Casting

SEEKING: Equity actors** for roles in Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’ APPROPRIATE.
**Non-equity submissions accepted.

CONTRACT: Small Professional Theatre / $510 weekly (SPT 5)

PERSONNEL

Playwright: Branden Jacobs-Jenkins
Artistic Director: Josh Hecht
Line Producer: Jamie Rea
Director for Gloria: Josh Hecht
Director for Appropriate: Jerry Ruiz
Company Manager : Caleb Bourgeois

DATES

LOCATION:

Auditions: Zoom
Rehearsal and Performance: Imago Theatre (17 SE 8th Ave, Portland, OR 97214)

SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS

Please prepare a contemporary monologue no longer than 2 minutes. Please upload and provide the link to your video (youtube, vimeo, etc) in your submission via the form below. Submissions will be accepted and reviewed on a rolling basis.

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 submit.

COVID-19 Compliance:

Vaccination: Profile Theatre requires documentation of vaccination.

Testing: If you are offered a role, you must be willing to take a COVID test as documentation of a negative test result is required 72 hours prior to first rehearsal. Additional testing may be required as needed. Profile will provide and/or pay for this and any additional tests necessary to the scope of participation.

SYNOPSIS:

Every estranged member of the Lafayette family has descended upon the crumbling Arkansas homestead to settle the accounts of the newly-dead patriarch. As his three adult children sort through a lifetime of hoarded mementos and junk, they collide over clutter, debt, and a contentious family history. But after a disturbing discovery surfaces among their father’s possessions, the reunion takes a turn for the explosive, unleashing a series of crackling surprises and confrontations.

CHARACTER BREAKDOWN

APPROPRIATE

Antoinette “Toni” Lafayette – the oldest, white, late 40s/early 50s – Toni is going through a difficult time. She’s split with her husband, her son has been getting into trouble, and she lost her job as a school principal. To top it off, her son wants to go live with his dad. She’s protective and a care-taker, but years of self-sacrifice for others has left her bitter, reckless, and cruel. The self-professed “villain” of the family, judgemental and aggressive but also deeply feeling and in her own way loving. 

Rhys Thurston – her son, white, late teens – Rhys was recently caught selling drugs to a student who died from an overdose. He’s much like his mom — bitter and sometimes honest to the point of cruelty — but normally just keeps it to himself. 

Beauregarde “Bo” Lafayette – the middle, white, late 40s/early 50s – Bo is solution-oriented and committed to resolving the estate — but he might complain about it later. He is easily swayed in attempts to keep the peace as a passive moderator between his siblings, and would rather just send a check — and complain about it later. A successful businessman, confident and affable, someone who wears “success” on his sleeve.

Rachael Kramer-Lafayette – his wife, white, Jewish, late 40s – Rachael never had a great relationship with Bo’s father, which she attributes to her Jewish heritage, and is terrified of what her children might learn about him. She is reasonable, but everyone has their limits — and Toni might just test them during this trip. 

Cassidy “Cassie” Kramer-Lafayette – their oldest child, white, early teens. Cassidy wishes that she were just a little bit older so everyone would take her more seriously. She’s curious and inquisitive, but often dismissed, which can get her into trouble. 

Ainsley Kramer-Lafayette – their youngest child, white, 8 years old. Ainsley, the hyperactive child of Rachael and Bo, who doesn’t seem to listen to his mother’s instructions has no scripted lines in the play, but shocks the family unintentionally when he finds something that belongs to his late grandfather.

Francois “Franz/Frank” Lafayette – the youngest, white, late 30s/early 40s – Frank has been in Portland, Oregon after changing his name and disappearing years ago. With encouragement from his young fiancee, he is looking to apologize to his family and move on from his hidden past. Progressive, hipster, outdoorsy Portland type.

River Rayner – his fiancee, white, early 20s but looks younger. River (not her real name) is an easy target for Toni, who hates her almost as much as she hates Frank, but River can take a verbal punch. She appears to be driven by spirituality and healing, but as the daughter of lawyers and a sharp listener, she may have ulterior motives for her encouragement. Sensitive, empathic, spiritual.

READY TO SUBMIT? COMPLETE THIS FORM BEFORE 11:59 PM PT ON FEBRUARY 7th!