Body and Sold need actors

Soroptimists International of Cedar Rapids/Marion will produce a staged reading of the documentary play Body and Sold by Deborah Lake Fortson and Tempest Productions. The they are seeking actors for this production. Interested people can go to TCR's Rent auditions Sunday and Monday at 7 pm. They will have a table set up with information and anyone interested can schedule an audition time. Alternately email Susan Scharnau at suzastock@yahoo.com. The performance will be Saturday, June 26th at 7:00 p.m.

Body and Sold is a powerful tool to create community dialogue about teen prostitution and child abuse. In Body and Sold, the audience hears the voices of eight young Americans, six girls and two boys, who were lured or coerced into this underground life and escaped. Beaten and threatened daily, some were moved from state to state. Some became drug addicted. Many have histories of child abuse. Their stories come from Minneapolis, Boston, Hartford, and New York.

The performance will be followed by an expert panel of local professionals who work to protect those affected by human trafficking. Profits from the evening will be donated to local agencies that protect and educate local children.

Actors Needed:
4 Men (who can play/look ages 16-30)
8 Women (who can play/look ages 15-33)
1 Girl (who can look ages 9-11, but is 16 or older)

Actors of all ethnicities are needed. There will be limited but intensive rehearsals at the Crowne Plaza Five Seasons Hotel in the Commerce Club-16th floor, primarily on Sundays from 7:00-10:00 PM. Actors will be familiar with the script, but not fully memorized, as it is a staged reading. A rehearsal schedule for the actors who commit will involve Actors auditioning who are under 18 must have parent/guardian permission, as the subject matter is, at times, explicit. The work is volunteer, and in support of the eradication of human trafficking. For more information, go here.