Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Monday, September 21, 2009
AUDITION for "Doris to Darlene!"
DORIS TO DARLENE, a cautionary valentine
by Jordan Harrison, MFA '03
Directed by Chris Tyler '10
by Jordan Harrison, MFA '03
Directed by Chris Tyler '10
Performs December 3 - 6 in Leeds Theatre.
Produced by the Department of Theatre Arts & Performance Studies and Sock & Buskin.
Produced by the Department of Theatre Arts & Performance Studies and Sock & Buskin.
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CASTING:
DORIS, a girl singer, mixed race, from 16 to 41.
VIC WATTS, a record producer, white, from 22 to 47.
RICHARD WAGNER, a composer, around 50.
LUDWIG II, King of Bavaria, 18. (To be played by a young woman.)
MR. CAMPANI, a dapper teacher, early 40s.
THE YOUNG MAN, 16.
WHEN?
Wednesday, 9/23 from 7 - 11 PM
Thursday, 9/24 from 7 - 11 PM
Friday, 9/25 from 3 - 6 PM
Callbacks will take place all day 9/26.
WHERE?
Stuart Theatre (inside Faunce House)
HOW?
If you can, sign-up for an audition time in advance at the Leeds Breezeway bulletin board. Audition slots on Friday are currently full, but there are plenty of slots still available on Wednesday and Thursday nights.
Unsure of your schedule? Feel free to stop by Stuart at any time on Wednesday or Thursday night and audition on the spot. If you want to audition and Friday afternoon is the only time you're available, please contact us at doris2darlene@gmail.com and we'll work it out.
NOTE: You are STRONGLY encouraged to read the play beforehand. To secure a copy of the script, please e-mail doris2darlene@gmail.com.
NOTE: All plays cast under the supervision of the Department of Theatre Arts and Performance Studies at Brown University are cast without regard to race, color or ethnic identity except when such identity is central to the production's thematic content.
...oh, and did we mention JORDAN HARRISON is coming up to work on the production in rehearsal?!
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For more information, please visit http://doris2darlene.blogspot.com/
Thursday, September 10, 2009
Work with Brown MFA Playwrights on NEW WORK!
AUDITION FOR...
a READING of Gregory Moss MFA '08's play THE ARGUMENT
Directed by Kerry Whigham
This project is part of Brown University's Katrina, Katrina Project, commemorating the 4th anniversary of the hurricane. For more information, click here.
One Day of Rehearsal/Performance - September 20
Seeking...
ANA and MIA: Two women, twin sisters
Ensemble of 5 - m and f - musical ability a plus - to play various roles
(one musician / actor - sax or trumpet)
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a PRODUCTION of Joe Waechter MFA '10's short play Home is Another Plane
Directed by Gregory S Moss
This project is part of the MFA Playwrights Festival at Rites and Reasons, October 9 & 10.
Seeking...
The Littlest Girl: a precocious 10 year old.- young woman of any description
The Grown Man; her kind-hearted father - male of any description
The Narrators - Two women of any description
The Woman in the Silver Jacket - a beautiful woman
A Few Informed Audience Members - three actors, male or female
MUSICIANS - TWO - Cello, Stand-Up Bass, or Singing Saw
a READING of Gregory Moss MFA '08's play THE ARGUMENT
Directed by Kerry Whigham
This project is part of Brown University's Katrina, Katrina Project, commemorating the 4th anniversary of the hurricane. For more information, click here.
One Day of Rehearsal/Performance - September 20
Seeking...
ANA and MIA: Two women, twin sisters
Ensemble of 5 - m and f - musical ability a plus - to play various roles
(one musician / actor - sax or trumpet)
***
a PRODUCTION of Joe Waechter MFA '10's short play Home is Another Plane
Directed by Gregory S Moss
This project is part of the MFA Playwrights Festival at Rites and Reasons, October 9 & 10.
Seeking...
