[NEohioPAL]Auditions Karamu House Before It Hits HOme

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE=96 Friday, January 6, 2006

Re:  Karamu Performing Arts Theatre holds auditions for the fourth =
mainstage
production of the 90th Anniversary Theme: Raising the Roof Revivals:  =
Before
It Hits Home  by Cheryl L. West.  Directed by Ray Allmond.=20

Audition Dates:                                  Tuesday, January 17th @
7PM-PM,=20

   Wednesday, January 18th, 7PM-9PM &=20

Thursday, January 19th @ 7PM-9PM    =20

In  Karamu's Concert=20

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Have a  prepared  monologue. Bring a Headshot or photo.  Those without
monologues will also be seen by=20

the director and be prepared to read from the script.

CHARACTERS:

Luke Bailey, the father=20

Reba Bailey, the mother=20

Maybelle, Reba's best friend=20

Wendal,  jazz saxophonist

 Douglass, Wendal's lover=20

Junior, Wendal's younger brother

Simone, Wendal's pregnant fianc=E9e

the Doctor

the Nurse

Dwayne, Wendal's twelve year old son

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 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)=20

Karamu will be joining local HIV/AIDS service organizations to increase
community awareness of one of the most critical health issues of our =
times.

March 10 - April 9, 2006                                     Arena =
Theatre
(Discretion is advised due to content and language)=20

  ".relentlessly observant and ruthlessly forthright. BEFORE IT HITS =
HOME
shows that there are things about AIDS we haven't grasped yet-as
playwrights, audiences, and people." -NY Magazine.=20

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 BEFORE IT HITS HOME IS A NON =96EQUITY PRODUCTION.

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<p class=3DMsoNormal align=3Dcenter style=3D'text-align:center'><b><font =
size=3D3
face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE– Friday, January 6, =
2006<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>

Re:=A0 Karamu =
Performing Arts
Theatre holds auditions for the fourth mainstage production of the 90th
Anniversary Theme: Raising the Roof Revivals:=A0 Before
It Hits Home=A0 by Cheryl L. West.=A0 Directed by Ray =
Allmond. <o:p></o:p>

<p class=3Dstyle5 style=3D'margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font =
size=3D2
color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black'>Audition Dates: =
=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 =
=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0<b><span
style=3D'font-weight:bold'>Tuesday, January 17th @ 7PM-PM, =
<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></font></p>

<p class=3Dstyle5 align=3Dcenter =
style=3D'margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;
text-align:center'><b><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black;font-weight:bold'=
>=A0=A0
Wednesday, January 18th, 7PM-9PM & <o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>

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style=3D'margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;
text-align:center'><b><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black;font-weight:bold'=
>Thursday,
January 19th @ 7PM-9PM=A0=A0=A0=A0 <o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>

<p class=3Dstyle5 style=3D'margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:.5in'><font =
size=3D2
color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black'>In=A0 Karamu's Concert <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3Dstyle5 align=3Dcenter =
style=3D'margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;
text-align:center'><b><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black;font-weight:bold'=
><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></p>

Have a  prepared  monologue. Bring a Headshot or =
photo.=A0
Those without monologues will also be seen by =
<o:p></o:p>

<p class=3Dstyle5 style=3D'margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font =
size=3D2
color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black'>the director and be prepared to read from the =
script.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3Dstyle5><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>CHARACTERS:<o:p></o:p></span></font=
></p>

<p style=3D'margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=3D2 =
color=3Dblack
face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Luke
Bailey, the father <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p style=3D'margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=3D2 =
color=3Dblack
face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Reba
Bailey, the mother <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p style=3D'margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=3D2 =
color=3Dblack
face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Maybelle,
Reba's best friend <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p style=3D'margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=3D2 =
color=3Dblack
face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Wendal, 
jazz saxophonist<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p style=3D'margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=3D2 =
color=3Dblack
face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>=A0Douglass,
Wendal's lover <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p style=3D'margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=3D2 =
color=3Dblack
face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Junior,
Wendal's younger brother<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p style=3D'margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=3D2 =
color=3Dblack
face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Simone,
Wendal's pregnant fianc=E9e<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p style=3D'margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=3D2 =
color=3Dblack
face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>the Doctor<=
o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p style=3D'margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=3D2 =
color=3Dblack
face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>the
Nurse<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p style=3D'margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=3D2 =
color=3Dblack
face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Dwayne,
Wendal's twelve year old son<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

BEFORE IT HITS =
HOME=A0=A0=A0 by Cheryl L. West (Drama)
 
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 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) =
<o:p></o:p>

<p class=3Dstyle5><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Karamu will be joining local =
HIV/AIDS
service organizations to increase community awareness of one of the most
critical health issues of our times.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3Dstyle5><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'><br>
March 10 - April 9, 2006   =
=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=
=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 Arena
Theatre<br>
<strong><b><font face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-family:Arial'>(Discretion is
advised due to content and language) =
</span></font></b></strong><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

=
".relentlessly
observant and ruthlessly forthright. =
BEFORE IT HITS HOME shows =
that there
are things about AIDS we haven't grasped yet-as playwrights, audiences, =
and
people." -NY Magazine. =
<o:p></o:p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:
10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal align=3Dcenter style=3D'text-align:center'><b><font =
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face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;letter-spacing:-.25pt;
font-weight:bold'>=A0</span></font></b><b><i><font size=3D3 =
face=3DArial><span
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;border:double windowtext =
1.5pt;
padding:0in;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'>BEFORE IT HITS =
HOME</span></font></i></b><font
size=3D3 face=3DArial><span =
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1.5pt;
padding:0in'> IS A<b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'> NON –EQUITY =
</span></b>PRODUCTION</span></font><b><font
size=3D3 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:
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