Divided

Thursday, April 30, 2026

7 PM

Tickets: $15

Children and Students: $10

Music by Kristen Lee Rosenfeld

Book and Lyrics by Luanne Aronen Rosenfeld

The journey of two friends across decades, miles and a country divided. Eleanor, the daughter of a wealthy Jewish merchant, and Hanna, a young, enslaved woman refuse to accept the societal norms of their time. Set against a backdrop of a country divided by race, religion and politics (in a time not unlike our own), they take tremendous risks in their search for personal freedom. Taking place pre- and post-Civil War, the story spans from Mississippi to Boston, following Eleanor and Hanna who are separated by war, hatred and lies and the journey they must take to reunite and free themselves from the past.

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AUDITION NOTICE: DIVIDED

Auditionees are asked to either submit a self-tape or attend the in-person auditions and complete the audition form.

Self-Tape: Auditioners will need to submit a self-tape audition that is no longer than 3 minutes in length and complete the DIVIDED audition form. Self tapes are to include the following:

16-32 bars of a standard musical song
Monologue

All self-tapes are to be sent to Production Manager, Staci Corum at scorum@govst.edu by January 30, 2026 by 11:59pm.

Auditionees submitting self-tapes will be expected to attend callbacks.

In-Person Auditions: Auditionees should prepare 32 bars of a song in the style of musical theatre or pop, whatever best shows their voice and storytelling.

Callbacks: Auditionees should expect to cold read sides from the show and learn and perform about 23 bars of music from DIVIDED.

This program is partially supported by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council.
Funding for the Illinois Arts Council and its programs is provided by the State of Illinois and the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency.