[NEohioPAL] Ensemble AUDITIONS: SONG FOR CORETTA and LOWER NINTH.

[Ensemble Theatre]

*PRESS INFORMATION*

*FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE*

*ENSEMBLE THEATRE*

*March 4, 2011*

*(T)216-321-2930*

*(F)216-916-4531*

*CONTACT: info at ensemble-theatre.org*

*ENSEMBLE THEATRE ANNOUNCES AUDITIONS: *
*SONG FOR CORETTA and LOWER NINTH.*
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*AUDITION DATES/TIMES:*
*SUNDAY - OCTOBER 30th from 4pm to 7pm.*
*WEDNESDAY - NOVEMBER 2 from 7pm to 9pm.  *
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*LOCATION: *
Coventry School Building (Now Home to Ensemble Theatre and other local area
Not-for-Profits)
2843 Washington Blvd.  Cleveland Hts., OH 44118.
*For detailed directions please email us at:
**info at ensemble-theatre.org*<info at ensemble-theatre.org>

*AUDITIONS ARE OPEN TO BOTH EQUITY AND NON-EQUITY ACTORS.*
*Please come prepared with a contemporary monologue.  There will also be
reading from the scripts.  *
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*SONG FOR CORETTA *
*by Pearl Cleage.  *
*Directed by Margaret Ford-Taylor.*
*Inspired by the long line of mourners at the Ebenezer Baptist Church paying
their respects to Mrs. King, Cleage's play introduces 5 fictional women,
aged 17-57, who find laughter and hope while waiting in the rain to say
goodbye.*
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*"......a lovely, image-soaked testament to the civil rights icon seen
through the random eyes of a handful of fictional mourners who have lined up
to say goodbye to the beloved Mrs. King…brims with wit, personality and
life-affirming energy." —Atlanta Journal-Constitution.*
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*ROLES:  **(All roles are African American women)*
*Helen Richards (age 56) *
Civil Rights activist.  Family participated in Montgomery bus boycotts.  Met
Coretta when she was 5.  The older she gets the crankier she gets.
*Mona Lisa Martin (age 4**0)*
Katina survivor.  Artist.  Lives in her car.
*Zora Evans (age 22)*
Educated liberal college (Spelman) student who idealizes Civil rights
movement.  Is interviewing the other characters.
*Keisha Cameron (age 17)*
Sophomore in highschool.  Should be a junior.  Most people call her Lil Bit.
 Pregnant.  Fiesty attitude, largely to cover her vulnerability.
*Gwen Johnson (age 24)*
Solider.  Army medic.  On leave from the Iraq war.  Haunted by war crimes.

Here is a link to the Dramatists Play Service synopsis:
*http://www.dramatists.com/cgi-bin/db/single.asp?key=3877*
Here is a link to a great script analysis of the play:
*http://www.dkwarfel.com/_shared/uploads/files/1253632126.pdf*

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*LOWER NINTH *
*by Beau Willimon.  *
*Directed by Celeste Cosentino*
*Two men and a corpse are stranded on a roof after Katrina.  EZ is a
rebellious young man.  Malcolm is a reformed addict who has found strength
through religion.  Sharing the roof with them is the corpse of Lowboy.
 Lower Ninth is an exploration of faith, survival and mutual redemption.
 This play gives power to a desperate kind of hope.*
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 "Few modern plays are so completely theatrical. Even in silence, the show
feels alive, because Willimon and the creative team offer more than just
dialogue and psychological conflict. They create a miniature universe in
which every detail throbs with meaning.

 And the meaning evolves."
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*ROLES: (All roles are African American men)*
*MALCOLM*
Early to late 40's. Abandoned E-Z as a kid.  Not proud of his past or
leaving EZ's mother.  Reformed by his faith.
*EZ*
**Early 20's.  Young rebellious kid.  Smart mouthed.  Wants to be exactly
like Lowboy.
*LOWBOY*
Local gangster/drug dealer.  Can't swim.  He is dead.  Character is more
than he appears to be.

Here is a link to a review of a production that has further character
information that is helpful.
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http://www.catchavibe.co.uk/black-theatre-review-lower-ninth-at-trafalgar-studios/
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*If you can, PLEASE EMAIL (info at ensemble-theatre.org) OR CALL US
(216-321-2930 and press 3) TO INFORM US THAT YOU WILL BE ATTENDING AUDTIONS.
 WE DO NOT REQUIRE APPOINTMENTS, HOWEVER WE CAN MAKE ONE FOR YOU. *
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*Also, please feel free to call or email us with any questions!  See you at
auditions!*
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*PLAY YOUR PART *
*Ensemble Theatre's 2011-2012 Season!*
*NEW SPACE at the Coventry School!*
*2843 Washington Blvd.  Cleveland Hts., OH 44118*
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*WAITING FOR LEFTY*
*by: Clifford Odets*
*Directed by: Ian Hinz*
*Oct. 7-Oct. 30*
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*ST. NICHOLAS*
*by: Conor McPherson*
*Directed by: Sarah May*
*Starring: Dana Hart * *
*Nov. 18-Dec. 11*
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***PANORAMA of AFRICAN AMERICAN THEATRE IV:*
*If not me, who?...If not now, when?  *
*2 Shows in Rep! (Alternating Weekends)*
*Jan. 12-Feb. 19*
*SONG FOR CORETTA*
*by: Pearl Cleage*
*Directed by: Margaret Ford-Taylor*
*LOWER NINTH*
*by: Beau Willimon*
*Directed by: Celeste Cosentino*
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*THE COLOMBI NEW PLAYS FESITVAL!*
*3 Plays by 3 Cleveland Playrights!*
*Alternating perfomances!  *
*March 8-April 1.*
*DANCING WITH N.E.D.*
*Written and Directed by: Tyler Whidden*
*DESTROYING THE LIGHT*
*By: Sasha Thackaberry   *
*Directed by: Peter Voinovich*
*GROUNDS FOR DISMISSAL*
*by: Cindy Dettlebach*
*Directed by: Celeste Cosentino*
*(Visit Website for Specific Show Dates.)*
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*GRUESOME PLAYGROUND INJURIES*
*by: Rajiv Joseph*
*Directed: by Fred Sternfeld*
*April 27-May 20.*
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*TICKETS, SUBSCRIPTIONS, & **INFORMATION *
*VISIT OUR WEBSITE:*
*www.ensemble-theatre.org*
*EMAIL: *
*info at ensemble-theatre.org*
*CALL: *
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*F:216.916.4531*
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