Black actors ages 18 to 25 who sing gospel for Choir Boy in Chicago Heights, Illinois

The Drama Group · 📍 Chicago Heights, Illinois, United States

🗓️ Closes November 14, 2026 🎬 Theater🎬 Musical 📍 Chicago Heights, Illinois, United States 🤝 Unpaid 🎂 Ages 18 to 25 and ages 45 to 65

What they are looking for

The Drama Group, an all-volunteer community theater in Chicago Heights, is holding auditions for Choir Boy, Tarell Alvin McCraney's play about the choir at a boys' prep school. They are seeking strong Black singers ages 18 to 25 for the five student roles, a Black headmaster ages 45 to 65, a white teacher ages 30 to 55, and a choir ensemble, all 18 or older and able to play high schoolers. There is stepping, which will be taught in rehearsal. The play deals with mature themes, and an intimacy coordinator is on the team. This is a non-Equity production. It is unpaid. Auditions are November 15 and 16 with a one to two minute contemporary dramatic monologue and an a cappella gospel verse and chorus. Performances run February 12 to 21, 2027. Apply through the original listing.

How to approach it

Choose a traditional gospel song or hymn you know cold a cappella, with a verse and chorus that show pitch and feeling with no accompaniment. A contained contemporary monologue works well, ideally a young man wrestling with who he is. Even if you have never stepped, go anyway: they teach it. Read the content notice first, and ask how they handle intimacy if anything about it gives you pause.

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The original listing is in Spanish; this is our English summary.

Posted October 24, 2026.

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How to apply to this casting call

  1. Check that you fit. The call asks for ages 18 to 25 and ages 45 to 65, and it is based in Chicago Heights, Illinois, the United States.
  2. Get your materials ready: a short monologue and your details for the interview (ideas in our audition monologues).
  3. Apply through the original listing from The Drama Group: the button above takes you there. You have until November 14, 2026.
  4. If they call you back, there may be a second round: the callback. It is unpaid: ask what they cover (travel, meals) and whether you get the footage for your reel.

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