Momo Akashi
New York, NY
US
Momo Akashi
Notice: Downtown Urban Arts Festival/Letter Audition
Call Type: EPA
AUDITION DATE
Monday, April 14, 2025
Time 10:30am-12:30pm
CONTRACT TYPE
New York Showcase Code
$100 for performance/travel reimbursement
SEEKING
Equity actors for roles in the showcase production of Letter (see breakdown). The performance will be at Theatre Row (https://bfany.org/theatre-row/), 410 West 42nd Street, in Manhattan, NYC.
PREPARATION
Please submit the application form
CALLBACK LOCATION
520 Eighth Avenue, 3rd Floor
New York, NY 10018
PERSONNEL
Book: Momo Akashi
Director: Saki Kawamura
OTHER DATES
Callbacks: April 14th, Monday. Time 10:30am-12:30pm
Tech: June 25, Wednesday. Time TBD
Performance: June 25, Wednesday 8pm
Rehearsal Schedule: 1-2 days in later May or June. Total 6h - 12h.
OTHER
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
LETTER
SYNOPSIS:
Letter is a solo play about Shin, a Japanese school teacher and gay porn actor, who writes a letter to his mother while on a plane to Los Angeles. As he pens his thoughts, Shin reflects on his journey—his struggles with meeting his mother’s expectations, the conflict between his sense of duty and his own desire.
Through conversations with his mother in the letter, Letter reveals Shin’s gradual acceptance of his true identity and his complex with her.
Trigger Warning:
Sexual assault, Sexual content
Run Time:
25-30 minutes
SEEKING:
[SHIN] CAST: Male, early 30s, Japanese or of any Asian descent, strong monologue skills. Japanese-speaking skills aren't required.
Shin grew up believing that love must be earned by meeting expectations, shaped by his mother’s conservative upbringing. At the same time, he has an endearing charm and the ability to infuse humor into even the serious moments.
Through this performance at this festival, we plan to develop this piece into a full-length musical/play in the future. We are looking for a collaborator who is interested in supporting the development of new work.
SALARY
$100, which includes travel reimbursement.
AEA
May 11, 2025 - Jun 25, 2025
$50.00 – $100.00 per gig
AEA
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