Casting Call for Boys and Girls for "The Color Purple"

Looking for performers of all types, ethnicities, shapes, sizes. Ages 10 and up. (See breakdown below for more specifics). ONLY LOCAL TALENT WILL BE ACCEPTED. About the project: The musical adaptation of Alice Walker’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel and the subsequent films, spotlights Celie, a downtrodden young woman whose personal awakening over the course of 40 years forms the arc of this epic story. With a joyous score featuring jazz, ragtime, gospel, African music and blues, THE COLOR PURPLE is a story of hope, a testament to the healing power of love, and a celebration of life. Additional info: Looking for great singers who are strong actors. actors who sing, Singers who dance. SINGING: Please prepare a song from the show or a gospel song in the style of the show that best represents your range (vocal and acting). The section you sing should be no longer than 1 minute. We will stop you after 1 minute. If you are not singing from the show, please bring sheet music with you. No a cappella singing and no accompaniment tracks, please. MOVEMENT: If you are auditioning for or will accept an ensemble role, please attend one of the two movement audition slots. (10AM – 10:30AM OR 1PM -1:30PM) A movement combination will be taught. Rehearsals will begin on or around August 10. Please bring personal calendars and be prepared to list all conflicts (Mondays-Sundays) beginning with Sunday, August 10, 2025 – October 5, 2025. Please do not assume that we know when any general holidays are (ie., school breaks, etc) and plan to list those as conflicts if you will be out of town or otherwise engaged. Conflicts must be noted at the audition and will influence casting. Only conflicts noted at the audition will be taken into consideration. No conflicts are allowed from September 21 – October 5. If interested, please apply.