Theatrical Play "Crowns" In Need of Performers

The play "Crowns" searching talent. See the details below. About the project: A moving and celebratory musical play in which hats become a springboard for an exploration of black history and identity as seen through the eyes of a young black woman who has come down South to stay with her aunt after her brother is killed in Brooklyn. Hats are everywhere, in exquisite variety, and the characters use hats to tell stories concerning everything from the etiquette of hats to their historical and contemporary social functioning. There is a hat for every occasion, from flirting to churchgoing to funerals to baptisms, and the tradition of hats is traced back to African rituals and slavery and forward to the New Testament and current fashion. The conclusion finds the standoffish young woman, whose cultural identity as a young black Brooklyn woman has been so at odds with the more traditional and older Southern blacks, embracing hats and their cultural significance as a part of her own fiercely independent identity. Additional info: - Callbacks Date & Time: TBD whether there will be callbacks. - Performances: February 10 - February 25, 2023, Fridays through Sundays. *Closing Saturday performance is a matinee. - Rehearsals: Rehearsals will primarily be held on Tuesday nights (7-10 pm), Thursday nights (7-10 pm), and Saturday mornings (11-3 pm) beginning in early November. Not all actors will be required for all rehearsals, and conflicts can be honored. Load-in is Saturday, February 4, and technical rehearsals will run every day from February 5-9. - COVID-19 Policies: 2nd Star is requiring that all participants in our productions are fully-vaccinated and boosted (as eligible). Please bring proof of vaccination to auditions. Auditioners must mask when in the Playhouse, but may unmask for the audition itself if comfortable. Performances will be unmasked (audiences will be masked and required to provide proof of vaccination). - Audition Preparation Auditioners should prepare sixteen bars of a gospel or blue-type song. A cappella auditions are not allowed. Auditioners may be asked to add movement to their song at the discretion of the director. Auditioners may also be asked to do some readings, posted below. Readings do not have to be memorized. See the attachment for more info. If interested, please apply.