AUDITION FOR THE PLAY BLACK COUNTRY A ONE ACT PLAY DATE March 4, 2010 TIME 5:30 to 7pm PLACE: Empresso Coffee Shop 1825 Pacific Ave (Miracle Mile) Stockton, Ca AUDITION FOR THE PART OF SHALEENA AND NANA. "SHALEENA" (AGE 15 - 25) "NANA" (Any age over 55) The parts requires a little singing. You do not have to be a good singer just lively. You do not have to commit to memory at this time. You can read the part if you like. Questions? Contact Ernest Johnson Director (209-470-5554) zoodooz484@gmail.com |

I INVITE ALL TO TAKE PART. WHO KNOWS, YOU MAY BE THE NEXT BIG STAR JUST WAITING TO BE DISCOVERED! BLACK COUNTRY OPENING AUDITION SCENE: Nana and Papa talking as Shaleena arrives to interview her Papa for a book she is writing. Papa speaks first: PAPA: YEP, ALWAYS IN A HURRY...GIRL WHAT HAPPEN TO YOUR LEG? SHALEENA: HURT IT PLAYING VOLLEY BALL. PAPA: YEA, RIGHT. I BET YOU HURT IT CHASING THOSE LITTLE BOYS. SHALEENA: PAPA I DON’T CHASE LITTLE BOYS… (With a sly smile on face) WELL MAYBE JUST ONE. A BOY FROM MORADA, BUT HE DIDN’T PASS THE TEST. NANA: TEST?? WHAT TEST? PAPA: TELL THE PEOPLE ABOUT THE TEST.. SHALEENA: PAPA TOLD ME ABOUT A LITTLE TEST I SHOULD GIVE BOYS WHO WANTED MY TELEPHONE NUMBER. THIS IS HOW IT WORKS . IF A BOY ASK ME FOR MY PHONE NUMBER AND I DON’T WANT HIM TO HAVE IT, ALL I HAD TO DO WAS TO ASK HIM TO SPELL “KUMQUAT/CUMQUAT” AND IF HE COULD SPELL KUMQUAT, HE COULD HAVE MY NUMBER. BOYS ARE SO DUMB. WELL THIS ONE GUY I REALLY WANTED HIM TO HAVE MY NUMBER, SO I GAVE HIM THREE QUESTIONS. NANA: TWO OUT OF THREE? SHALEENA: NO, ONE OUT OF THREE! BUT HE DID NOT PASS THE TEST ANYWAY. FIRST, HE COULD NOT SPELL KUMQUAT. THEN HE DIDN’T KNOW IF IT WAS ORGANIC OR INORGANIC, AND THEN HE DIDN’T KNOW IF IT WAS A BIRD OR A PLANT…HE WAS REALLY DUMB! SEE YOU! PAPA: (Looking at audience, and says under his breath). That girl is never going to get married. SHALEENA. (LOOKING AT KEYBOARD) Papa, are you ever going to learn to play that thing? PAPA: Girl, you and your Nana! Sweetheart, what is this about? Rehearseal at Empresso Coffee House |


