Job Details

DESCRIPTION

AUDITION DATE

Monday, October 21, 2024

5:00 PM - 10:00 PM (E)

APPOINTMENTS

To request an in-person audition appointment, please complete the form at the following link:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScn4lmEYUxBq6l6Wd_MJkuGJUQhW9ICFbC-2hGHZ9pchq1bFQ/viewform .

OR

Email:

[email protected]

(subject: “Fat Ham Appointment Request”).

You will be contacted by Casting Director, Emel Ertugrul to confirm your assigned time.

CONTRACT

LOA

$831 weekly minimum (LOA ref. LORT)

SEEKING

Equity actors for roles in FAT HAM (see breakdown).

This is a co-production between Virginia Stage Company (VSC) in Norfolk, VA; and Virginia Repertory Theatre (VRT) in Richmond, VA.

Some roles will be understudied.

PREPARATION

Please prepare the side corresponding to your desired role, a reader will be provided. Sides can be found at the following link:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1NUMFatQdtqp24DYC8KDvVkSiBPnuNYhh/view

LOCATION

Wells Theatre

108 E Tazewell St

Norfolk, VA 23510

PERSONNEL

Written by James Ijames

Directed by Jerrell L. Henderson

EXPECTED TO ATTEND:

Emel Ertugrul, VSC Resident Casting Director

OTHER DATES

Callbacks: Sunday October 27

Virginia Stage Company rehearsal and run: January 29 - February 16, 2025

1st Rehearsal: January 7, 2025. Opening: February 1, 2025. Closing: February 16, 2025

Virginia Repertory Theatre rehearsal and run: February 18 - March 23, 2025

1st Rehearsal: Feb 18, 2025. Opening: March 1, 2025. Closing: March 23, 2025

OTHER

If you are not available for an in-person appointment, but still interested, please send a video audition link to

[email protected]

(subject: “Fat Ham Video Audition”)

with headshot/resume if you have it. Video submissions are due by Wednesday, October 23. Please no video files, viewing links only.

An Equity Monitor will not be provided. The producer will run all aspects of this audition.

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.

Always bring your Equity Membership card to auditions.

BREAKDOWN

FAT HAM

by James Ijames

Directed by Jerrell Henderson

January 29 - February 16, 2025

1st Rehearsal: January 7, 2025.

Opening: February 1, 2025.

Closing: February 16, 2025

SYNOPSIS:

What if the hero of the story wasn’t who everyone expected? Step aside, Hamlet. Meet Juicy, a young Southern queer college boy grappling with grief, identity…and now the ghost of his father demanding vengeance for his murder!? Set against the backdrop of a family wedding barbecue, will the poetic and sensitive Juicy lose his courage to get the answers he needs or will he find the strength to ‘his own self, be true.’ This Pulitzer-Prize-winning adaptation by James Ijames serves you a juicy blend of comedy, drama, and social commentary with a side of soul food; and reimagines this timeless classic with a bold and innovative look that shatters stereotypes and celebrates identity, togetherness, and the meaning of family.

SEEKING:

Opal: (Ethnicity Black/African-American, Female Identifying, Age range 19-20) One of Juicy’s only friends. She loves Juicy and worries about him. A kind of Ophelia.

Larry: (Ethnicity Black/African-American, Male Identifying, Age range 21-23) A boy that is attracted to Juicy. A marine. Trying to heal from PTSD. Has a secret. Awkward. A kind of Laertes.

Rabby: (Ethnicity Black/African-American, Female Identifying, Age range 40-45) Larry and Opal’s mother. Tedra’s friend. Semi-churchy but honestly she just wanna drink and praise the Lord. A kind of Polonius.

Tio: (Ethnicity Black/African-American/Afro-Latinx, Male Identifying, Age range 20-40)– is clever. 20-40, Black or Afro-Latinx. Juicy’s cousin. Oldest friend. A kind of Horatio.

SALARY

$0.00 – $0.00 per hour

UNION

AEA

Pay: