Open Auditions for
Intimate Apparel by Lynn Nottage,
Directed by D'Shaun A. Booker
Saturday, March 29, 1 - 5 pm
Sunday, March 30, 6 - 9 pm
Auditions will be held at the Morgan-Wixson Theatre, 2627 Pico Blvd. in Santa Monica. For directions or more info about the theatre, visit www.morgan-wixson.org.
No appointment necessary. Bring a picture and resume. For additional information, please send email to info@morgan-wixson.org. This is a non-equity, non-paying production.
Intimate Apparel - A lyrical and powerful play about the intimacy of love.
Production dates: May 2 - May 31 (Fridays and Saturdays at 8pm and Sundays at 2pm)
Esther, a thirty-five-year-old spinster African-American seamstress in 1905 Manhattan, earns a living creating exquisite custom lingerie for women of the boudoir and the brothel alike. The intimate undergarments become a metaphor for the intimate relationships she develops with her clients. Painfully lonely, she dreams of a better life and finding a husband. She becomes a new woman when she falls in love with a handsome Barbadian laborer who woos her through a series of romantic letters, while her friendship with a shy Jewish fabric merchant grows in unexpected ways. This winner of five national awards for Best Play tells the story of one woman's passion to break free and be herself in a society where she cannot quite fit into the set patterns that are stitched for African-American women. |
