[NEohioPAL] AUDITIONS in 3 weeks. Roles for 3 women, 2 men, 30s-70s. OTHER DESERT CITIES @Clague Playhouse, directed by Fred Sternfeld

Sun Apr 15 09:56:17 PDT 2018

*Clague PlayhouseAUDITION INFORMATIONfinalist for the 2012 Pulitzer Prize
for DramaOther Desert CitiesBy Jon Robin BaitzDirected by Fred
SternfeldAUDITION DATESAuditions are by appointment and will take place
Saturday, May 5, 2018 starting at 1:00pm and Monday, May 7, 2018 starting
at 6:00pm. If you are unable to make those dates, a video submission is
acceptable. Walk-ins will be accepted as time permits. To make an
appointment for May 5 or 7 or inquire about a video submission, email
director Fred Sternfeld with a preferred date & time window at
fsternfeld at gmail.com <fsternfeld at gmail.com>. Please attach picture / resume
if available.Callbacks (by invitation) will be held on Saturday, May 12
from 1:00 - 5:30pm.Auditions and Callbacks will take place at Clague
Playhouse, 1371 Clague Road, Westlake, Oh 44145.AUDITION PREPARATIONPlease
be prepared to present a one minute contemporary monologue that is
character and objective driven. Or, you may read something from the script.
Sides will be available at the theatre.ABOUT THE PLAYWhen Brooke Wyeth
returns home to Palm Springs for Christmas in 2004, she is unable to relax
into the prickly, yet loving, embrace of her wealthy California family.
Brooke has been in continuous rebellion against her conservative parents --
father Lyman, a former Republican ambassador, and mother Polly, a brittle
perfectionist-- for a long time, moving to the East Coast and adopting
liberal political beliefs, but she still craves their approval. She is
anxious about revealing her publishing plans for her new memoir, about the
suicide of her beloved older brother, Henry, who was involved in the
anti-war bombing of a draft board during the Vietnam War and brought
disgrace to his unforgiving mother and father. Over the course of Christmas
Eve, Brooke spars with her parents, reminisces with her charming younger
brother Trip, and receives the dubious emotional support of her alcoholic
aunt, Silda. When the news of Brooke’s memoir is revealed, Polly and Lyman
are faced with a choice -- either reveal a shocking secret that they have
kept for decades, or risk exposure when the world reads their story.
Spanning the international disasters of war, the bitter feuds of American
politics, and the intricate and equally bitter dynamics of one family’s
love and grief, Jon Robin Baitz’s Other Desert Cities is a scintillating
and sharply observed dark comedy, with themes of depression, addiction,
family and memory.CHARACTERS - Lyman Wyeth: (Late 50’s to late 60’s) Kind
and gentle patriarch. A Hollywood B actor with some celebrity and charm who
turned that into political influence. He is conservative but with a sense
of humor about himself and a deep love for his family.- Polly Wyeth: (Late
50’s to late 60’s) Lyman’s wife. Graceful and acerbic matriarch. She has
been active for decades in the Republican Party. She is deeply devoted to
the preservation of her social standing, her family and the health of her
husband. - Brooke Wyeth: (Mid 30’s to 40’s) Lyman and Polly’s adult
daughter. She is a professional writer who has been living in New York
after a mental breakdown. Her tortured relationship with her family has
centered on her opposing Liberal political views. - Trip Wyeth: (Late 20’s
to mid 30’s) Brooke’s brother. Witty and self-effacing. He is a TV producer
for reality TV – in a family obsessed with his intellectual, older sister’s
mental health. He assumes the role of second banana with grace. - Silda
Grauman: (late 50’s to early 70’s) Polly’s sister. Creative, fragile, and
funny. A former B movie writer, and the Bohemian, polar opposite of her
sister. She is fresh out of rehab and repays the support of the
conservative Wyeths by joining Brooke in some liberal needling of her
parents. MORE ABOUT THE PLAY, STORY SYNOPSIS, AWARDS,
ETC.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Other_Desert_Cities
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Other_Desert_Cities>REHEARSALSThere will be
4-5 weeks of rehearsal starting in early December, 2018. It is possible,
but not certain, that a break will be taken for the Holidays. That
decision, and rehearsals in general, will be selected based on availability
of the cast. Rehearsals will be selected from weekday evenings, and weekend
mornings, afternoons or evenings 3-6 times per week. PRODUCTION
DATESJanuary 11 - February 3, 2019. Thursday, Fridays and Saturdays at
8:00pm; Sundays at 2:00pm. ABOUT DIRECTOR FRED STERNFELDFred is pleased to
be making his Clague Playhouse directing debut. Recent productions include
Death of a Salesman & Next to Normal at French Creek, Good People at Aurora
Theatre, Of Mice and Men at Coach House Theatre and You Can’t Take It With
You at Karamu Theatre. Fred is widely represented on Northeast Ohio stages
through diverse projects, garnering numerous honors and awards, some of
which are listed here: Next to Normal at French Creek, Company & A Little
Night Music at FPAC, The Glass Menagerie, West Side Story & The Miracle
Worker at TrueNorth, Yellowman at Karamu Theatre, Disney’s Beauty and the
Beast and Peter Pan at Beck Center, Ragtime, the musical and Man of La
Mancha at the JCC and Fiddler on the Roof and The Sound of Music at Cain
Park. www.fredsternfeld.com <http://www.fredsternfeld.com>. *

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*The information above can also be found on the Clague Playhouse Audition
Page <http://clagueplayhouse.org/index.php/auditions/>, or at this link
<https://docs.google.com/document/d/1NRHu6Y6Acpn5SB6Iv2QbrkBa2dJ5-HFiXepsKssYPmE/edit?usp=sharing>.*

Clague Playhouse
1371 Clague Rd.
Westlake, OH 44145
(440) 331-0403
Box Office Hours Wed. - Sat. 1-6pm
www.ClaguePlayhouse.org <http://www.clagueplayhouse.org/>
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Fred Sternfeld
http://www.fredsternfeld.com
216-360-0718-home
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