[NEohioPAL] Audition Notice for Staged Reading

[Craig May]

Hello,



I would like to submit this announcement to appear in the list for the next
two days, if possible.    Thanks!



AUDITION FOR DOT'S JOURNEY, A RETELLING OF THE WIZARD OF OZ

SATURDAY, JULY 28th, at 2:00 pm

The Kathleen Howland Theatre (downstairs from the Second April Art Galerie)

324 Cleveland Avenue NW
Canton, OH 44702

For additional information, contact Craig May at retroman35 at gmail.com.



*The Wizard of Oz* has been recreated as a vintage mystery thriller, a la *The
Maltese Falcon*, to be presented as a radio play, complete with music and
sound effects.  The play, written and directed by Craig May, based on his
graphic novel, will be performed at the Kathleen Howland Theatre in Canton,
Ohio, on August 24-25th.  PLEASE NOTE:  Time commitment for this production
is minimal.  Six rehearsals ares scheduled in August, one per week, until
the week of opening.  No lines need be memorized!  If you're looking to
give a performance without giving a lot of time, this show is for you!



The story is set in San Francisco and Los Angeles, in 1939.  The character
list is as follows:




CHARACTERS



DOROTHY“DOT”/“DOTTY” O’CONNOR: twenties, out-of-work chorus girl; a
straightforward personality whose adopted guise of amoral toughness
frequently fails to conceal an inner vulnerability and integrity



DETECTIVE FRANK BAUM: thirties; shrewd yet sensitive police investigator



STEPHEN HAYES: forties-fifties, passenger on the YellowTrail Express;
calculating, witty, sardonic, a bit sinister



TIM SMITH: twenties-thirties, passenger on the YellowTrail Express;
kindhearted, a genuine ladies man, somewhat over-confident of his good
looks and charm



LIONEL KING: twenties-thirties, stowaway on the YellowTrail Express; shy,
lacks self-esteem, but more courageous than he knows



TERRY “TOTES” ABERDEEN: early teens, porter on the YellowTrail Express;
plucky and loyal



IRENE (WEST) ZOLARDE: forties-fifties, estranged wife of millionaire
Winthorne Owen Zolarde; unbalanced, obsessive, extremely volatile



GLENDA ROSEMONT: forties-fifties, lawyer to Winthorne Owen Zolarde;
ladylike and professional



MONK: twenties-forties, small-time gangster; shady and menacing



POPPY: twenties-thirties, passenger on the YellowTrail Express; shady and
ditsy



MAYER: forties-fifties, conductor on the YellowTrail Express; tyrannical



MRS. GUMM: forties-sixties; the slatternly landlady of Garland Estates



WINTHORNEOWEN ZOLARDE: (voice only) fifties; reclusive millionaire



***Those auditioning will be asked to read from the script.***



PRODUCTION NOTE



This work was written specifically to be produced by the Thinking Man’s
Theatre, which seeks to offer low-cost, low-maintenance performances
without use of sets or more than minimal rehearsals.  Actors are to read
their dialogue from scripts; no lines need be memorized. Costuming is
encouraged, but elaborate wardrobe changes are not.  The idea is to focus
on the interpretation of the characters and to enlist the audience’s help
in telling the story by using their imagination; hence, the notion of
Thinking Man’s Theatre.  Intricate sound cues and lighting effects would be
wrong, as these would distract from the simplicity of the concept.
Blocking should also be minimal.  Actors may make entrances and exits just
as in a full-scale production; minor characters may play from side areas to
avoid pulling too much focus from the central figures.  Actors should face
front and not aim their lines directly “to” each other unless absolutely
necessary.  Likewise, any pertinent action should be only suggested, and
use of props is to be mimed. The overall idea is to present a play “in
concert”, and to tell a story effectively without the trappings of
technical enhancement.
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