Tuesday, June 18, 2019

The Community Players Audition "Ellen Craft, Running A Thousand Miles for Freedom"

 

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Audition Announcement 

The Community Players,

 

Tucson’s Premier Community Theatre Company, are holding open auditions for their upcoming World Premiere Production



Ellen Craft, Running A Thousand Miles for Freedom

Written by E. Reid Gilbert 

 

The play centers around the real-life journey to freedom of

 Ellen and William Craft, from a plantation

 in Georgia to Philadelphia and beyond. 

Based on writings chronicling their brave journey to freedom, 

Mr. Gilbert captures their hope and fear,

the risk and the blatant prejudice faced by the couple. 

 Ellen, posing as a white man travelling with her colored manservant,

 using very public modes of travel,

 must endure the harsh words and action of those she meets along the way. 

 A true testament to the courage and determination 

of one couple to be free from the life of slavery.

Their story can serve as a beacon for us as we stand

 and continue to battle a world full of prejudice. 

Please join us for this important and relevant play. 

 We are seeking men and women, ages 18 +,

 African American and white to fill numerous roles. 

 

Contact Edward Young at 520-345-7578 to receive

 audition sides prior to auditions or feel free to cold read from the script.

If you prefer, you can prepare a one minute monologue to perform. 



Auditions are being held

Wednesday and Thursday, June 19 & 20,

from 7-9 pm

at The Community Playhouse

1881 N. Oracle Road(parking in the rear of the building off of 13th Ave.) 

Production will run August 9 – 25 

with rehearsals starting almost immediately.

We look forward to seeing you there. 

 

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