Upcoming
Auditions

NRACT is committed to an artistic environment that is welcoming to all people, regardless of ethnicity, gender, gender identification, cultural affiliation, sexual orientation, body type, age, economic class, disability, or religious affiliation. NRACT is committed to having representation from a diverse group that express our core values of inclusion, equity, and diversity.

Parade

NRACT is pleased to announce the cast for Parade, with book by Alfred Uhry and music by Jason Robert Brown.  This production will be directed by Managing Artistic Director, Timothy E. Locklear. 

Music Director
Choreographer

Mark Hopper

Freddie Lee Heath

Stage Manager

David Wilk

Timothy E. Locklear

Director

About the show:

In 1913, Leo Frank, a Brooklyn-raised Jew living in Georgia, is put on trial for the murder of thirteen-year-old Mary Phagan, a factory worker under his employ. Already guilty in the eyes of everyone around him, a sensationalist publisher and a janitor's false testimony seal Leo's fate. His only defenders are a governor with a conscience and, eventually, his assimilated Southern wife who finds the strength and love to become his greatest champion.

Daring, innovative and bold, Parade is filled with soaring music and a heart-wrenching story, offering a moral lesson about the dangers of prejudice and ignorance that should not be forgotten.

Rehearsals:

Begin April 7, 2025

Tech Week:

Begins June 7, 2025

Show Dates:

June 13-29, 2025 (Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays)

North Raleigh Arts & Creative Theatre announces cast for Parade

With a total of 94 actors who auditioned for this production, these decisions were not easy ones to make and were carefully thought out by the production team. We sincerely thank each one who came out and shared their talents with us.

The actors who are cast are asked to email your acceptance to the director, Timothy E. Locklear at Tim@nract.org as soon as possible.

Leo Frank: Aaron Tyler Boles

Lucille Frank: Emily Arbour

Mary Phagan: Adele Baldina

Frankie Epps/Young Soldier: Justin Jones

Jim Conley: Damarion Jones

Hugh Dorsey: Dave Keats

Governor John Slaton: Jay Zadeh

Sally Slaton: Kelley Keats

Tom Watson/Old Soldier: Tedd Szeto

Judge Roan: Brian Fisher

Mrs. Phagan: Lauren Bamford

Britt Craig/Mr. Peavey: Jacob Parker

Minnie McKnight: Tina Morris-Anderson

Newt Lee: Juan Isler

Luther Roser: Tripp Niles

Riley: Mark Robinson

Angela: Aya Wallace

Factory Girls (Roles TBD) : Madeline Core, Eva Hopper, Madison Steiner

Detective Starnes/Ensemble: Jackson Lods

Officer Ivey/Ensemble: River Mann

Ensemble: Kayla Fainer, Cassie Ford, Sawyer Parker, Susan Shank, Heather Shinpaugh, Mary Kathryn Walston