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"Black Women Walking" Production Looking for Teen Actors

Cedar Rapids, IA, United States
ID: 577637Exp: 11/22/2024
Description:

The production "Black Women Walking" is seeking teen actors. Please see the details below. ONLY LOCAL TALENT WILL BE ACCEPTED. About the project: Black Women Walking is an acclaimed and mesmerizing theatrical performance that blends monologues, movement, music, and multimedia to vividly portray the stories of brave Black heroines who reshaped American history. Showcasing an all-female cast, this powerful production is filled with emotional intensity, demonstrating that the true strength of women is recognized and celebrated in the present by reflecting on and honoring the past. Rate: Weekly stipend + Lodging + Ground transportation. Additional info: Rehearsals begin: February 2025 (dates/location = TBD) - Zoom and in-person Run: March 1-2, 2025 -Cedar Rapids, IA, and February 28, 2025 - Des Moines, IA Callback (via Zoom) will be held Saturday, November 30, 2024, from 1-4p (CST) Actors should prepare a 2-minute dramatic monologue. If you’re auditioning for a singing (choir) role, then prepare 32 bars of an up-tempo song (with movement) and 32 bars of a ballad. Performers must provide their accompaniment. Dancers should prepare two 1-minute choreographed dance pieces (jazz and drum major/majorette style) Submission deadline: Friday, November 22, 2024 If you are interested please apply.

9 roles

Sister Elizabeth and Harriet TubmanFemale17-18 y.o.African-American

Actor, singer.

Sojourner Truth and Wilma RudolphFemale17-18 y.o.African-American

Actor; 5’9” in height, athletic build.

Ida B. Wells and Zora Neale HurstonFemale17-18 y.o.African-American

Actor, singer.

Mary McLeod Bethune and Fannie Lou HamerFemale17-18 y.o.African-American

Actor, singer; plus-size.

Bessie Coleman and Storyteller #2Female17-18 y.o.African-American

Actor.

Marian Anderson and EnsembleFemale17-18 y.o.African-American

Opera singer; opera and spirituals.

Willie Mae Ford Smith and EnsembleFemale17-18 y.o.African-American

Gospel singer; full-figured.

Rosa Parks and Storyteller #1Female17-18 y.o.African-American

Actor.

Choreographer and DancerFemale17-18 y.o.African-American

Modern, drum major/majorette, jazz, hip-hop.