[NEohioPAL] AUDITIONS: August Wilson's Radio Golf

James Charpie via NEohioPAL neohiopal at lists.neohiopal.org
Tue Oct 11 18:26:08 PDT 2016


East Cleveland Theater is hosting auditions for August Wilson's Radio Golf.
 Part of Wilson's, The Century Cycle, it is the last play in his 10-play
series. Radio Golf takes place in Pittsburgh, PA, in the 1990s.  We are
looking for 5 African-American actors, 4 male and 1 female.



*Synopsis:*

What price would you pay in order to stay true to yourself and beliefs?  This
is the dilemma we confront in Radio Golf.  Surrounded by a backdrop of
politics, ambitions, traditions and friendships, all involved must answer
this question for themselves.



*The Roles:*



*Harmond Wilks*: African American (male, mid 30’s – to late 40’s)

A real-estate developer, Ivy League-educated, well-spoken and ambitious. He
inherited the business from his father but he has big dreams of a very
prominent future in politics as well. While in the midst of a big housing
development project potentially worth millions, he is running to be the
first African-American Mayor of Pittsburgh. Harmond is honest to a fault
and committed to his beliefs.



*Mame Wilks:* African American (female, mid 30’s – to late 40’s)

Harmond’s wife of many years, she is a well-educated, successful and
ambitious public relations executive.  Though she is rising within her own
career, Mame wants Harmond to rise with her, so she is helping him with his
mayoral run.  Mame is smart and manipulative but caring. She will go to bat
for what she believes in but there are limits, even for her.



*Roosevelt Hicks: *African American (male, late 30’s – 40’s)

Recently promoted to a vice-presidential position at Mellon Bank, Roosevelt
is clever and a bit of a hustler.  His education is average but he has
worked hard to get what he has.  He is determined to overcome what he
perceives as the limitations placed on him by society and is willing to
risk almost anything to do it.  A long-time friend of Harmond, he is
involved in the real-estate deal and mayoral campaign.



*Sterling Johnson:* African American (male, mid to late 40’s)
A neighborhood handyman/contractor, poorly educated and an old time friend
of Harmond.  Life has not been kind to Sterling so he is very rough around
the edges but deceptively street smart.  He robbed a bank many years ago
and paid the price.  Sterling has learned to be a hustler through
experience but wants what everyone wants, a good life.



*Elder Joseph Barlow:* African American (male, late 60’s – 70’s)

He seems like the nicest man you could ever meet but Elder Joseph hides a
dark past.  He presents an addled and feeble demeanor with a wink and a
smile but he has a criminal record that stretches back many, many years.  He
is very clever and sly in the way he hooks his victims.  That is how he has
gotten through life. Harmond is his latest.





*Director: Jim Weaver, SDC*





*Audition Dates:*

Thursday, October 13, 2016 from 6:00 to 8:30pm

Saturday, October 15, 2016 from 11:00 to 3:00pm



*Show Dates:*

Shows on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, 11 shows total

Opening: Friday, February 03, 2017

Closing: Sunday, February 26, 2017

Friday and Saturday shows start at 8pm

Sunday shows start at 3pm

EXCEPTION: There be no show on Sunday, February 05, 2017 … Super Bowl
Sunday.



*Rehearsals:*

This will be a split rehearsal schedule, meaning that we will have 2 weeks
of rehearsals in December, 2016 (before Christmas), and then pick up with
rehearsals starting the week of January 08, 2017.  Exact dates for both the
December and January time frames have not been determined.  If you are
concerned, please show up at auditions and tell us your limitations.





East Cleveland Theater is a community theater celebrating its 48th Season.  Our
actors, like most of our personnel, are unpaid volunteers.  We hope you
will join us as we entertain and challenge our audiences.  If you have
questions, please call James Charpie at 330-416-1311, or email me at
jcharpie at eastclevelandtheater.org.



East Cleveland Theater

14108 Euclid Avenue

East Cleveland, OH 44112

216-851-8721

www.eastclevelandtheater.org



Thank You,

James Charpie

Stage Manager

East Cleveland Theater
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