WATER BY THE SPOONFUL Equity Principal Actor - Eagle Theatre Auditions

WATER BY THE SPOONFUL - Equity video submissions
Eagle Theatre | Hammonton, NJ

CONTRACT

SPT
$344 weekly minimum (Tier 2)

SEEKING

Equity actor for role in WATER BY THE SPOONFUL by Quiara Alegría Hudes.

Chutes&Ladders: African American Male, 55 to 60. A recovering addict from Haikumom’s (Odessa’s) site. Also known as Clayton “Buddy” Wilkie. An IRS employee in San Diego who develops a close bond with Orangutang (Madeleine Mays).

Army veteran Elliot Ortiz is back from Iraq, now working at a hoagie shop in North Philly caring for his sick mother and navigating a new life. Meanwhile, an online support group of four addicts are each on their personal journeys towards recovery. Spoonful by spoonful, day by day, each of them must learn how to open their hearts and minds to an unlikely cyber community. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for drama, Water by the Spoonful by Quiara Alegria Hudes (book writer of hit musical In the Heights) is a heartwarming story about the true meaning of family, brimming with hope and redemption.

SUBMISSION

INSTRUCTIONS

Please email a video performing a 1-2 minute contemporary monologue. Please include headshot, resume, union status, and if you require housing and or transportation.

Deadline: 03/14/2023

SUBMIT TO

casting@eagletheatre.org

PERSONNEL

Producing Artistic Director: Angela Longo
Director: Ang Bey

OTHER DATES

First rehearsal: April 4, 2023
First Preview: May 3, 2023
Opening: May 5, 2023
Closing: May 21, 2023
Performances run: Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 PM and Sundays at 3:00PM

OTHER

If cast, you must be fully vaccinated. 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.