Sunday, January 14th and Tuesday, January 16th at 7 pm.
MONDAY, JANUARY 15TH HAS BEEN CANCELLED DUE TO WEATHER. NEW DATE: TUESDAY, JANUARY 16TH, 7PM.
7 or 8 actors, 4/5 male, 3 female, to play race specific characters, mostly doubling roles in Act I and II—age fluid.
Time commitment: rehearsals begin the week of January 22, 2024; previews March 5th, opens March 8th and closes March 23rd.
- Auditioners please be advised that this script contains controversial themes and strong language.
- Auditions will consist of reading scenes from the script.
For more information and/or to obtain sides for the audition, please contact Amy Urbanski at amy.urbanski@winchesterlittletheatre.org
Character Breakdown:
Act 1 (1959)
Russ…owner of the house, white
Bev… married to Russ; white
Francine… Russ and Bev’s maid, Black
Jim… Russ and Bev’s minister, white
Albert… married to Francine, Black
Karl… neighborhood association representative, a character from A RAISIN IN THE SUN, white
Betsy… pregnant, married to Karl, white, to play deaf, ASL would be an advantage, but can be learned after casting
Act 2 (2009)
Dan… handyman, white (Russ in Act 1)
Kathy… Steve & Lindsey’s lawyer, white (Bev in Act 1)
Lena… grew up in Clybourne Park, great niece of Lena Younger from A RAISIN IN THE SUN, representing the neighborhood association, Black (Francine in Act 1)
Tom… neighborhood association representative, (Jim in Act)
Kevin… married to Lena, Black (Albert in Act 1)
Steve… buying the house, white (Karl in Act 1)
Lindsey… buying the house and married to Steve, pregnant, white (Betsy in Act 1)
Kenneth… Russ and Bev’s son, white, 20s (may be played by the actor playing Jim and Tom)
The double role casting may vary slightly from the above.
More info:
Clybourne Park is a fictional neighborhood located in central Chicago. The first act is set in 1959; six years after the end of the Korean War. The second act is set in the same house, 50 years later in 2009, with a new generation of residents, played by the same 7/8 actors.
A razor-sharp satire that pulls the covers on racism, privilege, bias of all sorts, PTSD and the intricacies of community in America. Hysterically funny and wincingly revealing. A mature, thought provoking ‘comic-drama.’
Winner of the 2011 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, 2011 Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Play and the 2012 Tony Award for Best Play. CLYBOURNE PARK (2010) is Bruce Norris’ response to Lorraine Hansberry’s, A RAISIN IN THE SUN (1959).
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