Nov 1 — Nov 2
Kaleidoscope Crown Auditions
Kaleidoscope Crown by playwright Ashleigh Akilah Rucker tells the story of a young girl who awakes with a shocking new ability: with every new feeling her hair is catapulted into multicolor tresses. Her new development throws the uniformity and peace of her small traditional village into disarray. Rucker draws inspiration from the art and traditions of the African Diaspora bringing the culture to the forefront of this new work.
This world premiere production of Kaleidoscope Crown has been partially developed through a series of readings and workshops that have engaged COCA’s COCAwrites students for the past two years as part of the TYA/USA’s Reimagining TYA Program. The cast is comprised of professional adult actors and COCA pre-professional artists ages 10–18. Rehearsals begin March 15, 2025, and performances are April 10–13, 2025.
Interested actors should sign up for a 10-minute audition slot and prepare two contrasting, 1-minute monologues. Callbacks will be held on November 2 from 3:00–4:00PM for those students asked to return. The callback will involve readings from the script. Students cast will be asked to pay a $395 participation fee, sliding scale tuition is available to qualified students.
November 1 – November 2
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