FORCE CONTINUUM
by KIA KORTHRON
PERFORMANCE DATES: October 30th - November 22, 2015
Directed by: Michael Oatman
AUDITION DATES
Monday Sept 7, 2015 6:00pm - 9:00pm
Tuesday Sept 8, 2015 6:00pm - 9:00pm
AUDITION PREPARATION
Karamu is seeking African American and Caucasian Actors.Please prepare 1 monologue no more than 2 minutes All will be asked to do a cold reading from the script. Please bring Head shot and Resume.
This is a non - equity production.
LOCATION 2355 east 89th Street, Cleveland Ohio
ABOUT THE PLAY
Three generations of African-American New York Police Officers: 1)twenty-four year old Dece,disillusioned and confused in a contemporary world of drug violence and brutality, whose
present-day struggles go beyond the routine paradox of being both black and a cop: He and his vaguely racist white partner become indicted in the death of a black female civilian. 2) Dece’s deceased parents- a practical, optimistic mother and a father frustrated by racism within the ranks of the force. 3) And Dece’s grandfather, a man whose experience has instilled within him the awareness that there is a way out of the carnage and distrust between the African-American and police communities. A jagged precarious journey whereby all gradually grasp that understanding comes, not just through seeing other but hearing.
CAST OF CHARACTERS
Cop1/Flip/Second Cop: A White Man, 20’s, 30’s
Cop2/Cop on Guard/Hudson/White Cop/Peter/First Cop/Fuller: A White Man, 30’s, 40’s
Dece: A Black Man
Homeless/Mother/Tamra Jane: A Black Woman, 30’s
Man/Father/Marley: A Black Man 30’s
Dray/Dealer/Bartender/Eric: A Black Man, teens 20’s
Mrai/Cobbs/Margaret/Tina: A Black Woman 30’s
Young Dece/Kevin Martell/Quinton: A Black Boy
REHEARSALS
Consists of a 8 week rehearsal schedule, 3-6 time per week. Th e cast will receive
a Rehearsal schedule by the first cast meeting or first rehearsal.
If you have any questions, please contact Richard Morris Jr. at 216.795.7070 ext 236.