WAR WORDS Equity Principal Actors - NewYorkRep Auditions

WAR WORDS - NYC EPA NewYorkRep | New York, NY

Notice: Audition Call Type: EPA

AUDITION DATE

Monday, September 11, 2023

9:30 AM - 5:30 PM (E)

Lunch 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

CONTRACT

Mini

$733 weekly minimum

SEEKING

Equity actors for roles in WAR WORDS (See breakdown).

PREPARATION

Please prepare a 1-minute contemporary dramatic/comedic monologue of your choosing. Also, please bring your headshot and resume stapled together.

BREAKDOWN

WAR WORDS

SEEKING:

LOCATION

Actors' Equity New York Audition Center 165 W 46th St

16th Fl

New York, NY 10036

PERSONNEL

Expected to attend:

Gamaliel Valle Rosa, Casting Director Kaylin Kellin, General Manager

OTHER DATES

First Rehearsal: October 17, 2023

Opening: November 14,2023

Closing: December 17, 2023

OTHER

newyorkrep.org

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.

AMY - Early to Late 30s, Female-identifying, a woman of color. Very small in stature (5’3” or shorter) but big in ambition. Was the only female on her high school football team. Thirty-six weeks pregnant. Has dealt with harassment from men in the military but mostly talked about how great and respectful they were. Member of the first female Special Forces Cultural Support Team which was a grueling selection process.

JAMES - Early 30s to Late 30s, Male-identifying, white. Homeless. From Rhode Island but without a hard accent. Deeply intelligent and well-spoken but did poorly in school where he seems to have been distracted and bored. Working hard to get back on his feet and become housed. He needs purpose, and for a while, the army gave that to him. Taught himself to play the ukulele with YouTube videos to make money on the street.

JANIS - Early 40s to Early 50s, Male-identifying, (MENASA) Middle Eastern, North African, South Asian. From Afghanistan. Translator for American troops. Has experienced more trauma than most of us can imagine in our lifetime. Despite this, he comes across as very chill. You would never guess how many lives he's saved, how many people he's killed defending American troops or all the threats to himself and his family he has received for working with the Americans. A good (with a lot of effort) Arnold Schwarzenegger impression.

JOHN - Early 40s to Early 50s, Male-identifying, open to any race or ethnicity. Athletic build. Born into poverty. “Raised” by the army. Father left him, his mother and three sisters when he was six. Became an autodidact and eventually made his way up to teach at West Point. He has become a writer and published articles in the NY Times, amongst others. It is a great source of pride, but he has no snobbery. Obviously a very committed family man. He deeply understands service and loss.

KIMBERLY - Mid 30s to Mid 40s, Female-identifying, white. From Tennessee with a charming Southern accent. Ebullient, optimistic, everyone’s best girlfriend. She will tell you the horrible things that have happened to her, shaking her head with incredulity, and laughing during the telling. She breaks your heart with her positive outlook.

NASH - Early 40s to Early 50s, Male-identifying, Black. Athletic build. Originally from New Orleans. Parents converted to Islam as part of their commitment to civil rights. Great charisma and of good humor. Chooses to lead by example. Very open minded.

NATE (narrator) - Mid 30s to Mid 40s, Male-identifying, open to all races and ethnicities. Hyper, handsome, intense, charming and will unabashedly swear like a sailor to make his point (Even though he’s in the army. And a Chaplin). The boundless energy of Tigger with the soul of Gandhi. He makes serving humanity seem like the coolest endeavor on earth.

PETE - Mid 30s to Mid 50s, Male-identyfying, open to all races and ethnicities, lost both legs in combat. Athletic build. British, Royal Marines, the guy at the pub who knows everyone, and everyone knows him. Good natured and loves a laugh. Powerful in stature, ambitious in physical prowess. Loved his time in the Royal Marines and would go back in a second if he hadn't lost both legs. Working class British accent. NOTE: Seeking disabled actors who use a wheelchair or prosthetic legs.