[NEohioPAL]Karamu General Casting Call - 2005/2006 Season

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Karamu Performing Arts Theatre 2005/2006 Season Presents The 90th =
Anniversary: Raising The Roof Revivals!

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CASTING CALL
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KARAMU PERFORMING ARTS THEATRE is holding a GENERAL CASTING CALL for the =
2005/2006 Mainstage Season.

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Call Dates: SATURDAY August 20 & SUNDAY August 21 =20

                   August 20th, 10AM - 4PM

                   August 21st, 11am-5PM

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All actors/actresses must have a headshot and two contrasting monologues =
not exceeding three minutes each. Please come in comfortable clothing =
and be prepared to move. Karamu is a multicultural institution and =
encourages artist of all nationalities to attend the casting call.  =
Directors of each play will be present.     =20

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The theatre is located at 2355 East 89th (between Quincy and Cedar).

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The 2005/2006 Season is listed below (performance dates not listed) that =
gives you a brief synopsis of each play and general cast breakdown.  =20

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Karamu Performing Arts Theatre celebrates the institution's 90th =
anniversary during the 2005/2006 season by reviving works that have =
successfully graced the Karamu stage in the past. The 2005/2006 theme =
Raising The Roof Revivals!  will bring back four unforgettable classics, =
one original revival hit and a classic never before staged at Karamu.=20

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DAUGHTER OF A BUFFALO SOLDIER by Conceived Dianne McIntyre (Dance-Drama) =
(Revival- By Popular Demand!)

What better play to open Karamu's 90th anniversary season? One of the =
hit productions of the 2004/2005 season returns once again in =
co-collaboration with Cleveland Contemporary Dance Theatre. "Daughter of =
a Buffalo Soldier" traces the life of dance pioneer Marjorie Witt =
Johnson, born in Cheyenne, Wyoming 95 years ago and daughter of a =
Buffalo Soldier, Ms. Johnson came to Karamu in the early thirties and =
created the Karamu Dancers who performed at New York World's Fair in =
1940. Her teachings have been praised by dance greats Ruth St. Denis, =
Martha Graham and peers all over the world. After research and =
interviews with Ms. Johnson, Broadway and regional theatre =
director/choreographer legend Dianne McIntyre (Crowns, B'way's King =
Hedley, Mule Bone) and CCDT Artistic Director/dancer Michael Medcalf =
brings her compelling story to life in this dance-driven drama with the =
use of multi-media, narration and of course, dance.

(Original Cast -CCDT-from last 2004/2005 season)

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THE ODD COUPLE (Female Version) by Neil Simon (Ohio premier)
If you can't make it to Broadway this fall to catch a revival of this =
comedy classic, hurry on down to Karamu. Yes, Unger and Madison will be =
at it again on our stage, but with a twist! This time it's Florence =
Unger and Olive Madison, in Neil Simon's hilarious contemporary comic =
classic. Instead of the poker party that begins the original version, =
Ms. Madison has invited the girls over for an evening of Trivial =
Pursuit. The hilarious Conzuela brothers have replaced the Pigeon =
sisters.  Join us to see what crazy antics these two get involved in =
while discussing marriage problems in the clever dialogue that can only =
come from this master playwright.

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(6 WOMEN, 2 MEN)

Non-Traditional Casting

Also seeking 2 Hispanic actors

Cast Age Ranges: 30's - 50's

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THE COLORED MUSEUM by George C. Wolfe (Comedy Satire)
This is the classic that placed Wolfe, former Artistic Director for the =
Public Theatre in New York City, on the map as a playwright.  It was =
first produced in 1986 in New Brunswick, New Jersey at Crossroads =
Theatre. It is one of the most original and sought out plays in American =
Theatre. Wolfe pulls no punches or kicks to the ribs, heart or funny =
bone as he views Black history through a satirical microscope; exploring =
a series of eleven exhibits such as "Git on Board", "Cookin' With Aunt =
Ethel", "The Last Mama-On-The-Couch Play", and the scathing "Soldier =
with a Secret". This museum is funky and outrageous. Caroline =
Jackson-Smith, Director

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(3 WOMEN, 2 MEN)

African-American Cast

Cast Age Range: 20's - 40's


BEFORE IT HITS HOME by Cheryl L. West (Drama)=20
Winner of the Helen Hayes Award and Susan Smith Blackburn award for best
new play in 1991, this drama examines the two worlds of Wendal Bailey,
black jazz musician whose bisexuality endangers both himself and his
loved ones; his pregnant fianc=E9e, his male lover, his parents, =
brother,
and 12 year-old son. After finding out he has AIDS, he comes home to
regain his strength and find comfort, but a festive evening celebrating
his return turns into a disaster. Ultimately, the only support and love
he finds as he lies in his death- bed comes from an unexpected source.
Karamu revives West's powerful and moving play, which is one of few
dramas addressing HIV/AIDS, homophobia and the DL "down low" within the
black community. (* DL is a new term that was defined over two years ago
in the black community. A married or involved man who identifies as
straight while having a secret affair with the same sex) Karamu will be
joining local HIV/AIDS service organizations to increase community
awareness of one of the most critical health issues of our times. Ray
Allmond, Director=20


