YANKEE DAWG YOU DIE Equity Principal Actors - East West Players Auditions

YANKEE DAWG YOU DIE - LA EPA

East West Players | Los Angeles, CA

LOCATION

East West Theatre
120 Judge John Aiso Street
Los Angeles, CA 90012

PERSONNEL

Artistic Director: Lily Tung Crystal
EXPECTED TO ATTEND:
Director: Jennifer Chang
Casting Director: Allen Lucky Weaver

OTHER DATES

Callback: March 16, 2025 10:00 am-2:00 pm
Rehearsals start: 6/9/25 or 6/10/25
Tech starts the week of: 6/23/25
Previews: 7/3, 7/4, 7/5
Opens: 7/6/25
Closes: 7/27/25

OTHER

www.eastwestplayers.org
East West Players is committed to diversity. EWP engages in a policy of equal employment opportunity designed to promote a positive precedent of inclusion. We encourage and welcome performers of all ethnicities, gender identities, and ages, as well as performers with disabilities, to attend every audition.
EPA Procedures are in effect for this audition. An Equity Monitor will be provided.
Notice: Audition Call Type: EPA

AUDITION DATE

Tuesday, March 11, 2025
12:00 PM - 4:00 PM (P)

CONTRACT

SPT
$586 weekly minimum (SPT 5) + health and pension

SEEKING

Equity actors for roles in YANKEE DAWG YOU DIE. All roles will be understudied. This groundbreaking play illustrates the complex, often fraught journey of Asian American actors in Hollywood. Through the lens of an unlikely friendship between two artists, Vincent Chang and Bradley Yamashita, at different stages of their careers, Gotanda’s masterful storytelling exposes the painful compromises actors make to succeed in the industry.
First performed in 1988, Yankee Dawg You Die has long been an indictment of the stereotypes and limitations imposed by the entertainment industry on actors of color. This play ignites crucial conversations about representation, identity, and the resilience of Asian American artists – how far we’ve come in the last 60 years and how much further there is to go.

SEEKING:

PREPARATION

Please prepare one side for the character you wish to be considered for. To be sent sides and script, please email
casting@eastwestplayers.org. Please bring your headshot and resume stapled together.
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.
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