[NEohioPAL]Anne Frank auditions---Sun/Mon at Beck!

Thu Oct 6 09:03:35 PDT 2005

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THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK
By Francis Goodrich  and Albert Hackett,
Newly Adapted by Wendy Kesselman
Directed by Sarah  May
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Beck Center for the Arts will hold open auditions for Equity and Non-Equity=20=
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actors Sunday, October 9, and Monday, October 10 at 7:00PM.   No  appointmen=
ts=20
necessary.  Actors will be asked to read from the  script.
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This will be the area=E2=80=99s first major production of Wendy Kesselman=
=E2=80=99s 1997 =20
adaptation of the 1955 stage play by Francis Goodrich and Albert Hackett.  =20
Using new diary material published after Otto Frank=E2=80=99s death, and bei=
ng sensitive =20
to criticism of the 1955 script, this version is more compact, has more=20
tension  and edge, and depicts Anne as a complex, confused teenager, less sa=
intly.=20
The  cultural Jewish heritage of the families in hiding also is portrayed mo=
re =20
accurately.=20
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Production dates: February 3-26 on Beck Center=E2=80=99s Main  Stage. There=20=
will be a=20
few introductory rehearsals in mid-December;  regular rehearsals begin=20
January 2.
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Please Note:   This will be an important community event  with exhibits,=20
talks and educational projects. A number of very important  student matinees=
=20
(between 2-6) will be scheduled during February. Actors must be  able to adj=
ust=20
their schedules to accommodate those performances! If your =E2=80=9Cday  job=
=E2=80=9D does not=20
allow for personal days, please do not audition.=20
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Please be patient, casting may take some time, but everyone will be =20
notified. Casting should be complete by the end of October. All performers o=
ver  the=20
age of 18 will receive a stipend.
=20
The Cast
(Note: Ages given reflect the age of the actual characters in  1942. The pla=
y=20
spans 2 years. The actors should give the appearance of these  ages on the=20
large stage.)
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Anne Frank: age 13, bright, precocious, mischievous and articulate. Devoted=20=
=20
to her father.
Otto Frank: age 53, a refined, fair, dignified, loving family  man, Owner of=
=20
a food business in  the warehouse beneath the attic; served  in the German=20
Army in WW I.
Edith Frank: age 42, from a wealthy German  family, proper, frail, often=20
withholds humor and  warmth, nervous. =20
Margot Frank: age 17, pretty, smart, quiet, and serious.
Miep Gies: age  33, a Gentile employee of Mr. Frank=E2=80=99s who helps hide=
 and=20
protect the families.  Vivacious and warm.
Peter Van Daan: 16, part gawky school-boy, gentle,  somewhat bitter about=20
conditions.
Mr. Kraler: age 42, another Gentile  employee and protector. Energetic,=20
cautious.
Mrs. Van Daan: age 42, pampered  and spoiled, noisy and outspoken,=20
self-centered.
Mr. Van Daan: age 44, also a  businessman, weaker, scared, and larger than=20
Mr. Frank.
Mr. Dussel: age 43, a  dentist, slightly nervous, and a man of habit. Not th=
e=20
fool portrayed in the  original play and film, religious.
Three Men: one Nazi Officer and 2  members of the Police, appear at the end=20
of the play  wielding guns, shout  German commands, ransack the attic, and=20
arrest those in hiding.
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Beck Center is located at 17810 Detroit Avenue, Lakewood, 44107. For =20
information contact Sarah May at 216-410-1781, or _Maysie929 at aol.com_=20
(mailto:Maysie929 at aol.com)=20

Scott  Spence

Scott Spence
Artistic Director
The Beck  Center
216-521-2540
_www.beckcenter.org_ (http://www.beckcenter.org/)=20

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<DIV><STRONG><EM>THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK</EM></STRONG><BR>By Francis Goodric=
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and Albert Hackett,<BR>Newly Adapted by Wendy Kesselman<BR>Directed by Sarah=
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May</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Beck Center for the Arts will hold open auditions for Equity and Non-Eq=
uity=20
actors Sunday, October 9, and Monday, October 10 at 7:00PM.   No=20
appointments necessary.  Actors will be asked to read from the=20
script.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>This will be the area=E2=80=99s first major production of Wendy Kesselm=
an=E2=80=99s 1997=20
adaptation of the 1955 stage play by Francis Goodrich and Albert Hackett.&nb=
sp;=20
Using new diary material published after Otto Frank=E2=80=99s death, and bei=
ng sensitive=20
to criticism of the 1955 script, this version is more compact, has more tens=
ion=20
and edge, and depicts Anne as a complex, confused teenager, less saintly. Th=
e=20
cultural Jewish heritage of the families in hiding also is portrayed more=20
accurately. </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><U>Production dates</U>:<STRONG> February 3-26 on Beck Center=E2=80=99s=
 Main=20
Stage</STRONG>. There will be a few introductory rehearsals in mid-December;=
=20
regular rehearsals begin January 2.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><EM>Please Note:</EM>   This will be an important community e=
vent=20
with exhibits, talks and educational projects. A number of very important=20
student matinees (between 2-6) will be scheduled during February. Actors mus=
t be=20
able to adjust their schedules to accommodate those performances! If your=20=
=E2=80=9Cday=20
job=E2=80=9D does not allow for personal days, please do not audition. </DIV=
>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Please be patient, casting may take some time, but everyone will be=20
notified. Casting should be complete by the end of October. All performers o=
ver=20
the age of 18 will receive a stipend.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>The Cast<BR>(Note: Ages given reflect the age of the actual characters=20=
in=20
1942. The play spans 2 years. The actors should give the appearance of these=
=20
ages on the large stage.)</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Anne Frank: age 13, bright, precocious, mischievous and articulate. Dev=
oted=20
to her father.<BR>Otto Frank: age 53, a refined, fair, dignified, loving fam=
ily=20
man, Owner of a food business in  the warehouse beneath the attic; serv=
ed=20
in the German Army in WW I.<BR>Edith Frank: age 42, from a wealthy German=20
family, proper, frail, often withholds humor and  warmth, nervous.=20
<BR>Margot Frank: age 17, pretty, smart, quiet, and serious.<BR>Miep Gies: a=
ge=20
33, a Gentile employee of Mr. Frank=E2=80=99s who helps hide and protect the=
 families.=20
 Vivacious and warm.<BR>Peter Van Daan: 16, part gawky school-boy, gent=
le,=20
somewhat bitter about conditions.<BR>Mr. Kraler: age 42, another Gentile=20
employee and protector. Energetic, cautious.<BR>Mrs. Van Daan: age 42, pampe=
red=20
and spoiled, noisy and outspoken, self-centered.<BR>Mr. Van Daan: age 44, al=
so a=20
businessman, weaker, scared, and larger than Mr. Frank.<BR>Mr. Dussel: age 4=
3, a=20
dentist, slightly nervous, and a man of habit. Not the fool portrayed in the=
=20
 original play and film, religious.<BR>Three Men: one Nazi Officer and=20=
2=20
members of the Police, appear at the end of the play  wielding guns, sh=
out=20
German commands, ransack the attic, and arrest those in hiding.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Beck Center is located at 17810 Detroit Avenue, Lakewood, 44107. For=20
information contact Sarah May at 216-410-1781, or <A=20
href=3D"mailto:Maysie929 at aol.com">Maysie929 at aol.com</A><BR></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
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