Suffs Tour
About the project
Jill Furman and Rachel Sussman, prod.; Shaina Taub, book, music, and lyrics; Leigh Silverman, dir.; Mayte Natalio, choreo.; Andrea Grody, music supervisor; The Telsey Office, casting; 101 Productions, Ltd., general mgmt.; (at least one of the following) Priya Ghosh, Rachel Hoffman, Alexis Brown, Jimmy Larkin, Alex Cortinas, Charlie Hano, and Rashad Naylor, casting dirs.
Casting Equity actors for roles in the Touring production of “Suffs.”
Dates & Locations
Rehearsals begin on or about July 28; runs on or about Sept. 8.
Compensation & Contract
Key Details
- Mar 13, 2025: 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM EST
Holding room - Studio 314 (Mar. 13). Holding room - Studio 304 (Mar. 19)
EPA
Procedures are in effect for this audition. An Equity Monitor will be
provided. Always bring your Equity Membership card to auditions. Prepare
to sing a cut of a contemporary musical theater song. Also, bring the
talent’s picture and resume stapled together. Note: The employer will
accept 126 video submissions from Equity members. Members will sign up
online for one of the 126 slots. Only members who get one of the 126
slots will receive a confirmation e-mail with the preparation and
submission information. After members' submissions have been viewed, the
employer will notify each member who viewed their audition. Equity
video submissions: Prepare to sing a cut of a contemporary musical
theater song. The Equity video submission deadline is Mar. 19 (6
p.m./ET).
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
Seeking:
[ALICE
PAUL] 20s - 30s. White. LEAD role. A versatile singer. Possesses strong
musicianship and confidence navigating complicated harmonies. A young
Suffragist who fervently believes it’s her destiny to “finish the fight”
of Women’s Suffrage and will do whatever it takes to bring that about.
Dedicated to the point of being a relentless, yet a passionate,
unconventional leader.
[CARRIE CHAPMAN CATT] 40s-50s. White.
LEAD role. A versatile singer, mix/belt to Eb5. Possesses strong
musicianship and confidence navigating complicated harmonies. A
respected leader of the Women’s Suffrage movement. Fiercely intelligent,
tireless and channels her passion into charm and a polite mask but is a
warrior underneath.
[INEZ MILLHOLLAND] 20s - 30s. Any AAPI,
First Nations, Indigenous, Latine, MENA, Multiracial, white or Native
ethnicity. A versatile singer, mix/belt to Eb5. Possesses strong
musicianship and confidence navigating complicated harmonies. A
glamorous socialite and lawyer, with an equally dazzling intelligence
and intellect. Her effortless charisma leads her to become a public
figurehead for the Suffs, and her steadfast friendship makes her an
essential anchor for Alice Paul, but her elegant exterior masks her
private struggles.
[IDA B. WELLS] 30s-50s. Black. A journalist,
activist, and prominent Suffrage leader. Outspoken, radical, brilliant,
focused, and dedicated to her cause. Not afraid to speak truth to power.
Possesses strong musicianship and confidence navigating complicated
harmonies.
[LUCY BURNS] 20s - 30s. Any AAPI, First Nations,
Indigenous, Latine, MENA, Multiracial, white or Native ethnicity. A
versatile singer. Possesses strong musicianship and confidence
navigating complicated harmonies. Alice’s best friend and fellow Suff.
Warm, supportive, kind. Has a strong wit and sense of humor that she
uses to diffuse prickly situations. An essential member of the team, but
content to be behind the scenes and away from the limelight.
[RUZA
WENCLAWSKA] 20s - 30s. Any AAPI, First Nations, Indigenous, Latine,
MENA, Multiracial, or Native ethnicity. A versatile singer. Possesses
strong musicianship and confidence navigating complicated harmonies. A
Polish immigrant who came to America at age 7. Speaks with a Polish
dialect. A former factory worker turned labor and immigrant’s rights
activist, and a dedicated Suff. Resourceful and determined. Brave.
Bluntly outspoken, with a frank, dry and straightforward sense of humor.
[DORIS STEVENS] 20s - 30s. Any AAPI, First Nations, Indigenous,
Latine, MENA, Multiracial, white or Native ethnicity. A versatile
singer. Possesses strong musicianship and confidence navigating
complicated harmonies. A student from Nebraska. A bright light, and a
true nerd. Her brains and tireless work ethic make her essential to the
cause. The youngest of the group, she’s everyone’s little sister.
Optimistic, brave, sweet, and kind, but in no way a pushover.
[WOODROW
WILSON] 20s - 50s. Any AAPI, First Nations, Indigenous, Latine, MENA,
Multiracial, white or Native ethnicity. A versatile singer and Fierce
comic. Possesses strong musicianship and confidence navigating
complicated harmonies. The president of the United States. Confident,
entitled, feels he knows best. Used to being in charge and unquestioned.
A brazen showman who loves to be the center of attention.
[DUDLEY
MALONE] 20s - 30s. Any AAPI, Black, First Nations, Indigenous, Latine,
MENA, Multiracial, white or Native ethnicity. A versatile singer and
Fierce comic. Possesses strong musicianship and confidence navigating
complicated harmonies. Woodrow Wilson’s young protégé and his new Chief
of Staff. Genuinely quirky and nerdy. Extremely intelligent, but also
endearing and sweet, with an awkward charm and a goofy sense of humor.
Dudley transforms over the show into a mature man and Suff.
[ALVA
BELMONT/PHOEBE BURN] 40s - 60s. White. A versatile singer. Possesses
strong musicianship and confidence navigating complicated harmonies. A
dual role, portraying ALVA BELMONT: A millionaire divorcee and New York
socialite. Formidable, imperious, and larger than life. Speaks her mind
with a frank and upfront sense of humor, and PHOEBE BURN: A rich
Southern widow, and mother to Senator Harry Burn. Warm, kind, practical,
unadorned.
[MARY CHURCH TERRELL] 30s - 50s. Black. A versatile
singer. Possesses strong musicianship and confidence navigating
complicated harmonies. A longtime Black Suffragist leader and professor.
Her willingness to move within white circles becomes a point of
contention between her and Ida B. Wells.
[MOLLIE HAY] 40s-50s.
Any AAPI, First Nations, Indigenous, Latine, MENA, Multiracial, Native,
or white ethnicity. A versatile singer. Possesses strong musicianship
and confidence navigating complicated harmonies. Intelligent. Patient
and warm but also extremely passionate and outspoken about her political
beliefs and ideals. The romantic partner and professional associate to
Carrie Chapman Catt (a major leader in the Women’s Suffrage movement).
[PHYLLIS
TERRELL/ROBIN] 20s. Black. A versatile singer. Possesses strong
musicianship and confidence navigating complicated harmonies. PHYLLIS
TERRELL: Mary Church Terrell’s young daughter. ROBIN: A firebrand young
second-wave feminist college student in the 1970’s. Passionate,
idealistic, enraged at the status quo. Believes that radical women’s
revolution is the only way forward.
