[NEohioPAL] Actors needed for August 'Tammy Faye' benefit reading for QuTheatr in Akron

[JT]

Several Actors are needed for a BENEFIT CONCERT READING of

"The Gospel According to Tammy Faye"

A musical by JT Buck and Fernando Dovalina.

Proceeds from the benefit will go to support QuTheatr, Akron's Youth
Performance Ensemble, as they seek to met their 'match' grant from the 2018
Knight Foundation Arts Challenge.


Auditions:

If interested, please email JT Buck at buckjam at gmail.com to arrange an
audition time.  Auditions may be held in-person, via video submission, or
via Skype/Zoom.

Auditioners should prepare a short, contemporary comedic monologue and a
short song from the musical theatre and/or country/pop genres that
demonstrates passion, personality and vocal flavor.

Since rehearsal period is short, sight-reading ability is a major
advantage.


Performance Details:

Performances: Friday, August 3rd and Saturday, August 4th at 8pm and Sunday
August 5th at 2pm

Location: Rialto Theatre, Akron/Kenmore

Rehearsals: 3-4 rehearsals in mid/late July in Akron, pending actor's
availability.  VERY Minimal staging. No dancing required.

These are volunteer roles.

All actors play multiple characters who age over a 30-year period, so
casting is flexible.

This is an ensemble piece. 6 roles are available, with characters of a
variety of ages. .

1 Soprano. (20s-40s)
2 Mezzo (30s-50s)
1 Tenor (20s-30s)
1 Baritone (40s-60s)
1 Bass. (40s - 60s)

We are committed to inclusive casting.


More about the SHOW:

A tale of faith, love and lipstick...

Witness the incredible real life story of the spectacular, rise, fall, of
one of the most adored and reviled women in American pop culture. .


The Gospel According to Tammy Faye is a new, Broadway-bound musical that
tells the rags-to-riches-to-redemption story of ‘The First Lady of
Televangelism’, Tammy Faye Bakker. From her humble beginnings in the
coldest part of Minnesota to the heat of tabloid lights,  From her glory
days with the PTL, the 700 Club and a few puppets, to her downfall of
public humiliation and scrutiny, drug addiction, and a cheating spouse.
Losing it all, Tammy Faye had been knocked down, but refused to stay down,
got up, brushed herself off, and has proven to the world time and time
again, that if you fall down, you must have the courage, fortitude, and the
faith to get back up again.

TGATTF received its world premiere at the 2006 Cincinnatti Fringe Festival,
was workshopped that the Manhattan Theatre Club in 2007, and has been seen
onstage in Texas,Oregon, Pennsylvania and Ohio.

This newly-revised version of the show is in preparation for publication
(at long last!)







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