<div dir="ltr">Beck Center is thrilled to announce auditions for the regional premiere of Samuel D. Hunter's timely drama <i>A GREAT WILDERNESS, </i>directed by Beck Center Artistic Director Scott Spence<div><br></div><div><i>A GREAT WILDERNESS</i> replaces the previously announced production of <i>THE DRESSER</i>.</div><div><br></div><div>Auditions (By Appointment) will take place on <font color="#0000ff"><b>Sunday evening (January 15th)</b></font> and <b><font color="#0000ff">Tuesday</font></b> <font color="#0000ff"><b>evening (January 17th)</b></font>. You may secure your slot for one of those evenings by calling the</div><div>Beck box office at 216-521-2540 x10</div><div><br></div><div><i>A GREAT WILDERNESS</i> will open on Friday, March 3rd and continue through April 9th. It</div><div>is anticipated that rehearsals will begin on or around January 30th.</div><div><br></div><div>There are 6 roles (3 female, 2 male, 1 teenage male---see below for more information). Auditions are open to both Equity members and Non Equity. It is anticipated that two AEA contracts (Special Appearance Tier One) will be used for this production. All actors who are 18 and older are compensated for their participation. <b><u>All roles are open!!</u></b></div><div><br></div><div>Ideally actors should prepare one brief (60 to 90 second) monologue (comic or dramatic). For those unable to prepare a monologue we will have something for you to read at the open call.</div><div><br></div><div><b><u>About the Play</u></b></div><div><br></div><div><span class="gmail-s1" style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;font-family:arial,verdana,helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-size:13px;line-height:20px">After decades</span><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:arial,verdana,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:20px"> as the gentle-natured leader of a Christian retreat that endeavors to “cure” gay teens, Walt is packing up his life and preparing for a reluctant retirement. But when his final client quietly disappears into the remote Idaho wilderness, Walt discovers that his previously unwavering moral compass no longer clearly</span><span style="font-size:13px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:arial,verdana,helvetica,sans-serif;line-height:20px"> points the way. With profound humanity and subtlety, </span><em style="font-size:13px;box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;font-family:arial,verdana,helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51);line-height:20px">A Great Wilderness</em><span style="font-size:13px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:arial,verdana,helvetica,sans-serif;line-height:20px"> navigates complex moral terrain, exploring the shifting motives and inconstant strength of our personal convictions.</span></div><div><span style="font-size:13px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:arial,verdana,helvetica,sans-serif;line-height:20px"><br></span></div><div><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:20px 0px 15px;padding:0px 0px 0px 10px;font-family:arial,verdana,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;color:rgb(51,51,51);line-height:20px"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;font-weight:700"><u>REVIEWS</u></span></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:20px 0px 15px;padding:0px 0px 0px 10px;font-family:arial,verdana,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;color:rgb(51,51,51);line-height:20px">"Hunter, an Idaho-bred playwright of growing prominence, tunes into a high frequency of empathy for isolated social fringe-dwellers." - <em style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px">Seattle Times</em> </p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:20px 0px 15px;padding:0px 0px 0px 10px;font-family:arial,verdana,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;color:rgb(51,51,51);line-height:20px">"[An] affecting drama that strengthens its hold on you bit by unpredictable bit." - <em style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px">Boston Globe</em></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:20px 0px 15px;padding:0px 0px 0px 10px;font-family:arial,verdana,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;color:rgb(51,51,51);line-height:20px"><b><u>ROLES</u></b></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:20px 0px 15px;padding:0px 0px 0px 10px;font-family:arial,verdana,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;color:rgb(51,51,51);line-height:20px"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;font-family:arial,verdana,helvetica,sans-serif;font-weight:700">WALT</span><span style="font-family:arial,verdana,helvetica,sans-serif"> - Mid-60's  to Mid-  70's, male.</span><br style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;font-family:arial,verdana,helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;font-family:arial,verdana,helvetica,sans-serif;font-weight:700">DANIEL</span><span style="font-family:arial,verdana,helvetica,sans-serif"> - 16, male. </span><br style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;font-family:arial,verdana,helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;font-family:arial,verdana,helvetica,sans-serif;font-weight:700">ABBY</span><span style="font-family:arial,verdana,helvetica,sans-serif"> - Anywhere from 48 to 62, female</span><br style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;font-family:arial,verdana,helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;font-family:arial,verdana,helvetica,sans-serif;font-weight:700">TIM</span><span style="font-family:arial,verdana,helvetica,sans-serif"> - Mid-to-late 50's , male. </span><br style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;font-family:arial,verdana,helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;font-family:arial,verdana,helvetica,sans-serif;font-weight:700">EUNICE</span><span style="font-family:arial,verdana,helvetica,sans-serif"> - 40's  or early 50's , female.(Daniel's Mother)</span><br style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;font-family:arial,verdana,helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;font-family:arial,verdana,helvetica,sans-serif;font-weight:700">JANET</span><span style="font-family:arial,verdana,helvetica,sans-serif"> - 30's   to early 50's,   female. (A Park Ranger)</span><br></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:20px 0px 15px;padding:0px 0px 0px 10px;font-family:arial,verdana,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;color:rgb(51,51,51);line-height:20px"><span style="font-family:arial,verdana,helvetica,sans-serif"><u>Note from the Director:</u></span></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:20px 0px 15px;padding:0px 0px 0px 10px;font-family:arial,verdana,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;color:rgb(51,51,51);line-height:20px"><span style="font-family:arial,verdana,helvetica,sans-serif">This is a fascinating new play that does not necessarily harvest the expected crop. Hunter does not play to the lowest common denominator with these characters and the script does not devolve into the obvious protestations. Rather, it's a terrific character piece that explores what we perhaps thought were antiquarian viewpoints but now realize the battle is still at our doorsteps.</span></p></div></div>