Equity Principal Actors

LOVE I AWETHU FURTHER - WASHINGTON, D.C. EPA

Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company | Washington, DC

Notice: Audition | Call Type: EPA | REVISED - PERSONNEL updated.

AUDITION DATE

Sunday, October 18, 2026

10:00 AM - 6:00 PM (E)

BREAK: 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM

APPOINTMENTS

To schedule an appointment, please email [email protected] to request slots.

CONTRACT

SPT

$911 weekly minimum (SPT 9)

SEEKING

Equity actors for roles in LOVE I AWETHU FURTHER (see BREAKDOWN). All roles will be understudied.

PREPARATION

Sides will be provided. Actors should bring headshots and resumes.

LOCATION

Woolly Mammoth Theatre

641 D St NW

Washington, DC 20004

PERSONNEL EXPECTED TO ATTEND

Raiyon Hunter - Casting Director

Tyandria Jaaber - Casting Assistant

Josiah Davis - Director

a.k. payne - Playwright

OTHER DATES

First Rehearsal: April 20, 2027

First Tech: May 26, 2027

First Preview: July 12, 2027

Opening: July 19, 2027

Closing: July 26, 2027

OTHER

woollymammoth.net

An Equity Monitor will not be provided. The producer will run all aspects of this audition.

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 attend every audition.

Always bring your Equity Membership card to auditions.

BREAKDOWN

LOVE I AWETHU FURTHER

CASTING PARAMETERS FROM THE PLAYWRIGHT

The playwright invites a wide range of Black women, non-binary, and genderqueer people. The word "woman" is always trans-inclusive.

"Wide range" as defined by the playwright includes: queer Black women & non-binary people; dark-skinned Black women & non-binary people; disabled Black women & non-binary people; global south Black women & non-binary people; fat and thick Black women & non-binary people; poor Black women & non-binary people; and Black women & non-binary people who were not formally trained in acting and who can embody and/or spit a poem vital to this revolution.

The playwright notes that gendered pronouns and language describing all characters besides Antoinette and Mistress may be adjusted to hold the people in the room.

SETTING

Antebellum, something like Virginia. Also: "time is made by he who hold the power so take the era with a grain of salt; in our time; this is perhaps tomorrow too." Three cabins (Callie's, Portia's, and Awethu's) which hold space for the fields; the church house; and the Mistress' House, behind which is a great oak tree.

SEEKING

CALLIE - Black. Dreams up the plan that drives the play's revolution. Part of C.A.P. (Callie, Awethu, Portia) who have grown together on this ground.

BENEATHA - Black.

GIRL / WHO TRIES TO FLY - Black. Opens the play and sets the tempo of its breath; the ensemble's anchor in the real-time casting model. Speaks the prologue.

AWETHU - Black. Builds the church house in the play's world. Part of C.A.P.

PORTIA - Black. Part of C.A.P.

CINNA - Black. Per the playwright: "relative elder, anchor, constant, facilitator and wisdom keeper." In the alternative rotational casting model offered by the playwright, Cinna remains constant across all performances and acts as the company's ritual facilitator.

ANTOINETTE / AMANDLA - Black.

MISTRESS CATHERINE - White woman. The only character outside the Black ensemble.