The Niceties by Eleanor Burgess

  • Non-Equity
  • Anywhere

Website Fleetwood-Jourdain Theatre

Fleetwood-Jourdain Theatre

Pay Rate: $1000.00 total
Audition Date and Time: Submit video audition by February 6, at 5pm CT
Audition Location: Virtual 1st Round. Callback auditions will be in person TBD. Submit to fjtheatre@cityofevanston.org

 

PLAY SUMMARY: Zoe, a Black student at a liberal arts college, is called into her white professor’s office to discuss her paper about slavery’s effect on the American Revolution. What begins as a polite clash in perspectives explodes into an urgent debate about race, history and power.

Material to Prepare:

Submit a 1st round audition video of a prepared 1-2 minute contemporary monologue to fjtheatre@cityofevanston.org. Include your headshot, resume and full body shot.

Time Commitment:

The Niceties by Eleanor Burgess 
Rehearsals M-F 10/5-10/23 (Evenings)
Tech Week 10/25-30 (Evenings)
Performance Dates: 10/31 - 11/15 (Performances: Sat 7pm & Sun 3pm)
Fleetwood-Jourdain Theatre at the Noyes Cultural Arts Center
927 Noyes St., Evanston, IL 60201

Character Type/Restrictions:

ROLES:

Janine - A middle-aged (40-60 years-old), white, established history professor at an elite New England university. She is portrayed as a liberal, 1960s-style feminist intellectual, a free-speech advocate who is initially charming, knowledgeable, but takes a traditional approach to historical, evidence-based research.

Zoe - Cast

To apply for this job email your details to fjtheatre@cityofevanston.org