[NEohioPAL]AUDITIONS This Weekend - "A Down Payment on Manhood" at Karamu
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Mon Nov 27 06:25:19 PST 2006
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Karamu Performing Arts Theater holds AUDITIONS for...=0A =0AA DOWN PAYMENT =
ON MANHOOD: =0ATHE GREENSBORO FOUR =0AAn one-act Movement play =0Awritten b=
y Nicole C. Kearney=0Adirected by Kimberly L. Brown =0A =0A =
=0A Karamu Performing Arts Theater=0A =
2355 East 89th Street (between Cedar & Quincy)=0A For additional =
details, call (216) 702-6803=0A=0AAUDITIONS=0A =0ASaturday, December 2 1=
0:00 am - 1:00 pm=0ASunday, December 3 12:00 am - 2:00 pm=0A =0ASaturd=
ay, December 9 10:00 am - 1:00 pm=0ASunday, December 10 12:00 am - 2:=
00 pm=0A =0AActors should come prepared with one 2-minute monologue and may=
be asked to read from the script.=0A =0ASYNOPSIS =0A =0AIn 1960, four Afri=
can American males, freshman at North Carolina A&T University took a stand =
for their dignity and civil rights. They staged a sit-in at the white only=
lunch counter of the Woolworth's in downtown Greensboro, North Carolina, a=
fter the store refused to serve them. This historical incident inspired sim=
ilar student movements across the South, helping to abolish segregation at =
eating establishments. These four young men are considered pioneers who rei=
gnited a stalled Civil Rights Movement and inspired young people across the=
country to get involved in the movement. =0A =0A(More information can be =
found at sitinmovement.org)=0A =0A =0ACAST =0A =0AEzell Blair, Jr. =
African American male, freshman college student=0ADavid Richmond =
African American male, freshman college student =0AFranklin McCain =
African American male, freshman college student =0AJoseph McNeil =
African American male, freshman college student =0AGeneva Tisdale =
African American female, age 30 - 55, waitress at Woolworths=0ACurly Har=
ris Caucasian male, age 30 - 55, Woolworths Store Manager =
=0APolice Officer Caucasian male, age 30 - 40=0A =0A =0AREHEARS=
ALS=0A =0ARehearsals will begin in mid-December, on Tuesday and Thursday ev=
enings and Saturday mornings at Karamu.=0A =0A 2355 East 89th Stre=
et (between Cedar & Quincy)=0A For additional details, call (216) =
702-6803=0A =0A =0APERFORMANCES=0A =0APerformances are on Saturday and Sund=
ay afternoons ONLY, from January 27 through February 18. =0A =0A =0AAUDITI=
ONS=0A =0ASaturday, December 2 10:00 am - 1:00 pm=0ASunday, December 3 =
12:00 am - 2:00 pm=0A =0ASaturday, December 9 10:00 am - 1:00 pm=0AS=
unday, December 10 12:00 am - 2:00 pm=0A =0AActors should come prepared =
with one 2-minute monologue and may be asked to read from the script.=0A =
=0ACall (216) 702-6803 for more information.=0A =0AKaramu House is a not-fo=
r-profit community-based arts and educational organization designed to enco=
urage and support the preservation, celebration and evolution of African-A=
merican culture and provide a vehicle for social, economic and educational =
development.=0A=0A=0A =0A__________________________________________________=
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ign=3Dcenter><STRONG><FONT size=3D5>A DOWN PAYMENT ON MANHOOD: </FONT></STR=
ONG></DIV>=0A<DIV align=3Dcenter><STRONG><FONT size=3D5>THE GREENSBORO FOUR=
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-act Movement play </FONT></STRONG></DIV>=0A<DIV align=3Dcenter><STRONG><FO=
NT size=3D5>written by Nicole C. Kearney</FONT></STRONG></DIV>=0A<DIV align=
=3Dcenter><FONT size=3D4>directed by Kimberly L. Brown</FONT> </DIV>=
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nbsp; Karamu Performing Arts Theater</DIV>=0A<DIV>&=
nbsp; 2355 East 89th Street=
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; For additional details, call (216) 702-6803=
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ze=3D5>AUDITIONS</FONT></STRONG></DIV>=0A<DIV><STRONG><FONT size=3D4></FONT=
