***CASTING CALL***
We are seeking non-Equity actors for the world premiere of WANNABE which will makes its debut in Capital Fringe 2020. This is a paid opportunity.
Auditions will be held by appointment on Sunday, February 16 between 6:00 pm-10:00 pm with callbacks on Sunday, February 23 from 6pm-9pm at National Conservatory Of Dramatic Arts, (1556 Wisconsin Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20007). Actors will be seen in 30-minute increments.
In case you're not familiar with how CAPITAL FRINGE operates, there will be five performance dates for the production between July 7-26 with a possible extension within the final week of that month. At this current time those dates are undetermined, so we ask that you have complete availability during the month of July. Rehearsals will begin in late May 2020.
More information about the play and the production can be found below, including a cast breakdown. To schedule an appointment, please send a headshot and resume to reginaldrrichard@gmail.com along with a preferred audition time. Audition sides will be sent along for you to prepare with your scheduled appointment time.
WANNABE
by JJ Johnson
Directed by Reginald Richard
SYNOPSIS:
WANNABE is an exploration of 'being' - wanting to be, trying to be, not being. It's a story of childhood friends growing up in a working-class town etching out their place in the world. Though their trajectories vary, friendships endure through adversity and loss. "WANNABE" explores race, religion, and sexuality all through the lens of kids growing up in the '80S AND '90S.
[NOTE: It is considered very important to both myself and the writer to acknowledge that there are trigger warnings within the play regarding racism, sexism, homophobia, abuse, and drugs]
CHARACTER BREAKDOWN:
JAY
African-American male, marches to the beat of his own drum. Wide-eyed, naïve and sensitive.
QUINTON
African-American male, Cool. Jay's earliest friend from childhood. Protective. Considers himself a lady's man.
OOBIE
African-American male, materialistic and worldly. Mispronounces words.
AARON
White male. Short. Not self-conscious in regard to his racism. Napoleon
complex.
CASSIE
African-American female, brown-to-dark skin. Resilient. Equal parts tough and vulnerable.
MELODY (MEL)
Jewish female. Middle class. Genuine. An optimist. Comes from a liberal family.
CHAD
White male. Older kid. Probably failed a grade at some point. Brash and bristly.
GRANDMOTHER
African-American adult female. Cassie's grandmother. Strict.
SASHA
African-American female. Speaks and acts her heart. Tough exterior.
DAD
African-American adult male. Jay's father. Loving and supportive.
BARBARA MANDRELL
White adult female. Legendary country singer. Figment of Jay's imagination.
SALESPERSON
White adult.
PUPPET 1 & 2 (played by actors or real puppets)
CHARACTER-DOUBLING BREAKDOWN:
ACTOR 1 - JAY - African-American Male
ACTOR 2 - QUINTON - African-American Male
ACTOR 3 - OOBIE/DAD - African-American Male
ACTOR 4 - CASSIE - African-American Female, brown-to-dark skinned
ACTOR 5 - GRANDMOTHER/PUPPET 1/SASHA - African-American Female
ACTOR 6 - AARON- White Male, short
ACTOR 7 - MELODY/BARBARA MANDRELL/SALESPERSON - Jewish/White Female
ACTOR 8 - CHAD/PUPPET 2 - White Male, tall
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