[NEohioPAL] AUDITION NOTICE: August Wilson's Fences

[Avenue Arts Marketplace & Theatre]

*August Wilson's Fences Auditions*

Avenue Arts Marketplace & Theatre announces auditions for AUGUST WILSON'S
FENCES


Located at 324 Cleveland Ave. NW Canton, Ohio 44702


SYNOPSIS: This sensational drama starred James Earl Jones as Troy Maxson, a
former star of the Negro baseball leagues who now works as a garbage man in
1957 Pittsburgh. Excluded as a black man from the major leagues during his
prime, Troy's bitterness takes its toll on his relationships with his wife
and his son, who now wants his own chance to play ball. Revived in 2010
starring Denzel Washington in the lead role.


*August Wilson's Fences is presented by special arrangement with Samuel
French, Inc.*


Directed by: Maya Nicholson


Auditions will be held on Tuesday, February 25th and Wednesday, February
26th from 7-9pm


Callbacks (if necessary) will take place on February 27th from 7-9pm


All auditioners are asked to come prepared to cold read from the script. We
also ask that you bring a current headshot and resume with you to auditions.


At this time, there are no stipends and/or AEA contracts being offered!


Rehearsals will begin on March 2nd and will run Mondays through Thursdays


Performances: April 10th, 11th, 17th and 18th at 8pm and April 11th at 2pm
(No Sunday Matinee due to Easter Sunday)


*TO AUDITION, PLEASE GO TO: *
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60b0c4bafa82ca3fe3-august2




CHARACTERS:

*Troy Maxson (male, African-American, 40s-60s) - *Former baseball star in
the Negro Leagues, now works for the sanitation department, lifting garbage
into truck. Husband to Rose, father to Lyons, Cory, and Raynell, and
brother to Gabriel, and best friend to Jim Bono.
*This role requires mature language, mild sexual content, onstage violence,
and simulated alcohol use*


*Jim Bono (male, African-American, 40s-60s) - *Troy's best friend of over
thirty years. Jim Bono is usually called "Bono" or "Mr. Bono" by the
characters in Fences. Bono and Troy met in jail, where Troy learned to play
baseball. He is married to a woman named Lucille, who is friends with Rose.
Bono is a devoted husband and friend.
*This role requires mature language and simulated alcohol use*


*Rose Maxson (female, African-American, 30s-60s) - *Troy's wife and mother
of his second child, Cory. African American housewife, who volunteers at
her church regularly and loves her family. Rose's request that Troy and
Cory build a fence in their small, dirt backyard comes to represent her
desire to keep her loved-ones close to her love. Unlike Troy, Rose is a
realist, not a romantic longing for the by- gone days of yore. She has high
hopes for her son, Cory and sides with him in his wish to play football.
Rose's acceptance of Troy's illegitimate daughter, Raynell, as her own
child, exemplifies her compassion.
*This role requires mature language and onstage violence*


*Lyons Maxson (male, African-American, 30s-40s) - *Troy's son from a
previous relationship. Lyons is an ambitious and talented jazz musician. He
grew up without Troy for much of his childhood because Troy was in prison.
Lyons, like most musicians, has a hard time making a living.
*This role requires mature language*


*Gabriel Maxson (male, African-American, 30s-50s) - *Troy's younger
brother. Gabriel was a soldier in the Second World War, during which he
received a head injury that required a metal plate to be surgically
implanted into his head. Gabriel wanders around the Maxson family's
neighborhood carrying a basket and singing. He often thinks he is not a
person, but the angel Gabriel who opens the gates of heaven with his
trumpet for Saint Peter on Judgment Day. Gabriel exudes a child-like
exuberance and a need to please.


*Cory Maxson (male, African-American, late teens-early 20s) - *Troy and
Rose Masons’ son. A senior in high school. An ambitious young man who has
the talent and determination to realize his dreams, Cory comes of age
during the course of the play when he challenges and confronts Troy and
leaves home.
*This role requires onstage violence*


*Raynell Maxson (female, African-American, 7-10yo) - *Troy's illegitimate
child, mothered by Alberta, his lover, who passed away while giving birth.
Her innocent need for care and support convinces Rose to take Troy back
into the house.


*Avenue Arts Marketplace and Theatre is a CLEan House Theatre. This means
we are committed to being a space free of harassment based on sex, gender,
race, religion, class, ethnicity, nationality, political belief, or
ability. We are committed to being a safe environment that fully allows us
to challenge ourselves, our audiences, and our communities; that supports
creative risks of mind and body; and that establishes the freedom to create
theatre that represents the full range of human experience*.


All questions should be directed to avenueartstheatre at gmail.com
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