SISTAS THE MUSICAL - Hattiloo Theatre Non Equity Auditions

SISTAS THE MUSICAL - Hattiloo Theatre

Audition for - Sistas the Musical

A musical by Dorothy Marcic

Directed by JaMeeka Holloway

VENUE:

Hattiloo Theatre 37 South Cooper, Memphis, TN 38104

AUDITION

Saturday, March 11, 2023, 10a - noon

CALLBACKS

Sunday, March 12, 2023, 2p - 4p

REHEARSALS

April 22 - June 1, 2023

• Tuesdays - Thursdays, 530p - 9p
• Saturday 10a - 1p
• Sundays noon - 4p

SHOW RUN

June 2 – 25, 2023

• Thursdays - Saturdays at 730p
• Saturdays and Sunday matinees at 2p

ROLES:

• Gloria: Black Female; mezzo soprano. She is a devoutly religious woman who is just coming out of the grief of losing her loving husband, and now her beloved grandmother. She is in her 30s or early 40s.

• Dr. Simone: Black Female; Mezzo soprano. Late 30s-40s; the divorced mother of 17-year-old Tamika. Simone got her doctorate from Harvard in African-American Music, and is a professor. She has the demeanor of an educated person, and sometimes gets a little know-it-all.

• Tamika: Black Female, Soprano with belt. 18+; a woman about to graduate from high school. She looks 18 and has the feel of the street. Daughter of Simone.

• Roberta: Black Female, late 30s-40s; Alto. Strong and full of anger, some of it later revealed to be a result of a childhood trauma.

• Heather: Black Female, 30s-40s, Belter. Simone’s sister-in-law and therefore one of the Sistas. She's worked very hard to be accepted into the family. She is spunky and full of life. She is a social worker.

Actors are paid and receive complimentary tickets

ABOUT THE PRODUCTION:

After a matriarch’s death, the women in the family clean Grandma’s attic and find love and old memories packed away, and in the process, hit tunes that trace the history of Black women, from the trials of the 1930s through the Girl Groups of the 60s to the empowerment of the 90s. Songs include “Oh, Happy Day,” “Mama Said,” “I Will Survive,” “Tyrone,” “I am Not My Hair” and “A Woman’s Worth.”

ABOUT HATTILOO:

Hattiloo is a 501(c)3 mission non-profit organization. Its mission is “to develop a Black theatre that is accessible to, relevant to, and reflective of a multicultural community.” It produces shows that depict Black life and that transcend their entertainment value by giving audiences an authentic, cultural experience.

As the largest Black theatre in the Mid-South and one of a few free-standing Black theatres in the country, Hattiloo is a hub for national Black theatre training and convening, and our youth programs share this focus.

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