TRACK 1: TONYA & MC SEVA SAVAGE: Female,Trans Female,Non-Binary | Any Ethnicity | Age: 18 - 80 | Role Type: Chorus / Ensemble | Video Reel Required
1. Tonya, 17, a devoted fan of battle rap and, in particular, MC Seva Savage MC Seva Savage, 32, the most famous Russian rapper whose career has started to decl...more

TRACK 2: DASHA & MC BEAR: Female,Trans Female,Non-Binary | Any Ethnicity | Age: 18 - 80 | Role Type: Chorus / Ensemble | Video Reel Required
2. Dasha, 18, Tonya’s friend and a feminist who Just. Wants. To. Battle. MC Bear, 33, Seva’s biggest rival and a new star of battle rap To apply, please subm...more

TRACK 3: AMINA & MC BEAT BRILLIANT: Female,Trans Female,Non-Binary | Any Ethnicity | Age: 18 - 80 | Role Type: Chorus / Ensemble | Video Reel Required
3. Amina, 21, a housekeeper for Tonya’s family MC Beat Brilliant, known mostly for having a rich dad To apply, please submit a resume and 1-3 videos that bes...more

TRACK 4: YAROSLAVA PETROVNA & MC COBALT: Female,Trans Female,Non-Binary | Any Ethnicity | Age: 18 - 80 | Role Type: Chorus / Ensemble | Video Reel Required
4. Yaroslava Petrovna, 71, an angry neighbor who hates noise MC Cobalt 25, a forgettable rapper from Latvia To apply, please submit a resume and 1-3 videos t...more

TRACK 5: VALENTINA & MC WIZZZARD: Female,Trans Female,Non-Binary | Any Ethnicity | Age: 18 - 80 | Role Type: Chorus / Ensemble | Video Reel Required
5. Valentina, 43, Tonya’s overworked mother MC Wizzzard, 34, the greatest host in battle rap history, according to himself To apply, please submit a resume a...more

TRACK 6: LESYA & MC YIN-YAN: Female,Trans Female,Non-Binary | Any Ethnicity | Age: 18 - 80 | Role Type: Chorus / Ensemble | Video Reel Required
6. Lesya, 15, Tonya’s sassy little sister MC Yin-Yan, 30, the local gossip To apply, please submit a resume and 1-3 videos that best showcase your acting abi...more

TRACK 7: NADYA & MC PARADOXXX: Female,Trans Female,Non-Binary | Any Ethnicity | Age: 18 - 80 | Role Type: Chorus / Ensemble | Video Reel Required
7. Nadya, 33, MC Bear’s overlooked wife MC Paradoxxx, 35, an old rap legend that nobody takes seriously anymore To apply, please submit a resume and 1-3 vide...more

TRACK 8: ZABAVA & MC ANTSY ANT: Female,Trans Female,Non-Binary | Any Ethnicity | Age: 18 - 80 | Role Type: Chorus / Ensemble | Video Reel Required
8. Zabava, 7, MC Bear and Nadya’s child. An iPad kid. MC Antsy Ant, 27, the king of freestyle. To apply, please submit a resume and 1-3 videos that best show...more

BABYGIRL DENISE: Female | African-American | Age: 17 - 25 | Role Type: Principal | Dress: 0
BABY GIRL Female, 20s. The lead. A gifted singer raised in the church, grieving her father and stepping into the secular world for the first time. Must carry the ...more

BABYGIRLS BOYFRIEND: Male | African-American | Age: 20 - 27 | Role Type: Principal
Compensation varies by role and will be determined based on role requirements, rehearsal schedule, performance schedule, and final production budget. Pay details w...more

CHURCH MEMBERS: Any Gender | Any Ethnicity | Age: 30 - 70 | Role Type: Supporting
CHURCH MEMBERS — 5 ROLES Any age. Gospel choir vocals, some featured moments. Black/African American.

COUSINS: Male | African-American | Age: 20 - 30 | Role Type: Principal | Vocal Style: ["R&B"]
COUSIN Male, late 20s–30s. Charismatic, warm, always in trouble. Drives for a famous rapper and tells everyone he's signed. Hip-hop vocal. Must be genuinely likab...more

DANCERS: Any Gender | Any Ethnicity | Age: 18 - 30 | Role Type: Supporting
DANCERS — 6–8 ROLES 18+. 90s hip-hop and R&B .

FATHER: Male | African-American | Age: 45 - 60 | Role Type: Principal
FATHER Male, 45–60. Appears alive and as a presence. Warm, steady, radiant. Strong gospel vocal. Black/African American.

MOTHER: Female | African-American | Age: 45 - 60 | Role Type: Principal | Dress: 0
Compensation varies by role and will be determined based on role requirements, rehearsal schedule, performance schedule, and final production budget. Pay details w...more

MUSE FEMALE R&B GROUP 3 ROLES: Female | Any Ethnicity | Age: 18 - 27 | Role Type: Principal | Dress: 0
MUSE — 3 ROLES Female, 20s. A 90s-style girl group and Baby Girl's college friends, who also serve as the show's onstage chorus. Tight three-part harmony and movem...more

PASTOR: Male | African-American | Age: 50 - 70 | Role Type: Supporting
PASTOR Male, 50s–70s. Leads a gospel number that doubles as his sermon. Big voice, call-and-response, commands a room. Black/African American.

RAPPER: Male,Female | Any Ethnicity | Age: 20 - 35 | Role Type: Supporting
THE RAPPER Male, late 20s–30s. Famous, magnetic, and performing a menace he does not actually have. Strong hip-hop performer with real stage presence. Black/Afric...more

SISTER: Female | African-American | Age: 20 - 30 | Role Type: Principal | Dress: 0
SISTER Female, 20s–30s. Runs the family logistics, dry-witted, the only one who reads the Cousin correctly. Strong singer. Black/African American.

