THOUGHTS OF A COLORED MAN Submission - More Thoughts Broadway LLC Auditions

THOUGHTS OF A COLORED MAN (BROADWAY) - EQUITY VIDEO SUBMISSIONS

More Thoughts Broadway LLC

CONTRACT

Production (League) $2323 weekly minimum

SEEKING

Equity actors for roles in THOUGHTS OF A COLORED MAN (see breakdown).

All stage managerial positions have been filled.

INSTRUCTIONS

PREPARE AND SUBMIT A 1-2 MINUTE CONTEMPORARY MONOLOGUE VIA SELF-TAPE. Email a downloadable link to: ThoughtsEPA@gmail.com.

Deadline: Fri, Jul 16, 2021

SUBMIT TO

ThoughtsEPA@gmail.com

PERSONNEL

Producers: Brian Anthony Moreland, Ron Simons, Diana DiMenna
General Manager: Foresight Theatrical – Lane Marsh, Andrew Joy
Playwright: Keenan Scott II
Director : Steven Broadnax
Casting : Calleri Jensen Davis (viewing auditions: James Calleri and Erica Jensen)

OTHER DATES

September 7, 2021 – 1st Rehearsal
October 1, 2021 – 1st Preview
October 31, 2021 – Opening
March 20, 2022 – Close

OTHER

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

CAST:
Depression: Forrest McClendon
Anger: Tristan Mack Wilds
Lust: Da’Vinchi
Wisdom: Keith David
Passion: Luke James
Happiness: Bryan Terrell Clark
Love: Dyllón Burnside

CHARACTERS AS WRITTEN ARE PORTRAYED AS BLACK MEN

PASSION: (30’s-40’s) A scholar from the inner city. A true urban guy. He is a Queens native and New York to his core. A smart, seasoned guy who has seen a lot in his life and is very in-tune with the world around him. He has an articulate, but edgy presence. He possesses the spirit of ancestral orators. Rhythmically inclined with Rap and/or Spoken Word.

LOVE: (20’s) “Young” in every sense of the word. He even dresses like the youth of now. Has a forward energy. Well versed with the language of poetry. Sneaker head. Fair skinned, more than anyone else. That contrast has to be seen.

LUST: (20’s) Brooklyn native and sounds every bit of it. Charming and naturally flirtatious. Pure hearted. As carefree as he is reckless. He has a way with words in an unrefined way. He is highly sexual and addicted to women and has enough confidence to go around. Fluent with poetic verse.

HAPPINESS: (35-40) An upper middle-classman from upstate New York with a white-collar job. A man who happens to be gay, but his sexuality does not rule his life nor does he wear it on his sleeve. He has a refined polished look and demeanor with Ivy League Schooling. A dressed down casual Brooks Brother man. He’s externally unapologetic, but deeply caring internally.

ANGER: (40’s) A Harlem native. A former collegiate basketball player, a jock, but he is an academic in disguise. He carries a chip on his shoulder. Has a rawness to him. Has the energy of SLAM poetry during poetic scenes.

DEPRESSION: (40’s) An astute survivor. A true neighborhood guy at heart. Highly intelligent and steady; equally comfortable in multiple different environments, can adapt to his surroundings, but at times he exposes himself to be socially awkward.

WISDOM: (60’s-70’s) A man of dark complexion, African born. An immigrant to the United States. Accent is no longer as heavy. Heavy thinking man. Regal and confident, but equally humble. He possesses a strength only age can bring. Calm presence. A male version of Dr. Maya Angelou.

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.