"The Nacirema Society" Play Casting African American Actors

Auditions for "The Nacirema Society" play. Actors required. ONLY LOCAL TALENT WILL BE CONSIDERED. See more info below. About the project: Every year since Emancipation, the Nacirema Society of Montgomery, Alabama introduces six elegant African American debutantes to a world of wealth, privilege, and social responsibility. This year, at its 100th anniversary, with young love brewing, old flames simmering and national media attention on hand, what would dare to go awry? The warm and funny play takes place in 1964, 10 years after the bus boycott and just as Martin Luther King, Jr. is preparing for a massive voter registration drive. As Pearl Cleage (Flyin’ West) writes, “It is important to remember that even in the midst of massive social upheaval and revolutionary change, people still found time to fall in and out of love, to keep the family secrets or spill the beans and to embrace the great human chaos of their very specific lives.” Rate: Stipend for actors is $500 for the run, with the potential of a bonus of up to $100 if the show runs a profit. Additional info: Callbacks: Saturday, October 28, 1:00-3:00pm Callbacks will be group readings of scenes from the play. Rehearsals: will have one week of rehearsals starting December 11th and then they will break over the holidays (giving time for memorization) and resume on January 2nd. Preview Friday February 2, show runs February 3- March 2, 2024. Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30pm, Sundays at 2:00pm. There will an industry night benefit for the Denver Actors Fund on a Monday during the run. If you are interested, please apply.