“Honeypot: Black Southern Women Who Love Women” Book by E. Patrick Johnson adapted for the stage by D. Soyini Madison

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Website Fleetwood-Jourdain Theatre

Fleetwood-Jourdain Theatre

Pay Rate: $1000.00 total
Audition Date and Time: Saturday, Feb 1, 12PM-3PM by appointment. *Callbacks Sunday, Feb 2, 12PM
Audition Location: Fleetwood-Jourdain Theatre/Noyes Cultural Arts Center-927 Noyes St., Evanston, IL 60201
Contact Person Email: fjtheatre@cityofevanston.org

This is a co-production with Northwestern University’s Theatre Department

Performances May 17 – June 1

“Honeypot: Black Southern Women Who Love Women”

Book by E. Patrick Johnson, Adapted for the stage by D.Soyini Madison, PhD

Directed by Tim Rhoze

E. Patrick Johnson’s Honeypot opens with the fictional trickster character Miss B. barging into the home of Dr. EPJ, informing him that he has been chosen to collect and share the stories of her people, queer Black women throughout the American South. With little explanation, she whisks the reluctant Dr. EPJ away to the women-only world of Hymen.

The women Dr. EPJ meets come from all walks of life and recount their experiences on topics ranging from coming out and falling in love to mother/daughter relationships, religion, and political activism. Combining oral history with magical realism, music and poetry, Honeypot is an engaging and moving narrative that reveals the complexity of identity.

Material to Prepare:

1-2 minute prepared monologue
16-32 bar song, sung acapella
*Sides will be provided for callbacks

Time Commitment:

Rehearsals: April 21-May 16 (evenings and some weekends)
Performances: May 17-June 1 (Sat & Sun Performances, 6 total performances)

Character Type/Restrictions:

Black women ages 25-70 (comfortable with movement & light singing)

Black Men ages 25-40 (comfortable with movement & light singing)

Adult language. There is no nudity.

You will be assigned an audition appointment time upon receiving your headshot & resume

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