Auditions for A RAISIN IN THE SUN

Auditions for A RAISIN IN THE SUN by Lorraine Hansberry

Old Academy Players welcomes new talent! Please note that Old Academy Players is a non-profit community theater and that all roles are performed on a volunteer basis. If you are auditioning for a show, please complete our Audition Form https://oldacademyplayers.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/OAP-Forms-for-web_Audition-Form.pdf in advance of the audition.

PEFORMANCE DATES*: September 14, 15, 21, 22, 23, 28, 29, & 30, 2018 Fridays and Saturdays at 8 pm; Sundays at 2 pm. *Additional performances may be added.

AUDITION INFORMATION: Wednesday, April 25, 2018, 7 pm - 9 pm

Old Academy Players, 3544 Indian Queen Lane, Philadelphia, PA 19129

Brief Show Synopsis: Set on Chicago’s South Side in the early 1950s, the plot revolves around the divergent dreams and conflicts within three generations of the Younger family: son Walter Lee, his wife Ruth, his sister Beneatha, his son Travis, and matriarch Lena. When her deceased husband’s insurance money comes through, Mama Lena dreams of moving to a new home and a better neighborhood in Chicago. Walter Lee, a chauffeur, has other plans: buying a liquor store and being his own man. Beneatha dreams of medical school. The tensions and prejudice they face form this seminal American drama. The Younger family’s heroic struggle to retain dignity in a harsh and changing world is a searing and timeless document of hope and inspiration.

Cast: 4 African-American men, 3 African-American women, 1 African-American boy, & 1 white man

Role/Character

RUTH YOUNGER

TRAVIS YOUNGER

WALTER LEE YOUNGER

BENEATHA YOUNGER

LENA YOUNGER (MAMA)

JOSEPH ASAGAI

GEORGE MURCHISON

BOBO

KARL LINDER

For more information, please contact the director, Carla Childs [carlapricechilds@gmail.com or 217-837-0793].

Old Academy Players, where Grace Kelly and Robert Prosky began acting, is a 501(c)(3) non-profit community theater in East Falls ( Philadelphia ), the urban village on the Schuylkill River. Constructed in 1819, the Old Academy building has been the OAP home since 1932. Old Academy Players, providing continuous community theater since 1923, is a member of the Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance.

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