Pass Over By Antoinette Nwandu, Directed by Tim Rhoze

  • Non-Equity
  • Anywhere

Website Fleetwood-Jourdain Theatre

Fleetwood-Jourdain Theatre

Pay Rate: $600 Stipend
Audition Date and Time: Saturday, Feb 1, 12PM-3PM by appointment. Email headshot/resume for an appointment time. *Callbacks Sunday, Feb 8, 12PM-2PM
Audition Location: Fleetwood-Jourdain Theatre/Noyes Cultural Arts Center 927 Noyes St., Evanston 60201
Contact Person Email: fjtheatre@cityofevanston.org

Performances July 26 – August 10

Pass Over By Antoinette Nwandu

Directed by Tim Rhoze

A provocative riff on Waiting for Godot, Pass Over is a rare piece of politically charged theater by a bold American voice.

Nighttime. A lamppost.Two friends are passing time. Stuck. Waiting for change. Inspired by Waiting for Godot and the Exodus, Antoinette Nwandu fuses poetry, humor and humanity in a rare and politically charged play which exposes the experiences of young black men in a world that refuses to see them.

Material to Prepare:

1-2 Minute Prepared Monologue
*Sides will be provided for callback auditions

Time Commitment:

Rehearsals June 30 -July 25 (mostly evenings)
Performances July 26-Aug 10 (Saturdays 7pm & Sundays 3pm)

Character Type/Restrictions:

MOSES – black, male, late teens/early 20s. a young man from the ghetto. brokenhearted. courageous. angry. sad
but also a slave driver but also the prophesied leader of God’s chosen

KITCH – black, male, late teens/early 20s. a young man from the ghetto and moses’ best friend. jovial. loyal. kind. naïve. a lovely friend to have but also a slave but also one of God’s chosen

 

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