[NEohioPAL] Karamu Performing Arts Theatre Is Holding AUDITIONS for "THE BLUEST EYE"

[richard morris]

The bluest eye
by Toni Morrison
adaptation by Lydia R. Diamond
 
Directed by: Fred Sternfeld
Production Dates: February 3 – 26, 2012
 
 
AUDITION PREPARATION
Please prepare a memorized one minute contemporary monologue OR you can read a 
monologue from the play that will be provided at the audition.
 

AUDITION DATES & APPOINTMENTS
Saturday, September 24 from 3:00 - 6:00pm
Monday, September 26 from 6:00 - 9:00pm
 
Callbacks will be held on Saturday, October 1 from Noon - 4:00pm
 
Write to me at fsternfeld at gmail.com to make an audition appointment. Specify 
date and window of availability and I will email you back with a specific 
appointment. Also, people without an appointment may drop in at auditions and 
you will be seen during gaps in the schedule. If neither of the dates above are 
convenient for you, contact me and I will do my best to find an alternate 
audition date and time for you.
 
LOCATION:  2355 East 89th Cleveland Ohio 
 
 
ABOUT THE PLAY
Nobel Prize-winning author Toni Morrison's The Bluest Eye is a story about the 
tragic life of a young black girl in 1940's Ohio. Eleven-year-old Pecola 
Breedlove wants nothing more than to be loved by her family and schoolmates. 
Instead, she faces constant ridicule and abuse. She blames her dark skin and 
prays for blue eyes, sure that love will follow. With rich language and bold 
vision, this powerful adaptation of an American classic explores the crippling 
toll that a legacy of racism has taken on a community, a family, and an innocent 
girl.
 
 
 
 
 
 
ROLES  AVALIABLE: (descriptions copied from published script)
 
Note: The children are played by adults (Note: Women 15 years of age and up will 
be considered). Women 1, 2 and 3 can be played by any of the women available.
 
CLAUDIA - Precocious, sensitive girl. She must be able to move gracefully 
between the innocence of youth and the wisdom of the narrator who has lived 
through it all. Dexterity with direct address a must.
 
FRIEDA / DARLENE - Claudia's older sister. Somewhat more practical than Claudia. 
Possibly more stern, slightly less personable.
 
PECOLA - A shy, quiet, resigned and somewhat pained presence. She should be 
completely innocent. We must love her and want to take care of her, but not pity 
her. Perhaps there is a certain quiet pride that won't let us tip over into 
pity. It is imperative that she have very dark brown skin.
 
MAMA - She possesses an imposing presence. She loves her children and this 
should be evident despite her stern manner.
 
MRS. BREEDLOVE - An older version of Pecola, also very dark brown. Painfully shy 
and insecure, and still very adept at addressing the audience.
 
DADDY / SOAPHEAD CHURCH - Charismatic, odd, charming, mature.
 
CHOLLY - Mrs. Breedlove's age, the shell of a man who may have been physically 
impressive at one time, dark brown complexion.
 
MAUREEN PEAL / WHITE GIRL - Light skinned, very pretty. More complicated than 
merely "snotty." She is a real person, as complicated as the other characters. 

 
 
REHEARSALS
There will be 4-5 weeks of rehearsals spread out over a six week period due to 
the holidays and that director Fred Sternfeld is also directing The Fantasticks 
at TrueNorth Cultural Arts, opening January 13, 2012. Rehearsals will be 
selected (based on availability of the cast) on weekday afternoons or evenings, 
and weekends - mornings, afternoons or evenings 3 - 6 times per week. 

 
COMPENSATION:Non-AEA actors will receive a stipend. 
 
If you have any further questions, feel free to contact Richard H. Morris at 
216.795.7070 ext 236. 
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