THE SUNSET LIMITED
- Equity Principal Auditions by APPOINTMENT in NC
Triad Stage Greensboro NC SPT $517/week minimum.
Author: Cormac McCarthy
Dir: Preston Lane
1st reh: 1/18/11. Runs 2/13-3/6.
Equity Principal Auditions by APPOINTMENT:
Thursday, October 21, 2010 Triad Stage – Sloan Rehearsal Hall
11 AM – 6 PM 232 South Elm St
No scheduled break. Greensboro NC
Follow “Auditions” signs to rehearsal hall.
For an appointment, call 336/274-0067, x209. Equity Members without appointments will be seen throughout the audition day, as time permits.
Please prepare a brief, contemporary monologue.
Please bring a resume and a picture (of yourself), stapled together.
Seeking (both roles are available (i.e. not yet offered and accepted)):
Black:
African American man, 50-55. Ex-convict. Devout Christian who believes he is truly his brother’s keeper. Saves White from a suicide attempt, and brings him home to try to convince him to live. Driven by his faith, he seeks to save White by restoring his hope and destroying his nihilism. Black’s optimism and love for humanity is genuine. His stubborn compassion leads to a questioning spirit and an intense desire to save the fallen. The violence and desperation he has seen confirm his belief in his own salvation and his desperate need to help others. He engages in a debate about faith with White because he believes it is God’s will. Black has locked himself away from the poverty and desperation of his neighborhood and, through cooking, prayer and service, has attempted to create a sanctuary for fallen souls.
White:
Caucasian man, 50-55. Atheist. Professor. Believes life is without meaning, and has tried to commit suicide. His reading and learning reinforce this belief. He believes the Bible is a work of fiction, and rejects religion. Despises Black’s faith, and wants to escape the apartment, but is drawn into the debate. His overwhelming sense of nothingness has destroyed all hope and desire to live. He is an intellectual who questions everything and finds only despair. White is determined to end his life -- even if it means destroying Black’s faith in the process. He is filled with bitterness, and is seeking escape through his own death.
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