Professional Casting for "Reparations" Stage Play
Performers needed for "Reparations" play. Please see the details below. ONLY LOCAL TALENT WILL BE ACCEPTED. About the project: This groundbreaking stage play gives the audience a glimpse of what it could possibly look like if black American descendants of slaves were each awarded 1.2 million dollars. The question on everyone’s mind is, “What will they do with the money?” Different scenarios are visited while following the lives of a group of acquaintances. Reparations will ignite conversations as many thought-provoking opinions are shared on stage for the audience to digest. Rate: All roles are available and are volunteer and non-stipend. Additional info: Directors will resume rehearsals after the holidays on January 6, 13, 20, 27, and February 3, from 12 pm-3 pm. The week of the performance we will have rehearsals at the Farr Best Theater on February 5, 6, 7, and 8th (rehearsal times will be later determined). Rehearsal days and times will be tentatively December 9th and 16th from 12 pm-3 pm (these will both be table reads). If interested, please apply.
16 roles
Warehouse supervisor. Deven left law school to be with his mother after his father's untimely death. Deven is a thinker and very level-headed and would be considered an "old soul" due to his responsible nature.
Barbershop owner. He is what we would call "woke" or "pro-black". He is very knowledgeable about black heritage and history. He is very active in his community and believes in building black lives by spreading knowledge.
Warehouse worker. He is very comical and is all about having fun in life. He loves to have a good time hanging out and being a woman's man even though he lives with his girlfriend/baby's mama Keisha.
Street hustler and brother of Malik. His outlook on life is to get yours or be gotten. He and his brother were brought up in the same household, and taught the same valuable lessons by their father, but are complete opposites. He is not a bad person but makes most of his decisions based on street knowledge.
Retired widow. She is Deven's mother and is a God-fearing woman. She spends a lot of time (and money) at church even more so since the passing of her husband. She has a close relationship with her pastor and does whatever she can to support her church.
Founder of a mega church and has several thousand members. He is known for his flamboyance, wearing tailor-made suits, driving fancy cars, and living in a mansion. He does a lot of good in the community, but some of his actions are marked by greed.
Warehouse Operations Manager and son of the owner. He is married to Jessica, a black woman, and has two bi-racial daughters. He has mixed feelings about Reparations and it is causing hardship in his marriage and business.
Housewife - she is married to Kyle and the mother of two bi-racial daughters. She is trying to hold her marriage together while at the same time staying true to her blackness which wasn't a real issue until the reparation payments.
Warehouse Supervisor. Oson is Nigerian and has been in the U.S. for 15 years. He works at the warehouse with Deven and they often clash. Oson is upset because of the reparations payments not only because he and his family did not receive the money, but because the company that he relies on to take care of his family is suffering due to several people quitting their jobs as warehouse workers. He has a very negative view of Black Americans.
Medical Doctor who is a patron at the barbershop and friends with Malik. He is very knowledgeable of history as it pertains to the mistreatment of black people in the medical industry.
Strip Club Owner/ex-professional athlete. Rick is business savvy and known around town for being a pro athlete and for his chain of strip clubs. He is a heavy hitter and was rich before reparations.
Accountant and sister to Kyle. If "How could I be racist, I have black friends" were a person, it would be Karen. She works in the corporate office for the family business and constantly clashes with her brother Kyle.
Hair stylist. She is girlfriend/baby mama of Kendrick. She is from the "hood" but is all about her business, her only weakness is putting up with Kendrick and his shenanigans. She is known for her quick wit and her no-nonsense attitude.
News Reporter (one scene).
No age requirement (one scene).
No age requirement (one scene).
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