[NEohioPAL]AUDITIONS: Midwest Premier of "Split Second"` at Karamu Performing Arts Theatre on Tuesday, Feb. 1st, 5-8PM & Sunday, Feb. 6th, 10AM-1PM @(OH)

Mon Jan 31 12:02:54 PST 2005

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