SUPERNATURAL: THE PLAY (7 Roles)
AEA Letter of Agreement
Producers, Writers and Directors:
Candace O. Kelley, Audrey Kelley and Gilda Rogers
Location: Downing-Gross Cultural Arts Center, Newport News, VA
Performance Date: March 29, 2014
ALL ROLES ARE FOR AFRICAN-AMERICAN WOMEN.
KEE KEE – Kim Coles (CAST)
[KEE KEE] Age 25-40. This charismatic African American woman from Brooklyn is an entrepreneur and YouTube rock star who hosts her own natural hair events. Wears her hair natural – the bigger the better. Vivacious and colorful yet down to earth. Looking for a stand-up comedian. (Seeking Understudy)
[DR. JENKINS] Age 30-60. An anthropologist who is on a mission to educate black women around the world about their ancestral history. Is currently an Associate Professor at Columbia. Look up Dr. Joy DeGruy Leary.
[HANNAH] Age 30-40. A light-skinned, mixed race woman (black/white) . Her father is black and her mother is Jewish. She was caught between gefilte fish and chitlins. Wears her hair natural. From New York.
[CONSTANCE] Age 50-65. A suave lesbian writer who looks like a man. Wears her hair natural. From San Francisco.
[NIECEY] Age 25-45. A fashionable, educated woman who is an assistant to a successful politician. Wears her hair bone-straight relaxed and long.
[BERTINA] Age 35-50. A dark-skinned woman from Jamaica. She is concerned that her little sister uses skin lighteners with dangerous chemicals. Actress must be able to speak with an authentic Jamaican accent.
[DORIS] Age 33-45. A southern preacher’s wife who is a cancer survivor. Wears her hair natural.