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BLACK ARTS MKE ANNOUNCES 2024 MILWAUKEE BLACK THEATRE FESTIVAL AUDITIONS FOR COLORED GIRLS…PRODUCTION

Milwaukee, WI, March 19, 2024 – FOR COLORED GIRLS in-person auditions will be held Tuesday, April 2 and Wednesday, April 3, 2024. Executive produced by Black Arts MKE, the 2024 Milwaukee Black Theatre Festival will include a three-week live-stage production of Ntozake Shange’s FOR COLORED GIRLS WHO CONSIDERED SUICIDE WHEN THE RAINBOW IS ENUF and will be directed by, Milwaukee’s own, Linetta Alexander.

Production rehearsals will begin the week of July 8th. Performances begin on August 8th through August 25th, 2024. Actor’s Equity Association and non-union actors are welcome to submit an audition.

For Colored Girls is a timeless choreopoem, a marriage of poetry and dance on stage, sharing with the world how Black women have listened and held and encouraged each other through stories of emotional, social, and physical violence while ushering each other and all who would listen into spaces of healing and action.  “somebody/ anybody sing a black girl's song bring her out to know herself to know you.”

Preparation will include two (2) 1–2-minute monologues that demonstrate both emotional range and a clear understanding of the history and impact of FOR COLORED GIRLS (prepared sides will be provided.) Callbacks are scheduled for April 6 and April 7 with the Director Linetta Alexander.

We are casting Black women, various ages, to represent each of the following ladies: BROWN, RED, BLUE, GREEN, ORANGE, YELLOW, PURPLE.  Audition appointments are required.  Please submit a headshot and artistic resume to info@blackartsmke.org

FOR COLORED GIRLS opens at Wilson Theater at Vogel Hall in the Marcus Center, August 8th through August 25th. Sunday afternoon matinees will be available. The play is appropriate for ages 14 and older.

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