4th Wall Theatre, a non-union theatre company in Bloomfield, NJ, will hold open auditions for all roles for its 20th Anniversary Black History Month production of Ntozake Shange’s groundbreaking piece, for colored girls who have considered suicide when the rainbow is enuf. Originally produced on Broadway in 1976, the piece will be directed as a staged reading at 4th Wall by Gwen Ricks-Spencer. The performance will be presented at Westminster Arts Center on the campus of Bloomfield College, where the company is in residence. Rehearsals will begin in December with a one-night-only staged reading scheduled for Thursday, February 16, 2017.
An American classic, this stirring “choreopoem” weaves together 20 separate poems with music, movement and narratives to tell the stories of love, empowerment, and struggle and loss in a complex representation of sisterhood. The cast consists of seven nameless African-American women only identified by the colors they are assigned. They are the lady in red, lady in orange, lady in yellow, lady in green, lady in blue, lady in brown, and lady in purple. Subjects from rape, abandonment, abortion, and domestic violence are tackled. (For mature audiences.)
4th Wall’s “Off The Wall” production will not be fully produced with sets and costumes, and the performers will/can carry scripts. The characters will be fully drawn, and the storytelling will be the focus of the production. There will be some staging.
Auditions are scheduled for Thursday, November 10th, from 7:00 to 10:00 pm. Sign-up begins at 1/2 hour prior to the audition start time, and anyone auditioning must arrive no later than 8:00 pm each night. Auditions will be held at Westminster Arts Center, located at 449 Franklin Street in Bloomfield, New Jersey, easily accessible by train or bus from Manhattan. Callbacks, if needed, will be held on Saturday, November 12th, beginning at 2:00 pm at a location to be announced.
4th Wall is seeking a strong adult cast (18 and over) of 7 terrific actors/singers/mover women. Come to auditions prepared to read your own poem or monologue, and/or to do a cold reading from the script. Also bring a headshot and resume stapled together, and be prepared to provide all potential conflicts for weekday evening and weekend daytime rehearsals beginning November 28. Non-union; no pay. Visit www.4thwalltheatre.org/auditions.htm for more information and links to directions.
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