Casting Call for Actors

[Marcia L. McNair]

This theatre group is going to produce my play, Diary of A Mad Black Feminist, next year, and I'm trying to help them out. If you or someone you know is into acting, pass along this information.

Shades of Truth Theatre Company and Kumble Theater, in association with Voza Rivers/New Heritage Theatre Group, will have an open call for a non-Equity production of CAMP LOGAN, a World War I drama by Celeste Bedford Walker. Director: Chuck Patterson.
Auditions will be held Thursday, August 21, 2008 from 4:00pm - 9:00pm at 1 University Plaza on the campus of Long Island University in Brooklyn. Library Learning Center, Room LLC109. Enter building on DeKalb & Flatbush Avenue. A photo ID is required at security check point.
Actors should prepare a one-minute contemporary monologue. Callbacks are scheduled for Friday, August 22, 2008.

Rehearsal dates: TBA. Performs October 31 - November 9, 2008 at the Kumble Theatre for the Performing Arts on the campus of Long Island University in Brooklyn. Total of eight performances. Some pay.

CAMP LOGAN is a depiction of a true historical incident that offers a riveting glimpse into the hearts and souls of seven soldiers - a black sergeant, five infantrymen, and their white captain, who eventually betrays them. After weeks of harassment, members of a black military unit, the 24th Infantry Regiment, took up arms and marched to the west end of the city of Houston, Texas from their bivouac at Camp Logan.

SEEKING THE FOLLOWING CHARACTERS:

SGT. McKINNEY: Black, 40 years old, A spit and polish career soldier from Kentucky. Dedicated to the Army, almost to the point of fanaticism. Illiterate, but a natural leader. Strict disciplinarian, but respect his men.

GWEELY BROWN: Black, 30 years old. A big, fun loving fellow from Texas. He has been in the Army for twelve years. He chooses to fight the oppression of the era with laughter. However, he's fierce when finally riled.

JOE MOSES: Black, 30 years old. Small of stature, quick tempered. He's been in the Army ten years. If he wasn't in the Army, he would probably be in jail. A New Yorker, he a Gweely are best friends.

JACQUES "Bugaloosa" HONORE: Black, 25 years old Creole from Louisiana. He plays a musical instrument and does minstrel shows with Gweely. Haunted by memories of a lynching attempt on his life. He finds comfort in whiskey and the Virgin Mary.
ROBERT FRANCISCUS: Black, 25 years old. A ladies man from Chicago. Ambitious and handsome. He's one of the few in his company with a high school education. Although more educated than many of the others, he gets along with his fellow soldiers and officers alike.
CHARLES HARDIN: Black, 19 years old. Has been in the Army only six months. Fiercely patriotic and highly intelligent. From Minnesota. He has had very little exposure to members of his own race.

CAPT. ZUELKE: White, 35 years old. Officer of Company "I." Career soldier from Kentucky. An alcoholic. He has an ambivalent relationship with the men

[Charlene Hampton Holloway]

Marcia--I meant to ask you to please look at the 1860 census of Dr. John C. Whitlock inside my book. The state and our US Congressman, John Yarmuth is over C-Span. He is over the Junior Congressman in Washington, DC. That's why I am giving to his campaign to make sure I have my opportunity on C-Span Book-TV. We attend quite a few meetings together and I am always taking his picture for my next book. He invited me to a kick-off campaign for me to meet some owners of billion dollar industries. Eight of them are helping to complete the sales to six non-profit agencies listed on my web site: www.charchet. The CEO's and friends get to sit inside our church during the filming of the movie coming from my book. John Yarmuth worked alongside my brother in 1971 after Leon was honorably discharged from the Army. When i met Michelle OBAMA inside the KY Center for the Arts like May 9, 2007, I presented her a copy of my book and a letter encouraging her to go to New York to be on "GMA". She went and was interviewed first by Robin Roberts who has also read my book and is waiting to meet me. I am going to e-mail you not on this web site but pictures of all the movie stars and some of my friends who will be part of the movie. They came to Louisville for the KY Derby. We all attended the Derby Gala with Michael Jordan who put his smooth face next to mine as I whispered into his ears.
I personally asked Gabrielle Union to play the part of me as a child and Lynn Whitfield to play me as an adult. I am praying that Morgan Freeman will narrate the movie as I requested and Tim Robbins be a part of it. The Cable company here in Louisville based in New York called me twice and gave permission for their Louisville cable company to be filmed across the street from YUMS Brand--KFC. I have been on cable here in Louisville Multiple times and local ABC's affiliate station since I was five years old. You will see me pictured in the book as a "cowgirl". Tomboy back in the Day!! I must close. Take care--Charlene

[Charlene Hampton Holloway]

Marcia--I am so happy for your play to be performed. The University of Louisville which is in the Big East has the licensure of my play rights coming from my book, "Whitlock's Compositions" which is already in the mail to you. My Since my Caucasian great-great grandfather, Dr. John C. Whitlock, of Hopkinsville, KY who had not only his medical practice, a store, over 12,000 acres 15 slaves, but graduated exactly 150 years before BOTH my daughters who graduated in 1992--he is 1842 from U of L. I asked my mayor and the president of U of L to have the play performed inside the old Louisville Armory where my own late mother who died July 18, 2008 played for the National Baptist Convention, USA back in the 1950's. I also attended a Kenny G concert there to a packed house of over 16,000 people. I suggested to the mayor and the president of U of L to have all of Jefferson County's 100,000 students and invite the private schools as well as well as all the other boards of educations in the other 119 counties. Marcia, my son, who my late grandfather always told me looked like his father, plain John Whitlock, son of a slave and slave-owner, is named Christian. But Christian County where my grandfather was born and where he saw the scars on his grandmother's back left from the beatings from Dr. Whitlock had the largest number of slaves. My book sold even in the Kentucky State Capitol Gift Shop through the prior governor. Now our present governor is happy that through my movie at least $100,000,000 or more is coming into KY for road improvement from the sales of the DVD's, tapes, and cassettes from the Whitlock story. Since my great-great grandfather died November 7, 1886 and knew Abraham Lincoln very well, the portrait of Lincoln of 1860 will be unveiled in DC. I am hoping to attend since the event is November 7, 2008 in DC. I always stay free with my brother, Leon who was reared by my grandfather in his home. When I asked my grandfather if I could buy his business or give him thousands of dollars to buy into his florist business where I worked most of my life--he told me "No. I would rather give it to your brother than sell it to you." I asked why. He told me because I am female. But I still loved him. He gave me my legacy and I am grateful. When I received the e-mail to choose my hotel in New York City I was thrilled but to receive the choice of Hampton INN Hotels in Chicago for Oprah really blew my mind. I am thankful.
Have a wonderful day and I am praying for your play to hit the record books!! Sincerely--Charlene

[Fabiola Sully]

congrats. also, are you on myspace.