Casting Actors for "The Wash" Production
The company is holding auditions for "The Wash" Show, please see the details below ONLY LOCAL TALENT WILL BE CONSIDERED. About the project: In 1881, Black laundresses in Atlanta led a strike weeks before the International Cotton Exposition came to town. Demanding $1/dozen pounds of laundry, the Atlanta Washerwomen’s Strike of 1881 was one of the largest, successful interracial labor strikes of the post-Civil War era. "The Wash" offers an intimate and often funny look at ordinary women who went from workers to fighters– and won. Additional info: Rehearsals: September 26th-October 17th, Wednesdays-Sundays, weekday rehearsals are in the evening and weekend rehearsals are during the day Tech: October 18th-30th, timeframe varies (will be emailed in detail) Show Run: November 1st-30th, timeframe varies (will be emailed in detail) When applying, please include your materials with The Wash [Role Name] Submission in the subject line. Then sides will be emailed to you.
6 roles
She is a short woman with a tall presence. She is the epitome of decency and order. An entrepreneur at heart, her motivation is community survival.
She is God-fearing with a wry sense of humor. If no one else will say it, she will. She’s a mountain of contradictions.
She is a devoted wife and mother of four who is searching for her inner strength. She’s been at the co-op longer than Charity and Jewel. Everyone calls her Tommie.
She is a sweetheart, but not a pushover. She is newly married and hopes to have children someday.
She has a strong sense of self and believes that education is the key to a better life.
Poor white woman, but not without dignity. She is a single mother who is taking care of her mother and daughters as a laundress.
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