The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum is looking for actors. Auditions will be held in January for their next play, “Alabama Story.” The play is a drama about censorship and civil rights. The play is based off of real events.
The play has been widely produced around the country and tells the story of Emily Wheelock Reed, an Alabama State Librarian who defends a 1958 children's book from a local senator who wants it banned because it portrays a black rabbit marrying a white rabbit.
The play was written by Kenneth Jones and has a cast of six with four men and two women. The play will be performed May 7th through the 9th and from the 14th to the 16th.
Auditions for the play will be held on Thursday January 2nd from 1 to 7 PM and on Saturday from 10 AM to 1 PM. To set up an appointment contact director Phil Funkenbusch at 785-6085 or email him at phil.funkenbusch@illinois.gov. Learn more about the Abraham Lincoln library at www.presidentlincoln.illinois.gov.
