Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company
CONTRACT
SPT $775 weekly minimum (SPT 9)
SEEKING
Equity actors for roles in Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company's 2022-23 Season (see breakdown).
INSTRUCTIONS
Please prepare a modern monologue from the canon of American drama that’s no more than 90 seconds. Please frame yourself so that we can clearly see your head and torso. Email your headshot/resume and video submission.
Deadline: Fri, Jul 1, 2022
SUBMIT TO
PERSONNEL
Viewing auditions:
Maria Manuela Goyanes, Artistic Director
Mekala Sridhar, BOLD Associate Producer
Erika Scott, Casting Director
OTHER DATES
Callbacks for each production will be held at a later date.
See production dates in breakdown.
OTHER
WWW.WOOLLYMAMMOTH.NET
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
AIN'T NO MO'
By Jordan E. Cooper
Directed by Lili-Anne Brown
A Co-Production with Baltimore Center Stage
Woolly Mammoth Dates:
1st Rehearsal: August 12, 2022
1st Performance: September 9, 2022
Opens: September 14, 2022
Closes: October 9, 2022
Baltimore Center Stage Dates:
1st Rehearsal: October 22, 2022
1st Performance: October 25, 2022
Opens: November 3, 2022
Closes: November 20, 2022
All dates subject to change.
Please note: This play contains discussion and depictions of gun violence, physical violence, national events of anti-blackness, appropriation, carceral violence, and mentions of stereotypes of Black people, racial discrimination, police violence, abortions, acts of terrorism, and racial slurs.
SEEKING:
PEACHES: Black Man. Mid 20s- Mid 30s This role has been precast. Seeking understudy.
PASSENGER 1: Black Woman. Early- Late 20’s. Church Folk, Trisha, Kendra, Marie, LaKeisha. Trisha: goes to clinic to get an abortion, endures passing of a loved one due to police violence put into the national news. Kendra: fights the camera. Marie: engages in a fight with the character Black, strangles them, and is strangled by them. Lakeisha: an incarcerated individual being released
PASSENGER 2: Black Man. Late 20s-Early 30’s. Pastor Freeman, Damien, Tony, Jonathan, Clerk. Pastor: witnesses instances of the death of Black folks in the national news Damien: revealed to be riddled with bullet holes Tony: fights the camera.
PASSENGER 3: Fair-Skinned Black Woman. Late 20s-Early 30’s. Church Folk, Zamata, Rachonda, Susan, Judah. Zamata: goes to clinic to get an abortion. Rachonda: a white character in blackface. Susan: fights the character Black and is strangled by them, stabs Black in the heart.
PASSENGER 4: Black Woman. Early- Mid 30s. Church Folk, Woman, Tracy, Katie. Officer Brown. Woman: goes to clinic to get an abortion. Tracy: fights a camera while the cameraman tries to take her off it . Katie: engages in a struggle with the other characters, forms a noose that is tied around the character Black's neck
PASSENGER 5: Black Woman. Early- Mid 30s. Church Folk, Newswoman, Karen, Black, Blue. Karen: fights the camera. Black: breaks out from being held captive in the basement, engages in a physical fight with the other characters, is strangled by Marie, strangles her and Susan, is stabbed by Susan, is choked by a noose made by Katie. Blue: an incarcerated individual being released.
IS THIS A ROOM
Conceived and directed by Tina Satter
Tech Begins: Week of Monday, November 14, 2022
Performances Begin: Week of Monday, November 28, 2022
Closing: Saturday, December 24, 2022
Potential Closing: Saturday, December 31, 2022
BY SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT WITH DORI BERINSTEIN, SALLY HORCHOW, AND MATT ROSS; HALF STRADDLE; AND VINEYARD THEATRE
SEEKING:
REALITY WINNER (This role has already been cast) Presents as a woman. 20s- 30s. White.
AGENT GARRICK (This role has already been cast) Presents as a man. 40s-late 50s. White.
AGENT TAYLOR (This role has already been cast) Presents as a man. Mid 30s- mid 40s. Black.
UNKNOWN MALE (This role has already been cast) Presents as a man. 30s-50s. Any ethnicity.
SEVEN METHODS OF KILLING KYLIE JENNER
Tech Begins: Week of January 30, 2023
Performances Begin: Week of February 6, 2023
Closing: Sunday, February 26, 2023
All dates subject to change.
THE ROYAL COURT THEATRE PRODUCTION PRESENTED IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE PUBLIC THEATER’S UNDER THE RADAR FESTIVAL
SEEKING:
CLEO a.k.a. @INCOGNEGRO on Twitter, Black* dark(er)-skinned woman, 21 (This role has already been cast).
KARA, Black, mixed-race woman, 22 (This role has already been cast).
THE NOSEBLEED
WRITTEN AND DIRECTED BY AYA OGAWA
1st Rehearsal: March 20, 2023
1st Performance: March 31, 2023
Opens: April 3, 2023
Closes: April 23, 2023
All dates subject to change.
Note: The identities of each of the Aya’s are dependent on the performer cast. Actors of any age or ethnicity encouraged to submit.
TRACK 1: AYA 0 / KENYA / DAD (This role has already been cast)
TRACK 2: AYA 1 / DEAN / MOM (This role has already been cast)
TRACK 3: AYA 2 / DR. CHRISTIANSON / MOM (This role has already been cast)
TRACK 4: AYA 3 / MOM / MARYNINA / DIANA (This role has already been cast)
TRACK 5: AYA 4 / RACHEL / MOM (This role has already been cast)
INCENDIARY by Dave Harris
Directed by Monty Cole
First rehearsal: May 2, 2023
First day of tech: May 23, 2023
First preview: May 29, 2023
Opening: June 3, 2023
Closing: June 25, 2023
All dates are subject to change.
Please note: This play contains discussion and depictions of gun violence, solitary confinement, carceral violence, generational trauma, mentions of suicide, the death penalty, legal system, domestic abuse, depression, perversion, suicidal ideation, arson, violence against children/schools.
TANYA: Black woman who became a mother. 50’s. Handles multiple guns from a pistol to an AK-47. Mother of incarcerated person on death row. Discusses abusive relationship with husband. Discusses depression in relationship to birth giving. Shoots and kills many police officers in a video game type sequence
JASMINE: TANYA gave birth to her and thus she is TANYA’s daughter. Mid-Late 30’s. Sister of incarcerated person. Discusses abusive relationship. Discusses suicidal ideation. Shoots Eric. Discusses having an abusive father and pushing him down during a fire
ERIC: TANYA gave birth to him and thus JASMINE is an older sister. Early 30’s. Discusses his preference for being incarcerated. Discusses his enjoyment and desire in burning down an elementary school while the children were in it. Discusses having an abusive father
MANNY: TANYA’s younger brother who deals guns. Late 30s-Mid 40’s.
MARCUS: Of Marcus and Markus, Attorneys at law. 30-50 range.
MARKUS: Of Marcus and Markus, Attorneys at law. 30-50 range.
GERARD: Black Ricard Simmons. 30-60 range. Leads a 7 page workout
JOSHUA: Hairdresser. Will make you look hot. Late 20s- Mid 30s range. Discusses perverted and incarcerated uncle.
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.
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