SWEETWATER Equity Principal Actors - National Black Theatre Auditions

SWEETWATER - NYC EPA

National Black Theatre | New York, NY

AUDITION DATE

Friday, December 20, 2024
9:30 AM - 5:30 PM (E)
BREAK: 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM

CONTRACT

LOA-NYC
$787 weekly minimum
$580 weekly minimum - 29 Hour Workshop

SEEKING

Equity actors for roles in SWEETWATER (see breakdown). We also recognize that the characters are written on the binary (use she/her and he/him pronouns) and we invite gender non-conforming, genderqueer, transgender, and non-binary actors to submit for the roles they most identify with. In reference to the descriptions below – these are descriptions of the characters as identified in the script and in collaboration with the creative team. They are not meant to be exhaustive of who should play these roles and we seek to cast expansively and intentionally with consideration of race/ethnicity, gender, body type, and ability.

PREPARATION

Please prepare the sides that will be available at the audition location beginning at 9:30 AM. Also, please bring your headshot and resume stapled together.

LOCATION

Actors' Equity New York Audition Center
165 W 46th St
16th Fl
New York, NY 10036

PERSONNEL

Producer/Theatre Company: National Black Theatre
Artistic Director: Jonathan McCrory
Director: Zhailon Levingston
Writer: Nathan Yungerberg
Production Manager: Amiah McGinty
Soul Series L.A.B & Special Projects Program Manager: Belynda M'Baye
Artistic Production Associate: Ava Novak
Casting Director: Sujotta Pace, CSA

EXPECTED TO ATTEND:

Ava Novak, Artistic Production Associate
Belynda M'Baye, Soul Series L.A.B & Special Projects Program Manager
Kevin Ferguson, TAP Production Coordinator

OTHER DATES

29 HOUR WORKSHOP (Venue TBD):
March 24th-30th: 29-Hour Workshop (Schedule TBD)

PRODUCTION

La MaMa | Downstairs Theatre
June 2nd-19th: Rehearsals
June 20th-25th: Tech Rehearsals
June 26th-29th: Performances

OTHER

If you are unable to attend the audition in-person, we invite you to submit via
auditions.sujottacasting@gmail.com. Please submit one copy of your headshot and resume, along with your video submission.
EPA Procedures are in effect for this audition.
An Equity Monitor will be provided.

Notice: Audition Call Type: EPA

BREAKDOWN

SWEETWATER

SYNOPSIS:

Sweetwater: The Gospel of Iman delves into the strength of chosen family and honors the forgotten through the eyes of Michael, a young gay black writer residing in New York City during the AIDS epidemic. Michael and his closest female friend, Charlie, conjure the spirits of the departed by evoking the power of love, friendship, and magic.

SEEKING:

MICHAEL, Black, mid-twenties, writer, gay, awkward, insecure, wounded; He is neither masc nor fem; just artsy, intelligent, and nerdy.

CHARLIE, Black, mid-twenties, hetero, actress, midwestern transplant, perky, nerdy, annoyingly inquisitive, naive but tough, and has a huge heart. Through reading Michael’s work out loud and a surrealistic aspect later in the play, CHARLIE doubles as Michael’s recently deceased “lover,” UMAR, late twenties; Black, artist, masculine, smooth, and sensual but emotionally unavailable/inept, plagued with internalized homophobia.