Auditions for A Song For Coretta

And Company Theatre will hold auditions for Pearl Cleage's A SONG FOR CORETTA. The play is set at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta on Feb. 6, 2006, the day Coretta Scott King, the widow of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., lay in state there. Thousands of people showed up to pay their respects, and Cleage's play supposes a cross-generational meeting of five of them.

 

Audition Dates: January 5 - 6 from 12pm-3pm

Callbacks: January 7 from 6pm -9pm

Audition and Show location: Friends Center at 1501 Cherry Street

Rehearsals will begin January 10. Tuesdays and Thursdays from 6pm-9:30pm and Sundays from 1pm-4pm

Show dates: February 21-24. 

 

Send headshots and resumes to casting@andcompanytheatre.org to request an audition time slot. Please prepare a 2 minute dramatic monologue.

 

CHARACTER BREAKDOWN: (all characters are African American)

Helen – 56 -  a stuffy, old guard Civil Rights activist

Mona Lisa – 40 -  a jovial but canny artist and Hurricane Katrina survivor

Zora – 22 - an enthusiastic Spelman student

Keisha, aka "Li'l Bit" – 17 - a hilariously brash and uncouth high schooler

Gwen Johnson – 24 - an Iraq war medic due to return at the end of her leave

Black History Month Closing Festival: Feb. 29th @ 7pm

YGB isn't OVER YET!!!

Check out our finale showcase at the YGB Festival and Poetry Slam: Feb 29th, 7pm at The CEC!

This Black History Month closing festival is something you don't want to miss!!!

Special performances by:

The Cast of "To Be Young, Gifted & Black"

oLive Dance Company

LIVE painting by Jona Taylor

Poetry by Temple University's Poetry Collective [Babel]

...plus...

Musical Tributes

Vendors

Food

The 1st Annual YGB Poetry Slam and much, much more!

Tickets are $15 adults/$10 children 12 & under/$5 for the YGB SLAM only!!!

For tickets go to http://andcompanytheatre.org/

For details and SLAM registration email: TS Hawkins [Marketing Director] at AndCompanyTheatre2012@gmail.com 

::After The Show:: The Goins on YGB

::After The Show:: Peggy & Phil on YGB

Meet The Cast: Young, Gifted & Black [DVD promo]

::After The Show:: Barbara & Linda on YGB!

::After The Show:: The Dunbars on YGB!

Behind the Scenes: Letters to Lorriane Hansberry

Press Release: "To Be Young, Gifted & Black"

Celebrating Black History Month …And Company Theatre presents “To Be Young Gifted and Black: Portrait of Lorraine Hansberry in Her Own Words” Adapted by Robert Nemiroff and Directed by Andre G. Brown.

PHILADELPHIA — “To Be Young Gifted and Black: Portrait of Lorraine Hansberry in Her Own Words” is the third full production of …And Company Theatre. Adapted by her husband, this piece is a compilation of Lorraine Hansberry's - author of the classic "A Raisin in the Sun"- plays, journals, essays, poems and speeches. Honoring ensemble work, …And Company Theatre brings to life the visions, the passion and the spirit of the playwright by allowing the “company” members to collaborate in order to bring richness to the human essence Hansberry outlines in her writings.

A prolific Black female writer, Hansberry's work was steeped in her familiarity with living through life in the South Side of Chicago after the World War during the depression and the first atom bomb being dropped.  Personally impacted by racial and political hysteria, cancer, lynching, drug additions and mental illness, among other things, Hansberry's work abundantly examines the human experience. This production will not only pay homage to the conclusion of Black History Month but most importantly continue to give breath to a notable African American contributor of the arts.

“To Be Young Gifted and Black…” runs 2/23 @8pm; 2/24 @8pm; 2/25 @3pm and 8pm; 2/26 @3pm. Special performances include:  2/22 @10am which is a free performance of selected scenes at The Free Library of Philadelphia & 2/29 @7pm which is a Young Gifted and Black Festival which will take place at the CEC. The Young Gifted and Black Festival is a ticketed event of $15 which includes selected scenes from the main production, vendors, musical tributes, LIVE painters, dancers and a Poetry Slam.

All shows will be held at Christ Church Neighborhood House 20 N. American Street (Old City) unless otherwise noted. Christ Church Neighborhood House is wheelchair accessible.

Tickets and more detailed information can be located at www.andcompanytheatre.org

MORE...Behind the Scenes: Young, Gifted & Black

Behind the Scenes: Young, Gifted & Black

To Be Young Gifted & Black [Promo Video]

Written by: The 2012 cast of "To Be Young Gifted and Black" & TS Hawkins

Tickets on Sale Now: "To Be Young, Gifted, and Black: A Portrait of Lorraine Hansberry in Her Own Words"

Adapted posthumously by her husband, "Young, Gifted and Black" is a compilation of Lorraine Hansberry's - author of the classic "A Raisin in the Sun"- plays, journals, essays, poems and speeches.  

A prolific Black female writer, Hansberry's work was steeped in her experience living through life in the South Side of Chicago after World War during a world war during the depression and the first atom bomb being dropped.  Being personally impacted by racial and political hysteria, cancer, lynching, drug additions and mental illness, among other things, Hansberry's work is rich with examination of the human experience.

*Pay What You Can Preview: Thursday, February 23rd | 8pm | Christ Church Neighborhood House | 20 North American Street, Philadelphia, PA 19106 | BUY TICKETS

*Full Run (Tickets: $20) :Friday February 24, 2012 8pm , Saturday February 25, 2012 3pm & 8pm , Sunday February 26, 2012 3pm | Christ Church Neighborhood House | 20 North American Street, Philadelphia, PA 19106 | BUY TICKETS

*Young, Gifted and Black - Black History Month Finale Program (Tickets $15): Wednesday, February 29th | 8pm | Community Education Center, 3500 Lancaster Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19104 | BUY TICKETS

And Company Theatre Needs Interns!

And Company Theatre seeks an administrative intern. Must have independent internet access. Responsibilities include:

-Assisting in administrative tasks such as preparing mass mailings
-Making follow-up calls to potential sponsors
-Doing online research

We do accept students who require an internship for college credit.

Send resumes to LaNeshe Miller-White at laneshe@andcompanytheatre.org