[NEohioPAL]Karamu seeks actors for ArenaFest

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The 13th Annual R. Joyce Whitley Arena Festival of New Plays in honor of the late R. Joyce Whitley, who was a major performer and contributor to Karamu House will open March 7, 2005.
 
Auditions are being held Thursday & Friday, February 24 & 25 from 6pm - 8pm, and Saturday February 26 from 11am to 1pm.  
 
FOR THURSDAY'S AUDITIONS:
 
Several African American men & women are needed, from age 20 through 65.  
For most of the plays, a Southern dialect is preferred.
Actors should prepare a 2-3 minute monologue.
Actors should bring current headshot and resume.
 
Directors for the following plays will be auditioning on Thursday:
 
THE BRIDGE PARTY by Michigan playwright Sandra Seaton
Sandra Seaton is the recipient of the Theodore Ward Prize for New African American Playwrights for "The Bridge Party" in 1989. The play portrays a group of Southern black women who gather for a weekly bridge game against a background of lynchings and house-to-house searches.
 
"Little Cliff" by Cleveland Playwright Eric Schmiedl
It's September, 1955. Change is in the air. Television sets are invading American homes, and Jackie Robinson and his Brooklyn Dodgers are on the verge of winning their first World Series. The death of an aunt rocks the world of eight year old Cliff and his rural town of Glen Allen, Mississipi. Based on the acclaimed writings of Clifton L. Taulbert (One Upon A Time When We Were Colored), this piece celebrates the beauty of Clifton's childhood and the remarkable individuals who nurtured him.
 
"Hershey With Almonds" by Texas playwright diannetucker
In the face of a delectable ‘Hershey with Almonds’, how strong are the bonds of  friendship really?  The title of this play represents not only the sexual objectification of this African American male; it is also a symbol for temptation in general.  When this delectable chocolate, is actually right there in front of you,  when to have it,  you have only to reach for it, can you say no.
 
THE COLORED FUNERAL by St. Louis playwright Gregory S. Carr
Another original from the creator of "Johnnie Taylor is Gone", one of this season's hits at Karamu. The Colored Funeral takes a page from George C. Wolfe's "The Colored Museum" with a humorous take on funerals?
 
 

		
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<DIV>The 13th Annual R. Joyce Whitley Arena Festival of New Plays in honor of the late R. Joyce Whitley, who was a major performer and contributor to Karamu House will open March 7, 2005.</DIV>
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<DIV>Auditions are being held Thursday & Friday, February 24 & 25 from 6pm - 8pm, and Saturday February 26 from 11am to 1pm.  </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>FOR THURSDAY'S AUDITIONS:</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Several African American men & women are needed, from age 20 through 65.  </DIV>
<DIV>For most of the plays, a Southern dialect is preferred.</DIV>
<DIV>Actors should prepare a 2-3 minute monologue.</DIV>
<DIV>Actors should bring current headshot and resume.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Directors for the following plays will be auditioning on Thursday:</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>THE BRIDGE PARTY by Michigan playwright Sandra Seaton<BR>Sandra Seaton is the recipient of the Theodore Ward Prize for New African American Playwrights for "The Bridge Party" in 1989. The play portrays a group of Southern black women who gather for a weekly bridge game against a background of lynchings and house-to-house searches.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>"Little Cliff" by Cleveland Playwright Eric Schmiedl<BR>It's September, 1955. Change is in the air. Television sets are invading American homes, and Jackie Robinson and his Brooklyn Dodgers are on the verge of winning their first World Series. The death of an aunt rocks the world of eight year old Cliff and his rural town of Glen Allen, Mississipi. Based on the acclaimed writings of Clifton L. Taulbert (One Upon A Time When We Were Colored), this piece celebrates the beauty of Clifton's childhood and the remarkable individuals who nurtured him.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>"Hershey With Almonds" by Texas playwright diannetucker<BR>In the face of a delectable ‘Hershey with Almonds’, how strong are the bonds of  friendship really?  The title of this play represents not only the sexual objectification of this African American male; it is also a symbol for temptation in general.  When this delectable chocolate, is actually right there in front of you,  when to have it,  you have only to reach for it, can you say no.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>THE COLORED FUNERAL by St. Louis playwright Gregory S. Carr<BR>Another original from the creator of "Johnnie Taylor is Gone", one of this season's hits at Karamu. The Colored Funeral takes a page from George C. Wolfe's "The Colored Museum" with a humorous take on funerals?</DIV>
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