<html><head></head><body><div style="font-family:Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:16px;"><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><p class="ydp37ce110cMsoNormal" align="center" style="font-size: 16px; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">“</span></b><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Black and Blue Rhapsody” Auditions</span></b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""></span></b></p>
<p class="ydp37ce110cMsoNormal" style="font-size: 16px; background: white;"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black">WHO:</span></b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black"> </span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black">Richard Asbury, local
playwright, wants to see his “Black and Blue Rhapsody” project develop into
being produced and performed as a fully staged production.<b> </b></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#222222"></span></p>
<p class="ydp37ce110cMsoNormal" style="font-size: 16px; background: white;"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black">WHAT:</span></b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black"> </span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black">Casting Call for reading of Asbury’s 2-Act
drama, to refine and develop its concept, characters, content, and format
via staged reading Nov. 11, 2018, with full production to follow, spring, 2019.<b> </b></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#222222"></span></p>
<div style="font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; background: white;"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black">SUBMISSION: </span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">Please send Professional Headshot & Talent Resume, to <a href="mailto:wakeupandlives@gmail.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">wakeupandlives@gmail.com</a>, </span></div><div style="font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; background: white;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold"><b><u>by
Wed. 9/19/2018</u>. </b></span><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span></b><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">3 – 4 rehearsals for staged reading, usually scheduled for Saturdays and
an occasional week day evening.</span></div>
<p class="ydp37ce110cMsoNormal" style="font-size: 16px; background: white;"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black">THE STORY LINE: </span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#222222"> Set in a neighborhood
barber shop. A drama in 2 acts that highlights a look at race relations between
African Americans and police, covering a span of almost 50 years.<span> </span>Has anything changed?</span></p>
<p class="ydp37ce110cMsoNormal" style="font-size: 16px; background: white;"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black">CASTING: </span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black">Seeking actors<b> </b>who
may be considered for portraying the lead and supporting characters in both the
staged reading and full production. Stipend.</span></p>
<p class="ydp37ce110cMsoNormal" style="font-size: 16px; background: white;"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black">CHARACTERS</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#222222"></span></u></p>
<p class="ydp37ce110cMsoNormal" style="font-size: 16px;"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#222222">Ace, (Marcus) Johnson.</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#222222"> <span> </span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Talkative, has many
opinions to express, harbors a controlled anger. He seethes with disrespect for
White people. Ace <span> </span>wants to earn a life
with pride and dignity. He wants to learn a trade so he can make his own job.
He also wants help to build a strong Black community. He wants to protest and
confront the White man, legally, whenever possible.</span></p>
<p class="ydp37ce110cMsoNormal" style="font-size: 16px;"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">George
Tate</span></b><b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">.</span></i></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span> </span>Barber shop owner. Ages from 30’s to 70’s,
Acts 1 & 2. Doesn’t say a lot. He is an introspective type, and is wise in
“the ways of the white man” as taught to him by his father and southern
relatives. He also wants to help his old neighborhood friend, “Ace” Johnson who
is an ex-Offender.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#222222"></span></p>
<p class="ydp37ce110cMsoNormal" style="font-size: 16px;"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#222222">Mary Ellen.</span></b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#222222"> </span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span> </span>A
talkative Letter Carrier, who ages from 20’s to 60’s, Acts 1 & 2, and sees
herself as a pioneer and has many opinions to express. Bright, hopeful about
life, she hopes to show the “Ole Folks” that white people aren’t so bad.</span></p>
<p class="ydp37ce110cMsoNormal" style="font-size: 16px;"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Gamers
1 & 2:</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""> 2 noisy, rowdy, laughing teen males who hang out at
the barber shop as they play checkers, dominoes, chess, and actively use their cell
phones in the 90’s.<b></b></span></p>
<p class="ydp37ce110cMsoNormal" style="font-size: 16px;"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Officer
John McDonald:</span></b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Early
40’s<b>. </b><span> </span>A white, controlling, cool, detached, methodical, third
generation police officer. He sees himself as a guardian of the city he calls
home from “bad” characters. He sees himself as a cut above Negroes, Mexicans
and other minorities.</span></p>
<p class="ydp37ce110cMsoNormal" style="font-size: 16px;"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">O</span></b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">fficer Kevin Nguyen: </span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Early
20’s rookie police officer. Quiet, disciplined, anxious, eager to please, honest.
Wants to develop into a great police officer. Tentative in his new patrol car
assignment, he wants to keep the local Negroes and Mexicans in their place,
quiet, and obedient.<span> </span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#222222;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold"></span></p>
<p class="ydp37ce110cMsoNormal" style="font-size: 16px;"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#222222">Officer Hamish McDonald:</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""> A tough, no nonsense, impatient,
white male early 50’s. He sees himself as a guardian of the city he calls home
from “bad” characters. He sees himself as a cut above Negroes.</span></p>
<p class="ydp37ce110cMsoNormal" style="font-size: 16px;"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#222222">Vincent X:</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#222222;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold"> A b</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">right, dignified,
enlightened Fruits of Islam leader for the local Nation of Islam mosque. He is
a firm believer in the Nation of Islam as the route to salvation for African
Americans. He wants to spread the word for the Nation of Islam to the ignorant
Black masses. He has the message he feels they need.</span></p>
<div style=""><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34);"><font size="2">Sue Johnson</font></span></div><div style=""><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34);"> <font size="2"> Director: Wake Up And Live’s Actors’ Studio</font></span></div><p class="ydp37ce110cm3410631727494252608gmail-m3612583925742817992gmail-m-907637965029003136ydp1df91e5byiv8788710058ydpab1dbd59yiv0927619877ydpc83a1610yiv1496755012ydpc8bf619fyiv8435549648ydp88c3651dmsonormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; background: white; orphans: 2; widows: 2; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;"><font size="2"><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34);"></span></font></p>
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Producer: “Wake Up And Live With Arts”</font></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; background: white; orphans: 2; widows: 2; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">wakeupandlives@gmail.com</span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; background: white; orphans: 2; widows: 2; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"><br></span></div>
<div style="font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Richard
Asbury</span></div><div style="font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">Playwright / Director</span></div><div style="font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"> <a href="mailto:a.z.writer2015@gmail.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(26, 115, 232); background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; text-decoration-line: none;">a.z.writer2015@gmail.com</span></a></div><p class="ydp37ce110cMsoNormal" style="font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""></span></p>
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