The Littlest Girl: a precocious 10 year old.- young woman of any description
The Grown Man; her kind-hearted father - male of any description
The Narrators - Two women of any description
The Woman in the Silver Jacket - a beautiful woman
A Few Informed Audience Members - three actors, male or female
MUSICIANS - TWO - Cello, Stand-Up Bass, or Singing Saw
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
Assistant Stage Managers wanted!
The production of Tartuffe is currently looking for one or two ASMs.
Tartuffe will run from September 24th-27th, and October 1st-4th. This is a show with great opportunities for technical work (sound, video) and the role of ASM will be an excellent way of getting involved in the production process.
Contact James at Flynn@brown.edu for more information.
AUDITION for:
LEAVITTSBURG, OH
A New Musical
By Nate Sloan ‘09
Directed by Lowry Marshall
Musically Directed by Andy Hertz
AUDITION TIMES:
Friday, September 11th; 2:00-5:00PM & 7:00-11:00PM
Saturday, September 12th; 1:00PM-4:30PM
in Stuart Theatre
Auditions will be held in small groups. NO PREPARATION NECESSARY! We will teach you everything you need to know, right from the show! If you want to prepare a song, you’re encouraged to do so. Please bring your music! Scripts and music from the show will be available in the Becker Library before classes begin.
Sign up for an audition group outside of the Becker Library before auditions!
A note for a cappella members: Friday and Saturday are big days for a cappella groups, so plan accordingly. If you want to audition and attend a callback, please inform your group now that you may need to leave for a period of time in the blocks above! We will work with you to schedule a convenient time.
A note from Lowry and Andy for Tartuffe cast members who sing: You are strongly encouraged to audition! There is insignificant overlap between the final weeks of Tartuffe and the beginning of the Leavittsburg process, and we will create a schedule that works for you! Please support musical theatre at Brown and come out to audition for this remarkable new work!
A note for a cappella members: Friday and Saturday are big days for a cappella groups, so plan accordingly. If you want to audition and attend a callback, please inform your group now that you may need to leave for a period of time in the blocks above! We will work with you to schedule a convenient time.
A note from Lowry and Andy for Tartuffe cast members who sing: You are strongly encouraged to audition! There is insignificant overlap between the final weeks of Tartuffe and the beginning of the Leavittsburg process, and we will create a schedule that works for you! Please support musical theatre at Brown and come out to audition for this remarkable new work!
CHARACTER LIST:
JANE, a student at an East Coast college, originally from Leavittsburg
JAKE, Jane's boyfriend, a student at the same college, originally from New York City
FRANK, Jane's father, a landscaper in Leavittsburg
BEN, Jane's younger brother, a freshman in high school
MS. BRIGHTON, Jane's high school English teacher
COREY, Jane’s old boyfriend and Frank’s employee
EVELYN ELLIS, Jane's friend from high school, mother of infant Todd, Jr.
"BIG" TODD ELLIS, Evelyn's husband, an Army private overseas
MARLA, BETTY and GINGER, elderly ladies in the local Rotary Club
AL, ROD and CARL, their husbands
MELISSA, SANDY, BETHANY, seniors in high school
CONNIE, a bartender
PASTOR
MATT, KEV, and LEROY, Corey's friends
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Sendspace to a draft of the script: http://www.sendspace.com/file/25ullc
JAKE, Jane's boyfriend, a student at the same college, originally from New York City
FRANK, Jane's father, a landscaper in Leavittsburg
BEN, Jane's younger brother, a freshman in high school
MS. BRIGHTON, Jane's high school English teacher
COREY, Jane’s old boyfriend and Frank’s employee
EVELYN ELLIS, Jane's friend from high school, mother of infant Todd, Jr.
"BIG" TODD ELLIS, Evelyn's husband, an Army private overseas
MARLA, BETTY and GINGER, elderly ladies in the local Rotary Club
AL, ROD and CARL, their husbands
MELISSA, SANDY, BETHANY, seniors in high school
CONNIE, a bartender
PASTOR
MATT, KEV, and LEROY, Corey's friends
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Sendspace to a draft of the script: http://www.sendspace.com/
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