Casting Performers for "Mrs. Whitman’s Words for Women" Play
Casting actors for "Mrs. Whitman’s Words for Women" Play, please see the details below. ONLY LOCAL TALENT WILL BE CONSIDERED. About the project: Set in 1918 at the University of Michigan, the play follows three young women living in one of the first all-female dorms as they begin to question a system designed to turn them into obedient wives and hostesses. What begins as quiet resistance becomes a bold, illegal campaign to distribute birth control information to factory workers in Detroit. With urgency, wit, and emotional depth, the play explores the roots of the women’s rights movement and the cost of challenging societal norms. Rate: Roles pay up to $1,400 Actors may choose to volunteer their role instead of accepting payment Housing provided for actors traveling more than 50 miles Actors are responsible for their own travel All paid actors must submit W-4 and I-9 forms Additional info: Rehearsal & Performance Schedule Rehearsals begin: September 2, 2025, in Murphys, CA Preview performance: September 25 Run: September 26 – October 19 Fridays & Saturdays at 7:30 PM, Sundays at 2:00 PM Additional Community Night performance: Monday, September 29 at 7:30 PM All actors are expected to be off-book by the first rehearsal. Please see the attachment for more information. If interested, please apply.
5 roles
A young woman from rural Michigan studying veterinary science. Her family expects her to marry quickly and well.
Grace's older brother and a medical student at the university. Married and expecting a child, he’s been tasked with finding Grace an appropriate husband.
The daughter of a university professor, filling the place her brother George would have held before his death in the war. Grieving but hopeful, she’s searching for her place. She sings and plays the ukulele.
A big personality with big ideas, sent to the university by her wealthy "Aunt Elizabeth" to study industrial engineering. Raised in the city and exposed to radical thinking, Ida is blunt, bold, and deeply driven.
Roy's pregnant wife, slightly awed by the university women. She’s their age but has already made the life choices that define her path. She envies their freedom.
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