Kitchener-Waterloo Little Theatre Call for Auditions - Ali & Ali: The Deportation Hearings, Sept. 6th - 8th

[Diana Lobb]

Ali & Ali: The Deportation Hearings
A play by Camyar Chai, Guillermo Verdecchia and Marcus Youssef

Directed by Diana Lobb

Auditions: September 6–8, 2022
Performances: November 10–12, 17–19, and 24–26, 2022

It is November 2008, President Barack Obama is elected, and collective optimism for a more tolerant post-Bush world spreads to Canada – and to the backroom of Salim’s Falafel Shoppe in Toronto. There, Ali Hakim and Ali Ababwa, refugee entertainers from the fictitious, war-torn country of Agraba, write a stage play to celebrate the new president’s message of “hope and change.” But the premiere of Yo Mama, Osbama! (or, How We Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Half-Black President) halts abruptly when a RCMP constable arrives at the theatre and arrests the pair for suspected financial ties to the Agrabanian People’s Front, an alleged “terrorist organization” on the Canadian government’s watch list. Hilarious comic, slapstick, and exuberant, the play raises serious questions about the cost for some when we endeavour to protect the “freedoms” of others.

Actor Requirements
All actors must identify as persons of colour. There are four characters total;
one must identify as female, the other three of them will need to identify as
male or non-binary. They can be any age. The play is a satirical piece that
deals with political issues and racial tensions; as such, actors must have a
good sense of humour and be comfortable playing with this style of material.

Audition Process
Auditions will take place September 6th, 7th, and 8th, 7:00–9:30pm at KWLT (9
Princess Street East in Waterloo). There may be callback auditions.
Actors will be asked to read a monologue. They may prepare one ahead of
time, or use one from a selection that will be made available in the waiting
room for the audition. Auditions will be done solo. Actors are welcome to sign
up ahead of time or just drop in as desired.

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