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DESCRIPTION

Notice: Audition Call Type: EPA

AUDITION DATE

Wednesday, April 2, 2025

10:00 AM - 6:00 PM (E)

BREAK: 1:30PM - 2:30PM

CONTRACT

Development Agreement

$1384 weekly minimum (Tier 3)

SEEKING

Equity actors for roles in GUN & POWDER (see breakdown).

PREPARATION

Please prepare a brief gospel, R&B, or song in the style of the show that shows range. Please also bring a hardcopy headshot and resume. An accompanist will be provided.

LOCATION

Ripley-Grier Studios (520)

520 8th Ave

New York, NY 10018-6507

Holding Room: 17R; Audition Room: 17S

PERSONNEL

Producer: P3 Productions

General Management: NAMCO

Director: Stevie Walker-Webb

Music Director: Austin Cook

Choreographer: Chelsey Arce

Book/Lyrics: Angelica Chéri

Music: Ross Baum

Casting: The TRC Company / Tara Rubin, CSA and Olivia Paige West, CSA

EXPECTED TO ATTEND:

Tara Rubin, CSA and/or Olivia Paige West, CSA (Casting Directors)

OTHER DATES

Begins on June 2nd and last day is June 28th.

OTHER

EPA Procedures are in effect for this audition.

An Equity Monitor will be provided.

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

GUN & POWDER

SEEKING:

TALLULAH – ROLE ON OFFER. Mid 40s-early 50s; formerly enslaved; that everlasting, no-nonsense Black Mama that we love and fear. Strong powerhouse singer. Very comfortable with gospel runs. Full range, F3-E5. Soprano solos/Alto harmonies.

MARTHA – ROLE ON OFFER. Mid 20s-late 30s; passes for White; embodiment of the self-sacrificing, altruistic Black woman American society historically imposes. But she's got a GUN and she will POP YOU. Strong, versatile singer. Comfortable with pop and gospel stylings. Full range F#3-E5. High belt.

MARY – ROLE ON OFFER. Mid 20s-late 30s; passes for White; embodiment of the #SoftLife aspiration. Brandishes her feminine power like a weapon. Makes her moves in silence. Stiletto energy. Strong, versatile singer. Comfortable with legit, pop, gospel and country stylings. Full range F3-G5. High belt.

JESSE – 30s-40s; not your typical Southern White Man; born into wealth, but had to claw and punch for his share; an outlaw on the skin, but a lover at heart. Able singer. Comfortable with pop/country stylings. Baritone. A2-F#4.

ELIJAH – ROLE ON OFFER. 30s-40s; cunning, but cautious; a Black man of dignity, despite his circumstances; passionate for justice, even more zealous for true romance. Strong singer. Very comfortable with R&B stylings. Baritenor. B2-A4.

FLO – ROLE ON OFFER. 30s-late 40s; your favorite Auntie at the cookout; knows all the scoop, hysterically self-preserving. Strong powerhouse singer. Comfortable with blues and gospel stylings. Full range, but primarily alto voice. Strong mover and storyteller.

SISSY– ROLE ON OFFER. 30s-late 40s; your other favorite Auntie at the cookout; plays things close to the vest; keeps money in her bra. Strong powerhouse singer. Comfortable with blues and gospel stylings. Full range, but primarily soprano voice. Strong mover and storyteller.

SALARY

Development Agreement $1384 weekly minimum (Tier 3)

UNION

AEA