NYC EPA Manahatta Performers. NYSF

Manahatta

CATEGORY:Theater: Play

EXPIRES:June 8, 2023 8:00 PM

Company

New York Shakespeare Festival

Mary Kathryn Nagle, playwright; Laurie Woolery, dir.; Public Theater, casting office; Jordan Thaler and Heidi Griffiths, dirs. of casting; Kate Murray, casting dir.; Chalin Tulyathan, casting assoc.; Elizabeth Hay, casting assist.

Production Description

Casting Equity actors for roles in "Manahatta."

Actors & Performers

Equity Actors: All Genders, 18+

Ethnicity: Ethnically Ambiguous / Multiracial, Indigenous Peoples, White / European Descent

Required Media: Headshot/Photo

To apply, see the "Key Details" section

Rehearsal and Production Dates & Locations

Rehearses Oct. 10; runs Nov. 16-Dec. 17 (possible extension through Jan. 8, 2024) at (the) New York Shakespeare Festival in NYC.

Compensation & Contract Details

Additional: Pays $1061/wk. Equity Off Broadway Category CC Contract.

Key Details

Auditions:

Actors' Equity New York Audition Center, 165 W 46th St, New York City, NY, 10036

 Equity Principal Audition

• Jun 8, 2023: 9:30 AM to 5:30 PM EDT

Lunch 1-2 p.m.

Seeking talent from

New York City, NY

Additional Instructions:

Prepare one short (no more than two minutes in length) contemporary monologue. Also, bring a headshot and résumé stapled together. EPA Procedures are in effect for this audition. An Equity Monitor will be provided. Always bring your Equity Membership card to auditions.

All actors must be fully vaccinated and have received at least one additional booster shot for Covid-19.

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.

Additional Materials

Character Breakdown

[Mother/Bobbie] This role is cast.

[Jonas Michaelius/Michael] This role is cast.

[Le-Le-Wa’-You/Jane] Mid to late 20s. Female presenting. Native and First Nations. LE-LEWA’-YOU: A Lenape woman living in Manahatta in the 1600s. Doubles as JANE: A modern day Lenape woman, citizen of the Delaware Nation in Anadarko, who leaves her home to work on Wall Street.

[Toosh-Ki-Pa-Kwis-I/Debra] Early to mid 30s. Female presenting. Native and First Nations. TOOSH-KI-PA-KWIS-I: A Lenape woman living in Manahatta in the 1600s. Doubles as DEBRA: Lenape, citizen of the Delaware Nation in Anadarko. Jane’s older sister.

[Se-Ket-Tu-May-Qua/Luke] Late 20s to early 30s. Male presenting. Native and First Nations. SEKET-TU-MAY-QUA: A Lenape warrior living in Manahatta in the 1600s. Doubles as LUKE: Lenape, citizen of the Delaware Nation in Anadarko. Jane’s childhood friend.

[Peter Minuit /Dick] 50s to 60s. Male presenting. White. PETER MINUIT: The Director of the Dutch colony of New Netherland who purchased the island of Manahatta. Doubles as DICK: Present day CEO of a powerful Wall Street investment bank and Jane’s boss.

[Jakob/Joe] Late 30s to 40s. Male presenting. White. JAKOB: Assistant to Peter Minuet. Doubles as JOE: the CFO of Wall Street investment bank, and Jane’s mentor.

For Future Replacements and Understudies:

[Mother/Bobbie] 50s to 60s. Female presenting. Native and First Nations. MOTHER: A Lenape elder, living in Manahatta in the 1600’s. Doubles as BOBBIE: A Delaware Lenape elder. Jane and Debra's mother.

[Jonas Michaelius/Michael] 40s to 50s. Male presenting. White. JONAS MICHAELIUS: A clergyman sent by the Dutch East India Company to start a church in the New World. Doubles as MICHAEL: A bank manager and pastor living in Anadarko.