Alabama Shakespeare Festival
Montgomery, AL
US
CONTRACT
LORT Non-Rep
$807 weekly minimum (LORT D)
Travel/Housing: Provided by ASF
SEEKING
Equity actors for roles in KUDZU CALLING - BLACK. SOUTHERN. LOVE. STORIES (See breakdown).
There will be no understudies.
SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS
Please submit your headshot and resume for consideration. Please include “KUDZU” in the subject line.
Deadline: 11/28/2024
SUBMIT TO
PERSONNEL
Written by Donnetta Lavinia Grays
Director: Kevin R. Free
OTHER DATES
Potential auditions: Week of December 2nd.
1st Rehearsal: May 6, 2025
1st Preview: May 29, 2025
Opening: May 30, 2025
Closing: June 8, 2025
OTHER
Venue: Octagon Stage
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
KUDZU CALLING - BLACK. SOUTHERN. LOVE. STORIES
SYNOPSIS: Kudzu Calling is a theatrical interweaving of poetry-rich scenes that celebrates Black Southern Love, Black Southern Queerness, Black Southern Playfulness, Culture, and Spirituality. It follows a Wanderer who has returned home and, guided by Trees that are rooted in Southern soil, begins a journey to rediscover herself.
The role of THE WANDERER has already been cast.
SEEKING:
All characters have some facility with poetry and are able to sing gospel or blues and rap acapella.
OAK: The oldest and wisest among them. Moves well. (Black Woman – An Elder)
MAGNOLIA: Feminine and strong. Moves well. (Black Woman – Middle Aged)
DOGWOOD: A stubborn hard-earned beauty. Moves well. (Black Man – Middle Aged)
PINE: A prickly one, but curious. Moves well. (Black Man – Young Adult)
WEEPING WILLOW: A feeler. Moves well. (Black Trans Male Identified – Young Adult)
THE WANDERER: CAST. A lost soul, returned. Moves well. (Black Masculine Woman – Middle Aged)
LORT Non-Rep $807 weekly minimum (LORT D)
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