[NEohioPAL]Karamu House Auditions for Before It Hits Home

Wed Jan 18 09:11:55 PST 2006

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE- 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:                                  =20

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

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

In  Karamu's Concert Hall

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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 -EQUITY PRODUCTION.

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Performing Arts Theatre holds auditions for the fourth mainstage =
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the 90th Anniversary Theme: Raising the Roof Revivals:  <SPAN=20
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Cheryl L.=20
West.  Directed by Ray Allmond. =
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January 19th @ 7PM-9PM     =
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<P class=3Dstyle5 style=3D"MARGIN-LEFT: 1in; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in"><FONT =
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color=3Dblack size=3D2><SPAN=20
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Karamu's=20
Concert Hall<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=3Dstyle5 style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face=3DArial =
color=3Dblack=20
size=3D2><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: =
Arial">Have=20
a  prepared  monologue. Bring a Headshot or photo.  Those =
without=20
monologues will also be seen by <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=3Dstyle5 style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face=3DArial =
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size=3D2><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: =
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director and be prepared to read from the =
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<P class=3Dstyle5><FONT face=3DArial color=3Dblack size=3D2><SPAN=20
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<P style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face=3DArial color=3Dblack =
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style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Luke Bailey, =
the=20
father <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face=3DArial color=3Dblack =
size=3D2><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Reba Bailey, =
the=20
mother <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face=3DArial color=3Dblack =
size=3D2><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Maybelle, =
Reba's best=20
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<P style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face=3DArial color=3Dblack =
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saxophonist<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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Wendal's lover <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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Wendal's=20
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<P style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face=3DArial color=3Dblack =
size=3D2><SPAN=20
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Wendal's=20
pregnant fianc=E9e<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face=3DArial color=3Dblack =
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style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: =
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<P style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face=3DArial color=3Dblack =
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Nurse<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face=3DArial color=3Dblack =
size=3D2><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Dwayne, =
Wendal's=20
twelve year old son<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=3Dstyle5><EM><B><I><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" color=3Dblack =
size=3D3><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black">BEFORE IT =
HITS=20
HOME    </SPAN></FONT></I></B></EM><FONT face=3DArial =
color=3Dblack=20
size=3D2><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: =
Arial">by Cheryl=20
L. West (<B><SPAN style=3D"FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Drama</SPAN></B>) =
<BR>Winner of the=20
Helen Hayes Award and Susan Smith Blackburn award for best new play in =
1991,=20
this drama examines the two worlds of Wendal Bailey, black jazz musician =
whose=20
bisexuality endangers both himself and his loved ones; his pregnant =
fianc=E9e, his=20
male lover, his parents, brother, and 12 year-old son. After finding out =
he has=20
AIDS, he comes home to regain his strength and find comfort, but a =
festive=20
evening celebrating his return turns into a disaster. Ultimately, the =
only=20
support and love he finds as he lies in his death- bed comes from an =
unexpected=20
source. Karamu revives West's powerful and moving play, which is one of =
few=20
dramas addressing HIV/AIDS, homophobia and the DL "down low" within the =
black=20
community. (* DL is a term that was defined over two years ago in the =
black=20
community. A married or involved man who identifies as straight while =
having a=20
secret affair with the same sex) <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=3Dstyle5><FONT face=3DArial color=3Dblack size=3D2><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Karamu will =
be joining=20
local HIV/AIDS service organizations to increase community awareness of =
one of=20
the most critical health issues of our =
times.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=3Dstyle5><FONT face=3DArial color=3Dblack size=3D2><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><BR>March 10 =
- April=20
9, 2006  =20
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Arena Theatre<BR><STRONG><B><FONT face=3DArial><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial">(Discretion is advised due to content and =
language)=20
</SPAN></FONT></B></STRONG><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=3Dstyle5 style=3D"MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face=3DArial =
color=3Dblack=20
size=3D2><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: =
Arial"> =20
</SPAN></FONT><EM><I><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" color=3Dblack><SPAN=20
style=3D"COLOR: black">".relentlessly observant and ruthlessly =
forthright.=20
</SPAN></FONT></I></EM><STRONG><B><FONT face=3DArial color=3Dblack =
size=3D2><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">BEFORE IT =
HITS HOME=20
</SPAN></FONT></B></STRONG><EM><I><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" =
color=3Dblack><SPAN=20
style=3D"COLOR: black">shows that there are things about AIDS we haven't =
grasped=20
yet-as playwrights, audiences, and people." </SPAN></FONT></I></EM><FONT =

face=3DArial color=3Dblack size=3D2><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">-NY =
Magazine.=20
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