></STRONG> </DIV>=0A<DIV><FONT size=3D4>Saturday, December 2 &nbs=
p; 10:00 am - 1:00 pm</FONT></DIV>=0A<DIV><FONT size=3D4>Sunday, Dece=
mber 3 12:00 am - 2:00 pm</FONT></DIV>=0A<DIV=
><FONT size=3D4></FONT> </DIV>=0A<DIV><FONT size=3D4>Saturday, Decembe=
r 9 10:00 am - 1:00 pm</FONT></DIV>=0A<DIV><FONT size=3D4=
>Sunday, December 10 12:00 am - 2:00 pm</FONT></DIV>=0A<D=
IV><FONT size=3D4></FONT> </DIV>=0A<DIV><FONT size=3D3>Actors should c=
ome prepared with one 2-minute monologue and may be asked to read from the =
script.</FONT></DIV></DIV>=0A<DIV> </DIV>=0A<DIV><STRONG>SYNOPSIS</STR=
ONG> </DIV>=0A<DIV> </DIV>=0A<DIV>In <STRONG><FONT color=3D#ff007f>196=
0</FONT></STRONG>, four African American males, freshman at North Carolina =
A&T University took a stand for their dignity and civil rights. T=
hey staged a sit-in at the white only lunch counter of the Woolworth's in d=
owntown Greensboro, North Carolina, after the store refused to serve them. =
This historical incident inspired similar student movements across the Sout=
h, helping to abolish segregation at eating establishments. These four youn=
g men are considered pioneers who reignited a stalled <STRONG><FONT color=
=3D#bf005f>Civil Rights Movement</FONT></STRONG> and inspired young people =
across the country to get involved in the movement. </DIV>=0A<DIV>&nb=
sp;</DIV>=0A<DIV>(<EM>More information can be found at</EM> <A href=3D"http=
://www.sitinmovement.org/history/default.asp" target=3D_blank rel=3Dnofollo=
w>sitinmovement.org</A>)</DIV>=0A<DIV> </DIV>=0A<DIV> </DIV>=0A<D=
IV><STRONG>CAST</STRONG> </DIV>=0A<DIV> </DIV>=0A<DIV>Ezell Blair, Jr.=
Af=
rican American male, freshman college student</DIV>=0A<DIV>David Richmond&n=
bsp; African American male,=
freshman college student </DIV>=0A<DIV>Franklin McCain &n=
bsp; African American male, freshman college studen=
t </DIV>=0A<DIV>Joseph McNeil &nbs=
p; African American male, freshman college student </DIV>=0A<DI=
V>Geneva Tisdale Afri=
can American female, age 30 - 55, waitress at Woolworths</DIV>=0A<DIV>Curly=
Harris &n=
bsp; Caucasian male, age 30 - 55, Woolworths Store Manager =
; </DIV>=0A<DIV>Police Officer &nbs=
p; Caucasian male, age 30 - 40</DIV>=0A<=
DIV> </DIV>=0A<DIV> </DIV>=0A<DIV><STRONG>REHEARSALS</STRONG></DI=
V>=0A<DIV><STRONG></STRONG> </DIV>=0A<DIV>Rehearsals will begin in mid=
-December, on Tuesday and Thursday evenings and Saturday mornings at Karamu=
.</DIV>=0A<DIV> </DIV>=0A<DIV>=0A<DIV> &n=
bsp; 2355 East 89th Street <EM>(between Cedar & Quinc=
y)</EM></DIV>=0A<DIV> =
For additional details, call (216) 702-6803</DIV></DIV>=0A<DIV><STRONG></S=
TRONG> </DIV>=0A<DIV><STRONG></STRONG> </DIV>=0A<DIV><STRONG>PERF=
ORMANCES</STRONG></DIV>=0A<DIV> </DIV>=0A<DIV>Performances are on <FON=
T color=3D#ff0000>Saturday and Sunday afternoons ONLY</FONT>, from Jan=
uary 27 through February 18. </DIV>=0A<DIV> </DIV>=0A<DIV> =
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Saturday, December 2 10:00 am - 1:00 pm</FONT></DIV>=0A<D=
IV><FONT size=3D4>Sunday, December 3 12:00 am=
- 2:00 pm</FONT></DIV>=0A<DIV><FONT size=3D4></FONT> </DIV>=0A<DIV><F=
ONT size=3D4>Saturday, December 9 10:00 am - 1:00 pm</FON=
T></DIV>=0A<DIV><FONT size=3D4>Sunday, December 10 12:00 =
am - 2:00 pm</FONT></DIV>=0A<DIV><FONT size=3D4></FONT> </DIV>=0A<DIV>=
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FONT> </DIV>=0A<DIV><FONT size=3D3>Call (216) 702-6803 for more inform=
ation.</FONT></DIV>=0A<DIV><FONT size=3D4></FONT> </DIV>=0A<DIV><FONT =
size=3D2>=0A<DIV><A href=3D"http://www.karamu.com/" target=3D_blank rel=3Dn=
ofollow>Karamu House</A> is a not-for-profit community-based arts and educa=
tional organization designed to encourage and support the preservation, cel=
ebration and evolution of African-American culture and provide a vehi=
cle for social, economic and educational development.</DIV></FONT></DIV>=0A=
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