"We are looking for a multi-racial cast of talented actors to bring this amazing story to life. We want to encourage everyone to come out for this awesome opportunity."

Auditions: Sunday February 20th and Monday February 21st at 7:00pm

Callbacks are Tuesday February 22nd at 7:00

Rehearsals Start March 2nd

(Auditions and Rehearsal are at the Chattanooga Theatre Centre)

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"Blues for Mister Charlie" written by James Baldwin is loosely based on the case of Emmett Till, a young black man who was murdered in Mississippi in 1955 for allegedly whistling at a white woman.

"Blues for Mister Charlie" is an explosive drama set in the American South in the early 1960's, when the Civil Rights Movement was galvanizing the nation. James Baldwin's play deals with a racial killing in a small town, the aftermath and the ensuing trial. Combining the suspense of courtroom drama with heightened theatricality, the play explores racial attitudes and the brutality, fear and contempt which underlie them. "Blues for Mister Charlie" is extraordinary in its scope: even well-intentioned white is implicated and even the killer receives his share of compassion. Ultimately a hope for integration is expressed in which, as Baldwin said, "with love shall force our brothers to see themselves as they are, to cease fleeing from reality and begin to change it".