AUDITIONS: BLUES FOR AN ALABAMA SKY

AUDITION NOTICE:

TITLE: BLUES FOR AN ALABAMA SKY

AUTHOR: Pearl Cleage

DIRECTOR: Sonya Randall

RUN:  May 20th – June 17th 2023

Fridays & Saturdays 8pm, Sundays at 2 pm. Special performances on Thursday and Sunday nights may be added for private parties and special events.

This is a volunteer community theater production.  Non-Equity.  There is no pay. 

At this time, all volunteers, including actors must be fully vaccinated to participate in shows.

AUDITION DATES:

Open Call:

Dates: Monday, March 27th and Tuesday, March 28th, 2023

Times: 7 pm – 9 pm

Location: Long Beach Playhouse  

Callbacks:

Date and Time: Wednesday, March 29th, 2023, 7 pm – 10 pm, by invitation only.

REHEARSALS:

First Read-Through: Saturday, April 1st, Noon – 4 pm

First Regular Rehearsal : Monday, April 3rd, 2023

Regular Rehearsal:  Monday – Thursday 7 pm – 10:30 pm

Saturday 10:00 am – 3:00 pm (Possible Sunday Night rehearsals maybe added if needed, 7 pm – 10:30 pm)

(See Beginning Rehearsal Calendar BELOW for Specific Dates and Times.)

Location: Long Beach Playhouse

AUDITION REQUIREMENTS:

Bring headshot and resume. 

Prepare a monologue for the Open Call Auditions.

Sides for cold readings will be provided at the Callbacks.

Please bring your vaccination card as written proof of full vaccination to the auditions.

SHORT SYNOPSIS: 

In the summer of 1930 in Harlem, NY, the creative euphoria of the Harlem Renaissance has given way to the harsher realities of the Great Depression. Guy and Angel, recently fired from the Cotton Club, struggle to hold on to their dreams; he of costuming Josephine Baker and she of having a steady career as a singer. When Leland, a recent transplant, comes to Angel’s aid, he sees in her a memory of lost love and a reminder of the Alabama skies he misses. Will they find what they are looking for in Harlem, or will they have to look beyond 125th Street to fulfill their dreams?

CASTING THE FOLLOWING ROLES:

ANGEL ALLEN: (F, 34 – 40. Ethnicity: Black / African Descent) A 34-year-old Black woman who looks five years younger, a former backup singer at The Cotton Club.

GUY JACOBS: (M, 30 – 40. Ethnicity: Black / African Descent) A thirtyish black man, costume designer at The Cotton Club.

DELIA PATTERSON: (F, 25 – 30. Ethnicity: Black / African Descent) A 25-year-old Black woman, a social worker on staff at Harlem Hospital.

LELAND CUNNINGHAM: (M, 28 – 35. Ethnicity: Black / African Descent) A 28-year-old Black man from Alabama, a six-week resident of Harlem.

SAM THOMAS: (Male, 40ish. Ethnicity: Black / African Descent.) A forty-year-old doctor at Harlem Hospital.

BEGINNING REHEARSAL SCHEDULE: