Hello,
Young Playwrights' Theater (YPT) is seeking a non-Equity trans woman of color to complete our ensemble for our upcoming production of Silence is Violence (April 11 - May 2, 2020) at Anacostia Playhouse.
The audition will be group-style and will be on Saturday, February 29, 2020, from 6 - 9 pm at YPT - 6925 Willow Street, NW, Suite LL-230, Washington, DC 20012 (depending on the response, we may not need to use the whole time). If you're not available for this production, but know other trans women of color performers who'd be interested, please spread the word!
Here are the details:
Silence is Violence by Farah Lawal Harris
Directed by Eric Ruffin
Produced by Young Playwrights' Theater (YPT)
Saturday, April 11 – Saturday, May 2, 2020, at Anacostia Playhouse (2020 Shannon Place, SE, Washington, DC 20020)
AUDITION (at YPT, 6925 Willow Street, NW, Suite LL-230, Washington, DC 20012):
Saturday, February 29, 2020, from 6 - 9 pm (please let us know if you're not available the whole time)
Silence is Violence by Farah Lawal Harris
Directed by Eric Ruffin
Produced by Young Playwrights' Theater (YPT)
Saturday, April 11 – Saturday, May 2, 2020, at Anacostia Playhouse (2020 Shannon Place, SE, Washington, DC 20020)
AUDITION (at YPT, 6925 Willow Street, NW, Suite LL-230, Washington, DC 20012):
Saturday, February 29, 2020, from 6 - 9 pm (please let us know if you're not available the whole time)
*At auditions, actors will perform a prepared side monologue that will be sent upon confirmation of your audition. There will also be ensemble performance activities.
REHEARSALS (at YPT):
Monday, March 9 – Wednesday, April 1, 2020
Mondays – Thursdays, from 6:30 – 10:30 pm
Saturdays, from 11:30 am – 5:30 pm
TECH (at Anacostia Playhouse):
Thursday, April 2, 2020, from 6:30 – 10:30 pm
Saturday, April 4, 2020, from 10 am – 10 pm (10 of 12)
Sunday, April 5, 2020, from 10 am – 8 pm (8 of 10)
Tuesday, April 7, 2020, from 6:30 – 10:30 pm: Dress Rehearsal
Wednesday, April 8, 2020, from 6:30 – 10:30 pm: Invited Dress Rehearsal
Thursday, April 9 & Friday, April 10, 2020, at 8 pm: PWYC Previews
Saturday, April 11, 2020, at 8 pm
Thursday, April 16, 2020, at 8 pm
Friday, April 17, 2020, at 8 pm
Saturday, April 18, 2020, at 3 pm & 8 pm
Sunday, April 19, 2020, at 3 pm
Monday, April 20, 2020, at 8 pm (Industry Night)
Wednesday, April 22, 2020, at 11 am (DCPS student matinee)
Thursday, April 23, 2020, at 8 pm
Friday, April 24, 2020, at 8 pm
Saturday, April 25, 2020, at 3 pm & 8 pm
Sunday, April 26, 2020, at 3 pm
Wednesday, April 29, 2020, at 11 am (DCPS student matinee)
Thursday, April 30, 2020, at 8 pm
Friday, May 1, 2020, at 8 pm
Saturday, May 2, 2020, at 3 pm & 8 pm
ABOUT THE PLAY
At the center of Young Playwrights' Theater's 25th Anniversary season will be the 7th installment of Silence is Violence, YPT's original social justice performance series. YPT investigates the impact of arts activism over the series' 5-year history and the social issues that sparked the youth voices of Silence is Violence. Through a gripping story, YPT explores the power of art in the wake of traumatic events and takes you inside the trials and triumphs of the YPT classroom and into the thoughts, fears, and hopes of our young people. This will be a devised piece, meaning that much of the performance will be shaped in the rehearsal process.
