FORGOTTEN; THE MURDER AT THE FORD ROUGE PLANT
- Encore Staff Writer
- Jun 4
- 1 min read
COMPANY NAME
MICHIGAN LABOR HISTORY SOCIETY
UNION
Non-Union or AEA
COMPENSATION
$700 Stipend
JOB DESCRIPTION
Rehearsals start September 3, and show runs for three performances Oct. 10-12. Salary and benefits will vary for principals and chorus and will follow Equity and AFM contract terms for union members.
CONTRACT START DATE
Sep 03, 2025
CONTRACT END DATE
Oct 12, 2025
HOW TO APPLY
Auditions at St. Matthew's and St. Joseph's Episcopal Church, 8850 Woodward Ave., Detroit MI
Jul 11, 2025, 05:00 PM
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Casting 9 leads and 9 chorus members. Auditions open to union and non-union persons on Friday, July 11, 2025 from 5 to 8 p.m. and on Saturday, July 12, from 12 noon to 5 p.m. Callbacks will be on Sunday, July 13 at 3 p.m. See the attached file for more information. "FORGOTTEN: The Murder at the Ford Rouge Plant" is a 90-minute musical in a jazz/bluesy genre set in the 1930s as workers were battling hunger and homelessness while organizing unions. Scenes depict the Ford Hunger March, the Flint sit-down strike, the Battle of the Overpass and more. This revival is the fourth production in Detroit since its premiere in 2004.