Casting for Anna Bella Eema

Seeking actors for an upcoming production of Anna Bella Eema by Lisa D’Amour. Performance dates are November 10-12 at Prototype 327 in Paterson, NJ https://www.prototype237.com. Ten-year-old Anna Bella and her hermetic mother Irene live in a ratty trailer on the edge of town. When their trailer park is slated for demolition because of interstate highway expansion, Irene refuses to leave. In this moment of crisis, Anna Bella creates a new girl out of the mud behind their trailer home. This mud-girl helps Anna Bella and Irene channel the supernatural and face the life they must live in the world outside their trailer home. A richly imagined tale of a fierce mother/daughter bond, spoken and sung by three women. Seeking:

Actress #1: A thick woman. Sturdy, Like Miss Amelia Carson McCuller’s, “Ballad of the Sad Cafe.” She has stayed put, like a tree, for most of her life She has a strong, deep voice: her roots reach deep into the earth. Actress #2: Impish. Eyes that sparkle and a voice that reaches toward the sky: it loops, stretches and rockets. She is ready to blaze on out of here. Cast:

Actress #3: Also Impish. Sometimes she seems like Actress #3’s twin sister. Until we glimpse her mischievous supernatural soul. All races and ethnicities are encouraged to audition. To audition, submit a 1 minute monologue and a 1 minute song to 1sarahgorden@gmail.com by August 1st, 2023 along with a resume and headshot. Videos can be sent as an unlisted youtube link, vimeo link, or wetransfer link.