[NEohioPAL]Weathervane Playhouse announces auditions for "A Lesson Before Dying"

Tue Dec 9 06:27:17 PST 2003

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AUDITION RELEASE
Contact: Janis Harcar, Director of Marketing & Development
Ticket Office: (330) 836-2626
Weathervane Playhouse Announces OPEN CALL Auditions for 
A LESSON BEFORE DYING

Weathervane Playhouse will hold OPEN CALL AUDITIONS for A LESSON BEFORE 
DYING, by Romulus Linney (based on the novel by Ernest Gaines), Monday and Tuesday, 
January 12 & 13 at 7:30 p.m.  Callbacks, if necessary, will be held 
Wednesday, January 14 at 7:30 p.m.  Auditions will be held at Weathervane Playhouse, 
1301 Weathervane Lane, Akron, In the Valley off Merriman Road.

Cast requirements:  5 Adult MEN
            3 African-American (2, age 25 - 34 & 1 age 45 - 60)
            2 Caucasian (1 age 24 - 30 & 1 age 35 - 50)
               2 African-American Women (1 age 25 - 34 & 1 age 55 - 70)

Please prepare a 2-minute contemporary, dramatic monologue.  It may be from 
the script.  Auditions will also consist of readings from the script.  Scenes 
will be available at the box office by Monday, Dec. 15.

Director: Sean McConaha is Weathervane's Director of Education and Producer 
of Youth/Family productions.  He holds an M.A. degree in Theater from The 
University of Akron.  For Weathervane, he has directed award-winning productions of 
"The King of the Kosher Grocers" and "Romeo and Juliet," as well as "The 
Glass Menagerie," "The Chosen" and "Hamlet."

Synopsis: The story is set in Louisiana in 1948.  A teacher, desperate to run 
away from the customs and laws of "The Old South," must teach a final lesson 
to a young man sentenced to die for a crime that he didn't commit.

Weathervane Playhouse is committed to non-traditional casting.  Except in 
cases where race, gender, age or disability is essential to the play, all roles 
will be cast on the basis of talent.  Weathervane Playhouse is a community 
theater.  All performers in all productions are volunteers.  For further 
information, call Weathervane at 330-836-2626.

Weathervane Playhouse at 1301 Weathervane Lane, Akron.  330-836-2626

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<BR>Cast requirements:  5 Adult MEN
<BR>            3 African-American (2, age 25 - 34 & 1 age 45 - 60)
<BR>            2 Caucasian (1 age 24 - 30 & 1 age 35 - 50)
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om the script.  Scenes will be available at the box office by Monday, D=
ec. 15.
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<BR>Director: <B>Sean McConaha</B> is Weathervane's Director of Education an=
d Producer of Youth/Family productions.  He holds an M.A. degree in The=
ater from The University of Akron.  For Weathervane, he has directed aw=
ard-winning productions of "The King of the Kosher Grocers" and "Romeo and J=
uliet," as well as "The Glass Menagerie," "The Chosen" and "Hamlet."
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<BR>Synopsis: The story is set in Louisiana in 1948.  A teacher, desper=
ate to run away from the customs and laws of "The Old South," must teach a f=
inal lesson to a young man sentenced to die for a crime that he didn't commi=
t.
<BR>
<BR>Weathervane Playhouse is committed to non-traditional casting.  Exc=
ept in cases where race, gender, age or disability is essential to the play,=
 all roles will be cast on the basis of talent.  Weathervane Playhouse=20=
is a community theater.  All performers in all productions are voluntee=
rs.  For further information, call Weathervane at 330-836-2626.
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