Since its inception in 2015, Silence is Violence has been YPT's most immediate and direct route of addressing social justice issues affecting Washington, DC area youth through performance and community dialogue. Each Silence is Violence performance has centered the voices of our young people and the issues that affect them the most. The series has addressed issues of police brutality and the resulting murders of Black people at the hands of police, immigration policies that abuse the rights of and negatively affect the lives of immigrants and naturalized citizens, LGBTQ+ stories, culture and pride, urban environmentalism, gentrification and the experiences of displaced young, Black mothers. With these young people's permission, YPT shapes their words into a theatrical production featuring adult, career-performers, furthering YPT's vision that young people's voices are not only significant but also powerful.
REHEARSALS (at YPT):
Monday, March 9 – Wednesday, April 1, 2020
Mondays – Thursdays, from 6:30 – 10:30 pm
Saturdays, from 11:30 am – 5:30 pm
TECH (at Anacostia Playhouse):
Thursday, April 2, 2020, from 6:30 – 10:30 pm
Saturday, April 4, 2020, from 10 am – 10 pm (10 of 12)
Sunday, April 5, 2020, from 10 am – 8 pm (8 of 10)
Tuesday, April 7, 2020, from 6:30 – 10:30 pm: Dress Rehearsal
Wednesday, April 8, 2020, from 6:30 – 10:30 pm: Invited Dress Rehearsal
Thursday, April 9 & Friday, April 10, 2020, at 8 pm: PWYC Previews
PERFORMANCES
Saturday, April 11, 2020, at 8 pm
Thursday, April 16, 2020, at 8 pm
Friday, April 17, 2020, at 8 pm
Saturday, April 18, 2020, at 3 pm & 8 pm
Sunday, April 19, 2020, at 3 pm
Monday, April 20, 2020, at 8 pm (Industry Night)
Wednesday, April 22, 2020, at 11 am (DCPS student matinee)
Thursday, April 23, 2020, at 8 pm
Friday, April 24, 2020, at 8 pm
Saturday, April 25, 2020, at 3 pm & 8 pm
Sunday, April 26, 2020, at 3 pm
Wednesday, April 29, 2020, at 11 am (DCPS student matinee)
Thursday, April 30, 2020, at 8 pm
Friday, May 1, 2020, at 8 pm
Saturday, May 2, 2020, at 3 pm & 8 pm
COMPENSATION
Ensemble actors will be paid a rate of $150/week for 8 weeks of rehearsal and production, totaling $1,200 for this production.
At the center of Young Playwrights' Theater's 25th Anniversary season will be the 7th installment of Silence is Violence, YPT's original social justice performance series. YPT investigates the impact of arts activism over the series' 5-year history and the social issues that sparked the youth voices of Silence is Violence. Through a gripping story, YPT explores the power of art in the wake of traumatic events and takes you inside the trials and triumphs of the YPT classroom and into the thoughts, fears, and hopes of our young people. This will be a devised piece, meaning that much of the performance will be shaped in the rehearsal process.
Since its inception in 2015, Silence is Violence has been YPT's most immediate and direct route of addressing social justice issues affecting Washington, DC area youth through performance and community dialogue. Each Silence is Violence performance has centered the voices of our young people and the issues that affect them the most. The series has addressed issues of police brutality and the resulting murders of Black people at the hands of police, immigration policies that abuse the rights of and negatively affect the lives of immigrants and naturalized citizens, LGBTQ+ stories, culture and pride, urban environmentalism, gentrification and the experiences of displaced young, Black mothers. With these young people's permission, YPT shapes their words into a theatrical production featuring adult, career-performers, furthering YPT's vision that young people's voices are not only significant but also powerful.
TO SUBMIT, email casting@yptdc.org and include:
- Your headshot and resume
- Your pronouns
- Your availability for the audition on Saturday, February 29, 2020, from 6 - 9 pm
- Your conflicts during the production period (March 9 - May 2, 2020)
No phone calls, please.
Best,
Keta
YPT Production Team
Young Playwrights' Theater
6925 Willow Street NW
Suite LL-230
Suite LL-230
Washington DC 20012
202-387-9173
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