Breakfast
by Warehouse Living Arts Center

Jan. 03 - Jan. 04 (2023)

Breakfast is an intergenerational historical drama, set in Corsicana, Texas on the first day of school integration in 1970. With 17-year old Cora at the center, a series of interconnected, two-person, one-act plays serve up the grits and grit of this small town coming of age story. Inspired by events in rural Texas towns.

Written by Pam C. Dudley
Directed by Alysia HarrisPlaywright Pam C. Dudley: “Corsicana integrated in 1970. Many of those students and teachers are no longer living to tell the story. BREAKFAST is not anyone’s story in particular. It is a fictional story inspired by the courage and pain of those who lived it. I wrote BREAKFAST in hopes that it would help others to look in the mirror, as it did me.”        ~Navarro County Gazette

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BREAKFAST AUDITIONS
JAN 3rd & 4th, 2023 @ 6:30 pm
on the Main Stage at the WLAC 

If you cannot make either of those nights but really want to audition, contact us and we will work something out if possible. | info@warehouselivingartscenter.comIf we need call backs, they will be on Jan 6th. First readthrough planned for Friday Jan 7th.

PERFORMANCES will be February 17th through the 26th.Auditions will consist of cold readings from the script from scenes selected by the director. 

CAST OF CHARACTERS
(In order of appearance*)
The characters speak in a southern dialect. As long as the dialect and intent is honored, slight phrasing modifications are permissible. No profanity is permissible.

CORA WATSON
17-year old, Black female, student

DADDY/WALTER WATSON
34-45-year old, Black male, mill worker, Cora’s father

JUNIOR WATSON 
9-year old, Black male, 5th grader, Cora’s brother

SUZIE HARPER
26-year old, white female, teacher, Junior’s teacher

BILL HARPER 
30-year old, white male, teacher and Vietnam veteran

REV. ELIJAH TUCKER
46-year old, Black male, Baptist pastor

 BOBBY HATTIE
9-year old, white male, 5th grader, Ms. Hattie’s grandson

JAKE HATTIE
35-year old, white male, owns appliance store, Ms. Hattie’s son and Bobby’s father

MS. JULIA HATTIE
64-year old, white female, Ruby’s boss

CEDRICK TUCKER
17-year old, Black male, student

 MOMMA/RUBY WATSON
32-45-year old, Black female, Cora’s mother

This will be the world premiere performance of Breakfast. Performed under license with Pam C. Dudley and My Write Mind, PLLC
Breakfast was a semifinalist in the Bay Area Playwrights Festival in 2020.