Dontrell, Who Kissed the Sea (Non-Union, Paid)
Auditions Sunday, December 3 (2-6pm) & Monday, December 4 (6-10pm) Callbacks: December 10 (2-5pm) No prior experience is needed, nor are headshots or resumes (though both are welcome). We will snap a photo of you when you arrive. Synopsis: Eighteen-year-old Dontrell Jones the Third decides that it is his duty and destiny to venture into the Atlantic Ocean in search of an ancestor lost during the Middle Passage. But his family is not at all ready to abandon its prized son to the waters of a mysterious and haunting past. Blending poetry, humor, wordplay, and ritual, Dontrell, Who Kissed the Sea is a present-day hero’s quest exploring the lengths and depths we must go to redeem history’s wrongs.
7 roles
DONTRELL JONES III (Male, Black, 18) Heir to a haunting and powerful legacy. This role calls for onstage kissing and sexual situations (no nudity) with the performer playing ERIKA. All theatrical intimacy will be choreographed.
ERIKA (Female, White, 21) A lifeguard and Dontrell’s soulmate.This role calls for onstage kissing and sexual situations (no nudity) with the performer playing DONTRELL JONES III. All theatrical intimacy will be choreographed. The character appears onstage in a bathing suit.
DAD aka DONTRELL JONES JR. (Male, Black, 35-40s) Dontrell’s fath
MOM aka SOPHIA JONES (Female, Black, 35-40s) Dontrell’s mother.
DANIELLE (Female, Black, 17) Dontrell’s little sister.
SHEA (Female, Black, 30s) Dontrell’s cousin on his father’s side.
ROBBY (Male, Black, 19) Dontrell’s best friend and an honorary member of the family.
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