‘Fabulations, or the Re-Education of Undine’ Open Casting Call
‘Fabulations, or the Re-Education of Undine’ Open Casting Call
Casting Call: Fabulations, or the Re-Education of Undine
By Lynn Nottage
Directed byt Tanasia Lewis
Produced by Abigail Williams – Joseph
When
- Rehearsals Begins: 1/5/2023
- Tech Week 2/3/23-2/8/23
- Performances: 2/9-2/12/2023 at the Theatre at Lenfest
Compensation: Stipend
Synopsis:
Fabulations, or the Re-Education of Undine is a social satire that follows successful and high-powered African-American publicist Undine Barnes Calles on an unexpected journey, after her smooth-talking but dishonest husband Herve disappears with her hard-earned fortune. Suddenly bankrupt, homeless and pregnant, Undine returns to her childhood home in Brooklyn’s Wait Whitman projects, where she reunites with the family and friends she attempted to leave behind. There she faces the realities of her new life, rediscovers where she came from, and gains a fresh and gains a fresh perspective on her priorities for her future.
This is a Columbia University directing Thesis Production, written under the guindance of Anne Bogart and Brain Kulick.
Roles:
An Ensemble for 4 women and 4 men who play multiple characters with the exception of the actress playing Undine.
- Undine Barnes Calles (30’s Black, Female/Female Presenting): A high-powered executive at a PR firm who loses everything but gains a sense of perspective in the process; a self-made woman who endures with humor and honesty.
- Flow/Others (20’s, Black, Male/Male Presenting): Undine’s brother, a hispter with a tatty Afro ang goatee, with the habit of speaking a bit too loudly. May also play Agent Duva, Rapper, Drug Dealer, Mover, Addict, Applicant.
- Mother/Others (40’s+, Black, Female/Female Presenting): Undine’s Mother; works as a security guard at Long Island University. May also play Allision, Rosa, Inmate #2 and Applicant.
- Accountant/Others (20’s, Any Race, Male/Male Presenting): An elegantly-clad man in his mid-thirties; may also play: Addict #1, Mover, Applicants, Doctor #2.
- Herve/Guy (20+, Latino/Hispanic, Male/Male Presenting): Undine’s husband, an Argentinian con man with the grace of a flamenco dancer, Also plays Guy, a recovering addict making the most of sobriety; works as a security guard but preparing to take the fireman’s exam: may also play Lance.
- Stephie/others (18+ Black/BIPOC, Female/Female Presenting): A spacey twenty-something; Undine’s assistant. May also Play: Counselor, Devora, Pregnant Woman and Applicant.
- Father/Others (40+, Black Male/Male Presenting): Undine’s Father; works as a security guard at Long Island Unversity. May also play Yoruba Priest, Gregory, Applicant.
- Grandma/Others (50+, Black Female/Female Presenting): Undine’s grandmother, all warmth and care. She came to New York with nothing, got her high school diploma, worked two jobs, and raised five beatufitul children. May also play: Doctor Khdair, Inmate #1, Case Worker.
COVID
Production will follow Columbia Unversity’s COVID-19 policies and protocols. All participants will be required to show proof of vaccination. In the performance, the actors will be maskless, and the audience members will have to show proof of vaccination. Health and safelty policies are consistently updated based on New York State, New York City and Columbia Unversity guidelines and are subject to revision at any time.
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