[NEohioPAL] Auditions: King of Cage Street (Production Oct-Nov 2021)

[Playwrights Local]

AUDITION NOTICE



PLAYWRIGHTS LOCAL

www.playwrightslocal.org



The King of Cage Street

Written & directed by Michael Oatman

Production Info:

Rehearsals: October 4 - November 4, 2021

Performances: November 5 - 21, 2021

Location: Creative Space at Waterloo Arts, 397 East 156th Street,
Cleveland, OH 44110

Playwrights Local is casting for its upcoming production of The King of
Cage Street by Michael Oatman. All open roles are paid, professional
positions compensated on the non-Equity scale.

Auditions are available by appointment or on a walk-in basis. If you’d like
to schedule a time, email your preference to info at playwrightslocal.org.

Please bring a resume and headshot and prepare a monologue for your
audition. Also expect to read sides from the script.

Synopsis: The King of Cage Street is, in a sense, a love story: a character
study of three broken people against a backdrop of urban decay. These three
dispirited souls — D-Bear, a reformed thug; Skully, an alcoholic handy man;
and Dime, a transgendered sex worker — have created a space for themselves
and their makeshift family. They have survived in the worst part of the
worst ghetto in Ohio, thriving in what D-Bear calls “at the end of the
world.” This is where we find the trio when D-Bear receives news that a
vicious enemy from his past has been released and is returning soon. As
this showdown plays out, the fragile bonds that hold the trio together are
strained to the point of rupture.

COVID Requirements

For the safety of all involved, participants in this production must be
fully vaccinated against COVID-19. We ask that you bring proof of
vaccination to the auditions and follow any forthcoming guidelines for the
production.

Open Audition Dates (Sign up via email or walk-in for next available time)

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   Friday, September 10: 7:00pm - 9:00pm
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   Sunday, September 12: 11:30am - 1:30pm



Callbacks (By invitation or appointment only; no walk-ins available)

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   Sunday, September 12: 1:30 - 3:30


Location

Creative Space at Waterloo Arts, 397 East 156th Street, Cleveland, OH 44110

Company Contact

info at playwrightslocal.org | (216) 302-8850

Open Roles


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   D-Bear: African American, male, mid-30s



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   Dime: African American, transsexual or male or female, mid-30s



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   Skully: African American, male, late 40s/early 50s



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   Rio: African American, male, mid-30s



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   Rossdale: African American, male, mid-30s


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Audition Activities

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   Perform prepared monologues
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   Read sides from the play
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   Possibly undertake light movement or direction


Notices

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   Participants will not be required to perform high-risk activities as
   part of the auditions
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   Participants will not be charged to audition
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   Auditions will not be recorded
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   Participants will be notified by the producer if they are called back
   but not cast
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   All potential participants can decline auditions without fear of losing
   future invitations


CLEan House

Playwrights Local 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. Find info on this policy on
our website at http://www.playwrightslocal.org/clean-house-standards/.

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About the Company

Playwrights Local <http://www.playwrightslocal.org> is a theater company
based in Cleveland. Billed as a playwrights’ center, the organization’s
goal is to provide a home for dramatic writing in Northeast Ohio.
Playwrights Local offers classes and workshops, produces original plays,
provides networking opportunities, and engages the community through
outreach projects. Tax-deductible contributions to this 501(c)(3) group can
be made at http://playwrightslocal.org/donate/.

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