November 4 and 5 at 6:30pm
THE FACE OF EMMITT TILL
A drama by Maimee Till-Mobley and David Barr III
A true-to-life dramatization of the death of 14-year-old Emmett Till, a Chicago teenager who, while visiting relatives in Money, Miss., in August 1955, was kidnapped, tortured and murdered by two white men who claimed they wanted to teach him a lesson for allegedly whistling at a local white woman. This tragedy has been credited with sparking the modern Civil Rights Movement.
Directed by Joyce Barnes (Email questions to: jabarnes937@gmail.com)
Auditions are cold readings from the script and other sides. You do not need to have a prepared monologue. Southern dialects for some characters. Please bring an acting resume if you have one. Head shots are not needed.
NEEDED: 11 M, 4 W (see below)
SHOW DATES: February 14-23, 2020
Xenia Area Community Theater
45 E Second St. 372-0516 www.xeniaact.org
Characters:
- Mamie Till Mobley, African-American female, 30s
- Emmitt Till, African-American male, age 14
- Morris Dees/Gerald Chatham, White male, 40s
- Alma Spearman, African-American female, late 50s
- Henry Spearman, African-American male, late 50s-early 60s
- Roy Bryant, White male, 20s
- Carolyn Bryant, White female, 20s
- J. W. Milan, White male, 40s
- Roy Wilkins/Bishop Henry Louis Ford, African-American male, 40s
- Moses Wright, African-American male, 60s
- A.A. Rayner/ Willie Reed, African-American male, 20s-50s
- Maurice, African-American male, late teens
- John Whitten/Sheriff H. C. Strider, White male, 40s-50s
- Senator James Eastland/Judge Swango, White male, 50s
- Mrs. Burke/Reporter, White female, 20s-30s
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