AUDITIONS: JANUARY 19, 2025
GENERAL audition information
SUBMISSION INFORMATION
Before coming in for your audition, please fill out the audition form. Please include a headshot if you have one.
AUDITION TIMES
Auditions will take place on Sunday January 19th starting at 3:00 pm. You will be notified of your time slot no later than Friday January 17.
LOCATION
Mark Squared Studios, 2321 4th Street Suite 201, Tucker, Georgia 30084, 770-369-6306
production notes
REHEARSAL SCHEDULE
Regular rehearsals are held on Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday from 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm at Mark Squared Studios.
COMMITMENT
This production requires full commitment due to the tight rehearsal and performance schedule.
CONFLICTS
All actors should have their conflicts listed at time of auditions.
COMPENSATION
A modest stipend will be provided to each actor.
WRITTEN BY
August Wilson
Directed by
Onyx Keesha
Synopsis
Welcome to 1950s Pittsburgh, where Troy Maxson—a garbage collector with a past as a star in the Negro Leagues—is trying to hold his family together while wrestling with the pain of dreams deferred by systemic racism. His frustrations spill over, shaping his relationships with his wife, children, and closest friend. As Troy builds a physical fence around his home, he also constructs emotional barriers that threaten to push away those who love him most. This Pulitzer Prize-winning play dives deep into themes of love, duty, family, and the long shadow of racial inequity, offering a raw and honest look at one man’s battle with his past and his hope for the future.
FENCES: MARCH 7-9, 2025
SHOW DATES
Performances will be March 7-9. Performances will take place from Friday to Sunday during this time. Friday and Saturday performances are at 7:00 pm and Sunday at 3:00 pm.
TECH REHEARSAL
Tech rehearsal will take place from March 3-6. Please note that tech rehearsal is mandatory for all actors.
AUDiTION FORM
Before coming in for your audition, please fill out the audition form. Please include a headshot if you have one.
AUDITION DAY PREP
Ensure you have your audition form complete when you arrive and check in at the registration table. Be ready to read the prepared sides. Copies will be provided at the audition if needed.
CHARACTER BREAKDOWN
TROY MAXSON
(MALE: 50-60)
A proud, bitter, and complicated man in his 50s. Troy is the patriarch of the Maxson family and a former Negro League baseball player whose missed opportunities fuel his resentments.
ROSE MAXSON
(Female: 50-60)
Troy’s devoted and loving wife. Rose is a strong, compassionate woman who maintains the stability of her family despite Troy’s flaws. She dreams of a better life for herself and her loved ones.
CORY MAXSON
(Male: 17-23)
Troy and Rose’s teenage son. Cory is ambitious and hopeful, with dreams of playing college football, but he faces his father’s opposition and struggles to assert his independence.
JIM BONO
(Male: 50-60)
Troy’s best friend and confidant. Bono is a loyal and good-natured man who provides perspective and support as Troy navigates his struggles.
GABRIEL MAXSON
(Male: 40-50)
Troy’s younger brother who suffered a head injury during World War II, leaving him mentally impaired. Gabriel is a sweet and childlike character who believes he is the archangel Gabriel.
LYONS MAXSON
(Male: 30-40)
Troy’s son from a previous relationship. Lyons is a struggling musician who frequently borrows money from his father and represents a different path in life.
RAYNELL MAXSON
(Female: 6-10)
Troy’s young daughter from an extramarital affair. Raynell is innocent and represents hope for the future.
WRITTEN BY
George C. Wolfe
Directed by
Onyx Keesha
Synopsis
The Colored Museum is a groundbreaking and satirical play that redefines the Black American experience. Through 11 powerful vignettes, it challenges cultural stereotypes, historical narratives, and societal norms with wit, humor, and poignant insight. Each “exhibit” in this theatrical museum offers a glimpse into the complexities of Black identity, heritage, and resilience, holding a mirror to both the struggles and triumphs of Black life in America. This is an unapologetic celebration and critique that asks its audience to reflect, laugh, and think deeply about what it means to be Black in America.
THE COLORED MUSEUM: May 30-Jun 1 AND Jun 5-7
SHOW DATES
Performances will be May 30-Jun 1 and Jun 5-7. Performances will take place from Friday to Sunday during this time. Friday and Saturday performances are at 7:00 PM and Sundays at 3:00 PM.
tech rehearsal
Tech rehearsal will take place from May 26-29. Please note that tech rehearsal is MANDATORY for all actors.
AUDITION FORM
Before coming in for your audition, please fill out the audition form. Please include a headshot if you have one.
AUDITION DAY PREP
Ensure you have your audition form complete when you arrive and check in at the registration table. Be ready to read the prepared sides. Copies will be provided at the audition if needed.
CHARACTER BREAKDOWN
Woman One
(Female: 20-30)
Range from poised, glamorous model and diva to emotional, dramatic wife and wig stand. Singer. Plays the following roles: Girl, Lawanda, Lady in Plaid, Lala Lamzing Grace.
Woman Two
(Female: 20-60)
Range from overbearing, domineering Southern grand dame to sassy, spirited, and unencumbered. Singer and dancer. Plays the following roles: Aunt Ethel, Janine, Admonia, Mama, Topsy Washington.
WOMAN THREE
(Female: Teen-30)
Range from sweet, endearing, naïve child and young woman to fluid, melodramatic woman (in the classical sense). Plays the following roles: Miss Pat, The Woman, Medea Jones, Normal Jean, The Girl.
MAN ONE
(male: 20-60)
Must be able to play masculine, suave French lover and narrator to hard, clinically corporate man to endearing, dim-witted soldier. Plays the following roles: Junie Robinson, Waiter, Narrator, The Man, Flo’rance.
MAN TWO
(Male: Teen-40)
Must be able to play sassy, spirited drag queen and sixties teen to glamorous, elegant model to whiny, complaint mama’s boy. Singer and dancer. Plays the following roles: Guy, Miss Roj, Walter-Lee-BeauWillie-Jones, The Kid.