LOLA: Female | African-American | Age: 30 - 35 | Role Type: Principal | Dress: 0 | Vocal Range: ["Soprano","Mezzo-Soprano"] | Vocal Style: ["Musical Theater"]
Lola is smart, independent, composed, observant, ambitious, stubborn, and emotionally private. She has lived in New York and has not been home in eleven years. Aft...more

MAMA EFE: Female | African-American | Age: 40 - 70 | Role Type: Principal | Dress: 0 | Vocal Range: ["Alto","Mezzo-Soprano"] | Vocal Style: ["Musical Theater"]
Mama Efe is warm, wise, blunt, funny, intimidating when necessary, and deeply observant. She has been estranged from her older sister for eighteen years. When she ...more

TOMI: Female | African-American | Age: 20 - 25 | Role Type: Principal | Dress: 0 | Vocal Range: ["Soprano","Mezzo-Soprano"] | Vocal Style: ["Musical Theater"]
Tomi is gentle, curious, intelligent, and searching for a stronger connection to her identity. She understands Yoruba better than she speaks it. She is traveling t...more

TUNDE: Male | African-American | Age: 40 - 45 | Role Type: Principal | Vocal Range: ["Tenor"] | Vocal Style: ["Musical Theater"]
Tunde is charming, talkative, resourceful, funny, and street-smart. He always seems to know someone who knows someone. Beneath his humor is a man who worries that ...more

ALISON: Female | Any Ethnicity | Age: 18 - 22 | Role Type: Supporting | Dress: 0
Trendy. Youthful. Uncertain. Fashionable, adorable, and full of youthful energy. Her sense of style is expressive and confident, though she is still very much a te...more

BRYAN: Male | Any Ethnicity | Age: 40 - 50 | Role Type: Supporting
Charming. Dependable. Well put together. Bryan is Mama D’s next-door neighbor and an orthopedic surgeon. He is the kind of man who shows up—helpful, respectful, an...more

CHRISTOPHER: Male | Any Ethnicity | Age: 20 - 25 | Role Type: Supporting
“The future doctor of the family.” Polished. Pressured. Christopher is the pride of the family—smart, charming, and accomplished, with a full scholarship awaiting ...more

DAVID: Male | Any Ethnicity | Age: 55 - 78 | Role Type: Principal
Warm. Steady. A man of faith and wisdom. David is Melby’s husband and Mama D’s brother-in-love. Their long history allows Mama D to be herself around him—no preten...more

DERRICK: Male | Any Ethnicity | Age: 38 - 48 | Role Type: Principal
Strong. Loyal. Steady. Derrick is the kind of man people describe as a good man. He loves his wife deeply—ten years of marriage rooted in history, commitment, and ...more

DIANNE: Female | Any Ethnicity | Age: 40 - 50 | Role Type: Principal | Dress: 0
Nurturing. Devoted. Warm. Dianne is the emotional backbone of the family. As the eldest child and only parent among her siblings, she naturally takes on the role o...more

MAMA D [DOROTHY]: Female | Any Ethnicity | Age: 55 - 75 | Role Type: Principal | Dress: 0
Matriarch of the family. A survivor. Strong-willed. Strong, generous, & deeply protective, shaped by years of surviving an abusive marriage & an ongoing battle wit...more

MELANIE: Female | Any Ethnicity | Age: 35 - 45 | Role Type: Principal | Dress: 0
Confident. Guarded. Strong-willed. Polished, commanding, and deeply guarded. She is successful in her field as the owner of a thriving real estate company—financia...more

MELBY: Female | Any Ethnicity | Age: 55 - 78 | Role Type: Principal | Dress: 0
Dynamic. Modest. A woman of prayer and faith. Melby is Mama D’s older sister and a strong spiritual authority within the family. She wears her faith openly and una...more

REGGIE: Male | Any Ethnicity | Age: 40 - 50 | Role Type: Supporting
Charming. Convenient. Questionable. Reggie is Mama D’s much younger boyfriend—easygoing, familiar, and largely unbothered. He is company, and a sense of presence, ...more

TEVON: Male | Any Ethnicity | Age: 23 - 28 | Role Type: Supporting
Suave. Fashion Conscious. Trouble. Tevon is the kind of guy who naturally draws attention, especially from the women in the room. If you’re into the “bad boy” type...more

THEO: Male | Any Ethnicity | Age: 38 - 45 | Role Type: Supporting
Absent. Unstable. The unspoken son. Theo is Mama D’s middle child—the one whose name is not welcomed in her house. The rule is hers. His presence is uncomfortable,...more

ACTRESS: Female | Caucasian,Eastern European,Latinx | Age: 18 - 52 | Role Type: Principal | Height: 5' 5" to 6' 0" | Dress: 0
Witch, druid victim, gypsy, monster alien, young woman, farm animal, farmers wife, spider woman, alien, genocide survivor, evil twin, patient. have some dance ex...more

NOSTRADAMUS, WITCH VICTIM, ALIEN, MONSTER, ZOMBIE,: Male | Caucasian | Age: 18 - 59 | Role Type: Principal | Height: 5' 9"
Dance experience helpful. Must be 5'9"+ (the taller the better). Pays $140/show, there was no way to enter this into the backstage system. Rehearsal travel stipend...more

WITCH, ZOMBIE, MONSTER, FARMERS WIFE, ALIEN, PATIE: Any Gender | Caucasian | Age: 18 - 52 | Role Type: Principal | Height: 5' 5"
Dance experience helpful, Must be 5'5"+ (the taller the better). Pays $140/show and rehearsal travel stipend.