AUDITION NOTICE – ROLE OF CAMAE

The Players Theatre Company is seeking an actress to portray CAMAE in Katori Hall’s acclaimed drama The Mountaintop.

Audition Dates: November 14 & 15,2026

Time: 1:00pm-3:00pm November 14th

6:00pm-9:00pm November 15th

Location: The Owen Theatre, Conroe, Texas

Auditions will consist of cold readings from the script.

Roles Available: CAMAE and understudy for MARTIN LUTHER KING

CAMAE: Female (She/Her), African American, Age 20s–30s

An outspoken, vibrant, and sassy motel maid delivering room service who challenges Dr. King's ideas with an unexpected, mysterious, and otherworldly edge.

Camae is a charismatic, rebellious, witty, and outspoken motel maid whose sharp humor and fearless attitude challenge and inspire Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Camae serves as both a reflection of King’s deepest desires and a catalyst who compels him to confront his legacy, humanity, and mortality.

Role Available: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Role Status: Cast — (Understudies will be considered)

Gender: He/Him

Age Range: 35–44

Ethnicity: African American

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is portrayed as a 39-year-old preacher, Nobel Peace Prize winner, and renowned civil rights leader who is weary, exhausted, and deeply burdened by the weight of his public responsibilities.

Rather than presenting Dr. King as an untouchable icon, this portrayal reveals the man behind the legend—an ordinary human being wrestling with self-doubt, fear, exhaustion, and the enormous expectations placed upon him.

He encounters Camae, a beautiful and mysterious housekeeper. Their initial interaction consists of simple, everyday conversation, but their exchanges gradually develop into a deeply personal dialogue. Through their conversations, Martin is compelled to confront his hopes, fears, mortality, destiny, and the legacy he will leave to his people.

This role requires an actor capable of portraying both the strength of Dr. King’s public persona and the vulnerability of the man behind it.

Production Schedule

Rehearsals Begin: December 6, 2026

Performance Dates: January 15–31, 2027

About the Play

Written by acclaimed playwright Katori Hall, The Mountaintop is a gripping fictional portrayal of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.‘s final night on earth. Set entirely in Room 306 of the Lorraine Motel on the eve of his assassination in 1968, the play explores King’s fears, hopes, and enduring legacy through a powerful and imaginative encounter.

Directed by Sedric J. Willis