Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe 2018-19 Season - Sarasota FL EPA
Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe of Florida, Inc.
AUDITION DATE
Sat, Apr 07, 2018
10:00 am - 5:00 pm (EST)
Sun, Apr 08, 2018
10:00 am - 5:00 pm (EST)
no scheduled lunch break
APPOINTMENTS
AEA members may contact Travis Ray at (941) 404-7801 or e-mail tray@westcoastblacktheatre.org Mon-Fri from 9am-4pm. Deadline: 4/6/18 at 3pm EST. AEA members without appointments seen as time permits.
CONTRACT
SPT SPT Category 8 ; $601/wk
SEEKING
Equity actors and actor/singers for various roles in the upcoming season.
PREPARATION
Actors (Two contrasting monologues), Singers (One song--16 bars and one monologue). Please bring SIX copies of your headshot and resume stapled together (Photocopies are acceptable). Singers please bring sheet music noted for the accompanist with a beginning and ending in the correct key.
LOCATION
Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe Binz Building
1012 N Orange Ave
Sarasota, FL 34236
Free parking at audition location. Please use the glass door in the rear.
PERSONNEL
Expected to attend the EPA:
Founder and Artistic Director, Nate Jacobs
Associate Managing Director, Travis Ray
Resident Stage Manager, Juanita Munford
Company Manager, Joey James
OTHER DATES
Video submissions accepted for those unable to attend the EPAs. See end of breakdown for more info and instructions.
OTHER
westcoastblacktheatre.org
All performers who are cast that live 50 miles outside of Sarasota, FL will be provided housing, shared local company vehicle (if needed), roundtrip airfare, and weekly salary. Salaries will only be discussed after an offer is provided to you.
An Equity Monitor will not be provided. The producer will run all aspects of this audition.
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.
BREAKDOWN
Summer 2018 production:
Rockin’ Down Fairytale Lane
Director: Nate Jacobs
1st rehearsal: Tuesday, June 26
Run: July 25th-August 11, 2018 (Possible extension to August 19th)
# of Performances: 17 (Excludes the possible extension week)
Seeking:
[Male 1]: Tenor, must be able to move, act and sing, 20’s-30’s+
[Male 2]: Tenor, must be able to move, act and sing, 20’s-30’s+
[Male 3]: Baritone/Bass, must be able to move, act and sing, 20’s-30’s+
[Male 4]: Baritone/Bass, must be able to move, act and sing, 20’s-30’s+
[Woman 1]: Soprano, must be able to move, act and sing, 20’s-30’s+
[Woman 2]: Soprano, must be able to move, act and sing, 20’s-30’s+
[Woman 3]: Alto, must be able to move, act and sing, 20’s-30’s+
[Woman 4]: Alto, must be able to move, act and sing, 20’s-30’s+
[Woman 5]: Contralto, must be able to move, act, and sing, 20’s+
[Ensemble]: Actors who sing and move. Characters are 20’s+
*All artists should be confident singers. Open to all ethnicities.
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2018-2019 season:
Raisin (The Musical)
Director: James “Jim” Weaver
1st rehearsal: Tuesday, September 4, 2018
Run: October 3-November 11, 2018
Total Performances: 40
Total # of rehearsals: 4 weeks
Total # of performance weeks: 6 weeks
Seeking:
[Ruth Younger]: Walter’s wife, and Travis’s mother, African American, hardworking, peacemaker 30’s+
[Travis Younger]: African American, Ruth and Walter’s son, kind, smart, somewhat spoiled, 10 years+
[Mrs. Johnson]: African American, nosey neighbor, gossip, 40’s+
[Walter Lee Younger]: African American, father, husband, looking to get ahead, obsessed with his dreams, drinks too much at times, chauffeur, 30’s+
[Beneatha Younger]: African American, sister of Walter Lee, college student, goal-oriented, intelligent, prideful, becomes afrocentric, 20’s+
[Lena Younger (Mama)]: African American, matriarch, hardworking, warm, kind, loving, religious, 40’s+
[Bobo Jones]: African American, trying to get ahead, follower, 30’s-40’s+
[Willie Harris]: African American, dapper, smooth, con artist, slick, 30’s-40’s+
[Joseph Asagai]: Nigerian, can be played with accent by African American, honest, loving, intelligent, 30’s+
[Karl Lindner]: Caucasian, 40’s+, Naïve, uncomfortable in his mission, timid at times.
[Ensemble]: Actors who sing and can move. Will play People of Southside, Pusher, Victim, Bar Girl, Pastor, etc. Characters are 20s-40s
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Black Nativity
Director: Nate Jacobs, Donald Frison (Assistant Director/Choreographer)
1st rehearsal: Tuesday, November 13th
Run: December 12th, 13th, 19th, 20th
Total Performances: 4
Total # of rehearsals: 4 weeks
Total # of performance weeks: 2 weeks
Seeking:
[Narrator]: Strong actor, honest, caring, well spoken, 18+
[Woman 1]: Soprano, must be able to move and sing, 18+
[Woman 2]: Soprano, must be able to move and sing, 18+
[Woman 3]: Alto, must be able to move and sing, 18+
[Woman 4]: Alto, must be able to move and sing, 18+
[Male 1]: Tenor, must be able to move and sing, 18+
[Male 2]: Tenor, must be able to move and sing, 18+
[Male 3]: Baritone/Bass, must be able to move and sing, 18+
[Male 4]: Baritone/Bass, must be able to move and sing, 18+
[Ensemble]: Actors who sing and move, various vocal ranges, 18+
*All singers must be comfortable with Gospel music and able to move and act. Open to all ethnicities.
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Marvin Gaye
Director: Nate Jacobs
1st rehearsal: Tuesday, October 23, 2018
Run: November 28, 2018-January 13, 2019
Total Performances: 40
Total # of rehearsals: 5 weeks
Total # of performance weeks: 7 weeks
seeking:
[Marvin Gaye]: Role has been cast.
[Narrator]: Strong actor, honest, caring, 18+
[Woman 1]: Soprano, must be able to move and sing, 18+
[Woman 2]: Soprano, must be able to move and sing, 18+
[Woman 3]: Alto, must be able to move and sing, 18+
[Woman 4]: Alto, must be able to move and sing, 18+
[Male 1]: Tenor, must be able to move and sing, 18+
[Male 2]: Tenor, must be able to move and sing, 18+
[Male 3]: Baritone/Bass, must be able to move and sing, 18+
[Male 4]: Baritone/Bass, must be able to move and sing, 18+
[Ensemble]: Actors who sing and can move. Characters are 18+
*All cast should be strong actors who sing and move well.
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The Amen Corner
Director: Chuck Smith
1st rehearsal: Tuesday, December 18, 2018
Run: January 23-March 3, 2019
Total Performances: 40
Total # of rehearsals: 4 weeks
Total # of performance weeks: 6 weeks
Seeking:
[Margaret Alexander]: Pastor of the church, strong speaking voice, religious African American, 40’s+
[Odessa]: Margaret's older sister, African American, 30’s-40’s+
[Ida Jackson]: a young woman, African American, 20’s+
[Sister Moore]: elder of the church, African American, 40’s+
[Sister Boxer]: elder of the church, African American, 40’s+
[Brother Boxer]: elder of the church, African American, 40’s+
[David Alexander]: This role has been cast.
[Luke]: Margaret’s estranged husband, African American, 40’s+
[Sister Sally]: member of the congregation, African American, 30’s-40’s+
[Sister Douglass]: member of the congregation, African American, 30’s-40’s+
[Sister Rice]: member of the congregation, African American, 30’s-40’s+
[Brother Davis]: member of the congregation, African American, 30’s-40’s+
[Brother Washington]: member of the congregation, African American, 30’s-40’s+
[Ensemble]: Other members of the Congregation, any ethnicities, strong singers, actors.
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Love Song in the Key of Aretha
Director: Nate Jacobs
1st rehearsal: Tuesday, February 12, 2019
Run: March 20-April 28, 2019
Total Performances: 40
Total # of rehearsals: 4 weeks
Total # of performance weeks: 6 weeks
seeking:
[Woman 1]: Soprano, must be able to move and sing, 18+
[Woman 2]: Soprano, must be able to move and sing, 18+
[Woman 3]: Alto, must be able to move and sing, 18+
[Woman 4]: Alto, must be able to move and sing, 18+
[Woman 5]: Contralto, must be able to move, act, and sing, 30’s+
[Male 1]: Tenor, must be able to move and sing, 20’s-30’s+
[Male 2]: Tenor, must be able to move and sing, 20’s-30’s+
[Male 3]: Baritone/Bass, must be able to move and sing, 20’s-30’s+
[Ensemble]: Actors who sing and move. Characters are 18+
* Open to all ethnicities. All cast should be strong actors who can sing southern Gospel, Soul, and Blues music well.
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For those unable to attend the auditions, Video submissions are accepted. Please send one e-mail to Travis Ray, Associate Managing Director at
tray@westcoastblacktheatre.org. Within the body of your e-mail, please provide a link to two contrasting monologues if you only want to be considered for our plays.
If you want to be considered for a musical and play, please provide a link to one song and one monologue. All e-mail submissions must have a headshot and resume attached and be less than 5 minutes to be considered.
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 audition.
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