Actors who can Move (Dance) wanted for
Dontrell, Who Kissed the Sea (Non-Union, Paid)
Dontrell, Who Kissed the Sea
by Nathan Alan DavisDirected by K. Shaka Opare
Non-Union
Compensation: $1,000 stipend
Rehearsals: April 1 – June 2, 2022 (2 – 3x/week) in Baltimore City
Performances (12): June 3 – June 19, 2022
The Voxel (9 West 25th Street, Baltimore, MD 21218)
Auditions:
March 12 & March 13
Callbacks: March 19
Auditions are in 90 minute blocks and will consist of a group movement call followed by cold readings from the script. Please dress to move.
More info on open roles & link to sign up: https://www.sistersfreehold.org/audition
Questions? Contact casting@sistersfreehold.org
Synopsis:
Dontrell, Who Kissed the Sea is a modern love story set alongside a young man’s pursuit for
ancestral connection. Told through movement, rhythm, and poetry, this dramatic comedy follows eighteen-year-old Dontrell Jones III on a journey that leads him from Baltimore City to the shores of the Atlantic Ocean in search of an ancestor that gave the ultimate sacrifice for freedom during the Middle Passage. Dontrell, Who Kissed the Sea invites audiences to consider family, identity, and a shared legacy that extends beyond bondage.
“Dontrell, Who Kissed the Sea” is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel French, Inc. www.concordtheatricals.com
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