[NEohioPAL] APPLY FOR SPECIAL WORKSHOP/AUDITION WITH RAYMOND BOBGAN MARCH 1 AND 2

[Ana Urozhaeva]

CPT announces a free workshop with nationally recognized theatre creator
Raymond Bobgan. This workshop will serve as an introduction to Raymond’s
unique approach to physical theatre/performance and as an audition for the
upcoming CPT CORE Ensemble project.

WORKSHOP & AUDITION

Raymond Bobgan is creating a new work and is seeking additional actors for
the creation ensemble. This is a devising theatre process that does not
begin with a script. Raymond’s work is highly physical and involves forms
of contact improvisation. There may be weight-sharing, physical touch, and
high cardio work. The work also involves singing, but voice training is not
needed.

The project is in development, and new actors will join the process March
15. We may allow some actors to join the process as late as March 22.
Rehearsals mostly run Monday through Thursday, 6:30–10pm, and Saturday,
1–5pm (there will be some exceptions), until the last few weeks, where we
move to six rehearsals a week.

Tech rehearsals will be on Saturday and Sunday, May 24 and 25, previews on
Thursday and Friday, May 29 and 30, and opening on Saturday, May 31.
Closing on Saturday, June 14.

Actors joining the performance run of this production will be paid a fee of
$2500.
THE AUDITION

The audition is a free two-day workshop on March 1, 1–7pm, and March 2,
2–9pm. To apply for this free workshop/audition, please answer the below
questions in an email to rbobgan at cptonline.org and aurozhaeva at cptonline.org,
 and attach a resume and headshot or recent photo. Application must be
received by February 21, 2025.

   1. Name
   2. What is your experience with physical theatre and/or devising work?
   3. How do you hope theatre work in an immersive, interactive, bold, and
   explorative performance setting might support your current artistic journey?

   4. Why are you particularly interested in working in Raymond’s ensemble
   process?
   5. Are you available in general as listed above? Are there particular
   dates and times that may conflict?

Please only apply for this workshop if you are available to be in the
ensemble, but there is no obligation. This workshop will allow you to
better understand this particular process and if it is interesting to you.
ADDITIONAL DETAILS

Who: This workshop is for actors at various levels of development who are
interested in alternative approaches to performance and creating theatre.

What: This is a style of theatre and a process for creating theatre that is
intense, deeply personal, and gives primacy to physical and vocal
expression, poetic and nonlinear storytelling, use of poetic and abstract
text, use of song as a means for transformation and impact, and
multilayered experiences. This workshop will involve intense physicality
(similar to a dance workshop), enduring presence, and expansive yet focused
imagination.

Where: Cleveland Public Theatre

When:  March 1, 1–7pm and March 2, 2–9pm. Participants must attend all
sessions.

About: Raymond Bobgan creates new, bold, multilayered, and highly physical
performances through an ever-evolving ensemble process. Raymond formed
Cleveland
CORE Ensemble <https://www.cptonline.org/cleveland-core-ensemble/> in an
effort to sustain the conditions to develop unique theatre practices,
investigate the potential of the craft of acting, and create a distinctive
body of theatrical works. The ensemble’s performances feature dynamic
movement, poetic texts, original music, and an entrancing, dream-like style
of their own.

https://www.cptonline.org/uncategorized/apply-for-special-workshop-audition-with-raymond-bobgan-march-1-and-2/
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