Blood Be Sweet - NYC EPA (11.07.26), (11.08.26), & (11.09.26)

Notice: Audition Call Type: EPA

AUDITION DATE

Saturday, November 7, 2026

10:00 AM - 6:00 PM (E)

AND

Sunday, November 8, 2026

10:00 AM - 6:00 PM (E)

AND

Monday, November 9, 2026

10:00 AM - 6:00 PM (E)

Lunch 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM

CONTRACT

Off Broadway

$1290 weekly minimum (Cat. CC) - Plus Media fee

SEEKING

Equity actors for roles in BLOOD BE SWEET (See breakdown).

PREPARATION

Please prepare a short monologue of your choosing. Please bring your headshot and resume, stapled together.

LOCATION

Pearl Studios (500)

500 8th Ave

New York, NY 10018-6504

Holding room - Studio 314

PERSONNEL

Written by Abigail C. Onwunali

Directed by Awoye Timpo

Artistic Director: Patricia McGregor

Managing Director: Maya Choldin

Producer: Audra Labrosse

Casting Director: Claire Yenson

Expected to attend:

Casting Director: Claire Yenson

OTHER DATES

First Rehearsal: March 22, 2027

First Preview: April 21, 2027

Opening: May 10, 2027

Latest Closing: June 13, 2027

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.

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Breakdown

BLOOD BE SWEET

SYNOPSIS: In an otherworldly realm, three spirits breathe life into a young girl to protect her destiny. When Death comes for her too soon, the girl—along with her family and the spirits—must confront what it truly means to offer oneself in the name of love.

Obie Award winner Awoye Timpo directs this poetic ritual drama written by former NYTW 2050 Artistic Fellow Abigail C. Onwunali. From New York City to Nigeria, Blood Be Sweet is a conversation between the seen and unseen, duty and defiance, sacrifice and survival.

SEEKING:

ADAKU ONWERE (ADA): Nigerian. Female. Early 20s. OBI’s oldest child. Doubles as LIFE #3 (pleasure). Familiarity with Nigerian or West African languages a plus.

IFEOMA ONWERE (IFE): Nigerian. Female. 18+ to play ages 11-16. OBI’s youngest child. Doubles as the YOUNG GIRL. Familiarity with Nigerian or West African languages a plus.

KASEEM MOORE: Black/American. Male. 20s-30s. Ada’s lover. A New York native. Actors of size are encouraged to audition.

OBIOMA ONWERE (OBI): [THIS ROLE IS ON OFFER] Nigerian. Female. 30s-40s. Doubles as LIFE #2 (knowledge). Widowed. Mother. Familiarity with Nigerian or West African languages a plus.

THE FOLLOWING ROLES ARE CAST:

DEATH: [CAST] Nigerian. Masculine-Presenting, Gender-Fluid Individual. Ageless. Doubles as DIGGA MAN. Familiarity with Nigerian or West African languages a plus.

NWADIBIA (DIBI): [CAST} Nigerian. Female. 50+. Doubles as LIFE #1 (wisdom). Median. Familiarity with Nigerian or West African languages a plus.