June 16 & 17
7 p.m.
Pull-Tight Theater
112 2nd Ave South, Franklin
Directed by Cindy Davis Massey
Produced by Pat Street and Mark Mason
Performance Dates
August 1-3, 6-10, 13-16
The Story
As the Civil Rights movement is brewing, a controversial children’s book about a black rabbit marrying a white rabbit stirs the passions of a segregationist state senator and a no-nonsense state librarian in 1959 Montgomery, Alabama. A contrasting story of childhood friends—an African-American man* and a woman of white privilege, reunited in adulthood—provides private counterpoint to the public events swirling in the state capital. Political foes, star-crossed lovers, and one feisty children’s author inhabit the same page in a deep South of the imagination that brims with humor, heartbreak, and hope. Inspired by true events. This story is as relevant in 2025 as it was in 1959 and it must be told.
Audition Process
Head shots and resumes are welcome, but not required. Actors should be prepared to read from the Audition Sides as listed below. No prepared monologues, please.
You may complete our audition form and bring it with you, although forms will also be provided at auditions.
Email Cindy Davis Massey with questions.
Roles (all available)
Emily Wheelock Reed – age range, 45-60
*Joshua Moore – age range 25-35
Lily Whitfield – age range 25-35
Thomas Franklin – age range 25-30
Senator Higgins – age range 50-60
Garth Williams/Senator Crone, etc. – age range 50-65
Audition Sides
All 6 Characters – p. 9-11
All 6 Characters – p. 82-85
Emily & Thomas – p. 11-13
Lily & Joshua – p. 14-16
Emily & Senator Higgins – p. 25-27
Lily & Joshua – p. 40-43
Garth – p. 51-52
Emily & Thomas – p. 58-60
Senators Higgins & Crone – p. 62-63
Emily & Senator Higgins – p. 79-82
