Lafayette Theater Department announces
Open Auditions 

for 

Lift Every Voice

By G. Riley Mills and Prince Roc
Directed by Ronnie Ward

From dramaticpublishing.com: “Lift Every Voice, which is based on a true story, explores the impact of racism in an urban high school. When the class president of an elite inner-city high school posts a racially inflammatory message on social media, tensions explode, loyalties are tested and long-simmering resentments boil over as the six members of the student council grapple with the fallout and how to move forward.”

Lift Every Voice, is a one-act play that runs about 30 minutes. There are six featured roles, 3 female and 3 male. Our casting is gender-inclusive, and all who audition can decide which roles they wish to be seen for. Our Lafayette production seeks to include actors of diverse races, nationalities, sizes, and abilities, however, due to the nature of the story, actors should only audition for characters that are the same race or ethnicity as themselves. The play will be performed down the hill in 248 N. 3rd Street in the Studio Theater from September 27th-29th.
This is senior project and actors who participate are not able to earn credit for the production, though some crew and design positions may be eligible for THTR 121 or THTR 122 credit.

Initial auditions will be self-recorded video submissions. You may use your phone or any recording device to film yourself with audio and video. For your initial audition, please record yourself performing a 1 minute modern monologue of your choice. Be sure to identify yourself in your video.
Callbacks will be held on Lafayette’s Arts Campus on the evenings of Aug. 26
th and/or Aug. 27th.

Lift Every Voice will run September 27th – 29th in person in the Studio Theater (down the hill) at Lafayette.
You must be available for all performances. You can be in/work on both Lift Every Voice (our first production of the 2024-2025 theater season) and Bright Star – Bright Star is working around Lift Every Voice’s schedule.
All cast and crew positions are open, except for stage manager.
Lift Every Voice will rehearse a few evenings a week, and some weekday afternoons, depending on availability. Night classes may be accommodated until the week before the show. We intend to start rehearsals in the first week of classes.

 

Casting Breakdown: 3 female and 3 male featured roles. We will not be casting any understudies. 

  • Ricky Tang: 17-year-old, East Asian male and member of the school’s student government. Ricky is the most knowledgeable of the group and has a deep knowledge of history, pop culture, and the school and student government rules and procedures.
  • Tom Banks: 17-year-old, White male and member of the school’s student government. Tom is the least interested in, and sometimes, forgotten member of the student government. 
  • Estrella “Star” Ruiz: 17-year-old, Hispanic/Guatemalan female and Secretary of the school’s student government. Star, though outspoken, often tries to keep the peace between she and her fellow members of the student government. 
  • James Wilson: 17-year-old, Black male and members of the school’s student government. James is very wealthy, athletic, and popular. He is the least aware of what’s going on at the 
  • Grace Garret: 17-year-old, African-American female and Vice President of the school’s student government. Grace is the center of the main conflict and, despite her influence at the school, feels like an outsider.
  • Amy Langford: 17-year-old, White female and President of the school’s student government. Amy is also the center of the main conflict. Amy is outspoken which causes her and other members of the student government to clash.