Please come audition for
American Son
By Christopher Demos-Brown
Directed by Deshanna Brown
January 30‒February 15, 2026
Open Auditions December 7‒8, 2025; Callbacks December 9, 2025

Auditions information
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Cast

Women: 1 Woman, Black
Age Range: Adult

Men: 3 (2 White men, 1 Black man)
Age Range: Adults

The parents need to appear to be old enough to have an 18-year-old son. The Lieutenant is suggested to be older, and the officer younger, than the parents.

Thank you for your interest in auditioning for "American Son." Please be prepared to do group cold readings from the script.

Character Descriptions

Kendra Ellis-Connor – African American female, 30's-60's. A professor of psychology and the mother of a teenage biracial son. Recently separated from her White husband. Emotionally raw but trying to keep it together behind a professional facade. Exceptionally intelligent.

Scott Connor – White male, 30's-60's. Kendra's estranged husband. An FBI agent of predominantly Irish ancestry. Takes pride in his family's long tradition of military service. Though rigid in his views he has a warm, sensitive side and is a deeply loving and devoted father.

Officer Paul Larkin – White male, mid-20's-35. An intelligent, congenial young police officer with bold career ambitions who lacks actual life experience.

Lieutenant John Stokes – African American male, 35-70's. A tough, no-nonsense career police officer who is used to having people listen when he talks. He has paid his dues. He knows the rules and has no hesitation enforcing them.