Cadillac Crew
by Tori Sampson

Name: Cadillac Crew
Brand: Tori Sampson
SKU: 9780573709128
Rating: 4 (5 reviews)

Cadillac Crew Book Cover — Cadillac Crew Cover

Highlights

Female

120 mins 1960s Role(s) for Black Actor(s) Unit Set/Multiple Settings Period Costumes

Synopsis

On the day of a much-anticipated speech by Rosa Parks during the height of the Civil Rights Movement, four activists working in a Virginia civil rights office wonder whether the proclamation of equality amongst mankind includes women.

With remarkable insight and unexpected humor, Cadillac Crew reclaims the stories of the forgotten leaders who blazed the trail for desegregation and women’s rights and asks: when will the world be ready to embrace women in all their capacity?

Press Reviews

"Fundamentally it’s a play about a metaphorical threat: the threat of erasure. It may be men who start the job of suppressing women’s contributions to the civil rights movement, but history completes it... Though mostly fictional, the play is thus an effective form of historical reconstitution."
— The New York Times

"Vibrant, honest and effective."
— New Haven Register

"Brilliant... exploring history, influence, social change and pervasive modern forms of oppression, misunderstanding and obliviousness... it accesses history, name-checks African-American icons, chronicles challenging relationships, evokes the harsh realities of urban life, breaks into strident proclamations... Strap in for a wild, mind-expanding ride."
— The Hartford Courant

"Some of the best new theater of the year... Sampson gives us four great characters, three black and one white, all with different points of view on race and gender relations, but all with the same objective, equality for women of color."
— Journal Inquirer (Manchester, CT)

"Thematically and politically rich and important... Playwright Sampson does well to sculpt vital, powerful women who are individualists. She has a keen voice and her words accurately reflects time and place... [She] pushes those watching to ponder further and... perhaps become more proactive in the quest for human equality."
— Talkin' Broadway

Characters

Character	Gender	Age	Description
RACHEL A powerhouse of a young WOMAN. Polished. Poised. Witty. Lovingly stern. Proud. Twenty-six years of sage. BLACK. Actor will embody	female	—	A powerhouse of a young WOMAN. Polished. Poised. Witty. Lovingly stern. Proud. Twenty-six years of sage. BLACK. Actor will embody
ALICIA .	—	—	.
ABBY A powerhouse of a young WOMAN. Driven by personal goals. Values the autonomy she’s never experienced. Sharp. Unapologetic. Twenty-two years of sage. BLACK. Actor will embody	female	—	A powerhouse of a young WOMAN. Driven by personal goals. Values the autonomy she’s never experienced. Sharp. Unapologetic. Twenty-two years of sage. BLACK. Actor will embody
OPAL .	—	—	.
DEE A powerhouse of a young WOMAN. Grounded in personal constitution. Mature. Hesitancy and confidence often reveal themselves simultaneously. Sophisticated. Thirty-five years of sage. BLACK. Actor will embody	female	—	A powerhouse of a young WOMAN. Grounded in personal constitution. Mature. Hesitancy and confidence often reveal themselves simultaneously. Sophisticated. Thirty-five years of sage. BLACK. Actor will embody
PATRISSE .	—	—	.
SARAH A powerhouse of a young WOMAN. Down to earth. Firm in stance and address. Protective. Secure in the past; optimistically awaits the future. Twenty-eight years of sage. WHITE passing. Actor will embody	female	—	A powerhouse of a young WOMAN. Down to earth. Firm in stance and address. Protective. Secure in the past; optimistically awaits the future. Twenty-eight years of sage. WHITE passing. Actor will embody
JOURNALIST .	—	—	.
DRIVERS A voice(s).	—	—	A voice(s).