Alabama Shakespeare Festival
Montgomery, AL
US

DESCRIPTION

CONTRACT

LORT Non-Rep

$807 weekly minimum (LORT D)

Travel/Housing: Provided by ASF

SEEKING

Equity actors for roles in KUDZU CALLING - BLACK. SOUTHERN. LOVE. STORIES (See breakdown).

There will be no understudies.

SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS

Please submit your headshot and resume for consideration. Please include “KUDZU” in the subject line.

Deadline: 11/28/2024

SUBMIT TO

[email protected]

PERSONNEL

Written by Donnetta Lavinia Grays

Director: Kevin R. Free

OTHER DATES

Potential auditions: Week of December 2nd.

1st Rehearsal: May 6, 2025

1st Preview: May 29, 2025

Opening: May 30, 2025

Closing: June 8, 2025

OTHER

Venue: Octagon Stage

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 submit.

BREAKDOWN

KUDZU CALLING - BLACK. SOUTHERN. LOVE. STORIES

SYNOPSIS: Kudzu Calling is a theatrical interweaving of poetry-rich scenes that celebrates Black Southern Love, Black Southern Queerness, Black Southern Playfulness, Culture, and Spirituality. It follows a Wanderer who has returned home and, guided by Trees that are rooted in Southern soil, begins a journey to rediscover herself.

The role of THE WANDERER has already been cast.

SEEKING:

All characters have some facility with poetry and are able to sing gospel or blues and rap acapella.

OAK: The oldest and wisest among them. Moves well. (Black Woman – An Elder)

MAGNOLIA: Feminine and strong. Moves well. (Black Woman – Middle Aged)

DOGWOOD: A stubborn hard-earned beauty. Moves well. (Black Man – Middle Aged)

PINE: A prickly one, but curious. Moves well. (Black Man – Young Adult)

WEEPING WILLOW: A feeler. Moves well. (Black Trans Male Identified – Young Adult)

THE WANDERER: CAST. A lost soul, returned. Moves well. (Black Masculine Woman – Middle Aged)

SALARY

LORT Non-Rep $807 weekly minimum (LORT D)

UNION

AEA