SCHOOL GIRLS;OR, THE AFRICAN MEAN GIRLS PLAY - Boston MA Appointment
SpeakEasy Stage Company
**Lunch break revised**
APPOINTMENTS
Boston MA Appointment Auditions will be held on Sunday, September 16, 2018, 12pm to
6pm (break 2 to 3) at the Calderwood Pavilion, 527 Tremont Street, Boston, MA.
CONTRACT
NEAT Cat. 6; $442.00/week
SEEKING
Submissions from AEA members for various roles. See breakdown.
INSTRUCTIONS
To be considered, please email auditions@speakeasystage.com with your Equity status, contact information, headshot and resume.
Time slots will be granted after headshot and resume are reviewed.
SUBMIT TO
PERSONNEL
by Jocelyn Bioh, directed by Summer L. Williams
OTHER DATES
Rehearsals begin April 9, 2019; Performances run May 3 - May 25, 2019
OTHER
Auditions will be in 10 minute slots. Sides will be sent shortly after offered appointment.
If you were seen at Speakeasy Stage Company’s EPA, you do not need to 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 submit.
BREAKDOWN
ALL CHARACTERS ARE OF WEST-AFRICAN DESCENT/BLACK.
PAULINA SARPONG (pronounced PAUL-LEE-NAH / SAAR-PONG): Female. 18 years old. Black. Most popular girl in school and knows it. She is beautiful, talented, vindictive yet somehow loveable.
ERICKA BOAFO (pronounced BWAH-FOH) Female. 18 years old. Black. Light/fair skin; Biracial (Black and White) woman. She is a transfer student and is new to school. She is seemingly nice, but people do not know much about her.
AMA (pronounced AHH-MAH) – Female. 18 years old. Black. The sensible, smart one of Paulina's pack. Is not afraid to say it like she means it.
NANA (pronounced NAH-NAH) – Female. 16 years old. Black. The simple pseudo dumb one of Paulina's pack. She struggles with her love of food and snacks. Very sensitive.
MERCY – Female. 16 years old. Black. The witty sidekick to Gifty and will do and say anything to stay a member of Paulina's pack.
GIFTY – Female. 16 years old. Black. The 'Frick' to Mercy's 'Frack’; loves being part of Paulina's pack and will do anything to be considered cool.
HEADMISTRESS FRANCIS – Female. 40's. Black. The Headmistress of Aburi Girls Boarding School; loves the girls but is also constantly exhausted by them.
ELOISE AMPONSAH (pronounced AMM-PONE-SAAH) – Female. 40's. Black. Extremely poised and well-mannered former Miss Ghana 1976. She now is a recruiter for the Miss Ghana Pageant. She speaks with a slightly affected British accent and prides herself in always being a lady.
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 submit.
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