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City Lit Theater City Lit Theater is holding auditions for Seven Guitars

The Chicago storefront premiere of this searing August Wilson drama about six friends in the Hill District of Pittsburgh in 1948 mourning the death of their friend Floyd "Schoolboy" Barton, a rising blues star trapped by his circumstances and cut down in his prime. One of Wilson's "Pittsburgh Cycle" of ten plays depicting the African American experience in each of the 20th Century's decades.

Searching for: Actors, Ages 20-60 . African American Male Presenting/Female Presenting/Non-Binary/Gender Nonconforming.

Cast of Characters:

FLOYD: African American Mid 20s-30s
Floyd "Schoolboy" Barton, a down on his luck blues musician. Had 1 hit record, but squandered the money from it. After being jailed for vagrancy, and spending 90 days in the workhouse, he hopes to return to Chicago & rekindle his music career.

VERA: African American Mid 20s-30s
Formerly romantically attached to Floyd. Floyd cheated on Vera in the past, causing her to mistrust him-and probably any other man. But that doesn't stop Floyd from trying to rekindle their relationship.

RED CARTER: African American Mid 20s-30s
Laid-back, unassuming. He is the drummer in Floyd's band. One of Floyd's closest friends.

CANEWELL: African American Mid 20s-30s
Edgy, quick tempered. He is a harmonica player. May have courted Vera, if not for Floyd dating her first. He's tired of playing second fiddle to Floyd, so to speak.

HEDLEY: African American 40s-60s
A Caribbean immigrant who rents a room from Vera. He raises chickens in the yard. He believes in spirits, and ghosts.

RUBY: African American Early 20s
Louise's niece in town from Alabama. Pregnant, not showing. Her boyfriend back home killed her would-be lover.

LOUISE: African American 40s-60s
No nonsense, a smoker, plays Bid Whist with the guys and enjoys life's simple pleasures. Louise sings bawdy blues songs in a way only recognized by those who know what they're hearing, and it's quite fun.

Pay Rate: $100 rehearsal stipend, plus $20 per performance (23 performances); total compensation $560.