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All listed roles are available, i.e. not yet offered and accepted:
Wiletta Mayer (African-American, mid 40s-early 50s) is a professional actress who has been working for over twenty years. She is an attractive woman who carries herself with an air of class and sophistication; she has a quiet pride to her persona. She has an expansive personality and a sharp intellect, her education has been in life rather than college. Pragmatic, she is a realist, who has a keen eye for sizing up a situation and those involved in it. Wiletta is passionate about her love of the theatre but has been jaded by the business. She has grown tired and frustrated of the roles that she has been regulated to play on stage. She is no longer willing to play the “yes” game that she has so well played for her entire career. She desperately wants to play a serious role on stage.
Al Manners (Caucasian, early 40s) Al is a director, a “well-tweeded product of Hollywood” working on his first Broadway show. He is solid, competitive, selfish, and egomaniacal. He has a frenetic energy that moves through him at all times and barrels over anyone that gets in his way. He does not handle criticism well. He has a manipulative side and is willing to push his actors into heated personal conflicts to achieve better performances from them. He does not always treat those who work for him with respect. He thinks of himself as a liberal, but has an intrinsic sort of racism that he is unaware of and can be patronizing and condescending to others.
Sheldon Forrester (African-American, 60s) Sheldon is an elderly character actor, who has been in show business for a long time. He is dignified, sensible, and calm. Though he has had a long career, he is desperate for work and is willing to do anything to keep his job. He struggles with finances and is desperately trying to find some security in his later years. He knows how to flatter people and is great at building others up, particularly those in charge. He is an appeaser and strives hard to avoid conflicts to get the job done. He has first-hand experience with the horrors of racism that leads to a very realistic world view and somewhat jaded opinion of show business.
Millie Davis (African-American, mid 30s) Millie is an actress with a strong personality. She is prideful, sassy, and scrappy. Her pride guides much of her actions and she can be quick to anger. She is always willing to speak her mind and sometimes has an air of haughtiness with her peers. She refuses to accept the limits put on her by her social status and race. However, she can play the “appropriate” role when necessary. Always dressed to the nines, physical appearance is important to Millie, she is lover of elegant clothes and expensive jewelry.
Bill O’Wray (Caucasian, 40s) Bill is a character actor with a good career in Hollywood and New York. He has the ability to cast a powerful, dynamic and robust performance on stage and yet in reality he is quite different. He is concerned with appearances and is nervous, apprehensive and worried at all times. He is a bit of a loner and others often mistake this for rudeness. He shies away from any kind of conflict. He encourages his fellow cast mates to do the same.
Henry (Caucasian, mid-late 70s) Henry is the doorman of the theater, who was once a lighting electrician and has had a long career in show business. He is feisty and opinionated, but has a heart of gold. He is a lover of the theatre and a big fan of Wiletta. He has great pride in his Irish heritage and though there is frailty to him, he has the spirit of a great fighter.
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