The Fountain Theatre is proud to announce the casting call for Confederates by Dominique Moreisseau.
Confederates runs October 28 - December 13th
Rehearsals are 12pm - 6pm September 29th - October 27th
Please submit your headshot/resume through Actors Access or email casting@fountaintheatre.com to receive audition sides. Subject lines via email should be Your Name-Character/Character. Accepted submissions will be invited to callbacks on August 3rd, 4th & 5th
Characters/ Tracks:
ABNER/MALIK: (Doubled Role)
(1) ABNER – Black man, early 20’s. Energetic and driven. A bit stubborn but strong-willed. A
runaway slave and soldier for the Union. Brother of SARA. Loves his sister fiercely.
(2) MALIK – Black man, early 20’s. Studious and
focused on his education. Driven and intellectually stimulating. A student of SANDRA’s who
tries to carefully navigate her status over his.
MISSY SUE/CANDICE: (Doubled Role)
(1) MISSY SUE – White woman, late 30’s, early 40’s. Spirited, driven, a strong sense of duty
and mission. Somewhat oblivious. Emotionally free and open. Daughter of SARA’s Master.
SARA’s former childhood friend.
(2) CANDICE – White woman, mid 20’s. Loquacious, intellectually curious, and uncensored in her ideas. Can be misinterpreted as insensitive but is likely unaware. Emotionally free and
open. Student and Assistant to SANDRA.
LUANNE/JADE: (Doubled Role)
(1) LUANNE – Black woman, early 20’s. Curious, eager, and inquisitive. A fellow slave with
SARA who has been afforded privileges Sara has not. In an affair with the Master. Pushing for kinship with SARA.
(2) JADE – Black woman, late 30’s, early 40’s. Straight shooter, unafraid of confrontation,
down-to-earth. Fellow professor and colleague to SANDRA. Navigates institutional racism
more directly than SANDRA.
If you have any questions please reach out to us at 323-663-1525 or email us at casting@fountaintheatre.com Thank you!