Seeking Equity Performers for "Purpose" Play
Equity actors required for roles in 2027 season show "Purpose". ONLY LOCAL TALENT WILL BE CONSIDERED. Please see the information below for more details. About the project: SYNOPSIS: Fresh from winning the Tony Award, the Pulitzer Prize, the New York Drama Critics’ Circle Award and the Drama Desk Award, Purpose is “a thumping, riveting, guns-blazing, major new American play” (NY Daily News). For decades, the influential Jasper family of Chicago has been a pillar of Black American Politics: civil rights leaders, celebrity pastors and congressmen. When the youngest son Nazareth returns home with an uninvited friend in tow, the family is forced to reckon with decades of secrets and unresolved tensions that threaten to topple their empire. Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’ vivid, funny and riveting play is an epic family drama for our time. Rate: LORT Non-Rep $1213 weekly minimum (LORT B) $889 weekly minimum (LORT D) Additional info: Some roles will be understudied. PREPARATION: Please prepare 2 contrasting one-minute monologues or 1 minute monologue and 1 minute song. Please bring your headshot and resume stapled together. If you are unable to attend the in-person auditions, video submissions will be accepted. 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. First Rehearsal: Mar 31, 2027 Performance Dates: April 6 - April 25, 2027 Wilson Stage, LORT B If you are interested, please apply.
5 roles
(male-identifying) Patriarch, a key figure in the American civil rights movement who went on to become a highly visible spokesman, and religious leader during the latter half of the twentieth century.
(female-identifying) Married to Sonny. She embraces her role of matriarch and is just as responsible for the political work her husband has accomplished. Strong-willed. Used to being in the spotlight.
(male-identifying) Youngest son of Sonny Jasper. A nature photographer. He's returned home to Chicago for his mother's birthday.
(male-identifying) Oldest son of Sonny Jasper. Former State Senator, who served five consecutive terms before he was found guilty of federal embezzlement and a few counts of wire fraud. He was just released from prison. Slick and charming. He can take any curse and turn it into a blessing.
(female-identifying) Earthy, headstrong, and determined. She’s chosen to have a baby by herself. She is an outsider entering the world of the Jasper family.
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