Convergence-continuum announces auditions for Stonewallin by Kari Barclay

PLAY DESCRIPTION:

"Stonewall Jackson coughs, and out comes glitter." Stonewallin' is a queer coming-of-age story in the American South full of witchcraft, war re-enactors, and ghosts. The winner of the inaugural So.Queer Playwriting Contest, Stonewallin' explores the gap between symbolic politics and material politics in racial history and offers an account of attraction rarely seen on stage.

The witches are up to something in the small-town South. When Marsha moves from Berkeley to Virginia to reconnect with her family’s roots, she finds a barista with an astrology obsession, a Confederate monument gone missing, and the makings of a bisexual love story — if she wants it. With humanity, humor, and as many layers as a biscuit, this new play explores the families we choose, the families we don’t, and the folks making magic in a changing South.

AVAILABLE ROLES:

·         Tommy Jackson—a witch looking for a soulmate; white, twenties,feminine-of-center

·         Marsha Lyons-a wanderer trying to find home; black, thirties, bisexual and homoromantic (more on that later)

·         Mamaw Jackson—an elder hoping to make sense of a changing world; Tommy’s grandmother, white, sixties, old school and casually racist

·         Elijah Lyons—a city council member trying to protect his community; Marsha’s older brother, black, late thirties, big into respectability politics

·         Stonewall Jackson—a Confederate general brought back to earth against his will; white, late thirties, has wartime trauma

ABOUT THE AUDITIONS:

January 14th, NOON

January 15th, 7PM

Have a 1-2 min dramedy monologue prepared. If not, sides will be available upon request.

Auditions will occur at the LIMINIS Theatre, 2438 Scranton Rd. Cleveland, OH 44113.

Please sign up for an audition time slot here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0945A9AB29A3FBC25-47058074-stonewallin#/

 

PRODUCTION DATES:

Production will be Friday Arch 29th through April 20th , with performances Thursday – Saturday at 8pm.

For questions, please contact the Director Jeannine Gaskin at  Jeannine.Gaskin@gmail.com             

All Roles receive a $400 stipend.