[NEohioPAL] Costume rentals & Auditions - Weathervane Playhouse

[Jan Harcar]

Weathervane Playhouse has costume rental packages for the following productions:

Man of La Mancha

Children of Eden

Amahl and the Night Visitors

Jesus Christ Superstar

 

Please Call Jasen in the costume shop, 330-836-2626 X19 for pricing, sizing, and availability.

 

 

Auditions by APPOINTMENT

for Howard Sackler's Classic

THE GREAT WHITE HOPE

SUNDAY, NOV. 8, 3 - 5 p.m.

TUESDAY, NOV. 10, 7 - 9 p.m.

Weathervane Playhouse

AKRON

Call 330-826-2626 for an appointment

Run Dates: April 1 - April 18, 2010 (12 performances)

Director. Terrence Spivey

Prepare:
Be familiar with the script.

(You may present a monologue.)




Cast Requirements:
(See character breakdown below)
15 Women ages 20s - 50s
20 Men ages 20s - 50s
10 Boys ages 12 - 16
5 Girls ages 12 - 16

Set in the early 1900s, The Great White Hope is loosely based on the life of African American boxer Jack Johnson, renamed Jack Jefferson in the story. After becoming the first Negro heavyweight champion of the world in 1908, the play follows his tumultuous career and explores the nature of racism and racial conflict in American society. In collaboration with Weathervane Playhouse, Karamu House Theater and Ensemble Theatre comes one of the most dynamic plays ever written for the American stage. The Great White Hope won the Pulitzer Prize, Tony and Drama Desk Award for Best Drama. Once it closes at Karamu, the production and some of the cast moves to Weathervane Playhouse.

CHARACTER BREAKDOWN
Time: Before and During World War l
Place: Parchman, Ohio, San Francisco, Nevada, Chicago, London, Paris, Berlin, Budapest and Havana

JACK JEFFERSON: African American Male, Early to late 30's. Based on boxer Jack Johnson, who became the first black heavyweight champion in 1908 from Galveston, Texas and was nicknamed "Galveston Giant." He is larger than life, keen, confident and "bragadocious. Lives life to the fullest. He feels he is his own man and not ab out proving anything to any race-including his own. Note:
All actors auditioning for this role should wear a tank top underneath your dress shirt. Be prepared to move around and shadowbox.

ELEANOR BACHMAN: Caucasian Female, late 20s-Early 30s. A loving, defiant Desdemona to Jack Jefferson's twentieth century Othello.

TICK: African American Male, Late 50s. He is Jack's no nonsense trainer.

BRADY: Caucasian Male, Late 30s- Early 40's. A heavyweight champion living in Parchman, Ohio. 

GOLDIE: Caucasian Male, Early to late 40s, Jack's Jewish manager.

SMITTY: Caucasian Male, 40s-50s, famous sports writer.

CAP'N DAN: Caucasian Male, late 50s, Brady's manager, a champion of earlier days.

CLARA: African American Female, 30s. One of Jack's longtime lovers from Detroit who thinks she is his common law wife. She is sexy and very sassy.

CAMERON: Caucasian Male, 40 s-50s. Chicago District Attorney.

 

MR. DIXON: Caucasian Male, 30's-50's. A Federal Marshall

 

MRS. BACHMAN: Caucasian Female, 40's -50's. Ellie's Mother

MRS. JEFFERSON: African American female 50s-60s. Jack's mother. Faithful to the 

church and supports her son. 

 

EL JEFE: 40's-50's. 

 

MEXICAN BOY: Young boy to teen 

SCIPIO: African American Male, 30s. Very colorful character who is imbedded within the culture of his people. He is a thorn in Jack's side about setting an example for his race. 

ENSEMBLE: Additional supporting roles are available for more than thirty African American and Caucasian male and female actors of all ages, 20 who will perform multiple roles in the play; Pop Weaver, Promoters, Reporters, Deacons, Boxing Handlers, Trainers, Photographers, Weigh-In, Bettor, Roller, Civic Marchers, Church Sisters, Policemen (American/German), Deputies, Detectives, Pastors, Government Agent, Fight Fans, Jugglers etc.

About the Director

Terrence Spivey has won numerous accolades and received local and national acclaim since arriving as Artistic Director at the historical Karamu House in October 2003 after residing for eighteen years in New York City. His directing credits includes the critically acclaimed "bee-luther-hatchee," "for colored girls who have considered suicide when the rainbow Is enuf," "Dream on Monkey Mountain," "Permanent Collection," "Bourbon at the Border," "The Fire Inside: The Story and Poetry of Nikki Giovanni." "The Blacks: A Clown Show" and "A House With No Walls" just to name a few.

He has been featured in local media, Ebony magazine, profiled in Back Stage, Artist and Influence, TCG'S American Theatre February 2009 issue and was elected as a 2009 member of the prestigious National Theatre Conference, joining members such as Robert Falls (Goodman Theatre), Lou Bellamy (Penumbra Theatre) Ed Stern (Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park), Woodie King (New Federal Theatre) , James Bundy ( Yale School of Drama) and many more. Spivey serves on the board of trustees at Community Partnership for Arts and Culture (CPAC) and Ohio Alliance for Arts and Education (OAAE) based in Columbus. He looks forward to this exciting collaboration.

 

He is a theatre graduate of Prairie View A&M University in Texas.

 

1301 Weathervane Lane
(In the Valley off Merriman Rd)
Akron, OH 44313
www.weathervaneplayhouse.com



 

Weathervane Playhouse Annouces

OPEN CALL AUDITIONS

For Rabbit Hole by David Lindsay-Abaire

 

Sunday, November 15, 2009 at 3:00 p.m.

Monday, November 16, 2009 at 7 p.m.

 

Please be familiar with the script.

Scripts and audition scenes are available at the playhouse.

 

Character Descriptions

 

Becca: Late thirties / early forties. Easily defensive since the death of her son. Has a good sense of humor that shows occasionally.

 

Izzy: Becca's sister. Early thirties (Could be late twenties). More easy-going than her sister, but is trying to make the transition to becoming a more responsible adult. Quick-witted.

 

Howie: Becca's husband. Late thirties / early forties. Has a good sense of humor that he feels he can't use given the current circumstances.

 

Nat: Becca and Izzy's mother. Sixties. Overbearing, but has a good heart. Must be able to play 'tipsy.'

 

Jason: Seventeen. Normal teenage boy.

 

Synopsis: A sudden and incomprehensible accident forces a husband and wife to cope in ways each had never imagined possible in this powerful drama. Rabbit Hole charts an emotional journey from loss to forgiveness, revealing the human capacity for enduring through suffering. Winner of the 2007 Pulizer Prize for Drama.

 

Director, Stephen Skiles: The University of Akron

 

Run Dates: February 4 - 21, 2010 (12 performances) Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays.

 

1301 Weathervane Lane
(In the Valley off Merriman Rd)
Akron, OH 44313

330-836-2626
www.weathervaneplayhouse.com

 

Janis Harcar
Director of Advancement
Weathervane Playhouse
330-836-2323 X16
www.weathervaneplayhouse.com
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