Website Gwydion Theatre Company
Gwydion Theatre Company
Gwydion Theatre Company is seeking actors for its upcoming production of Lynn Nottage’s ‘Por’Knockers.
Director: Makari Robinson-McNeese
Synopsis: When radical action meets radical consequences when do we draw the line? Por’ Knockers follows a group of civil rights activists in the hours following their bombing of what they thought was an empty building. When the bombing results in the deaths of school children playing in the building, the group struggles with the idea that their noble cause has led to harming the very people they are aiming to protect.
Material to Prepare:
To be considered for an audition please send your headshot and resume along with your time preference to casting@gwydiontheatre.org with the subject line 'Por’Knockers Submission'.
Please prepare a monologue not to exceed two minutes in length.
If you are unable to attend the auditions, please send a two minute monologue to casting@gwydiontheatre.org
Time Commitment:
Rehearsals: 8/10-9/2 @ Greenhouse Theater Center
Tech/Dress: 9/3-9/9 @ Greenhouse Theatre Center
Performances: 9/10-10/4 Thursday Friday Saturday @ 7pm, Saturdays Matinees @ 2pm, Sunday Matinees @ 4pm, @ Greenhouse Theater Center
Character Type/Restrictions:
At Gwydion Theatre, we are committed to fostering a creative and inclusive environment for artists of all backgrounds. While the listed parts are advertised with binary gender roles, we encourage all actors to submit for any role they are interested in.
Character Breakdown:
Lance: coal-black Guyanese gold miner, twenties; disciplined, weathered, resilient. Role requires some singing and dialect work.
Kwami (role cast, seeking understudy): Guyanese-American man, early forties; authoritative, introspective, faithful.
Ahmed, African-American man, early twenties; impulsive, defiant, outspoken.
Tamara, African-American woman, late twenties/early thirties; academic, ethical, observant
James (role cast, seeking understudy): African-American man, early thirties; frenetic, cynical, paranoid
To apply for this job email your details to casting@gwydiontheatre.org