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MEET CHLOE
Written by Cameron Grant
Director Marcel Stewart

Submission Deadline: August 6th, 2021
Callbacks: August 24th and 25th, 2021

Production Details

Workshop – September 27th, 2021
Production Dates – October 12th – 22nd, 2021

This will be a virtual production, recorded in October to be shown in schools starting in November. All rehearsals will take place virtually.

Synopsis

It’s another day of online history class. Chloe is working with her group on a research project about John Graves Simcoe, but she discovers another historical figure that she is much more interested in learning about, someone who even shares the same first name: Chloe Cooley, an enslaved woman who lived in Niagara-on-the-Lake in the 1760’s. Captivated by Cooley’s story, can young Chloe convince her teacher, and her project partners, to switch their topic, weeks before the project is due? Meet Chloe explores the challenges black students face in the education system and the lack of Black curriculum content in the study of Canadian History.

Roles to be Cast

Mr. Lee – a Social Studies teacher at Clarksdale Secondary School in the District School Board of Niagara. He is young, tech savvy and relatable. He is also Asian. The students like him because he is pretty chill. But he is also totally overwhelmed. Teaching online has demanded a lot more of his time and creativity as he tries to keep his students engaged with a dense subject. He has never taught Canadian History before so he really relies on the curriculum provided by the ministry of Ontario.

Chloe – a grade 10 student at Clarksdale Secondary. She is black. Chloe is a good student. She works hard for her grades but she has a genuine interest in learning. She is well liked by her peers.

Daniel – a grade 10 student at Clarksdale Secondary. He is black. He is smart but doesn’t benefit from traditional learning styles. He likes to work at his own pace, which means he rarely gets things handed in on time. He likes to play up the care free, bad mon vibe; especially when he is around Chloe.

Larissa – a grade 10 student at Clarksdale Secondary. She is white. Larissa is a type A straight A student. She likes getting her work done well in advance and always with the proper considerations. She can sometimes come off as overbearing but she cares deeply about her grades and her future. She hates group assignments.

Submission Details

Since Meet Chloe explores themes of colonization, white supremacy and slavery it is of the utmost importance to us that our creation and performance environments are safe, brave, and welcoming spaces for everyone.

Carousel Players is committed to telling stories that are inclusive, reflecting the multitude of diverse voices that make up our community in Niagara. We strongly encourage submissions from artists of equity-seeking communities without regard to age, disability, gender, or any other basis.

As we are unable to hold in-person auditions at this time, we invite all interested performers to submit a video audition. All audition submissions will be reviewed by the Director Marcel Stewart, and potentially other members of the creative team. Those selected for a callback will be contacted.

Audition Requirements
Please prepare a video audition using selected sides from the script
Sides are available here:

Mr. Lee

Chloe (note: this excerpt is a dialogue, so we encourage you to work with an off-camera scene partner when recording)

Daniel

Larissa 

Send submissions to .

Please include MEET CHLOE in the subject line and the role you are auditioning for in the email body.

Submission deadline: August 6, 2021