[NEohioPAL]AUDITIONS: Midwest Premier of "Split Second"` at Karamu Performing Arts Theatre (OH)

Fri Jan 21 10:33:19 PST 2005

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Karamu Performing Arts Theatre will be holding auditions for the late =
Dennis McIntyre's SPLIT SECOND on Saturday, January 29th and Sunday, =
January 30th from 10AM - 2PM, Tuesday, February 1st, from 5PM-8PM, and =
Saturday, February 5th, from 10am-1PM.=20
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SPLIT SECOND opens April 1 and runs thru April 24, 2005 in the intimate =
Arena Theatre. Preview nights are March 30th and 31st. This is the fifth =
production in Karamu's successful 2004/2005 season of "Knocking Down =
Walls: Pain, Pride, Prejudice...and stereotypes." It will be directed by =
Karamu's Artistic Director Terrence Spivey, who staged "for colored =
girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf" to rave =
reviews and sell-out crowds this past Fall.
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Dennis McIntyre was born in Detroit, and died in 1989. SPLIT SECOND, an =
explosive encounter between a black Manhattan police officer and a white =
car thief, was produced in New York Off Off Broadway by The Amistad =
World Theatre in 1984. From there it went on to a lengthy Off Broadway =
run and had its European premiere in Edinburgh, and was later presented =
in London, as well as several American cities. This sizzling play is a =
study of conflict between law and morality.=20
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Please come with a headshot and prepared monologue not exceeding 3 =
minutes. Rehearsals will start the second week in February 2005.
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NOTE: Please, do not bring in monologues from playwrights such as =
Hansberry, Shange, Wilson, Wolfe, Mamet, Shepherd, Williams.=20
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Character Descriptions
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5 males (4 black, 1 white) and 1 female
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VAL JOHNSON, black, a by-the-book cop, 30's
WILLIAM H. WILLIS, white, petty thief, late 20's-30's
PARKER, black, Police Captain, 40's-60's=20
CHARLIE, black, Val's best friend, 30's
ALEA JOHNSON, black, Val's wife, 20's-30's
RUSTY JOHNSON, black, Val's father, a retired cop, 50's-60's
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Karamu House (Arena Theatre)
2355 East 89th Street
Cleveland   44106

Driving Directions:  From Downtown East 9th Street and Carnegie go East =
until you reach East 89th Street; Make a right turn onto East 89th, =
continue on East 89th two city blocks (if you pass two stoplights you've =
gone to far) and make a left hand turn into our fenced in driveway. =20

This is a non-Equity production.=20
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10AM - 2PM, Tuesday, February 1st, from 5PM-8PM, and Saturday, February =
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31st. This=20
is the fifth production in Karamu's successful 2004/2005 season of =
"Knocking=20
Down Walls: Pain, Pride, Prejudice...and stereotypes." It will be =
directed by=20
Karamu's Artistic Director Terrence Spivey, who staged "for colored =
girls who=20
have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf" to rave =
reviews and=20
sell-out crowds this past Fall.   Dennis McIntyre was born in =

Detroit, and died in 1989. SPLIT SECOND, an explosive encounter between =
a black=20
Manhattan police officer and a white car thief, was produced in New York =
Off Off=20
Broadway by The Amistad World Theatre in 1984. From there it went on to =
a=20
lengthy Off Broadway run and had its European premiere in =
Edinburgh, and=20
was later presented in London, as well as several American cities. This =
sizzling=20
play is a study of conflict between law and morality. =
   Please come=20
with a headshot and prepared monologue not exceeding 3 minutes. =
Rehearsals will=20
start the second week in February 2005.   NOTE: Please, do =
not bring=20
in monologues from playwrights such as Hansberry, Shange, Wilson, Wolfe, =
Mamet,=20
Shepherd, Williams.   Character Descriptions   5 =
males (4=20
black, 1 white) and 1 female   VAL JOHNSON, black, a =
by-the-book cop,=20
30's WILLIAM H. WILLIS, white, petty thief, late 20's-30's PARKER, =
black,=20
Police Captain, 40's-60's CHARLIE, black, Val's best friend, =
30's ALEA=20
JOHNSON, black, Val's wife, 20's-30's RUSTY JOHNSON, black, Val's =
father, a=20
retired cop, 50's-60's   Karamu House (Arena Theatre) 2355 =
East=20
89th Street Cleveland   44106 Driving =
Directions:  From=20
Downtown East 9th Street and Carnegie go East until you reach East 89th =
Street;=20
Make a right turn onto East 89th, continue on East 89th two city blocks =
(if you=20
pass two stoplights you've gone to far) and make a left hand turn into =
our=20
fenced in driveway.  This is a non-Equity=20
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