The Ripple, The Wave That Carried Me Home - NYC EPA

THE RIPPLE, THE WAVE THAT CARRIED ME HOME

•NYC EPA (06.04.26) (REVISED)

CATEGORY

PERFORMER Playwrights Horizons Inc. New York, NY JOB DETAILS DESCRIPTION

Notice:

Audition Call Type:

EPA REVISED Audition times revised. Call will run from 9:30AM• 5:30PM, with a BREAK from 1:00PM•2:00PM. Personnel section also revised.

AUDITION DATE

Thursday, June 4, 2026 9:30 AM•5:30 PM (E) Lunch 1:00 PM•2:00 PM CONTRACT Off Broadway $1290 weekly minimum (Cat. CC) SEEKING Equity actors for roles in

THE RIPPLE, THE WAVE THAT CARRIED ME HOME

(See breakdown). Local New York City actors are encouraged to audition.

PREPARATION

Please prepare a brief contemporary monologue. Please also bring a headshot and resume stapled together.

LOCATION

Playwrights Horizons 416 W 42nd St New York, NY 10036-6809 2nd Floor. Holding room•The Judy Lobby.

PERSONNEL

Playwright:

Christina Anderson

Director:

Tiffany Nichole Green Expected to attend:

Director of Artistic Development:

Karl Baker Olson

Artistic Assistant:

Emily Zhou

OTHER DATES

First Rehearsal:

Tuesday 9/22/26

First Preview:

Thursday 10/22/26

Opening:

Monday 11/9/26

Closing:

Sunday 11/29 Possible Extension through Sunday 12/20/26 OTHER playwrightshorizon... EPA Procedures are in effect for this audition. An Equity Monitor will be provided. Equity's contracts prohibit discrimination. Equity ismitted 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

THE RIPPLE, THE WAVE THAT CARRIED ME HOME

SEEKING:

Janice:

she/ her, Black, late teens and early 40s, the daughter of Edwin and Helen. As an adult, Janice reflects back on the 1960s when her parents fought to integrate the local swimming pools in their Kansas town. She carries the weight of her family's legacy while also trying to carve out her own identity with her own family. She is proud of her parents' activism but also concerned it may consume them all.

Helen:

she/her, Black, mid-30s and mid 60s, Janice's mother and Edwin's wife. She once aspired to be a swim coach but the segregation of the times and closing of local swimming pools made that a dream deferred. An activist determined to push for her family's rights and freedoms. She allows her husband to be the face of the fight while she makes waves behind the scenes. She is firmly middle class and rooted to her small Kansasmunity. She has to choose what is right for her family.

Gayle:

she/ her Black, early 30s, this track also doubles as Young, Ambitious, Chipper Black Woman, 30s. Gayle is the aunt we all wish we had. She is fun and loving but also knows when to be serious. A world traveler with many stories to tell, she is close with Janice and provides a respite for Janice. Young, Ambitious Chipper Black Woman is all those things: young, ambitious, chipper, Black. She can do anything she sets her mind to.

Edwin:

He/him Black, 30s to 40s. Father of Janice and husband to Helen. A dedicated activist and rabblerouser. Edwin is firmly working class and proud of it. He is determined to get the pools desegregated and his single-mindedness causes ripples in his relationship with his daughter. SALARY Off Broadway $1290 weekly minimum (Cat. CC) UNION AEA