[NEohioPAL]NEWFANGLED PRODUCTIONS: Open auditions for "Man with Bags"

[Newfangled Productions]

Newfangled Productions in collaboration with
The University of Akron Theatre Department present:

Man With Bags
By Eugene Ionesco

"Man With Bags" is a full length Ionesco play, seldom produced in this coun=
try. A man carrying two suitcases is trying to visit the land of his childh=
ood. He arrives with three suitcases, or so he claims. The missing suitcase=
 contains all his manuscripts. He thinks it may have been taken by one of t=
he authorities, who are constantly present. The remaining two suitcases gro=
w heavier as the play progresses. He encounters living relatives he thought=
 to be dead, and dead relatives he thought to be alive. The country he is v=
isiting is never named; however it is at war. At every turn, authorities co=
nfront him and demand his identification. The man loses his identification =
papers, is in constant danger of losing his bags and, finally, loses his na=
me.

This production will be directed by Wendy S. Duke as part of her master=92s=
 thesis project.

April 6 & 7 in the Paul A Daum Theatre
6 =96 9 PM or by appointment.
Call Wendy at 330-687-4177 or email:
wsd at infionline.net

Rehearsals will be evenings and some weekends. The schedule will be determi=
ned upon casting. Plan to be available once a week in April and from May 9t=
h through June 19.

Production Dates: June 16 =96 19

Looking for an ensemble of 12 =96 20 actors, who are willing to explore the=
 possibilities of environmental staging. All actors will be asked to play s=
everal different roles within the production. All parts are available, exce=
pt for the part of First Man, which will be played by Ray Luttner as part o=
f his masters thesis project. For the audition, you will be asked to improv=
ise scenes in a variety of characters, do some movement exercises and read =
a few lines. Samples of the script are be available in the University Theat=
re Office in Guzzetta Hall.

Parts available include:

Painter, Boatman, Woman, Young Man, Old Woman, 2nd Old Woman, Young Woman, =
Old Man, Old Uncle, Clerk, Middle-aged Man, Sphinx, Young Man in Uniform, P=
orter, Young Woman in Black, Another Man, Happy Young Man, Two Police Offic=
ers, 2 Customs Officers, Paula & Phillippa (or Paul & Philippe), Young Woma=
n in Bride=92s Dress, 4 Tourists, Doctor, Nurse,=20
2nd Man, Tourist Guide, Soldier, Attendant, Old Tramp, Woman in Riding Habi=
t, Japanese Woman, Ambassador, Secretary, Sheriff/Judge, Young Peasant, Wom=
an with Knife, Man with Gun, Woman 2, Members of the Jury, 6 Voices, Bloody=
 Woman, Roman Emperor, Bartender, Blonde woman, Husband, 2 Women in Gowns, =
3 Men in Tuxes, Man in Window, Bald Man, Woman in Phone Booth, 2 Segway Rid=
ers, Several People in Wheelchairs.
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