American Son
by Christopher Demos-Brown
June 4 - July 3, 2027
Fridays & Saturdays @ 8:00pm
Sundays Jun 20 & 27 @ 2:00pm
An estranged biracial couple must confront their feelings about race and bias after their son is detained by the local police following a traffic stop incident. Their disparate histories and backgrounds inform their assumptions as they try to find out what happened to their son.
Director Suzanne King is seeking cast members to fill 4 roles.
Monday, April 19 @ 2:00pm
19 @ 7:30pm
Auditions are held at Theatre Suburbia (5201 Mitchelldale St, Suite A3) on Sunday afternoon and Monday evening following the opening of the prior show. Sign in starts one hour prior to start.
Auditions are open to the public and consist of cold readings from the script. Please bring your resume and headshot if you have them. If not, we have audition forms and a camera. Those cast are required to become a member of the theatre.
Everyone who auditions will receive a complimentary ticket for two to the current production. Additionally, those cast will receive a complimentary ticket for two to their show.
Read through generally occurs the Tuesday or Wednesday following auditions. Full rehearsals normally start the following Monday and run through the opening of the show.
Rehearsals are usually Monday through Thursday evenings, as well as on Fridays once the previous show closes. Additionally, there may be pick up rehearsals on the two Thursdays following opening.
Character Breakdown
Director Suzanne King is seeking cast members to fill 4 roles.
African-American. A professor of psychology and the mother of a teenage son. Recently separated from her white husband. Emotionally raw but trying to keep it together behind a professional façade. Exceptionally intelligent and self-possessed.
White. Kendra’s estranged husband. An FBI agent of predominantly Irish ancestry. Takes pride in his family’s long tradition of military service. Though rigid in his views, he has a warm, sensitive side and is a deeply loving and devoted father.
White. An intelligent, congenial young police officer with bold career ambitions who lacks actual life experience.
African-American. A tough, no-nonsense career police officer who is used to having people listen when he talks. He has paid his dues. He knows the rules and has no hesitation enforcing them.
Stick around after the Sunday audition. Theatre Suburbia directors will conduct a short workshop to help you improve your auditioning skills.
Want to get involved, but not sure on stage is the place for you? Theatre Suburbia is always looking for volunteers to help out with a variety of things.
Feel free to drop by the theatre during auditions to get a feel for the place, meet others involved here and get more information.
Cast & Crew