(5 MEN, 4 WOMEN)=20
Including (1) Black Male actor (early teens)
Also Seeking Asian or Hispanic actress =20
Cast Age Ranges: 20's - 50's

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DREAM ON MONKEY MOUNTAIN by Nobel Prize winner Derek Walcott (Drama =
Adventure)=20
Last seen on the Karamu stage thirty-four years ago, this timely classic =
returns to the Jelliffe theatre once again. It was first performed on =
August 12, 1967, at the Central Library Theatre in Toronto, Canada and =
made its New York City debut on March 14, 1971, Off Broadway at St. =
Mark's Playhouse, with Walcott collecting an Obie award and touring =
Europe to boot. After filming the lead in Superfly the late Karamu alum =
Ron 'O Neal returned to Cleveland to direct and star as Corporal =
Lestrade in this production with another alum, the late classical actor =
Clayton Corbin. It premiered at Karamu April 6, 1972. Praised by critics =
and scholars as a masterpiece, Dream on Monkey Mountain is a complex =
allegory, which, at its heart, concerns racial identity. Makak, the =
central character of the play, lives alone on Caribbean Monkey Mountain =
and has not seen his own reflection in thirty years. Much of the play =
consists of his dream in which he discovers his self worth as a black =
man. It is a work to behold-weaving together fantasy and reality, and =
examining the spirit of man who some think has magical powers. Was he =
once a king? Terrence Spivey, Director, Co-Choreographer and Lisa =
Langford, Dramaturg.

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(7 Men, 2 Women-West Indian Dialect a plus)

Seeking 1 Caucasian Female, 20's-30's

Seeking 1 Black Male over six feet, very slim=20

Seeking actor/actress who can play congas

(Partial Nudity is required for one of the male leads)

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Karamu House is a Non-Equity theatre. However, Equity artists are also =
welcomed to audition.

