THE WORLD ACCORDING TO MICKI GRANT - NYC EPA Revised
New Federal Theatre, Inc. | New York, NY
Notice: Audition Call Type: EPA
Musical director added.
Thursday, April 18, 2024
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM (E)
Lunch 1:30-2:30 pm
LOA-NYC
$650 weekly minimum + pension and health
Seeking strong Equity actors-singers who move well for roles in THE WORLD ACCORDING TO MICKI GRANT (see breakdown).
All stage manager positions have been filled.
One-minute contemporary monologue. 32 bars of a spiritual, gospel or musical theatre song. A cappella. Please bring a stapled photo/resume.
A.R.T. New York Studios
520 8th Ave
3rd Fl
New York, NY 10014
Elzabeth Van Dyke, producing artistic director
Expected to attend:
Cynthia Kitt, operations manager
Nora Cole, director
Tom Spahn, musical director
Lawrence Evans, casting director
First Rehearsal: April 30, 2024
First Preview: May 30, 2024
Opening: June 6, 2024
Closing: June 29, 2024
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.
Always bring your Equity Membership card to auditions.
We enter into the personal world of the iconic Micki Grant through her music, unpublished poems, lyrics, written musings on love, politics, America, family, food, historical figures loved and lost, featuring music rarely heard and accented with songs from her award-winning works: Don’t Bother Me, I Can’t Cope, Your Arms Too Short to Box With God, It's So Nice To Be Civilized, and Working.
Ms. Grant became the first Black woman to write the book, music, and lyrics of a Broadway musical, Don’t Bother Me, I Can’t Cope.
Seeking strong actors-singers who move well.
Micki #1, Micki #2 and Micki #3 - African American Females, age range 30-60. The three Mickis are the ageless, vibrant, optimistic actor, composer and lyricist Micki Grant. They portray characters from her shows, her poetry and her personal recollections and anecdotes. Varied vocal ranges. Works include, Don’t Bother Me I Can’t Cope, Your Arms Too Short to Box with God, and Working.
Man - African American, age range 30-60. Mature, charismatic and debonair. An accommodating presence that embodies the male characters from the works of Micki Grant. Vocal range Tenor/Baritone
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