[NEohioPAL]AUDITIONS: Come DREAM on Thursday- November 17th, Friday- November 18th & Saturday- November 19th

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Karamu will be holding early auditions for the Spring production of =
DREAM ON MONKEY MOUNTAIN on November 17th, 18th, 19th.

TIMES: Thursday and Friday Nov. 17th & Nov. 18th @ 6:30pm (Concert =
Hall)and Saturday, Nov. 19th @ 10am.

WHERE: Karamu House, 2355 East 89th Street (Corner of 89th & Quincy).=20

Performances: April 28 - May 21, 2006

Workshops will start early December (3 to 4 workshops a month)

Full Rehearsals will start early March 2006

"Dream on Monkey Mountain" is set on a West Indian island.

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Character Breakdown

Apparition, a white Goddess- Seeking Caucasian female actress or dancer. =
Blonde hair a plus. Very attractive and able to dance or move well. =
Seductive movements are required in some scenes. Be prepared to move =
with music for auditions.(late 20's to early 40's)

Souris (The Rat)- a felon and friend of Tigre (a cellmate on the =
island). Dark complexion. Actor must be in good shape. Souris is =
half-naked like Tigre. He is shirtless and barefoot throughout the play. =
Wears a loin cloth. (late 20's to early 40's)

Corporal Lestrade (The Straddler)- a mulatto- Seeking a very strong =
light skinned actor. Lestrade is a cross between Sgt. Waters (A =
Soldier's Play) and Emperor Jones. The actor must be in good shape. Is =
required to go partially nude in one pivotal scene.  (mid 30's to early =
50's)

Ensemble- Seeking an ensemble of African American male actors and female =
actresses for chorus and represent villagers, peasants, sick man and the =
village Inspector. Artist with with circus skills are encouraged to =
attend as well.

Please come with a headshot/resume and prepare a two to three minute =
dramatic monologue. Once cast, ALL actors must learn to perfect the West =
Indian dialect during workshops. Must be able to move and hold a tune.

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

NOTE: There are strong images and language in this play with some =
emphasis on the afterlife and voodooism.

Please call 216-795-7070 ext. 242 if you need further information or =
cannot make the audition dates.

DREAM ON MONKEY MOUNTAIN by Nobel Prize winner Derek Walcott =20

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"Dream on Monkey Mountain" was originally commissioned by the Royal =
Shakespeare Company. It made it's New York City debut on March 14, 1971, =
Off Broadway at St. Mark's Playhouse, with Walcott collecting an Obie =
award and later toured Europe. After thirty-four years ago, this timely =
classic returns to the Jelliffe theatre once again. The  late Karamu =
alum Ron (Superfly)  'O Neal graced the institution's stage for the last =
time  as the notorious mulatto Corporal Lestrade in April 6, 1972 =
production. Praised by critics and scholars as a masterpiece, Dream on =
Monkey Mountain is a complex allegory, which, at its heart, concerns =
racial identity. Makak, a charcaol burner, lives alone on Monkey =
Mountain on a Caribbean Island. He has not seen his reflection in thirty =
years. After full moon, he wrecks a village and is thrown in jail were =
he hallucinates. He awakens and begans a quest for his true indentity.

Terrence Spivey, Director, Co-Choreographer (Voted Best Theatre Honcho =
2005 by Cleveland Scene Magazine)                       =20

About the Dramaturg...

Lisa Langford, Dramaturg. Ms. Langford originated the role of LaWanda in =
the Off Broadway production of "Stonewall Jackson's House" at American =
Place Theatre. She also appeared in "Seven Guitars" at Pittsburgh Public =
Theatre, and plays at La Jolla Playhouse, and Actors Theatre of =
Louiville. She made her Karamu debut as director for the hit Youth =
Theatre production of "Babies Having Babies" and on the Karamu stage in =
"Split Second" directed by Spivey.=20

About the Choreographer...

G. Carlos Henderson, Choreographer. Mr. Henderson is a principal dancer =
for Cleveland Contemporary Dance Theatre. He is an accomplished =
performer who has worked with artist such as Michael Jackson, Yolanda =
Adams, Quincy Jones, Martin Scorcese, Obba Babatunde, Greg Burge, =
Mercedes Ellington and Wesley Snipes to name a few. He studied dance in =
St. Louis at the Katherine Dunham Center for Performing Arts, Alvin =
Ailey in New York City, and with renowned teachers in Puerto Rico. =
Brazil, Haiti, Colombia, Sweden, West and South Africa.  =20

About the playwright...

