'Flyin' West' and 'Camille'
CATEGORY: THEATER: PLAYS: PAID UNION
EXPIRES:March 25, 2022 8:00 PM
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Company Quintessence Theatre Group
Steven Anthony Wright ("Camille") and Zuhairah McGill ("Flyin' West"), dirs.; Alexander Burns. artistic dir.; Lee Cortopassi, creative mgr.; Emily Cross, office mgr.
Production Description
Seeking video submissions from Equity actors for roles in "Flyin' West" by Pearl Cleage and "Camille" by Alexandre Dumas fils - performed in rotating repertory. Production states: "Quintessence is committed to diversity in all hiring. Actors from under-represented populations are encouraged to submit."
Equity Actors: 18+
To apply, see the "Key Details" section below
Rehearsal and Production Dates & Locations
Rehearsals begin Apr. 20; runs May 25-July 3 in Philadelphia, PA.
Compensation & Contract Details
Professional Pay
Additional: Pays $625/wk. Equity SPT Tier 6 Contract.
Key Details
Seeking talent from: Philadelphia, PA
Additional Instructions:
For consideration, submit two contrasting monologues, one dramatic and one comedic, along with your headshot/resume to Artistic@QuintessenceTheatre.org. Submissions deadline is Mar. 25.
For more info, visit www.qtgrep.org.
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.
Character Breakdown
Doubling to be decided in casting.
Sophie Washington – A Black woman, born into slavery, 36. A resilient woman. Determined to make the most of a chance at independence. Physically and emotionally strong, she tends to lack feminine graces. She envisions an all-Black town complete with schools, churches, and libraries.
Miss Leah (already cast) – A Black woman, born into slavery, 73. She moved in with Sophie, Fannie and Minnie after she was too ill to take care of her farm alone. Gave birth to and lost many children, whether to slavery or the harsh winters in Kansas. One of the original homesteaders of Nicodemus, she and her husband came west with the first settlers. Now widowed and alone, she is the storyteller who keeps their oral history alive.
Fannie Dove – A Black woman, 32. Born after slavery ended, she came to Nicodemus as a child, and is proud to be part of creating a new Black community in the West. She and the other women run a successful farm and have achieved self-sufficiency.
Frank Charles – A very light-skinned Black man, born into slavery, 36. A product of a white slaveowner and one of his slaves. Until recently, has lived comfortably off of the generous allowance afforded him by his father. He regards himself as sophisticated and elite, and he has no respect for the difficult life on the western plains.
Minnie Dove Charles – A Black woman, 21. She was educated back East and has spent a couple of years in Europe with her older husband, Frank. She admires and loves her husband, making excuses for both his disrespect for her family, and his physical and emotional abuse of her, even after it is discovered she is pregnant.
Wil Parish – A Black man, born into slavery, 40.
