Studio Theatre
Washington, DC

DESCRIPTION

Notice: Submission

CONTRACT

LORT Non-Rep

$1020 weekly minimum (LORT D)

SEEKING

Equity actors for roles in PURLIE VICTORIOUS.

SEEKING:

[LUTIEBELLE GUSSIE MAE JENKINS]

She/her. 20s - Early 30s. Black/AfricanAmerican. From the backwoods of Alabama, has been a servant in a white household. Naive, innocent, and good-hearted, she first met Purlie as a preacher and accompanied him back to the plantation. Purlie intends for Lutiebelle to impersonate his deceased cousin, Bee, as a part of his scheme to secure the inheritance. While Lutiebelle is eager to assist Purlie in his endeavors, her aspirations lead towards finding a husband and establishing a family.

[GITLOW JUDSON] He/him. 40s-60s. Black/African-American. Purlie's brother but in many ways his antithesis and conceptual opposite. He has come to terms with the realities of plantation life and chooses accommodation over resistance. He is granted a role by the white plantation owner of "Deputy-For-The Colored", to lead his fellow African-Americans and ensure their compliance and productivity in the cotton fields.

SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS

Please submit headshot and resume to: https://forms.gle/eUUCCUz4LvEQ...

Deadline: 01/20/2026

SUBMIT TO

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PERSONNEL

Producer/Theatre Company: Studio Theatre

Artistic Director: David Muse

Director: Psalmayene 24

By: Ossie Davis

Casting Director: Katja Zarolinski, CSA

OTHER DATES

Audition Date(s): TBD

Callback Date(s): TBD

Rehearsal Date(s): April 07, 2026

Preview Date(s): May 06, 2026

Opening Date(s): May 10, 2026

Closing Date(s): June 14, 2026

Extension Date(s): June 28, 2026

OTHER

Auditions will be held in New York City

Production location: Washington, DC

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.

SALARY

LORT Non-Rep $1020 weekly minimum (LORT D)

UNION

AEA