SKELETON CREW - Merely Players Presents Non Equity Auditions

Posted July 25, 2022
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SKELETON CREW - Merely Players Presents

Audition Notice for Skeleton Crew by Dominique Morisseau

Directed by Mia Kristin Smith

August 13 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
August 16 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Location: Doraville Civic Center, 3770 Central Avenue, Doraville GA 30340
Our entrance is downstairs around back facing Park Avenue

Parking located behind the Courthouse and next to the Doraville Library

Audition Reservation Required- SIGN UP HERE
Sides will be provided at the audition (and not ahead of time)

SUMMARY: At the start of the Great Recession, one of the last auto-stamping plants in Detroit is on shaky ground. Each of the workers has to make choices on how to move forward if the plant goes under. Powerful and intense, Skeleton Crew is the third of Dominique Morisseau's Detroit cycle triology.

Cast Required: 2 Males, 2 Females

Character Descriptions:

Faye: Black woman, mid to late fifities. Working class woman. Tough and a lifetime of dirt beneath her nails. Somewhere, deep compassion.

Dez: Black man, mid to late twenties. Working class young man. Young hustler, playful, street-savvy, and flirtatious. Somewhere, deeply sensitive.

Shanita: Black woman, mid to late twenties. Working class young woman. Pretty, but not ruled by it. Hard-working. By-the-books. Believes in the work she does. Also, pregnant. Somewhere, a beautiful dreamer.

Reggie: Black man, late thirties. White collar man. Studious. Dedicated. Compassionate. The foreman. Somewhere, a fire brims.

Rehearsal dates (September and October) to be announced
Production Dates November 4 through 20, 2022
$100 stipend offered

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