WHAT WOULD JESUS DO?
Billie Holiday Theatre
The Billie Holiday Theatre is accepting submissions for
Billie Holiday Theatre
The Billie Holiday Theatre is accepting submissions for
WHAT WOULD JESUS DO?
written and directed by Yvette Heyliger (www.twinbiz. com).
Producer: Marjorie Moon.
Non-Equity. Pay.
1st rehearsal: September 29, 2009.
REHEARSAL SCHEDULE: Tuesday-Friday - 6:30pm - 10:30pm,
Saturday & Sunday - 11:00am - 7:00pm.
PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE: Thursday-Friday at 8:00pm.
Saturday at 3:00pm & 8:00pm, Sunday at 4:00pm.
PERFORMANCE DATES: October 23 - December 20, 2009
at the Billie Holiday Theatre
1368 Fulton Street
Brooklyn, NY.
Please mail picture and resume to Lawrence Evans
566 W. 159th St., #62
New York, NY 10032.
Auditions will be held at the Billie Holiday Theatre by appointment only.
WHAT WOULD JESUS DO? is an interfaith, intergenerational play about a God-fearing wife and mother whose exposure to HIV by her "down low" husband inspires her to take action when she asks… what would Jesus do? The surprising answer may just bring their Biblically-correct church to its knees! Live music infuses this timely and (unfortunately) still relevant story of HIV in America which challenges the faith and secular communities to do more to address the HIV/AIDS epidemic, starting with our houses of worship and our black theatres.
ALL ROLES ARE AFRICAN AMERICANS.
SEEKING THE FOLLOWING CHARACTERS:
PASTOR ARTHUR HALL: Early-mid 40's. Concerned leader of his flock. A Martin Luther King, Jr. type.
LEONTA WILSON (Understudy) : Late 40's. Middle class, attractive wife and mother of two children. (CAST) JOHN WILSON, SR.: 50 years old. Attractive husband of Leonta. Middle class. Must be at least 6'2".
KIETA WILSON: 16 years old. Daughter of John and Leonta. Younger of their two children.
MOTHER WILSON: Late 60's - early 70's. Senior citizen, mother of John, Sr. Grandmother of Kieta. Jamaican. Lives with the family (akaJulia).
DAVID: 17 years old. Cute. Likes Kieta.
ANNE: Early-mid 30's. David's mother. Church soloist. Must be able to sing.
MATTIE: Mid-late 60's. Senior citizen. Anne's mother and David's grandmother.
BROTHER JEDIDIAH: Mid-late 60's - early 70's. Senior citizen. Mother Wilson' s new boyfriend and Mattie's ex-boyfriend.
DEACON BROWN: 50's. A Christian zealot.
GERALDINE/SISTER ONE: Late 20's-early 30's. Doubles as Women's Day committee member and guest speaker at Women's Day program who is beautiful lip-stick lesbian.
DELORES/SISTER TWO: 30's. Doubles as Women's Day committee member and as a homeless woman who speaks at Women's Day program.
MINISTER OF MUSIC: Pianist. Must read music. Some acting experience helpful.
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Terrence Spivey
Artistic Director
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WHERE’S THE FIRE? FILMWORKS is holding an open casting call for their newest production:
ReplyDelete“Chidinma and Buchi”
Two feuding cousins, one raised in Nigeria and the other in
America, discover secrets about each other that result in a unique way
of bridging the cultural differences and communication barriers
between them.
We are seeking to cast the principle role of CHIDINMA.
Actors must be:
- FEMALE; AFRICAN/AFRICAN AMERICAN
- Able to play between the AGES OF 15 – 18 years old.
- Speak in an authentic NIGERIAN accent and is, at least, proficient in the
IGBO LANGUAGE.
OPEN CASTING CALL WILL BE HELD:
Date: SEPTEMBER 12, 2009, 3-5
Place: Take The Lead Dance Studio
4701 Pine Street
PHILADELPHIA, PA 19143
(*Located at the corner of Pine Street and 47th Street)
OTHER DATES AND LOCATIONS TO BE ANNOUNCED.
**"SIDES" from the script will be provided to all actors.**
IF DESIRED A 1-2 MINUTE MONOLOGUE IS OPTIONAL IN ADDITION
Please email your headshot and resume to:
chidinma.buchi@gmail.com
*Place any website connection within the body of the email.
If you know anyone that might be right for the role or a place where we can reach more people. Please feel free to repost this anywhere necessary.