Detroit Public Theatre
Detroit, MI

DESCRIPTION

CALL TYPE
EPA

CONTRACT
SPT
$525 weekly minimum (SPT 4)

AUDITION DATE
Tuesday, May 7, 2024
10:00 AM - 7:00 PM (E)
BREAK: 2:00PM - 3:00PM

Wednesday, May 8, 2024
10:00 AM - 7:00 PM (E)
BREAK: 2:00PM - 3:00PM

APPOINTMENTS
To set up an appointment, please email: [email protected].

LOCATION
Detroit Public Theatre
3960 3rd ave
Detroit, MI 48201

PERSONNEL
EXPECTED TO ATTEND:
Courtney Burkett-Producing Artistic Director
Sarah Clare Corporandy-Producing Artistic Director
Sarah Winkler-Producing Artistic Director

OTHER DATES
FAT HAM
First Rehearsal Monday 8/19
Opening Saturday 9/28
Closing Sunday 11/3

CONFEDERATES
First Rehearsal Monday 1/6
Opening Saturday 2/8
Closing Sunday 3/16

DETROIT '67
First Rehearsal Monday 2/24
Opening Thursday 3/20
Closing. Sunday. 3/30

SOFT TARGET
First Rehearsal Monday 3/24
Opening Sunday 5/4
Closing Sunday 6/7

OTHER
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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.

SEEKING
Equity actors for roles in Detroit Public Theatre's 2024-25 Season (see breakdown).

PREPARATION
Please prepare a monologue of your choice. Please bring your resume, and headshot stapled together.

BREAKDOWN

DETROIT PUBLIC THEATRE 2024-25 SEASON

SEEKING:

FAT HAM
by James Ijames

JUICY- is thicc. Twenty to twenty-one, Black. He is beautiful. He is lonely. He is smart. A kind of Hamlet.

TEDRA- is Juicy’s mother forty-five to fifty. Black. She is a good mother. A kind of Gertrude.

REV- is Tedra’s husband. Forty-five to fifty, Black. He dead ex-husband's brother. Pig farmer and pit master. Electric. A kind of Claudius. (Doubles as Pap).

OPAL - is one of Juicy’s only friends. Nineteen to twenty, Black. She loves Juicy and worries about him. A kind of Ophelia.

LARRY- is a boy that is attracted to Juicy. Twenty-one to twenty three, Black. A marine.Trying to heal from PTSD. Has a a secret. Awkward. A kind of Laterites.

RABBY- is Larry and Opals mother. Forty to forty-five, Black. Tedra’s friend. Semi-churchy but honestly she just wanna drink and praise the lord. A kind of Polonius.

PAP- is the ghost of Juicy’s father. Appears forty-fiveish, Black. Was in prison for killing someone because their breath stank, till he got shanked on the way to dinner. A kind of Hamlet’s father. (Doubles as Rev).

TIO - is clever. Twenty to forty, Black or Afro Latinx. Juciy’s cousin, oldest friend. A kind of Horatio.

CONFEDERATES
by Dominique Morisseau

SANDRA: Black woman, late 30s, early 40s. Scholar, Professor of Political Science, practical, sturdy, compassionate with students, protected with her own emotions, and a striving spirit in the face of institutional racism.

SARA: Black woman, 20s. Tenacious, tough and resilient. A slave woman with a fighting spirit, unwilling to be broken by her circumstances. Crafty and a sharp, witty tongue. Slowly becoming a Union Spy.

ABNER/MALIK: (Doubled Role) — Abner: Black man, 20s. Energetic and driven. A bit stubborn but strong-willed. A runaway slave and soldier for the Union. Brother of Sara. Loves his sister fiercely. — Malik: Black man, 20s. Studious and focused on his education. Driven and intellectually stimulating. A student of Sandra’s who tries to carefully navigate her status over his.

MISSY SUE/CANDICE: (Doubled Role) — Missy Sue: White woman, late 30s, early 40s. Daughter of Sara’s Master. She's back at her father's plantation after her marriage dissolved. Emotionally free and open, but also oblivious -- and as such dangerous for the slaves in the plantation. — Candice: White woman, 20’s. Student and Assistant to Sandra. Her youth makes her loquacious, intellectually curious, and uncensored in her ideas. Wants to do the right thing, but unaware of the impact of her actions on the Black women around her.

LUANNE/JADE: (Doubled Role)— Luanne: Black woman, 20’s. Curious, eager, and inquisitive. A fellow slave with SARA who has been afforded privileges Sara has not. In an affair with the Master. Pushing for kinship with Sara. — JADE - Black woman, late 30s, early 40s. Straight shooter, unafraid of confrontation, down-to-earth. Fellow professor and colleague to Sandra. Navigates institutional racism more directly than Sandra. Detroit '67 by Dominique Morisseau

CHELLE (MICHELLE) - Black woman, late 30s, strong, steadfast, firm, and not easily impressed. A widow, mother, and sister. A loving heart beneath her pride.

LANK (LANGSTON) - Black man, early 30s, cool, loving, and charismatic. A dreamer. Has a special affect on women – but not a womanizer. Chelle’s younger brother.

BUNNY (BONITA) - Black woman, mid-late 30s, fun, spunky, sexy, and joyful. A friend and sometimes a lover... Never lets nothin’ get her down.

SLY (SYLVESTER) - Black man, late 30s, hip, slick, and sweet-talking. An honest hustler and numbers man. Fiercely loyal. Lank’s best buddy.

CAROLINE - White woman, late 20s/early 30s, beautiful, quiet strength, troubled, soft, and mysterious. There is a world of danger behind her eyes.

SOFT TARGET
by Emily Kaczmarek

JONAH - A stuffed penguin
MOLLY - An American Girl Doll
DI - A diary
AMANDA - 9, A force
JEN - 42, Amanda’s mom
BUNNY/UGLY - A weighted stuffed rabbit
NATALIE - 16, a mentor

SALARY

SPT $525 weekly minimum (SPT 4)

UNION

AEA