THE COLOR PURPLE Equity Chorus Singers - North Carolina Theatre Auditions

THE COLOR PURPLE - Equity video submissions (chorus singer)
North Carolina Theatre | Raleigh, NC

CONTRACT

LOA
$874 weekly minimum (Ref. COST)

SEEKING

Equity actors for chorus singer parts in THE COLOR PURPLE.

Ensemble/Church Lady: Female-identifying 20-50s Black. Church lady who serves as a Greek/Gospel chorus who comments on the events of Celie’s life throughout the journey.

Ensemble/Squeak: Female-identifying, 20-29 Black. Harpo’s devoted and fiercely protective girlfriend who serves as his great motivator; she possesses a voice that matches her name with mathematical exactness.

Female-Identifying Ensemble: 20-40s. Black. Strong singers to play the featured ensemble roles of Olivia and others.

Ensemble/Pa: Male Identifying, 35-50. Black. Father to Celie and Nettie. Celie’s sexual abuser. Troubled man.

Male-identifying Ensemble: Ages 20-40s. Black. Strong singers to play the featured ensemble roles of, Buster/Grady/Bobby, Preacher/Ole Mister, Adam and others.

SUBMISSION

INSTRUCTIONS

Please prepare a selection of your own choosing, in the style of the show OR one of
the selections provided at:
https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/exbldqqzar55cqh5debgb/h?dl=0&rlkey=97vnzr2qhy4hypnnyk5qf7n6m. Please submit your headshot, resume and a downloadable audition video link. On the video, please slate your name. In the subject line please type, “AEA ECC Singers
SUBMISSION – YOUR LAST NAME”.

Deadline: 12/27/2022

SUBMIT TO

Auditions@NCTheatre.com

PERSONNEL

Producing Artistic Director: Eric Woodall
Book: Marsha Norman
Music and Lyrics: Brenda Russell, Allee Willis and Stephen Bray
Production Manager/Associate Producer: Max Kaufman
Viewing submissions:
Director/Choreographer: Christopher Betts
Music Director: Kailey Rockwell
Casting Director: Eric Woodall, CSA

OTHER

First Rehearsal: April 10th, 2023
First Performance: April 22nd, 2023
Final Performance: April 30th, 2023

OTHER

Venue: Fletcher Theatre in Duke Energy Center for the Performing Arts.

Based upon the novel written by Alice Walker and the Warner Bros./Amblin Entertainment motion picture.

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.