[NEohioPAL]Auditions for Karamu Performing Arts Theatre Midwest Premier of Dennis McIntyre's SPLIT SECOND

Fri Jan 21 12:07:10 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, Sunday, =
January 30th from 10AM - 2PM and Tuesday, February 1st, 5PM-8PM, Sunday, =
February 6th, 10am-1PM.=20
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SPLIT SECOND opens April 1--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 =
Artistic Director Terrence Spivey, who staged "for colored girls who =
have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf" to huge raves 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 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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Performing Arts Theatre will be holding auditions for the late Dennis =
McIntyre's=20
SPLIT SECOND on Saturday, January 29th, Sunday, January 30th from 10AM - =
2PM and=20
Tuesday, February 1st, 5PM-8PM, Sunday, February 6th, 10am-1PM.=20
   SPLIT SECOND opens April 1--April 24, 2005 in the intimate =
Arena=20
Theatre. Preview nights are March 30th and 31st. This is the fifth =
production in=20
Karamu's successful 2004/2005 season of Knocking Down Walls: Pain, =
Pride,=20
Prejudice...and stereotypes. It will be directed by Artistic Director =
Terrence=20
Spivey, who staged "for colored girls who have considered suicide/when =
the=20
rainbow is enuf" to huge raves and sell-out crowds this past=20
Fall.   Dennis McIntyre was born in Detroit, and died in =
1989. SPLIT=20
SECOND, an explosive encounter between a black Manhattan police officer =
and a=20
white car thief, was produced in New York Off Off Broadway by The =
Amistad World=20
Theatre in 1984. From there it went on to a lengthy Off Broadway run and =
had its=20
European premiere in Edinburgh, and was later presented in London, as =
well as=20
several American cities. This sizzling play is a study of conflict =
between law=20
and morality.   Please come with headshot and prepared =
monologue not=20
exceeding 3 minutes. Rehearsals will start the second week in February=20
2005.   NOTE: Please, do not bring in monologues from =
playwrights=20
such as Hansberry, Shange, Wilson, Wolfe, Mamet, Shepherd, Williams.=20
   Character Descriptions   5 males (4 black, 1 =
white) and=20
1 female   VAL JOHNSON, black, a by-the-book cop, =
30's WILLIAM H.=20
WILLIS, white, petty thief, late 20's-30's PARKER, black, Police =
Captain,=20
40's-60's CHARLIE, black, Val's best friend, 30's ALEA JOHNSON, =
black,=20
Val's wife, 20's-30's RUSTY JOHNSON, black, Val's father, a retired =
cop,=20
50's-60's   Karamu House (Arena Theatre) 2355 East 89th=20
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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