[NEohioPAL] AUDITIONS: Lakeland's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

[Martin Friedman via NEohioPAL]

On Tue, Jun 23, 2015 at 12:34 PM, Martin Friedman <
martinfriedman98 at gmail.com> wrote:

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> Lakeland Civic Theatre announces
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> *AUDITIONS* for
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> *A compelling play*
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> *Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?*
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> By Edward Albee
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>  Directed by Martin Friedman
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> Sound Designed by Eric Simna
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> Production Stage Manager Nichole Vencl
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> *Featuring **Gregory Violand**
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> * *Courtesy of *Actor’s Equity Association
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> *  The Play: Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?* Written in 1962  by Edward
> Albee <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Albee>.
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> *Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?* won both the 1963 Tony Award for Best
> Play <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Award_for_Best_Play> and the
> 1962–63 New York Drama Critics' Circle
> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Drama_Critics%27_Circle> Award
> for Best Play. Its stars won the 1963 Tony Awards for Best Actor and
> Actress as well. It was also selected for the 1963 Pulitzer Prize for
> Drama <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pulitzer_Prize_for_Drama> by that
> award's drama jury. However, the award's advisory board – the trustees of Columbia
> University <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbia_University> – objected
> to the play's then-controversial use of profanity and sexual themes, and
> overruled the award's advisory committee, awarding no Pulitzer Prize for
> drama in 1963.[23]
> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Who%27s_Afraid_of_Virginia_Woolf%3F#cite_note-23>
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> The play was revived on Broadway
> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broadway_theatre> at the Longacre Theatre
> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Longacre_Theatre>, opening in March  2005
> in previews and closing on September 4, 2005 after 177 performances and 8
> previews. Bill Irwin won the 2005 Tony Award for Best Actor
> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Award_for_Best_Performance_by_a_Leading_Actor_in_a_Play>
> for his role.[14]
> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Who%27s_Afraid_of_Virginia_Woolf%3F#cite_note-14>
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> On December 12, 2010, the Steppenwolf Theatre
> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steppenwolf_Theatre> in Chicago
> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago>, Illinois
> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illinois> began performances of the play
> featuring Amy Morton <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amy_Morton> as
> Martha, Tracy Letts <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tracy_Letts> (the Pulitzer
> Prize <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pulitzer_Prize>-winning playwright
> of *August: Osage County
> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August:_Osage_County>*)[16]
> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Who%27s_Afraid_of_Virginia_Woolf%3F#cite_note-Pulitzer-16>
> as George. Tracy Letts won the Tony award for his portrayal of George in
> this production. The dialogue has been hailed by some critics as some of
> the greatest in all of the American theatre.
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> *Production and Rehearsal dates:* *Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? *will
> open on Friday, September 18 and run through October 4, 2015. There will be
> 9 performances over this period.
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> *Audition Information:*
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> There is a possibility that I will have one additional Equity Tier I
> contract. *ALL roles are compensated.* No audition appointments are
> necessary nor is there a need to prepare a monologue.
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> Rehearsals will begin the first week in August. We will work around
> individual vacations.  Rehearsals will generally be Sunday
> afternoon/evening through Friday evening.
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>  *Audition Dates, Times and Locations:*
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> *Monday and Tuesday,  June 29 and June 30, 2015: 7:00pm - 9:00pm. The
> Performing Arts Center (PAC), Building “D” at Lakeland Community College.
> Free Parking in the Faculty/Staff Parking Lots. Take I 90 East and exit
> Route #306. Turn right and turn left into Lakeland Community College and
> get into the right land. Turn right at the stop sign and then take another
> right at the next stop sign and then turn left into the parking lot. The
> theatre is to the left of the large Clocktower on your left. *
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> *NO AUDITIONS TIMES OR RESERVATIONS NEEDED. JUST COME AND I WILL HAVE YOU
> READ. *
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> *The Roles:*
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> *George*: *Gregory Violand*
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> *Martha*: *George’s older wife. From the ages of 50 to 65.*
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> *Nick:*
> *A 25 to 35 year old, good looking and fairly intelligent faculty member.
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> *Honey*: *Wife of Nick. Between the ages of 25 and 35. Not afraid to use
> her good looks.*
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>  *For more information email Martin Friedman at
> martinfriedman98 at gmail.com <martinfriedman98 at gmail.com> or call at
> 216/233-5441 <216%2F233-5441>.*
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