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Derek Walcott founded the Trinidad Theatre Workshop in 1959 and the =
Boston Playwrights' Theatre at BU in 1981. He also established the Rat =
Island Foundation, which aims to create an international writers retreat =
on an island off St. Lucia, a kind of Breadloaf in paradise.  Walcott's =
poetic dramas have been performed all over the world and at regional =
theaters nationwide, including the Mark Taper Forum, Hartford Stage and =
Arena Stage. Walcott had already had a half-dozen plays produced in the =
West Indies before he came to New York in 1958 on a Rockefeller =
Foundation grant to study with Jose Quintero and the Phoenix Theatre =
Company. One of his most ambitious work beside the play DREAM ON MONKEY =
MOUNTAIN is the epic poem OMEROS (1990), which takes its title from the =
Greek word for 'Homer', and recalls the dramas of Homer's Iliad and =
Odyssey in a Caribbean setting. It consist of sixty-four chapters =
divided into seven books.=20

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Walcott's works are being explored this Fall semester at Case Western =
University's Ethnic Studies Program under the title "Tricksters, =
Conjurers, & Gods: Religion & Culture in W. Africa & African Diaspora."=20

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WHERE: Karamu House, 2355 East 89th Street (Corner of 89th & =
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actresses for=20
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style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Please come with a =
headshot/resume=20
and prepare a two to three minute dramatic monologue. Once cast, ALL =
actors must=20
learn to perfect the West Indian dialect during =
workshops. Must be=20
able to move and hold a tune.
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students=20
are encouraged to audition.
<SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> 
<SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">NOTE: There are strong =
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<SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> 
<SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Please call 216-795-7070 =
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you need further information or cannot make the audition =
dates.
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by Nobel=20
Prize winner Derek Walcott  
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style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">
<SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">"Dream on Monkey Mountain" =
was=20
originally commissioned by the Royal Shakespeare Company. It made it's =
New York=20
City debut on March 14, 1971, Off Broadway at St. Mark's Playhouse, with =
Walcott=20
collecting an Obie award and later toured Europe. After thirty-four =
years ago,=20
this timely classic returns to the Jelliffe theatre once =
again. The =20
late Karamu alum Ron (Superfly)  'O Neal graced the institution's =
stage for=20
the last time  as the notorious mulatto Corporal Lestrade in =
April 6,=20
1972 production. Praised by critics and scholars as a masterpiece, Dream =
on=20
Monkey Mountain is a complex allegory, which, at its heart, =
concerns racial=20
identity. Makak, a charcaol burner, lives alone on Monkey =
Mountain on=20
a Caribbean Island. He has not seen his reflection in thirty =
years. After=20
full moon, he wrecks a village and is thrown in jail were he =
hallucinates. He=20
awakens and begans a quest for his true indentity.
<SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> <SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">
Terrence Spivey, =
Director,=20
Co-Choreographer (Voted Best Theatre Honcho 2005 by Cleveland Scene =

Magazine)          &nbs=
p;           &nbsp=
; 
About the=20
Dramaturg...
Lisa =
L<SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">angford, Dramaturg. Ms. =
Langford=20
originated the role of LaWanda in the Off Broadway production of =
"Stonewall=20
Jackson's House" at American Place Theatre. She also appeared in =
"Seven=20
Guitars" at Pittsburgh Public Theatre, and plays at La Jolla Playhouse, =
and=20
Actors Theatre of Louiville. She made her Karamu debut as director for =
the hit=20
Youth Theatre production of "Babies Having Babies" and on the Karamu =
stage in=20
"Split Second" directed by Spivey. 
<SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">About the=20
Choreographer...
<SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">G. Carlos Henderson, =
Choreographer.=20
Mr. Henderson is a <SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">principal dancer for =
Cleveland=20
Contemporary Dance Theatre. He is an accomplished performer who has =
worked with=20
artist such as Michael Jackson, Yolanda Adams, Quincy Jones, Martin =
Scorcese,=20
Obba Babatunde, Greg Burge, Mercedes Ellington and Wesley Snipes to name =
a few.=20
He studied dance in St. Louis at the Katherine Dunham Center for =
Performing=20
Arts, Alvin Ailey in New York City, and with renowned teachers in Puerto =
Rico.=20
Brazil, Haiti, Colombia, Sweden, West and South=20
Africa.   
</o:p><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p>About the=20
playwright</o:p><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p>...</o:p>
<SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: =
Arial"><o:p></o:p> 
<SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p>Derek Walcott founded =
the=20
Trinidad Theatre Workshop in 1959 and the Boston Playwrights' Theatre at =
BU in=20
1981. He also established the Rat Island Foundation, which aims to =
create an=20
international writers retreat on an island off St. Lucia, a kind of =
Breadloaf in=20
paradise.  Walcott's poetic dramas have been performed all over the =
world=20
and at regional theaters nationwide, including the Mark Taper Forum, =
Hartford=20
Stage and Arena Stage. Walcott had already had a half-dozen plays =
produced in=20
the West Indies before he came to New York in 1958 on a Rockefeller =
Foundation=20
grant to study with Jose Quintero and the Phoenix Theatre Company. One =
of his=20
most ambitious work beside the play DREAM ON MONKEY MOUNTAIN is the epic =
poem=20
OMEROS (1990), which takes its title from the Greek word for 'Homer', =
and=20
recalls the dramas of Homer's Iliad and Odyssey in a =
Caribbean=20
setting. It consist of sixty-four chapters divided into seven books.=20
</o:p></o:p>
<SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: =
Arial"><o:p></o:p></o:p> 
<SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p>Walcott's works are =
being=20
explored this Fall semester at Case Western University's Ethnic Studies =
Program=20
under the title "Tricksters, Conjurers, & Gods: Religion & =
Culture=20
in W. Africa & African Diaspora."=20
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