National Black Theatre
New York, NY
US

DESCRIPTION

AUDITION DATE

Tuesday, December 17, 2024

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

Lunch 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

CONTRACT

LOA-NYC

$787 weekly minimum

$580 weekly minimum - 29 Hour Workshop

SEEKING

Equity actors for roles in CHIAROSCURO (See breakdown).

In association with The Flea.

PREPARATION

Please prepare a 2-minute contemporary monologue and bring your headshot and resume stapled together.

LOCATION

Actors' Equity New York Audition Center

165 W 46th St

16th Fl

New York, NY 10036

PERSONNEL

Playwright: Aishah Rahman

Director: abigail jean-baptiste

Expected to attend:

Casting Director: Erica A. Hart

Associate Casting Director: Briana Dunlay

OTHER DATES

29 Hour Workshop: Monday, March 10, 2025 - Friday, March 14, 2025

Rehearsal: on or around Monday, April 28 – Saturday, May 17, 2025

Tech: on or around Monday, May 19, 2025 - Saturday, May 24, 2025

First Preview: on or around Monday, May 26, 2025

Opening Night: on or around Sunday, June 1, 2025

Closing: on or around June 22, 2025

OTHER

https://www.nationalblacktheatre.org/

Venue: The Flea Theater

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.

BREAKDOWN

CHIAROSCURO

SEEKING:

PAUL PAUL LEGBA, BLACK. any/all genders. Mid 20s - 40s. Papa Legba, the African trickster spirit, disguised as a ship steward. Playful energy. Can wear many masks and shape-shift. Easily plays clueless servitude though they are completely in control. High camp and sharp satire. Presents mostly masc until femme. Moves through the world as a dark-skinned person.

GINA ROSE, BLACK. Femme or Female-identifying (inclusive). Mid 20s to 30s. Anxious to get married and looking for love. She’ll do anything to make it happen. Carries a striking beauty outside and a tumultuous pain within. Wears her docile disguise well, though she is secretly savvy and outspoken. Determined, strong-willed and perceptive. Moves through the world as a dark-skinned woman.

RUSS, BLACK. Masc. or Male-identifying (inclusive). Late 20 to Early 40. Handsome Black Billionaire looking for the “right” kind of woman to wear on his arm. Looking to assimilate into white capitalism. Self-centered and entitled though shows softness with a lover. Trying to thrive. Moves through the world as a dark-skinned man.

NAYRON, BLACK. Masc. or Male-identifying (inclusive). Early 20s to Mid 30s. Probably the most honest and direct of the group. Earnest intentions. Smooth talker. Romantic. Funny. Naive. Recently incarcerated. Moves through the world as a dark-skinned man.

TILMAN, BLACK. Masc. or Male-identifying (inclusive). 50-60s. Has lived many lives. Wise and endearing but frequently oversteps. Heavy drinker. Casually misogynistic. Battling an ailment. Distancing himself from his revolutionary youth. Moves through the world as a dark-skinned man.

SIENNA, BLACK. Femme or Female-identifying (inclusive). 50s. Very intelligent and observant but has the deposition of someone 20 years her junior. While she doesn’t say much in the group, she has a lot of biting things to share in intimate conversation. Quite tender, though often brash and cynical to protect her softness. Moves through the world as a brown or light-skinned woman.

LA HONDA DEJA VUE, BLACK. Femme or Female-identifying (inclusive). Late 20s to Late 30s. Deep insecurities. Leads with materialism. People perceive her as a dumb blonde. Looking for her self worth in external approval. Competitive. Lonely. Bold. Moves through the world as a brown or light-skinned woman.

SALARY

LOA-NYC - see above

UNION

AEA