Auditions
Friday, December 12: 7:00-8:30 pm
Sunday, December 14: 4:00-5:30 pm
Monday, December 15: 7:00-8:30 pm
 

duCret Center of Art, 1030 Central Ave. 

If you are unable to make any of the times above, 
feel free to self-tape a monologue or scene and email it to us at DragonflyArtsNJ@gmail.com.
All roles are available.

If you need any accommodations to audition, please email us at DragonflyArtsNJ@gmail.com.​

Characters

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All characters are Black/African American wiwth the exception of Karl Lindner, who is white.

Lena/Mama: She is Walter Lee and Beneatha’s mother. She is Travis’s grandmother. Her job is cooking and cleaning in other people’s houses.

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Big Walter: Lena’s husband and Walter Lee and Beneatha’s father. He died a few months before the story begins. He worked as a laborer.

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Walter Lee: He is the oldest child of Lena and Big Walter. He works as a driver. He is married to Ruth. His son is Travis.

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Ruth: She is Walter Lee’s wife. Travis’s mother. She cooks and cleans for other people.

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Beneatha: She is Lena and Big Walter’s younger child. She is much younger than Walter Lee. She is studying at college to become a doctor. She shares a bedroom with her mother.

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Travis: He is Walter Lee and Ruth’s son. He is ten years old. He sleeps on the couch.

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Additional Characters:

 

George Murchison: He is Beneatha’s friend from college. He is from a wealthy family and is interested in marrying Beneatha.

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Joseph Asagai: He is Beneatha’s friend from college. He is from Nigeria. He wants to become a politician. He is also interested in marrying Beneatha.

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Mrs. Johnson: She is the Younger’s neighbor.

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Karl Lindner: He is a representative from the Clybourne Park neighborhood.