Plays in Place, LLC

DESCRIPTION

AUDITION DATE

Friday, January 17, 2025

4:00 PM - 10:00 PM (E)

and

Saturday, January 18, 2025

2:00 PM - 6:00 PM (E)

APPOINTMENTS

To schedule an appointment, please email: [email protected].

CONTRACT

SPT

$605 weekly minimum (SPT 6)

SEEKING

Equity actors for roles in A NEW ERA (see breakdown).

PREPARATION

Sides will be provided. Copies of the script and sides will be sent upon scheduling an appointment.

LOCATION

King's Chapel Parish House

64 Beacon Street

Boston, MA 02108

THIS SPACE'S VENTILATION HAS NOT BEEN VERIFIED BY ACTORS' EQUITY ASSOCIATION.

PERSONNEL

EXPECTED TO ATTEND:

Directed by Summer L. Williams

Written by Miranda ADEkoje

Lead Producer, Jess Meyer

Producing Artistic Director, Plays in Place, Patrick Gabridge

OTHER DATES

First Rehearsal: May 26th, 2025

Opening: June 19th, 2025

Closing: July 2nd, 2025

See breakdown for more detailed date breakdown.

OTHER

This is a site-specific production that is being created for the National Parks of Boston, as part of their Suffrage in Black & White series. The play will be performed in King's Chapel Parish House in June and July.

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

A NEW ERA

DATES:

May 26th, 2025 - Rehearsals begin Tuesday through Friday evenings 4-9pm and Saturdays 9am-5pm

June 19th, 2025 - 6:30pm opening performance

June 20th, 2025 - 6:30pm performance

June 21st, 2025 - 2pm and 6:30pm performances

June 25th, 2025 - 6:30pm performance

June 26th, 2025 - 6:30pm performance

June 27th, 2025 - 2pm and 6:30pm performances

June 28th, 2025 - 2pm and 6:30pm performances

July 1st, 2025 - 6:30pm performance

July 2nd, 2025 - 6:30pm closing performance

SEEKING:

JOSEPHINE ST. PIERRE RUFFIN: CAST. Black woman, 53, Founder of the Woman's Era Club and Editor of the Women's Era journal. Lifelong Bostonian. Resolute and intimidating.

FLORIDA RUFFIN RIDLEY: Black Woman, 34. Daughter of Josephine. Editor of the Women's Era journal and former schoolteacher. Smart, sprightly and slightly skittish.

VICTORIA EARLE MATTHEWS: CAST. Black Woman, 34. Founder of the Woman's Loyal Union of New York and Brooklyn. Editor of the Womens' Journal. Born enslaved, brilliant. Pragmatic and discrete.

MARGARET MURRAY WASHINGTON: Black Woman, 30. First president of the Federation of AfroAmerican women. Wife of Booker T. Washington. Soft in speech and demeanor.

MRS. SAMPSON OF JP: Black Woman, 55. Inwardly a Boston Brahmin. Don't call her anything else.

ANNA J. COOPER: Black Woman, 37. A member of the Colored Women's League out of Washington, DC. One of the first Black women to earn a Master's degree. Pioneering work on Black feminism. Elegant and focused.

FANNIE BARRIER WILLIAMS: Black Woman, 40. Vice president of the Illinois Women's Alliance. The first Black woman nominated to the prestigious Chicago Woman's Club. Confident and plainspeaking.

ISABEL: Black Woman, 20. Josephine St. Pierre Ruffin’s house woman. Sweet, unassuming, and persistent. Is a proficient pianist.

SALARY

SPT $605 weekly minimum (SPT 6)

UNION

AEA