[NEohioPAL]Weathervane Auditions, Auditions and more Auditions

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WEATHERVANE PLAYHOUSE
1301 Weathervane Lane, Akron, OH  44313 330-836-2626
AUDITIONS

    Weathervane Playhouse will hold auditions for three (3) productions=20
Monday through Wednesday, August 30 through September 1, 2004. Auditions wil=
l be=20
held at Weathervane Playhouse (1301 Weathervane Lane, Akron, In the Valley o=
ff=20
Merriman Road). Details follow=E2=80=A6

AIN'T MISBEHAVIN'
conceived by Murray Horwitz and Richard Maltby, Jr. with music mostly by Fat=
s=20
Waller.
AUDITIONS BY APPOINTMENT on Monday and Wednesday, August 30 and September 1=20
beginning at 7 p.m. in 5-minute intervals. Callbacks September 4. Please cal=
l=20
330-836-2626 for an appointment M - F 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

Cast requirements:  5 African American Singer-Actors who move well
                         3 women (20 - 40)
                         2 men (20 - 50)
Prepare:    One ballad or up-tempo song which may be in a jazz cabaret style=
.=20
 Bring sheet music in the correct key. An accompanist will be provided. =20
Movement will be given at callbacks.

AIN'T MISBEHAVIN' RUN DATES: January 12 - February 5, 2005

Director/Choreographer: Mart=C3=ADn C=C3=A9spedes.  C=C3=A9spedes directed W=
eathervane's My=20
Way last season. His recent projects include Five Guys Named Moe, Joseph and=
=20
the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Reefer Madness  and Miss Saigon.  He has=20
taught theater dance for the School of Cleveland Ballet and performed in ove=
r 20=20
Cleveland Opera productions. Musical Director is Heidi Herczeg.

   =20
THREE DAYS OF RAIN
by Richard Greenburg
AND
ANGELS IN AMERICA
By Tony Kushner

OPEN CALL AUDITIONS ALSO ON August 30 & 31 at 7:30 p.m.  Callbacks, if=20
necessary, will be held Wednesday, September 1 at 7:30 p.m. =20

Cast requirements for Three Days of Rain:
                   1 Woman (25 - 40)
            2 Men (25 - 40)

Cast requirements for Angels in America:
            3 Women (24 - 60)
            5 Men (24 - 60)

Please prepare a 1 -2-minute contemporary, dramatic monologue that is not=20
from either script. Auditions will also consist of readings from the script.=
 =20
Scripts will be available at the box office.

Director for both productions (THREE DAYS OF RAIN and ANGELS IN AMERICA) is=20
Sean McConaha, Weathervane's Director of Education and Producer of Youth/Fam=
ily=20
productions.  He holds an M.A. degree in Theater from The University of=20
Akron.  For Weathervane, he has directed award-winning productions of The Ki=
ng of=20
the Kosher Grocers and Romeo and Juliet, as well as The Glass Menagerie, The=
=20
Chosen, Hamlet and A Lesson Before Dying.

All roles are available. Weathervane Playhouse is committed to=20
non-traditional casting.  Except in cases where race, gender, age or disabil=
ity is essential=20
to the play, all roles will be cast on the basis of talent.  Weathervane=20
Playhouse is a community theater.  All performers in all productions are=20
volunteers.  For further information, call Weathervane at 330-836-2626.

