Performers Needed for "Bloodletting In These Hills" Show
The company is holding auditions for "Bloodletting In These Hills" show and looking for performers, please see the details below. About the project: More than 7,500 strikers walked out of more than 90 mines in the Paint Creek and Cabin Creek coal fields of West Virginia during the bloody 1912-1914 labor war. Bloodletting in These Hills is the story of one family caught in the crosshairs of that struggle. Additional info: Please come prepared with a one-minute monologue (not necessarily from the show being cast), 32 bars of sheet music for an accompanist for a musical audition (musical pieces from the show we are casting are acceptable, but not required), a resume, and a headshot. If you’re new to performing and don’t have the above items, no worries! Just come prepared to read sides. Sides are excerpts from the script. First Rehearsal: Sunday, June 29 Rehearsal Times: Sunday-Thursday, 6:30-9:30; Saturday 10-2 Performances: Two weekends; August 1-10
5 roles
Injured in a coal mining accident several years ago, he walks with a pronounced limp. He now operates the provisions store for the coal mining camp.
Daughter of Caleb. Pretty, small, but a tomboy. Helps her father in the store
Son of Caleb. Energetic, lives outside the coal mining encampment with other miners on strike against the company.
Wife of Caleb’s younger brother who moved to Chicago some years ago.
Works for the coal company as a guard and enforcer. A longtime friend of Caleb.
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