[NEohioPAL]Blvd. To Audition Waverly Gallery
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Sarah May to Direct The Waverly Gallery
Boulevard Theatre announces upcoming auditions for Kenneth Lonergan's recent
hit The Waverly Gallery, to be directed by Sarah May.
About the Play A Pulitzer Prize finalist,The Waverly Gallery is a powerfully
poignant and often hilarious play about the final years of a generous, chatty
and feisty grandmother's battle against Alzheimer's disease. A left-wing
social activist, Gladys is the long-time owner of a Greenwich Village art gallery.
The play explores her fight to retain her independence and the effect on her
family, which includes, her psychiatrist daughter, her psychiatrist son-in-law
and her speechwriter grandson. A visiting artist also plays an important
role in the relationships.
Audition Information-ALL ROLES OPEN
Cast: 2 women ages 45-75
3 men ages 25-55
Cold reading from the script. Script to be available at audition.
Auditions will be held November 17 & 18 from 6-8:30 p.m. at the Shaker Hts.
Community Life Building, 3450 Lee Road, just south of Van Aken Blvd. in Shaker
Hts. 216/491-1360. If necessary, callbacks will be held November 20 at 6 p.m.
All actors are volunteer.
For more information about The Waverly Gallery auditions, contact Sarah May
at 216/321-8833.
Rehearsals
Rehearsals will begin in early January and will held Monday-Friday evenings.
Production
The show will be held in mid to late February in varying alternative
locations. Discussions with the audience will be a part of several performances.
About the Director
Sarah May has been involved in Cleveland theatre for many years. Most
recently, she directed Rebecca Gilman's Boy Gets Girl at Beck Theatre, where she
also directed Gilman's Spinning into Butter last year. Other notable directing
achievements have been Charenton Theatre's Six Degrees of Separation, named
Scene Magazine's best show of 2003 and Beck's A Piece of my Heart, winner of the
2001 Northern Ohio Live Award of Achievement in Theatre. She has served as
Education Director for Great Lakes Theatre Festival, Artistic Director of Karamu
Theatre and guest director for most area theatres. She spent 10 years in New
York City, performing, directing and developing educational programs for
several theatres.
About the Theatre Boulevard Theatre was formed in 1999 as an adult community
theatre in conjunction with the Shaker Heights Community Life Department.
Productions have included Play On!, The Shadow Box, Side by Side by Sondheim,
The Complete Works of Shakespeare (Abridged), Oleanna and others.
Most recently, Boulevard's production of the Tony-award winning ART has
played to sold-out audiences. The next performance is November 14 & 15 at 8 p.m.
at the Kelly-Randall Gallery, 2678 W.14TH.ST., Cleveland's artsy Tremont
neighborhood. SPACE IS LIMITED. For advance ticket information, contact, Jean Martin
at jean at boulevardtheatre.org. Use ART in the subject line.
<A HREF="www.boulevardtheatre.org">www.boulevardtheatre.org</A>
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<P ALIGN=3DLEFT>Boulevard Theatre announces upcoming auditions for Kenneth L=
onergan's recent hit <I>The Waverly Gallery,</I> to be directed by Sarah May=
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=3D2 FAMILY=3D"SCRIPT" FACE=3D"Comic Sans MS" LANG=3D"0"> <BR>
</FONT><FONT COLOR=3D"#0000ff" style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffff80" SIZE=3D2=
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</FONT><FONT COLOR=3D"#ff0000" style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffff80" SIZE=3D2=
FAMILY=3D"SCRIPT" FACE=3D"Comic Sans MS" LANG=3D"0"><U>About the Play</FONT=
><FONT COLOR=3D"#0000ff" style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffff80" SIZE=3D2 FAMIL=
Y=3D"SCRIPT" FACE=3D"Comic Sans MS" LANG=3D"0"></U> A Pulitzer Prize finalis=
t,<I>The Waverly Gallery</I> is a powerfully poignant and often hilarious pl=
ay about the final years of a generous, chatty and feisty grandmother's batt=
le against Alzheimer's disease. A left-wing social activist, Gladys is=
the long-time owner of a Greenwich Village art gallery. The play explores h=
er fight to retain her independence and the effect on her family, which incl=
udes, her psychiatrist daughter, her psychiatrist son-in-law and her speechw=
riter grandson. A visiting artist also plays an important role in the=20=
relationships. <BR>
<BR>
</FONT><FONT COLOR=3D"#ff0000" style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffff80" SIZE=3D2=
FAMILY=3D"SCRIPT" FACE=3D"Comic Sans MS" LANG=3D"0"><U>Audition Information=
-ALL ROLES OPEN<BR>
</FONT><FONT COLOR=3D"#0000ff" style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffff80" SIZE=3D2=
FAMILY=3D"SCRIPT" FACE=3D"Comic Sans MS" LANG=3D"0"></U>Cast: 2 women=
ages 45-75<BR>
3 men ages 25-55<BR>
Cold reading from the script. Script to be available at audition.<BR>
Auditions will be held </FONT><FONT COLOR=3D"#ff0000" style=3D"BACKGROUND-C=
OLOR: #ffff80" SIZE=3D2 FAMILY=3D"SCRIPT" FACE=3D"Comic Sans MS" LANG=3D"0">=
November 17 & 18 from 6-8:30 p.m.</FONT><FONT COLOR=3D"#0000ff" style=
=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffff80" SIZE=3D2 FAMILY=3D"SCRIPT" FACE=3D"Comic Sans=
MS" LANG=3D"0"> at the Shaker Hts. Community Life Building, 3450 Lee Road,=20=
just south of Van Aken Blvd. in Shaker Hts. 216/491-1360. If necessary=
, callbacks will be held November 20 at 6 p.m.<BR>
<BR>
All actors are volunteer. <BR>
<BR>
For more information about <I>The Waverly Gallery</I> auditions, contact Sar=
ah May at 216/321-8833.<BR>
<BR>
</FONT><FONT COLOR=3D"#ff0000" style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffff80" SIZE=3D2=
FAMILY=3D"SCRIPT" FACE=3D"Comic Sans MS" LANG=3D"0"><U>Rehearsals<BR>
</FONT><FONT COLOR=3D"#0000ff" style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffff80" SIZE=3D2=
FAMILY=3D"SCRIPT" FACE=3D"Comic Sans MS" LANG=3D"0"></U>Rehearsals will beg=
in in early January and will held Monday-Friday evenings.<BR>
<BR>
</FONT><FONT COLOR=3D"#ff0000" style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffff80" SIZE=3D2=
FAMILY=3D"SCRIPT" FACE=3D"Comic Sans MS" LANG=3D"0"><U>Production<BR>
</FONT><FONT COLOR=3D"#0000ff" style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffff80" SIZE=3D2=
FAMILY=3D"SCRIPT" FACE=3D"Comic Sans MS" LANG=3D"0"></U>The show will be he=
ld in mid to late February in varying alternative locations. Discussio=
ns with the audience will be a part of several performances.<BR>
<BR>
</FONT><FONT COLOR=3D"#ff0000" style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffff80" SIZE=3D2=
FAMILY=3D"SCRIPT" FACE=3D"Comic Sans MS" LANG=3D"0"><U>About the Director<B=
R>
</FONT><FONT COLOR=3D"#0000ff" style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffff80" SIZE=3D2=
FAMILY=3D"SCRIPT" FACE=3D"Comic Sans MS" LANG=3D"0"></U>Sarah May has been=20=
involved in Cleveland theatre for many years. Most recently, she direc=
ted Rebecca Gilman's <I>Boy Gets Girl</I> at Beck Theatre, where she also di=
rected Gilman's <I>Spinning into Butter</I> last year. Other notable d=
irecting achievements have been Charenton Theatre's <I>Six Degrees of Separa=
tion</I>, named <I>Scene Magazine</I>'s best show of 2003 and Beck's <I>A Pi=
ece of my Heart</I>, winner of the 2001 Northern Ohio Live Award of Achievem=
ent in Theatre. She has served as Education Director for Great Lakes Theatre=
Festival, Artistic Director of Karamu Theatre and guest director for most a=
rea theatres. She spent 10 years in New York City, performing, directing and=
developing educational programs for several theatres. <BR>
<BR>
</FONT><FONT COLOR=3D"#ff0000" style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffff80" SIZE=3D2=
FAMILY=3D"SCRIPT" FACE=3D"Comic Sans MS" LANG=3D"0"><U>About the Theatre</F=
ONT><FONT COLOR=3D"#0000ff" style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffff80" SIZE=3D2 FA=
MILY=3D"SCRIPT" FACE=3D"Comic Sans MS" LANG=3D"0"></U> Boulevard Theat=
re was formed in 1999 as an adult community theatre in conjunction with the=20=
Shaker Heights Community Life Department. Productions have included <I=
>Play On!, The Shadow Box, Side by Side by Sondheim, The Complete Works of S=
hakespeare (Abridged), Oleanna </I>and others. <BR>
<BR>
Most recently, Boulevard's production of the Tony-award winning <I>ART</I> h=
as played to sold-out audiences. The next performance is November 14 &=
amp; 15 at 8 p.m. at the Kelly-Randall Gallery, 2678 W.14TH.ST., Cleveland's=
artsy Tremont neighborhood. SPACE IS LIMITED. For advance ticket informatio=
n, contact, Jean Martin at jean at boulevardtheatre.org. Use ART in the subject=
line.<BR>
<BR>
</B><A HREF=3D"www.boulevardtheatre.org">www.boulevardtheatre.org</A></FONT>=
<FONT COLOR=3D"#0000ff" style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffff80" SIZE=3D2 FAMILY=
=3D"SCRIPT" FACE=3D"Comic Sans MS" LANG=3D"0"><BR>
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