Since 2020, Blackboard Plays has partnered with Parent Artist Advocacy League (PAAL) to support a platform for Black Playwrights who tell stories about Black Families. The Black Motherhood & Parenting New Play Festival is seeking performers for this upcoming BMPFest season.

Join us!

Submission Instructions/Deadline:

Please click the this link to submit and for further instructions: https://bit.ly/bmp23casting

Deadline: Please submit by Monday, October, 9th by 11:59pm EST.

Thank you!

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Columbia School of the Arts MFA Thesis Productions

Casting “The Woman / The Man,” a double feature Columbia School of the Arts MFA Directing Thesis Productions. Headed by director and Emmy-nominated choreographer, Jeffrey Page. “The Woman / The Man” will be comprised of an ensemble-based company of 13 actors performing two plays: Adrienne Kennedy’s “Funnyhouse of a Negro” and Suzan-Lori Parks’ “The Death of the Last Black Man in the Whole Entire World.” We are especially interested in actors who can sing and move well.

AEA SHOWCASE CODE:

This production is under the Equity Showcase Code and we are seeking both union and non-union actors. AEA cast members will receive a flat fee in lieu of travel reimbursement. Non-union cast members will receive a small stipend.

TO APPLY:

Auditions are by appointment only.

Email:thewoman.theman.stage.mgmt@gmail.com with your headshot and audition availability including your availability for callbacks. If selected for an audition, you will be asked to prepare 1 memorized monologue (1-2 minutes) of your own choosing and be as familiar as possible with additional sides as requested by the director (you may audition with sides in hand if needed).

AUDITION TIMES:

Auditions will be held on the Columbia University Campus at the following times:

Auditions: Sun 11/4, 9:00 am – 1:00 pm

Auditions: Wed 11/7, 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Auditions: Sat 11/17, 9:00 am – 1:00 pm

Callbacks: Sun 11/18, 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm

ROLES:

Actor #1 (Female, 20s) will play Sarah in “Funnyhouse of a Negro” and Prunes and Prisms in “The Death of the Last Black Man in the Whole Entire World”.

Actor #2 (Male, 20s-60s) will play Back Man with Watermelon in “The Death of the Last Black Man in the Whole Entire World”.

Actor #3 (Male, 20s-60s) will play Patrice Lumumba in “Funnyhouse of a Negro” and Lots of Grease and Lots of Pork in “The Death of the Last Black Man in the Whole Entire World”.

Actor #4 (Female, 20s-60s) will play Queen Victoria Regina in “Funnyhouse of a Negro” and Queen-Then-Pharaoh Hatshupsut in “The Death of the Last Black Man in the Whole Entire World”.

Actor #5 (Female, 20s-60s) will play Duchess of Hapsburg in “Funnyhouse of a Negro” and Voice On Thuh Tee V in “The Death of the Last Black Man in the Whole Entire World”.

Actor #6 (Male, 20s-30s) will play Jesus in “Funnyhouse of a Negro” and Yes and Greens Black-Eyed Peas Cornbread in “The Death of the Last Black Man in the Whole Entire World”.

Actor #7 (Male, 20s-60s) will play Before Columbus in “The Death of the Last Black Man in the Whole Entire World”.

Actor #8 (Male, 20s-60s) will play Old Man River Jordan in “The Death of the Last Black Man in the Whole Entire World”.

Actor #9 (Male, 20s-60s) will play Ham in “The Death of the Last Black Man in the Whole Entire World”.

Actor #10 (Male, 20s-60s) will play And Bigger and Bigger and Bigger in “The Death of the Last Black Man in the Whole Entire World”.

Actor #11 (Male, 20s) will play Raymond / Funnyhouse Man in “Funnyhouse of a Negro”

Actor #12 (Female, 30s-60s) will play Landlady / Funnyhouse Woman in “Funnyhouse of a Negro”.

Actor #13 (Female, 20s-60s) will play The Mother in “Funnyhouse of a Negro” and Black Woman with Fried Drumstick in “The Death of the Last Black Man in the Whole Entire World”.

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a new play by Nick Gandiello

directed by Lucia A. Peters

to be produced at the New School for Drama as part of the 2011 New Voices Festival

Addy, a rough white kid from the suburbs, has earned himself a spot in a rap concert with hip-hop star K-Raise. If he can reunite with his estranged brother Ty and reestablish their rap duo together, he has a shot at a record deal. But when Ty starts questioning the violence in Addy’s lyrics, truths about the brothers’ past, identities, and hip-hop itself are explosively revealed, and Addy must decide how far he will go to prove that he is Real.

SEEKING:

KWASI – Black. 18 or 19. Addy’s friend and DJ. A little guy with a big smile. Friendly, eager to please, and perhaps a little naive. He produces hip-hop for his love of the music, and makes no effort to be something he is not.

K-RAISE – Black. Late 20s. An up-and-coming rap star who intends to take over the hip-hop industry. Immense in physicality and behavior. Despite his wild bravado, deep wounds have made him discretely compassionate.

GRAY – Black, early 30s. K-Raise’s unofficial bodyguard and confidant. Big guy with jail time in his bones. He rarely sees the need to speak, and is confident and direct enough to secure the space around him with merely a look. Intensely loyal.

NON-UNION ONLY. Auditions by appointment only on Friday, 17 December. Rehearsals begin first week of February. Three performances TBA 30 March through 9 April. Please submit HEADSHOT, RESUME, and ROLE FOR WHICH YOU WISH TO BE CONSIDERED to OffTheRealness@hotmail.com

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