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 prepare a contemporary memorized monologue (max 2 minutes). Please be prepared for cold readings and improvisation. Auditioners are highly encouraged to familiarize themselves with the show.

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.