Actors need for Portland production of The Birmingham Children’s March
Location: Portland, OR
Type: Theater
Actors need for The Birmingham Children’s March – a 40 minute production – which is being staged in Portland area schools.
Available Roles:
“Freida”
A high school student who finds herself caught up in the historic youth demonstrations in Birmingham, AL in 1963.
(Female, African American, Ethnically Ambiguous,16 – 25 years old)
“Freeman”
A high school student who finds himself caught up in the historic youth demonstrations in Birmingham, AL in 1963.
(Male, African American, Ethnically Ambiguous,16 – 25 years old)
“Ruth Greenberg”
A civil rights activist helping to organize the historic youth demonstrations in Birmingham, AL in 1963.
(Female, Caucasian, 20 – 30 years old)
“James Bevel”
A civil rights activist helping to organize the historic youth demonstrations in Birmingham, AL in 1963.
(Male, African American, Ethnically Ambiguous, 20 – 35 years old)
“Diane Nash”
A civil rights activist helping to organize the historic youth demonstrations in Birmingham, AL in 1963.
(Female, African American, Ethnically Ambiguous, 20 – 35 years old)
The stipend is $60 per performance. Most actors are able to learn the role after 1 – 2 coaching sessions and 1 – 2 rehearsals. Once the performances begin there are no additional rehearsal commitments.
If you’re interested, email Casting@CivilRightsArtsProject.com to obtain the monologue you’ll be asked to submit via video.
Birmingham Children’s March Promo from Civil Rights Arts Project on Vimeo.
“THE BIRMINGHAM CHILDREN’S MARCH”
In 1963, Martin Luther King’s civil rights campaign in Birmingham, Alabama was stalled after weeks of peaceful demonstrations and Dr. King’s goal of ending segregation was in jeopardy. A change in strategy was needed and that change came in the form of school children whose peaceful marches and active moral witness transformed, arguably redeemed, America. This interactive theater experience is a dramatization of those events. This 40 minute performance features freedom songs, speeches, testimonies, and character-driven drama, all happening around the audience.
https://vimeo.com/135105950 – Highlights of The Birmingham Children’s March
Payment: Paid
City or Location of call: Portland, OR
Please submit to: casting@civilrightsartsproject.com
This casting notice was posted by: Civil Rights Arts Project