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SUMMARY:AUDITIONS: August Wilson's GEM OF THE OCEAN
DESCRIPTION:AUDITIONS: August Wilson’s GEM OF THE OCEAN\nPlaying in the Long Beach Playhouse’s Mainstage Theater\nBy August Wilson\nDirected by Rovin Jay\nAUDITION DATES:  Dec. 29 – 30\, 2025\, & Jan. 2\, 2026\n\nMonday\, Dec. 29\, 2025 – 7pm – 9pm: Open Call\nTuesday\,  Dec. 30\, 2025 – 7pm – 9pm: Open Call\nFriday\,  Jan. 2\, 2025 – 7pm – 10pm: Callbacks – By invitation only.\n\n(Auditioners only need to come to one night of open call auditions.  We are only seeing in-person auditioners during audition times – no video submissions.) \nPERFORMANCE DATES:  Feb. 21 – Mar. 21\, 2026\nMaster playwright\, August Wilson\, blends naturalism\, mysticism\, and magical realism to explore the experience of a Black community at the turn of the 20th century. It’s 1904\, and Citizen Barlow comes seeking asylum in the Pittsburgh Hill District home of matriarch and spiritual advisor Aunt Ester. She sets him off on a spiritual journey aboard the legendary slave ship Gem of the Ocean to visit the home of the ancestors\, the City of Bones. Confronted with the plight of those who came before him\, Citizen must come to terms with his own guilt in this unsettling but compelling story filled with humor and heart that is a touchstone for everything else that Wilson has written. \nAUDITION NOTICE:\nTITLE: GEM OF THE OCEAN \nAUTHOR: August Wilson \nDIRECTOR: Rovin Jay \nRUN:  February 21 – March 21\, 2026 \nFridays & Saturdays 8pm\, Sundays at 2pm. Special performances on Thursday and Sunday nights may be added for private parties and special events. \nThis is a volunteer community theater production.  Non-Equity.  There is no pay.  \nAUDITION DATES:\nOpen Call: \nDates: Monday\, December 29th and Tuesday\, December 30th\, 2025 \n(Auditioners only need to come to one night of Open Call Auditions.) \nTimes: 7pm – 9pm \nLocation: Long Beach Playhouse   \nCallbacks: By Invitation Only. \nDate: Friday\, January 2nd\, 2026  \nTimes: 7pm – 10pm \nREHEARSALS:\nFirst Read-Through: Saturday\, January 3rd\, 2026\, Noon – 4pm \nRegular Rehearsal: Starting Jan. 5th: \nMondays – Thursdays\, 7pm -10pm  \nSaturdays\, 11am – 4pm \nPossible Sundays\, 6pm – 9pm TBD \n (Please see beginning rehearsal schedule BELOW for specific dates and times.) \nLocation: Long Beach Playhouse \nNOTE: Open to working with some limited minor conflicts\, but we will not be casing people with conflicts on tech dates and performances. \nAUDITION REQUIREMENTS:\nBring a headshot and resume.  \nPlease prepare a monologue from an August Wilson play.  \nSides for cold readings will be available at the auditions for those without a monologue prepared. \nSHORT SYNOPSIS:  \nSet in 1904 Pittsburgh\, Gem of the Ocean is the first chronological installment of August Wilson’s Century Cycle. The play centers on Aunt Ester\, a 285-year-old spiritual guide\, and her home at 1839 Wylie Avenue—a sanctuary for souls seeking redemption. As Citizen Barlow arrives in search of salvation\, the household is drawn into a journey that spans history\, memory\, and myth. \nCASTING THE FOLLOWING ROLES:\nAll roles are Black/African descent except for the role of Rutherford Selig. Long Beach Playhouse encourages actors of all backgrounds\, gender identities\, and abilities to audition. \nAUNT ESTER (F\, Black/African Descent\, 60s–80s): A spiritual matriarch; commanding and wise. \nCITIZEN BARLOW (M\, Black/African Descent\, 20s–30s): A young man seeking redemption; earnest and haunted. \nSOLLY TWO KINGS (M\, Black/African Descent\, 60s–70s): A former conductor on the Underground Railroad; fiery and proud. \nBLACK MARY (F\, Black/African Descent\, 30s–40s): Aunt Ester’s housekeeper and protégé; strong-willed and compassionate. \nCAESAR WILKS (M\, Black/African Descent\, 40s–50s): Black Mary’s brother\, a strict lawman; complex and authoritative. \nELI (M\, Black/African Descent\, 50s–60s): Caretaker of Aunt Ester’s home\, grounded and loyal. \nRUTHERFORD SELIG (M\, Caucasian/European Descent\, 40s–60s): A traveling peddler; observant and affable. \nBEGINNING REHEARSAL SCHEDULE:\n\n\nGem of the Ocean Beg. Reh. Schedule V.2Download
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