AUDITIONS

Synopsis: On the day of a much-anticipated speech by Rosa Parks during the height of the Civil Rights Movement, four activists working in a Virginia civil rights office ponder whether the proclamation of equality amongst mankind includes women. With remarkable insight and unexpected humor, Cadillac Crew, written by Tori Sampson, reclaims the stories of the forgotten leaders who blazed the trail for desegregation and women’s rights, asking: when will the world be ready to embrace women in all their capacity? From the Civil Rights Movement to the present day, Cadillac Crew illuminates these forgotten leaders and explores what happens when Black women refuse to be written out of history.

Auditions for Cadillac Crew by Tori Sampson
Co-produced by Powerstories Theatre & The Studio@620
Directed by Erica Sutherlin

Audition Information:

Auditions will be held on Saturday, Nov. 23, between 10 am and 2 pm at The Studio@620.
Please sign up for a 5-minute time slot at the red button above and below.
You will need to upload a headshot and resume in order to sign up for a slot.
Please prepare a 1-minute monologue appropriate for the show.

Show Information:

Production Dates: Jan. 30 – Feb 9, 2025 at The Studio@620

Rehearsal Dates: Jan. 8th-Jan. 29th

Please check your January availability carefully before you attend auditions.

Compensation: Actor stipend

Please click the red button to complete the Google form to reserve your audition.

Characters

RACHEL – A powerhouse of a young WOMAN. Polished. Poised. Witty. Lovingly stern. Proud. Twenty-six years of age. BLACK.
Actor will embody ALICIA at end of the play.

ABBY – A powerhouse of a young WOMAN. Driven by personal goals. Values the autonomy she’s never experienced. Sharp. Unapologetic. Twenty-two years of age. BLACK.
Actor will embody OPAL at end of the play.

DEE – A powerhouse of a young WOMAN. Grounded in personal constitution. Mature. Hesitancy and confidence often reveal themselves simultaneously. Sophisticated. Twenty-five years of age.
Actor will embody PATRISSE at end of the play.

SARAH – A powerhouse of a young WOMAN. Down to earth. Firm in stance and address. Protective. Secure in the past; optimistically awaits the future. Twenty-eight years of age. WHITE passing.
Actor will embody JOURNALIST at end of the play.

Locations

Here’s where we will be bringing theatre to you next!

JANUARY – FEBRUARY 2025 – CADILLAC CREW
The Studio @620,
620 1st Ave S, Saint Petersburg
MARCH 2025 – VOICES OF WOMEN THEATRE FESTIVAL
USF College of the Arts,
School of Theatre and Dance,
3837 USF Holly Drive, Tampa
JULY 2025 – WITCH HUNT
Stageworks Theatre,
1120 E Kennedy Blvd., Tampa
SEPTEMBER 2025 – ADA AND THE ENGINE
Stageworks Theatre,
1120 E Kennedy Blvd., Tampa