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Call Type
Non-Required Principal
Time(s)
OPEN Auditions by APPOINTMENT (2 days total)
Thursday, July 7, 2016
Tuesday, July 12, 2016
12 PM to 5 PM
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Contract
Guest Artist
$536
Location
Semel Theater - Emerson College
10 Boylston Pl.
Boston, MA 02116
3rd Floor - The Tufte Performance and Production Center
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Seeking
One Equity Actor to play the following in this one-woman show:
Actor: Female, 18+. Actor plays multiple roles. All characters are African-American
see breakdown for more info.
Preparation
Actors will read from selected sides
Bring picture and resume to the audition.
Other Dates
First Rehearsal: July 26
Performance: August 31
Performance: November 17
Spring Rehearsal: March 28
Spring Performances: March 31 - April 21 (2-3 performances per week)
Other
2 OPEN Calls:
Thur 7/7, 1pm to 5pm
Tue 7/12, 12pm to 5pm
Personnel
Author: Daniel Beaty
Director: David Dower
· A monitor will not be provided. The producer will run all aspects of this audition.
Appointments
For appointment, contact:
Kevin Becerra
617.824.3063.
kevin_becerra@emerson.edu
Performers of all ethnic and racial background are encouraged to attend.
Always bring your Equity Membership Card to auditions.
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Breakdown
Seeking ONE FEMALE ACTOR, 18+
Actress will play multiple roles. All characters are African-American. Roles include:
Deshawn, a sixteen-year-old, energetic, charismatic young black man who lives in Harlem
Clarissa, a witty and charismatic eleven-year-old black girl who lives in a Harlem housing project and follows Mr. Joy around in his shoe shop
Bessie, a seventy-two-year-old black woman who is a lifetime Harlem resident and Clarissa’s grandmother
Peter, a twelve-year-old black boy who lives in Harlem and is Clarissa’s boyfriend
John Lee, a Chinese-American man is his late thirties, who is Mr. Joy’s son who grew up in Harlem and is now a very successful real estate developer who works for Clifford
Rebecca, a perky Upper East Side white woman in her late thirties who is Clifford’s girlfriend
Clifford, a Republican, conservative black man in his early fifties, who is a big-time real estate developer, John Lee’s boss, Rebecca’s boyfriend, and Ashes’ father; Ashes, a trans* flight attendant who is Clifford’s daughter
James, a fifty-five-year-old homeless man with a raspy voice who has lived in Harlem all his life.
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