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KARAMU HOUSE

www.karamu.com=20

Karamu Performing Arts Theatre
2355 East 89 St.
Cleveland, OH 44106

216-795-7070

Terrence  Spivey
Artistic Director

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Revivals!</I><SPAN=20
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unforgettable=20
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Karamu.=20
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Conceived Dianne McIntyre (Dance-Drama) (Revival- By Popular=20
Demand!)</STRONG><SPAN=20
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size=3D3><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman">What better play to open =
Karamu's 90th=20
anniversary season? One of the hit productions of the 2004/2005 season =
returns=20
once again in co-collaboration with Cleveland Contemporary Dance =
Theatre.=20
<I>"Daughter of a Buffalo Soldier"</I> traces the life of dance pioneer =
Marjorie=20
Witt Johnson, born in Cheyenne, Wyoming 95 years ago and daughter of a =
Buffalo=20
Soldier, Ms. Johnson came to Karamu in the early thirties and created =
the Karamu=20
Dancers who performed at New York World's Fair in 1940. Her teachings =
have been=20
praised by dance greats Ruth St. Denis, Martha Graham and peers all over =
the=20
world. After research and interviews with Ms. Johnson, Broadway and =
regional=20
theatre director/choreographer legend Dianne McIntyre (Crowns, B'way's =
King=20
Hedley, Mule Bone) and CCDT Artistic Director/dancer Michael Medcalf =
brings her=20
compelling story to life in this dance-driven drama with the use of =
multi-media,=20
narration and of course, dance.<SPAN=20
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size=3D3><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman">(Original Cast -CCDT-from =
last=20
2004/2005 season)<SPAN=20
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style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">THE ODD COUPLE (Female =
Version) by=20
Neil Simon (Ohio premier)</SPAN></STRONG><B><SPAN=20
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style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">If you can't make it to =
Broadway=20
this fall to catch a revival of this comedy classic, hurry on down to =
Karamu.=20
Yes, Unger and Madison will be at it again on our stage, but with a =
twist! This=20
time it's Florence Unger and Olive Madison, in Neil Simon's =
hilarious=20
contemporary comic classic. Instead of the poker party that begins the =
original=20
version, Ms. Madison has invited the girls over for an evening of =
Trivial=20
Pursuit. The hilarious Conzuela brothers have replaced the Pigeon =
sisters. =20
Join us to see what crazy antics these two get involved in while =
discussing=20
marriage problems in the clever dialogue that can only come from this =
master=20
playwright.</SPAN><SPAN=20
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style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">(6 WOMEN, 2 =
MEN)</SPAN><SPAN=20
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actors<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Cast Age Ranges: 30's -=20
50's<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><STRONG><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">THE COLORED MUSEUM by =
George C.=20
Wolfe (Comedy Satire)</SPAN></STRONG><B><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><BR></SPAN></B><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">This is the classic that =
placed=20
Wolfe, former Artistic Director for the Public Theatre in New York City, =
on the=20
map as a playwright.  It was first produced in 1986 in New =
Brunswick, New=20
Jersey at Crossroads Theatre. It is one of the most original and sought =
out=20
plays in American Theatre. Wolfe pulls no punches or kicks to the ribs, =
heart or=20
funny bone as he views Black history through a satirical microscope; =
exploring a=20
series of eleven exhibits such as "Git on Board", "Cookin' With Aunt =
Ethel",=20
"The Last Mama-On-The-Couch Play", and the scathing "Soldier with a =
Secret".=20
This museum is funky and outrageous. Caroline Jackson-Smith,=20
Director</SPAN><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN=20
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style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">(3 WOMEN, 2 =
MEN)</SPAN><SPAN=20
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<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN=20
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Cast</SPAN><SPAN=20
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40's<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><BR><STRONG>BEFORE IT HITS =
HOME by=20
Cheryl L. West (Drama) </STRONG><B><BR></B>Winner of the Helen Hayes =
Award and=20
Susan Smith Blackburn award for best<BR>new play in 1991, this drama =
examines=20
the two worlds of Wendal Bailey,<BR>black jazz musician whose =
bisexuality=20
endangers both himself and his<BR>loved ones; his pregnant fianc=E9e, =
his male=20
lover, his parents, brother,<BR>and 12 year-old son. After finding out =
he has=20
AIDS, he comes home to<BR>regain his strength and find comfort, but a =
festive=20
evening celebrating<BR>his return turns into a disaster. Ultimately, the =
only=20
support and love<BR>he finds as he lies in his death- bed comes from an=20
unexpected source.<BR>Karamu revives West's powerful and moving play, =
which is=20
one of few<BR>dramas addressing HIV/AIDS, homophobia and the DL "down =
low"=20
within the<BR>black community. (* DL is a new term that was defined over =
two=20
years ago<BR>in the black community. A married or involved man who =
identifies=20
as<BR>straight while having a secret affair with the same sex) Karamu =
will=20
be<BR>joining local HIV/AIDS service organizations to increase=20
community<BR>awareness of one of the most critical health issues of our =
times.=20
Ray<BR>Allmond, Director <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><BR>(5 MEN, 4 WOMEN) =
<BR>Including=20
(1) Black Male actor (early teens)<BR>Also Seeking Asian or Hispanic=20
actress  <BR>Cast Age Ranges: 20's - 50's<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><STRONG><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">DREAM ON MONKEY MOUNTAIN =
by Nobel=20
Prize winner Derek Walcott (Drama Adventure) </SPAN></STRONG><B><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><BR></SPAN></B><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Last seen on the Karamu =
stage=20
thirty-four years ago, this timely classic returns to the Jelliffe =
theatre once=20
again. It was first performed on August 12, 1967, at the Central Library =
Theatre=20
in Toronto, Canada and made its New York City debut on March 14, 1971, =
Off=20
Broadway at St. Mark's Playhouse, with Walcott collecting an Obie award =
and=20
touring Europe to boot. After filming the lead in Superfly the late =
Karamu alum=20
Ron 'O Neal returned to Cleveland to direct and star as Corporal =
Lestrade in=20
this production with another alum, the late classical actor Clayton =
Corbin. It=20
premiered at Karamu April 6, 1972. Praised by critics and scholars as a=20
masterpiece, Dream on Monkey Mountain is a complex allegory, which, =
at its=20
heart, concerns racial identity. Makak, the central character of the =
play, lives=20
alone on Caribbean Monkey Mountain and has not seen his own reflection =
in thirty=20
years. Much of the play consists of his dream in which he discovers his =
self=20
worth as a black man. It is a work to behold-weaving together fantasy =
and=20
reality, and examining the spirit of man who some think has magical =
powers. Was=20
he once a king? Terrence Spivey, Director, Co-Choreographer and =
Lisa=20
Langford, Dramaturg.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: =
Arial"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">(7 Men, 2 Women-West =
Indian Dialect=20
a plus)<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Seeking 1 Caucasian =
Female,=20
20's-30's<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Seeking 1 Black Male over =
six feet,=20
very slim <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Seeking actor/actress who =
can play=20
congas<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">(Partial Nudity is =
required for one=20
of the male leads)<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: =
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style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Karamu House is a =
Non-Equity=20
theatre. However, Equity artists are also welcomed to=20
audition.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">KARAMU =
HOUSE<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><A=20
href=3D"http://www.karamu.com/">www.karamu.com</A> =
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style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Garamond; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">Karamu =
Performing=20
Arts Theatre<BR>2355 East 89 St.<BR>Cleveland, OH 44106</SPAN><SPAN=20
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style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Garamond; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><FONT=20
size=3D3>216-795-7070<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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Spivey<BR>Artistic Director</SPAN><SPAN=20
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