[NEohioPAL] Auditions for The Most Fabulous Story Ever Told at convergence-continuum

[Cory Molner]

Auditions for The Most Fabulous Story Ever Told by Paul Rudnick

 

A stage manager, headset and prompt book at hand, brings the house lights to half, then dark, and cues the creation of the world. Throughout the play, she’s in control of everything. In other words, she’s either God, or she thinks she is. Act One recounts the major episodes of the Old Testament, only with a twist: Instead of Adam and Eve, our lead characters are Adam and Steve, and Jane and Mabel, a lesbian couple with whom they decide to start civilization (procreation proves to be a provocative challenge). Act One covers the Garden of Eden, an ark, a visit with a highly rambunctious Pharaoh and finally even the Nativity. Along the way, Mabel and Adam invent God, but Jane and Steve are skeptical. This brings about the Flood, during which Steve has a brief affair with a rhinoceros and invents infidelity. No longer blissful, Adam and Steve break up only to be reunited as two of the wise men at the Nativity. Act Two jumps to modern day Manhattan. Adam and Steve are together again, and Steve is HIV positive. It’s Christmas Eve, and Jane is nine months pregnant even though she always thought of herself as the butch one. The two women want to marry and want Adam and Steve to join them in the ceremony. A wheelchair-bound, Jewish lesbian Rabbi from cable access TV arrives to officiate. The ceremony is interrupted as Jane gives birth, and Steve confides to Adam that his medication isn’t working and that he’ll probably not survive much longer. Bound by their long life together, and the miracle of birth they’ve just witnessed, the two men comfort each other even though they know their remaining time together will be short.

 

 

AUDITIONS

 

Saturday September 24th

 

Time: 10:30- 1:30 by appointment 

Time Slots: 10:30-11:30am, 11:30-12:30pm, 12:30-1:30pm

To sign up, please email the director, Denise Astorino at: denise.astorino at gmail.com

 


Audition Location: The LGBT Community Center


6705 Detroit Ave 

Cleveland, OH 44102


Street parking available or a small lot behind the building. No parking in driveway.

Please do not call the center for information. 

 

PREPARATION

Please prepare one memorized contemporary comedic monologue (1-2 minutes MAX).  You may also be asked to read from the script so please be prepared that  you may or not be there slightly longer than your initial time. Not being asked to read does not mean you are out of the running, so dont worry!!

 

A headshot and resume are required. 

 

PERFORMANCES

December 2nd- 17th, 2022

Thursdays, Fridays & Saturdays at 8:00PM, Sundays at 7:00 PM

 

Convergence-continuun

2438 Scranton Rd. 

Cleveland, OH 44113

  

Call Denise Astorino at 216.259.3700 with questions.

 

 

ROLES

Stage Manager

Adam

Steve

Father Joseph, Bugs, Rhino, Dad # 2, Brad, Kevin Markham

Miriam Miller, Babe, Mom #1, Ftatateeta, Rabbi Sharon

Latecomer, Peter, Dad #1, Pharaho, Try Pomfret

Cheryl Mindle, Fluffy, Mom # 2,  Peggy

Jane

Mabel

 

All roles are receive a $400 Stipend.
 Cory MolnerExecutive Artistic Director, convergence-continuum Theater(He/Him/His)
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