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<BR>1301 Weathervane Lane, Akron, OH  44313 330-836-2626
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<BR><P ALIGN=3DLEFT>
<BR>    Weathervane Playhouse will hold auditions for three (3) productions=20=
Monday through Wednesday, August 30 through September 1, 2004. Auditions wil=
l be held at Weathervane Playhouse (1301 Weathervane Lane, Akron, In the Val=
ley off Merriman Road). <B>Details follow=E2=80=A6</B>
<BR>
<BR></FONT><FONT  COLOR=3D"#000000" BACK=3D"#ffffff" style=3D"BACKGROUND-COL=
OR: #ffffff" SIZE=3D3 PTSIZE=3D12 FAMILY=3D"SANSSERIF" FACE=3D"Arial" LANG=
=3D"0"><B><U>AIN'T MISBEHAVIN'</FONT><FONT  COLOR=3D"#000000" BACK=3D"#fffff=
f" style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=3D2 PTSIZE=3D10 FAMILY=3D"SANSSE=
RIF" FACE=3D"Arial" LANG=3D"0"></B></U>
<BR>conceived by Murray Horwitz and Richard Maltby, Jr. with music mostly by=
 Fats Waller.
<BR><B><U>AUDITIONS BY APPOINTMENT</B></U> on <B>Monday and Wednesday, Augus=
t 30 and September 1 beginning at 7 p.m. in 5-minute intervals. Callbacks Se=
ptember 4.</B> Please call 330-836-2626 for an appointment M - F 10 a.m. to=20=
5:30 p.m.
<BR>
<BR><B>Cast requirements</B>:  5 African American Singer-Actors who move wel=
l
<BR>                      &nbsp=
;  3 women (20 - 40)
<BR>                      &nbsp=
;  2 men (20 - 50)
<BR><B><U>Prepare</B></U>:    One ballad or up-tempo song which may be in a=20=
jazz cabaret style.  Bring sheet music in the correct key. An accompani=
st will be provided.  Movement will be given at callbacks.
<BR>
<BR><B><U>AIN'T MISBEHAVIN' RUN DATES</B></U>: January 12 - February 5, 2005
<BR>
<BR>Director/Choreographer: <B>Mart=C3=ADn C=C3=A9spedes</B>.  C=C3=A9s=
pedes directed Weathervane's My Way last season. His recent projects include=
 Five Guys Named Moe, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Reefer M=
adness  and Miss Saigon.  He has taught theater dance for the Scho=
ol of Cleveland Ballet and performed in over 20 Cleveland Opera productions.=
 Musical Director is <B>Heidi Herczeg</B>.
<BR>
<BR>   =20
<BR></FONT><FONT  COLOR=3D"#000000" BACK=3D"#ffffff" style=3D"BACKGROUND-COL=
OR: #ffffff" SIZE=3D4 PTSIZE=3D14 FAMILY=3D"SANSSERIF" FACE=3D"Arial" LANG=
=3D"0"><B><U>THREE DAYS OF RAIN</FONT><FONT  COLOR=3D"#000000" BACK=3D"#ffff=
ff" style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=3D2 PTSIZE=3D10 FAMILY=3D"SANSS=
ERIF" FACE=3D"Arial" LANG=3D"0"></B></U>
<BR>by Richard Greenburg
<BR>AND
<BR></FONT><FONT  COLOR=3D"#000000" BACK=3D"#ffffff" style=3D"BACKGROUND-COL=
OR: #ffffff" SIZE=3D4 PTSIZE=3D14 FAMILY=3D"SANSSERIF" FACE=3D"Arial" LANG=
=3D"0"><B><U>ANGELS IN AMERICA</FONT><FONT  COLOR=3D"#000000" BACK=3D"#fffff=
f" style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=3D2 PTSIZE=3D10 FAMILY=3D"SANSSE=
RIF" FACE=3D"Arial" LANG=3D"0"></B></U>
<BR>By Tony Kushner
<BR>
<BR><B><U>OPEN CALL AUDITIONS</B></U> ALSO ON <B>August 30 & 31 at 7:30=20=
p.m.  Callbacks, if necessary, will be held Wednesday, September 1 at 7=
:30 p.m.</B>  
<BR><B><U>
<BR>Cast requirements</B></U> for <B><U>Three Days of Rain</B></U>:
<BR>            &nbsp=
;      1 Woman (25 - 40)
<BR>            2 Men (25 - 40)
<BR>
<BR><B><U>Cast requirements</B></U> for <B><U>Angels in America</B></U>:
<BR>            3 Women (24 - 60)
<BR>            5 Men (24 - 60)
<BR>
<BR>Please prepare a 1 -2-minute contemporary, dramatic monologue that is no=
t from either script. Auditions will also consist of readings from the scrip=
t.  Scripts will be available at the box office.
<BR>
<BR>Director for both productions (THREE DAYS OF RAIN and ANGELS IN AMERICA)=
 is <B>Sean McConaha</B>, Weathervane's Director of Education and Producer o=
f Youth/Family productions.  He holds an M.A. degree in Theater from Th=
e University of Akron.  For Weathervane, he has directed award-winning=20=
productions of The King of the Kosher Grocers and Romeo and Juliet, as well=20=
as The Glass Menagerie, The Chosen, Hamlet and A Lesson Before Dying.
<BR>
<BR>All roles are available. Weathervane Playhouse is committed to non-tradi=
tional casting.  Except in cases where race, gender, age or disability=20=
is essential to the play, all roles will be cast on the basis of talent. &nb=
sp;Weathervane Playhouse is a community theater.  All performers in all=
 productions are volunteers.  For further information, call Weathervane=
 at 330-836-2626.</P></P></FONT></HTML>

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