Auditions Scheduled for John Henry Play

As part of the Alabama Bicentennial celebration, the city of Leeds will host the Leeds Fall Festival & John Henry Celebration on Saturday Sept. 21. There will be two public performances of a one-act play based on the legend of John Henry, a steel-driving man. No one knows where (or if) this story took place, but Leeds, Alabama lays claim to the possibility that it could have happened here. Marie Cromer wrote the play, and we need YOU to come audition for this show! Suellen Wilkins is the director for two free public performances on Saturday, Sept. 21, at 11:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. in the Leeds Theater and Arts Center. The cast includes 15 African-Americans and 10 Caucasians, all ages, both male and female. There is a young John Henry, as well as an adult John Henry. Auditions are scheduled for Monday and Tuesday night, Jul. 29-30, 7:00 p.m. each evening, at the arts center. You only need to come one night, not both. Come prepared to read from the script. For more information, please visit www.leedsartscouncil.org.