[NEohioPAL] DOBAMA THEATRE Auditions for DEAD MAN's CELL PHONE

[dianne boduszek]

DOBAMA Theatre ­ Audition Notice

DEAD MAN¹S CELL PHONE by Sarah Ruhl

 
Date:  Tue 6/22 and Wed 6/23
 
Time:  7:00 ­ 10:00 (by appointment)*
 
Callbacks:  Week of July 5 (exact date to be scheduled)
 
Place:  Dobama Theatre, 2340 Lee Road, Cleveland Hts. (across from the CH/UH
Library)
 
Director:  Scott Miller
 
Production: Jean is sleepwalking through her life until she answers a dead
man¹s cell phone. It turns out to be a wake-up call that sends her on a date
with the dead man¹s brother, a drinking binge with his wife, and a
mysterious rendezvous with his mistress.  A captivating new play from the
award-winning Sarah Ruhl, DEAD MAN¹S CELL PHONE traces one woman¹s
accidental quest to make a few people feel just a little bit better about
themselves. 

 
Characters:  
 
Jean:  39, though could look younger.  Loving.  Terrific listener.
Seemingly transparent.  Tender. Terrific liar.
 
Other Woman: 30-35.  Unabashed.  Vain.  Can be vulnerable. Hates
sentimentality but is sentimental.   Sophisticated.  Direct.  Sardonic.
 
Mrs. Gottlieb:  50-60. Superior.  Can be brash and cruel, can be
exceedingly well mannered.  Outspoken.  Vulnerable.
 
Dwight:  Mid-30's.  Sensitive. Laconic.  Bashful.   Gentle, even fragile.
Forlorn. Persistent.
 
Hermia:  mid- to late 30's, possibly older.  Secretive.  Cool. Emotionally
injured. Can be crass and uninhibited. Needy.
 
 
Production dates:  October 29 ­ November 21, 2010
 
Audition:  Readings from the script.  Sides are available via email only.
 
AEA contracts:  1-2 available
 
*Please contact Dobama @ (216) 932-6838 or email jfriedman at dobama.org to
arrange a date & time.
 

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