Seeking male and female actors/musician/singers for a June run of DARK OF THE MOON
Set in the Appalachian Mountains, DARK OF THE MOON centers on John, a witch boy who seeks to become human after falling in love with a human girl, Barbara Allen. Originally written by Howard Richardson in 1939 as a dramatization of the centuries old European folk song "The Ballad of Barbara Allen", Richardson's cousin, William Berney reworked the script in 1945 and billed it as a "legend with music."
This production is a ghost story told through a folk band. We are especially interested in actors who can play guitar, percussion, fiddle, banjo, and other traditional acoustic folk instruments.
Character Breakdown
Barbara Allen- female, 20s
John- male, 20s
Mr. Allen/Conjur Man- male, 40s-50s
Mrs. Allen- female, 40s-50s
Floyd Allen/Fair Witch- male, 20s
Preacher Haggler- male, 30s-50s
Edna Summey/Dark Witch- female, 20s-30s
Mrs. Summey/Conjur Woman- female, 30s-50s
Mr. Summey- male, 40s-50s
Marvin- male, 20s
Ms. Metcalf- female, 20s-40s
Hank- male, 20s
Smelicue- male, 30s-50s
Rehearsals start at the end of April. We will rehearse about 16 hours a week (4 or 5 rehearsals a week). The show will run for 4 weeks in June- Friday, Saturday, and Sunday evenings.
Please prepare 32 bars of a folk-style song to be sung a capella or you can accompany yourself. Bring a contrasting option in case we need to hear more. Sides from the play will be provided to read at the audition. Please arrive early to allow time to fill out the audition form and prepare a side. Bring an updated H/R.
Contact Info:
Schedule your audition time slot by sending an email to Jamal Howard with the subject line, "AUDITIONS." Include your preferred audition time between 7:30pm and 10pm, a headshot and resume and we will schedule you an audition time as close to that as possible. Walk-Ins are welcome permitted time available.