and place SURELY GOODNESS AUDITION in the subject line. Actors may email submissions to casting@passagetheatre.org any time through midnight on Friday, January 29, 2021. E-mail strongly preferred.
Deadline: Fri, Jan 29, 2021
SUBMIT TO
Passage Theatre Company, c/o Ryanne Domingues
P.O. Box 967
Trenton, NJ 08605
PERSONNEL
Playwright: Chisa Hutchinson
Director: marcus d. harvey (viewing auditions)
Producer: Passage Theatre Company
Artistic Director: C. Ryanne Domingues (viewing auditions)
OTHER DATES
- Deadline for video submission is midnight ET on January 29.
- Notification of a callback appointment will be sent by February 5.
- Online Callback Appointments on February 11 and 13.
- Online, Zoom Rehearsals and Recording run from March 8-12.
- In-Person Rehearsals and Recording on March 13th only.
- Opening night video followed by “live” Zoom talkback with actors on March 19.
- Video available to view online from March 19-23.
OTHER
All rehearsals and performances for SURELY GOODNESS AND MERCY will be held online or at Trenton Central High School in Trenton, NJ with proper COVID procedures in place.
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
***Please note that the roles of Principal/Preacher and Alneesa/Teacher will be doubled.
Tino 12, Black, Male - An oddball who gets picked on a lot at school. He's brilliant but diffident, so accustomed to being beat down or put in his place that he doesn't know how to engage people if it's not awkwardly.
Teacher 30's - 40's, Any ethnicity, but probably African American, Any gender (but probably Female) - Voiceover. More important for her to seem right than be right. Doubled with the role of Alneesa.
Alneesa 30's, Black, Female - Tino's aunt. Real wry sense of humor that often borders on cruelty. She's justifiably resentful over having to take care of a kid that she didn't ask for. Doubled with the role of Teacher.
Principal 40's - 60's, POC, Any gender - Voiceover. Probably started this job as an idealist, but is now just trying to get through the day without throwing a kid out the window. Doubled with the role of Preacher.
Preacher 40's - 60's, Black, Male - Voiceover. Sincere, urgent, full of fire. Doubled with the role of Principal.
Deja 12, Black, Black Puerto Rican-American, African-American or Latinx, Afro-Latinx, Female - A bit of a bulldozer and a little rough around the edges-- like even her love can be abrasive-- but she's ride-or-die loyal.
Bernadette late 50's-mid 70's, Black, Female - No-nonsense. No edit button either. Done with these kids. Except for Tino. He's alright.
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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