Pegasus Theatre Chicago is holding auditions for Eclipsed by Danai Gurira. Director: Ilesa Duncan. Casting Director: Tamara M. Sibley

Seeking 5 strong dramatic female actors. all characters are African (liberian).

STORYLINE:
Their lives set on a nightmarish detour by civil war, the captive wives of a Liberian rebel officer form a hardscrabble sisterhood. With the arrival of a new girl who can read, their possibilities are quickly transformed. Drawing on reserves of wit and compassion, these defiant survivors ask: when the fog of battle lifts, could a different destiny emerge?

CHARACTER BREAKDOWNS:

HELENA: FEMALE, 18-24, ETHNICITY- AFRICAN AMERICAN AFRICAN DECENT

BESSIE: FEMALE, 2-29, ETHNICITY-AFRICAN AMERICAN AFRICAN DECENT

THE GIRL: FEMALE, 15, ETHNICITY-AFRICAN AMERICAN AFRICAN DECENT

MAIMA: FEMALE, 15-19, ETHNICITY-AFRICAN AMERICAN AFRICAN DECENT

RITA: FEMALE, 40-49, ETHNICITY-AFRICAN AMERICAN AFRICAN DECENT