Auditions for From the Mississippi Delta

Tacoma Little Theater’s Auditions for From the Mississippi Delta

March 24 & 25, Tacoma Little Theater, 210 N I St, Tacoma

March 26, STAR Center, 3873 S 66th St, Tacoma

Tacoma Little Theatre is holding auditions for its last show of the 2023/2024 season, Dr. Endesha Ida Mae Holland’s powerful and moving, From the Mississippi Delta.  This production will be directed by Michelle Blackmon.

Based on her memoir of the same title, Dr. Endesha Ida Mae Holland recounts her 20-year journey from humble beginnings in Greenwood, Mississippi, during the Jim Crow era, her civil rights activism, achieving her Ph.D. at the University of Minnesota and celebrating her success as a Pulitzer-Prize nominated playwright.

This is a 3-woman ensemble piece. All roles are Female Identifying, Any Age, Black/African American. Auditioners are asked to prepare a short (1-2 min.) story with movement. It can be a monologue from a play, a real-life story, or a story from a children’s book, but your performance must show that you can dramatize the story through movement. Be prepared to repeat your piece with a change of intention. Also, please prepare a short a cappella song from the Civil Rights Movement.

To reserve an audition time, follow this link (http://castingmanager.com/audition/info/el3ipFaQ7dOkLkc) or call the Box Office for assistance at (253) 272-2281.

Once cast, From the Mississippi Delta will begin rehearsals April 29, 2024.  The production will run June 7 – 23