[NEohioPAL]AUDITIONS for Staged Reading of A House With No Walls by Thomas Gibbons

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AUDITIONS for Staged Reading of "A House With No  Walls" by Thomas Gibbons on 
March 6th @ 6pm.

Off the heels of the critically acclaimed "Permanent Collection," Karamu is  
holding auditions for a special staged reading of award winning playwright  
Thomas Gibbons latest work, "A House With No Walls" on March 6th @ 6pm with a  
multiracial cast. Gibbons is also the writer of "bee-luther-hatchee" which also 
 had critical acclaim at Karamu two years ago. "A House With No Walls" which 
has  recently premiered in regional theatres this season completes the 
playwright's  "race trilogy." The staged reading will be March 17th @ 4pm. A full 
production  is slated for Karamu's 2007/08 season.

Philadelphia is a city with a long history of racial tension, one whose  
roots lie in the very foundations of American democracy. In 2002, when it was  
publicly revealed that the new Liberty Bell Center was to be built on the  
foundations of George Washington's home, (with its entrance lying right over the  
site where his slave quarters had once stood) this history took on newly  
symbolic proportions. Celebration of the Liberty Bell, a symbol of revolutionary  
freedom and an emblem of the abolitionist cause, was threatening to mask the  
more painful reality of slavery.
  In A House With No Walls, playwright Thomas Gibbons uses this debate  as a 
springboard for the exploration of a larger conflict, one which the play's  
dramatic narrative will seek to explore (if not entirely resolve). The conflict  
takes place between two characters, both African-American, who are brought  
together by the Liberty Bell controversy. Cadence Lane is a successful academic 
 with a new, staunchly conservative book on the shelves. Salif Camara is an 
ultra  liberal, afro-centric political activist. Their story is interwoven with 
that of  one of Washington's slaves, Oney Judge, as she tries to decide 
whether to risk  the escape to freedom. As the play unfolds, the slave quarters and 
the Liberty  Museum become the symbolic ground for a much larger debate. - 
Thomas  Gibbons

Audition Date: Tuesday, March 6th @ 6pm
Where: Karamu House Concert Hall
Rehearsal Dates: Saturday, March 10th @ 11am/Wednesday, March 14th @  6pm
Staged Reading: Saturday, March 17th @ 4pm

Come with a headshot/monologue and be prepared to read from the  script.

"A House With No Walls" by Thomas Gibbons

Character Breakdown

Ona Judge - African-American, early twenties (female)
Cadence Lane - African-American, mid-thirties (female)
Salif Camara - African-American, about sixty 
Allen Rosen - white, mid-thirties
Park Ranger - white, about sixty
Austin Judge - African-American, mid-twenties
Steven Gardner - white, about sixty
Tobias Humphreys - African-American, early thirties
Jacob Easton - African-American, mid-forties
"George Washington" - white, about sixty

Karamu House
2355 East 89th Street
Cleveland, OH 44106
_www.karamu.com_ (http://www.karamu.com) 
Please Call 216-795-7070 ext. 242 for more information about the stage  
reading.

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<DIV>Off the heels of the critically acclaimed "Permanent Collection," Karam=
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holding auditions for a special staged reading of award winning playwright=20
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recently premiered in regional theatres this season completes the playwright=
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"race trilogy." The staged reading will be March 17th @ 4pm. A full producti=
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is slated for Karamu's 2007/08 season.</DIV>
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as a springboard for the exploration of a larger conflict, one which the pla=
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dramatic narrative will seek to explore (if not entirely resolve). The confl=
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takes place between two characters, both African-American, who are brought=20
together by the Liberty Bell controversy. Cadence Lane is a successful acade=
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with a new, staunchly conservative book on the shelves. Salif Camara is an u=
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Gibbons</DIV>
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<DIV>Audition Date: Tuesday, March 6th @ 6pm</DIV>
<DIV>Where: Karamu House Concert Hall</DIV>
<DIV>Rehearsal Dates: Saturday, March 10th @ 11am/Wednesday, March 14th @=20
6pm</DIV>
<DIV>Staged Reading: Saturday, March 17th @ 4pm</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Come with a headshot/monologue and be prepared to read from the=20
script.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>"A House With No Walls" by Thomas Gibbons</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><U>Character Breakdown</U></DIV>
<DIV><U></U> </DIV>
<DIV>Ona Judge - African-American, early twenties (female)</DIV>
<DIV>Cadence Lane - African-American, mid-thirties (female)</DIV>
<DIV>Salif Camara - African-American, about sixty </DIV>
<DIV>Allen Rosen - white, mid-thirties</DIV>
<DIV>Park Ranger - white, about sixty</DIV>
<DIV>Austin Judge - African-American, mid-twenties</DIV>
<DIV>Steven Gardner - white, about sixty</DIV>
<DIV>Tobias Humphreys - African-American, early thirties</DIV>
<DIV>Jacob Easton - African-American, mid-forties</DIV>
<DIV>"George Washington" - white, about sixty</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>
<DIV>Karamu House</DIV>
<DIV>2355 East 89th Street</DIV>
<DIV>Cleveland, OH 44106</DIV>
<DIV><A href=3D"http://www.karamu.com">www.karamu.com</A></DIV>
<DIV>Please Call 216-795-7070 ext. 242 for more information about the stage=20
reading.</DIV>
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