THE HOT WING KING - Writers Theatre Inc Auditions

THE HOT WING KING - Writers Theatre Inc

THE HOT WING KING - Chicago EPA
Writers Theatre Inc | Glencoe, IL

AUDITION DATE

Monday, February 12, 2024
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM (C)
Lunch 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

CONTRACT

CAT
$865 weekly minimum (Tier 5)

SEEKING

Equity actors for roles in THE HOT WING KING (See breakdown).

Local Chicago area actors are encouraged to audition.

All roles will be understudied.

Writers Theatre is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All auditions will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, familial status, sexual orientation, national origin, ability, age, or veteran status.

PREPARATION

Please prepare 1-2 sides from the show for the role you feel best suited for. All sides, labeled by character, are available here:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1Q52-U6jQAkifo4pb5C2Qti1SN3O8-VbU. Also, please fill out the following form before attending the audition:
https://ojknnrsrt9w.typeform.com/to/cjIksL9S.

LOCATION

Writers Theatre
325 Tudor Court
Glencoe, IL 60022
Green Rehearsal Room

PERSONNEL

Written by Katori Hall
Katie Galetti, Artistic Producer & Casting Director (expected to attend)
Jasmine B. Gunter, Casting Associate
Braden Abraham, Artistic Director
Directed by Lili-Anne Brown

OTHER DATES

1st Rehearsal: week of May 20, 2024
Understudies Start: week of Jun 3, 2024
Final Dress: Jun 19, 2024
Previews begin: Jun 20, 2024
Opening: Jun 28, 2024
Closing: Jul 21, 2024
(Extension possible)
Five-day work week, Tuesday-Saturday, with daytime rehearsals.
For tech, 10 out of 12’s have been eliminated.

OTHER

https://www.writerstheatre.org/

To promote the health and safety of all participants, Writers Theatre requires that all members of the cast, crew, production team, and staff be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Full vaccination is defined as receiving both doses of a two-dose vaccine or a single-dose vaccine at least two weeks prior to an individual’s first day of work on the project.

EPA Procedures are in effect for this audition.

An Equity Monitor will be provided.

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

THE HOT WING KING

All characters in this show identify as Black and queer, with the exception of TJ (who does not identify as queer).

SEEKING:

CORDELL (40s) -- the head chef of the clique. Recently emerged from the closet to cohabitate with Dwayne. In a not so former life, had a wife and 2 kids. Athletic and charming.

DWAYNE (40s) -- might not be the head chef but is the head of the household. Holds Cordell and everyone down. Has been a mentor to his struggling nephew for years. Holds resentment towards Cordell for taking so long to legitimize their relationship. Manager at a local hotel.

ISOM (30s) -- new friend. Play lists includes gospel and trap and that’s exactly how he talks. Met the duo at church. Younger than the rest of the group, but no less a part of it.

BIG CHARLES (40s) -- old friend. Met the duo at the barber shop. Observant, laid-back. The Rock. Real regular. Physically imposing.

EVERETT EJ (16) -- Dwayne’s nephew. In need of guidance and a new home.

TJ (30s) -- Everett’s father. A long-time dealer who is “about that life”. Struggles with teaching his son how to be a man, but unsure if Cordell and Dwayne can be good father figures to his son.

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