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<p class="normal1"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Karamu <span id="lw_1250377474_0"><span class="yshortcuts">Performing Arts Theatre</span></span>
is holding Auditions for:</span></p><p class="normal1"><br><span style="font-size: 14pt;"></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<h1 style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 20pt;">Yellowman</span><o:p></o:p></h1>
<h4 style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Written
by: Dale Orlandersmith</span> <br></h4><br>
<p class="normal1"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Directed by: <span id="lw_1250377474_1"><span class="yshortcuts">Fred Sternfeld</span></span> <br></span></p><p class="normal1"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal1"><b><u>Audition Dates:</u></b></p>
<p class="normal1"><span class="yshortcuts">Saturday, August 22 from 2:00pm</span>
– 3:30pm. Please arrive between 1:45 – 3:00pm - No appointment is necessary.
Callbacks will be held at 3:30pm. If you are unable to make this audition date,
contact director Fred Sternfeld at <a href="mailto:fsternfeld@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:fsternfeld@gmail.com"><span id="lw_1250377385_6"><span class="yshortcuts">fsternfeld@gmail.com</span></span></a>
to arrange an alternate date and time.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="normal1"> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="normal1"><b><u>Call Backs:<span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></u></b></p>
<p class="normal1"><b>(see Audition Dates)</b></p>
<p class="normal1"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></p>
<h3 style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><u><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Performance
Dates:</span></u><o:p></o:p></h3>
<p class="normal1"><span style="cursor: pointer;" id="lw_1250377474_3"><span class="yshortcuts">October 30 – November 22, 2009</span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="normal1">Jelliffe Theatre<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="normal1"> <o:p></o:p></p>
<h3 style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><u><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Rehearsals:</span></u><o:p></o:p></h3>
<ul type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal" style=""><span class="yshortcuts">Rehearsals</span>
will begin on or around August 24, 2009<span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Arial;"> </span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="">Rehearsals will usually run
Monday – <span style="cursor: pointer;" id="lw_1250377474_4"><span class="yshortcuts">Friday 6:00 – 10:00 pm</span></span>. , and some
weekend dates. <o:p></o:p></li></ul>
<p class="normal1" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: 0.5in;"> <o:p></o:p></p>
<h2 style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><u><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Audition
Requirements:</span></u><o:p></o:p></h2>
<ul type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal" style="">Please prepare a one minute
memorized contemporary monologue OR you can read a monologue from the play
that will be provided to you when you arrive.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="">Please bring 8x10 Headshot
and Resume<span style="font-size: 7pt;"> </span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="">Check your calendar for any
conflicts before auditioning (see “<span style="cursor: pointer;" id="lw_1250377474_5"><span class="yshortcuts">Fabulation</span></span>” or
The re-education of Undine ) performance dates and rehearsal dates
above).<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
<p class="normalweb3"> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="normalweb3"><b><u>Audition Location:</u></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="normalweb3"> <span style="cursor: pointer; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial; background-attachment: scroll; background-repeat: repeat;" id="lw_1250377474_6"><span class="yshortcuts">2355
east 89<sup>th</sup>, Cleveland Ohio, 44106</span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="normal1"><b><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<h3 style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><u><span style="font-size: 12pt;">About
the Show</span></u><o:p></o:p></h3>
<h3 style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">This Pulitzer Prize nominated play and winner of the
Susan Blackburn Award in 2002, was first workshopped at the Sundance Theatre
Lab. Yellowman is an edgy and provocative exploration of intra-racism within
the Black community and it’s unflinching look at its ugly legacy. Orlandersmith
is widely regarded as one of the most important new poetic voices in America
today and belongs to a daring new generation of women writing for the stage.
(Adult language and content)<br>
<br>
Alma and Eugene have known each other since they were young children. As their
friendship blossoms into love, Alma struggles to free herself from her mother's
poverty and alcoholism, while Eugene must contend with the legacy of being
"yellow" - lighter-skinned than his brutal and unforgiving father.<o:p></o:p></span></h3>
<h3 style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-weight: normal;"> </span><o:p></o:p></h3>
<h3 style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-weight: normal;"> </span><o:p></o:p></h3>
<h3 style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><u>Characters <o:p></o:p></u></h3>
<h3 style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></h3>
<p class="MsoNormal">Two Characters – One Woman, One Man<br>
Time: Present Day, Setting: A South Carolina community<br>
<br>
ALMA: She is part of a culture where women tugged the soil right beside the men.
Although bright and ambitious, she can never escape the self-hatred taught by
her mother. 30s-40s, large, medium - dark- skinned.<br>
<br>
EUGENE: He is the lithe son of a lumberman father and light-skinned mother and
is teased for being a "high yella" boy. He is branded by his father
as a failure and advised by his grandfather "don’t marry nothing
dark." 30s-40s, light- skinned.<br>
<br>
This two character play is vocally and physically demanding. In addition to
playing Alma and Eugene, the actors play additional roles in their character’s
lives and speak with a Gullah / Geechee dialect.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></p>
<span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">For more information, please contact Richard Morris at
216.795.7070 ext. 236</span></div></body></html>