[NEohioPAL] Karamu is Holding AUDITIONS FOR "RUINED"

[richard morris]

Karamu Performing Arts Theatre is holding Auditions for:
 
RUINED
Written by: Lynn Nottage
 
Directed by: Caroline Jackson Smith
 
 
Audition Dates:
Friday, January 28, 2011          7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Saturday, January 29, 20011:00 p.m.

 
Call Backs:
t.b.a.
 
Performance Dates:
May 6 - May 29, 2011
Jelliffe Theatre
 
 
R ehearsals:
	* Rehearsals will begin on or around March 14, 2011.
	* Rehearsals will usually run Monday – Friday  6:00 – 10:00 pm., and some 
weekend dates.
 
Audition Requirements:
	* 
	* There will be sides for you to read from at the audition.
	* Please come prepared for movement and improvisation.
	* Please bring 8x10 Headshot and Bio.    
	* Check your calendar for any conflicts before auditioning (see “RUINED” 
performance dates and rehearsal dates above). Conflicts reported after casting 
may result in re-casting.
 
Audition Location:
 2355 east 89th, Cleveland Ohio, 44106
 
About the Show
 A rain forest bar and brothel in the brutally war-torn Democratic Repblic 
of Congo is the setting for Lynn Nottage's prize-winning play, Ruined.  The 
establishment's matriarch,
Mama Nadi, both protects and profits from the women whose bodies have become 
battlegrounds
between the government soldiers, led by Commander Osembena, and Jerome 
Kisemebe's
rebel forces.  Christian, a traveling salesman, supplies the bar with goodswhile 
attempting to maintain neutrality between warring forces, while Dr. Harari, a 
Lebanese
diamond merchant, is a frequent customer.  The arrival of two new girls, Sophie 
and Salima,
ignites the action, while Josephine, an established worker, protects her turf.  
Commander Osembenga'se
 soldiers and Jerome Kisembe's forces take turns frequenting Mama Nadi's place 
as the tension
builds.  The bar's live music and dance serve as a counterpoint to the 
ever-present threat of violence.

 
Character Breakdown

Mama Nadi 
Christian 
Mr. Harari 
Jerome Kisembe 

-3 younger women
    Josephine (20's) - must dance well
    Sophie (18) - must sing well
    Salima (19
     
-1 mature man:  Commander Osembenga

-A minimum of 4 younger men to play soldiers and
  the characters Fortune and Simon/ could have more young men
 
 
For more information, please contact Richard Morris at 216.795.7070 ext. 
236 When you come into the theater, you have to be willing to say, "We're all 
here to undergo a communion, to find out what the hell is going on in this 
world." If you're not willing to say that, what you get is entertainment instead 
...of art, and poor entertainment at that..........David Mamet.
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