THE RIPPLE, THE WAVE THAT CARRIED ME HOME Equity Principal Actors - Playwrights Horizons Inc. Auditions

THE RIPPLE, THE WAVE THAT CARRIED ME HOME - NYC EPA Revised

Playwrights Horizons Inc. | New York, NY

Notice: Audition Call Type: EPA

REVISED

LOCATION

Audition times revised. Call will run from 9:30 AM - 5:30 PM, with a BREAK from 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM.
416 W 42nd St, 2nd Floor. Holding room - The Judy Lobby.
New York, NY 10036-6809

AUDITION DATE

Thursday, June 4, 2026
9:30 AM - 5:30 PM (E)

PERSONNEL

Playwright: Christina Anderson
Director: Tiffany Nichole Green
Director of Artistic Development: Karl Baker Olson
Artistic Assistant: Emily Zhou

CONTRACT

$1290 weekly minimum (Cat. CC)

OTHER DATES

First Rehearsal: Tuesday 9/22/26
First Preview: Thursday 10/22/26
Opening: Monday 11/9/26
Closing: Sunday 11/29
Possible Extension through Sunday 12/20/26

SEEKING

Equity actors for roles in THE RIPPLE, THE WAVE THAT CARRIED ME HOME (See breakdown). Local New York City actors are encouraged to audition.

PREPARATION

Please prepare a brief contemporary monologue. Please also bring a headshot and resume stapled together.
EPA Procedures are in effect for this audition. An Equity Monitor will be provided.

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 attend every audition.

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Breakdown

THE RIPPLE, THE WAVE THAT CARRIED ME HOME

SEEKING:

Janice: she/her, Black, late teens and early 40s, the daughter of Edwin and Helen. As an adult, Janice reflects back on the 1960s when her parents fought to integrate the local swimming pools in their Kansas town. She carries the weight of her family’s legacy while also trying to carve out her own identity with her own family. She is proud of her parents’ activism but also concerned it may consume them all.

Helen: she/her, Black, mid-30s and mid-60s, Janice’s mother and Edwin’s wife. She once aspired to be a swim coach but the segregation of the times and closing of local swimming pools made that a dream deferred. An activist determined to push for her family’s rights and freedoms. She allows her husband to be the face of the fight while she makes waves behind the scenes. She is firmly middle class and rooted to her small Kansas community. She has to choose what is right for her family.

Gayle: she/her, Black, early 30s, this track also doubles as Young, Ambitious, Chipper Black Woman, 30s. Gayle is the aunt we all wish we had. She is fun and loving but also knows when to be serious. A world traveler with many stories to tell, she is close with Janice and provides a respite for Janice. Young, Ambitious Chipper Black Woman is all those things: young, ambitious, chipper, Black. She can do anything she sets her mind to.

Edwin: he/him, Black, 30s to 40s. Father of Janice and husband to Helen. A dedicated activist and rabble-rouser. Edwin is firmly working class and proud of it. He is determined to get the pools desegregated and his single-mindedness causes ripples in his relationship with his daughter.