[Capdist-auditions] YOURS FOR THE OPPRESSED

Black Theatre Troupe of Upstate NY info at blacktheatretroupeupstateny.org
Tue Mar 12 14:57:38 EDT 2019


Good afternoon! Please post the following auditions announcement. Thank you so much. 

>> YOURS FOR THE OPPRESSED’ AUDITIONS

>> BLACK THEATRE TROUPE OF UPSTATE NEW YORK, in collaboration with the UNDERGROUND RAILROAD HISTORY PROJECT and SIENA COLLEGE CREATIVE ARTS DEPARTMENT, announces AUDITIONS for a Summer/Fall production of Yours for the Oppressed: an original play based on an episode in the lives of local Black abolitionists, Harriet and Stephen Myers, and the struggles faced by Black Americans involved in the Underground Railroad. 
>> Harriet and Stephen Myers were middle class, Black abolitionists that lived in Arbor Hill during the mid 1800s. Through their work, with the Albany Vigilance Committee, they opened the path of freedom for numerous freedoms seekers. This story of perseverance, brotherhood, and friendship illuminates a past history once forgotten. Director Jean-Remy Monnay is seeking actors able to perform the following roles:
>> Stephen Myers: black abolitionist,50s 
>> Harriet Myers: black abolitionist, late 40s
>> Abraham: their son, 15 or 16 
>> Katherine: their daughter, 10
>> Charles Tory: radical white abolitionist, early 20s
>> William Henry Johnson: black vigilance committee member, early 20s
>> Anna Proffitt: the Myers’ neighbor, 60s+
>> Abel Brown: white radical abolitionist, late 20s
>> Dr. Elkins: pharmacist and neighbor, 30s 
>> William Topp: vigilance committee member, 40s 
>> Eliza Topp: his wife, mid 30s 
>> Lydia Mott: Quaker, 40s, only white female member of vigilance committee 
>> Henry Highland Garnett: vigilance committee member, late 30s 
>> John Weston: freedom seeker, 16 
>> 
>> 
>> You will be asked to read sides from the play. 
>> Please contact Jean-Remy Monnay
    Info at blacktheatretroupeupstateny.org
    518-833-2662
>> for more information. 

>> YOURS FOR THE OPPRESSED’ AUDITIONS
     Siena College
     515 Loudon Road
     Loudonville NY 12211
>>   Room 107 Foy Hall 
>>   7PM-9PM Monday March 18 and Tuesday March 19
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