[NEohioPAL]"The Little Boy Who Shook Up The World: The Emmett Till Story" Auditions Tonight!!!

Performing Arts performingarts at karamu.com
Tue Dec 14 11:37:22 PST 2004


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For February Black History Month, Karamu's Youth Theatre is presenting a =
one-act based on the tragic death of young 14 year old Emmett Till, =
brutally murdered in Money, Mississippi in 1955, for allegedly whistling =
at a white woman. His murder mobilized the Civil Rights movement. This =
powerful one-act was written by Indiana playwright Nicole C. Kearney =
Cooper. It will be a World Premier at Karamu.

"The Little Boy Who Shook Up The World: The Emmett Till Story" by Nicole =
C. Kearney Cooper
February 5, 2005 - February 20, 2005=20

Audition Dates
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Audition Dates: Tuesday Dec. 14th, 6PM - 8PM, Saturday Dec. 18th, =
10AM-1PM, Monday Dec. 20th, 6PM - 8PM, & Tuesday Dec. 21st, 6pm - 8pm.

Actors should prepare one 2 - 3 minute monologue. Actors should be =
prepared to rehearse 2-3 evenings during the week and most Saturdays. =
Director: Kimberly Brown=20

Character Breakdown

5 young black men, ages 12 - 18 (Emmett, Curtis, Willie, other boys)
1 black woman, age 17 - 40 (Mamie)
1 black man, age 17 - 30 (Preacher)
1 black man, age 40 - 60 (Moses)
5 white men, ages 16 - 20 (JW, Roy, Sherrif, Attorneys, Reporter)
1 white woman, age 16 - 20 (Carolyn)

Karamu is located at 2355 East 89th Street, at the corner of Qunicy and =
89th. For more information, please contact 795-7070 ext. 242.


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size=3D3>For February=20
Black History Month, Karamu's Youth Theatre is presenting a one-act =
based on the=20
tragic death of young 14 year old Emmett Till, brutally murdered in =
Money,=20
Mississippi in 1955, for allegedly whistling at a white woman. His =
murder=20
mobilized the Civil Rights movement. This powerful one-act was written =
by=20
Indiana playwright Nicole C. Kearney Cooper. It will be a World Premier =
at=20
Karamu.<BR><BR>"The Little Boy Who Shook Up The World: The Emmett Till =
Story" by=20
Nicole C. Kearney Cooper<BR>February 5, 2005 =96 February 20, =
2005</FONT>=20
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<DIV><FONT size=3D3><STRONG>Audition Dates</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
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Dates: Tuesday Dec. 14th, 6PM - 8PM, Saturday Dec. 18th, 10AM-1PM, =
Monday=20
Dec. 20th, 6PM - 8PM, & Tuesday Dec. 21st, 6pm -=20
8pm.<BR></STRONG></FONT><BR>Actors should prepare one 2 - 3 minute =
monologue.=20
Actors should be prepared to rehearse 2-3 evenings during the week and =
most=20
Saturdays. Director: Kimberly Brown <BR><BR>Character Breakdown<BR><BR>5 =
young=20
black men, ages 12 - 18 (Emmett, Curtis, Willie, other boys)<BR>1 black =
woman,=20
age 17 - 40 (Mamie)<BR>1 black man, age 17 - 30 (Preacher)<BR>1 black =
man, age=20
40 - 60 (Moses)<BR>5 white men, ages 16 - 20 (JW, Roy, Sherrif, =
Attorneys,=20
Reporter)<BR>1 white woman, age 16 - 20 (Carolyn)<BR><BR>Karamu is =
located at=20
2355 East 89th Street, at the corner of Qunicy and 89th. For more =
information,=20
please contact 795-7070 ext.=20
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