<html><body><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; text-align: center; background-color: white;"><b><span style="font-size: 21pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(192, 57, 43);">KARAMU HOUSE<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; text-align: center; background-color: white;"><b><span style="font-size: 21pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(192, 57, 43);">OPEN CALL AUDITIONS FOR SASSY MAMAS<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; background-color: white;"><b><span style="font-size: 21pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(192, 57, 43);"> </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; background-color: white;"><b><i><span style="font-size: 21pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(192, 57, 43);">SATURDAY NOVEMBER 2, 2019-<a name="_GoBack"></a>1:00-3:00 PM<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; background-color: white;"><b><span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(192, 57, 43);">KARAMU HOUSE 2355 E. 89<sup>TH</sup>ST.</span></b><span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(96, 96, 96);"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(96, 96, 96);"><br></span><b><span style="font-size: 16.5pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(192, 57, 43);">NOW ACCEPTING SUBMISSIONS</span></b><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(96, 96, 96);"><br></span><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(96, 96, 96);">Seeking Equity and non-Equity actors for the following roles in SASSY MAMAS:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(96, 96, 96);"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(96, 96, 96);">MARY: (Female, mid/late 50s, <b>Any Ethnicity</b>.) Married for 30 years and now suddenly divorced. “Good catholic girl.” Can be a little judgmental. Still slim and petite. Former beauty queen.</span><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(96, 96, 96);"><br> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(96, 96, 96);">WES: (Male, early 30s, <b>Any Ethnicity</b>.) Handsome, with character, a former football player turned sports journalist. Hopelessly in love with WILHEMINA.</span><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(96, 96, 96);"><br><br></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(96, 96, 96);"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(96, 96, 96);">COLBY: (Male, late 20s, <b>Any Ethnicity</b>.) A gardener from a small town who develops a relationship with MARY.<br><br></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(96, 96, 96);"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; background-color: white;"><u><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(96, 96, 96);">Sides will be provided for the audition. Everyone should arrive at 1:00pm and plan to stay for the entire audition.</span></u><u><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(96, 96, 96);"><o:p></o:p></span></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(96, 96, 96);"><br></span><b><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(96, 96, 96);">SASSY MAMAS</span></b><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(96, 96, 96);"><br></span><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(96, 96, 96);">written by Celeste Bedford Walker<br><br>ABOUT THE PLAY<br>Back by popular demand, in the autumns of their lives, three sophisticated and successful women find themselves living single and ready to mingle...but this time with much (much) younger men. A recent widow, a divorcée, and a career woman all use their social status and wealth to ensnare their younger male suitors. But don’t you dare call them “cougars,”...they would prefer “black panthers.” This fun, feisty, romantic comedy explores the dynamics between the sexes, and highlights when a woman knows what she wants...she knows how to get it.<br><br>PRODUCTION DATES<br>Rehearsals: Dec.9, 2019 – Jan. 29, 2020<br>* Evening rehearsals run from 6:30 PM to 10:30 PM<br>* Sat from 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM, Sun from 3:00 PM to 9:00 PM<br><br>Performances: Jan. 30 – Feb. 23, 2020<br>* Evening performances on Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays at 7:30 PM<br>* Matinee performances on Saturdays at 2:00 PM and Sundays at 3:00 PM<br>* Special Matinee performances on Thursdays at 11:00 AM<br></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(96, 96, 96);"><br></span><b><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(96, 96, 96);">Performers of all ethnicities, gender identities, ages, as well as performers with disabilities are encouraged to attend. If you are unable to attend the audition, please email your headshot and resume to </span></b><span class="MsoHyperlink" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193); text-decoration: underline;"><b><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(87, 1, 130);">casting@karamuhouse.org</span></b></span><b><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(96, 96, 96);"> along with a request to submit a video audition. Please make note of your union status when submitting.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(96, 96, 96);"><br></span><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(192, 57, 43);">COMPENSATION</span></b><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(96, 96, 96);"><br></span><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(96, 96, 96);">All actors receive compensation for their work in our productions.<br>Equity members appear under a GA Tier 2 contract. Non-Equity actors receive a modest stipend</span><b><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(96, 96, 96);"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p></body></html>