<div dir="auto"><div class="gmail_quote" dir="auto"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">THE WESTERN RESERVE PLAYHOUSE IS PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE AUDITIONS FOR…<br></div><div dir="auto"><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">SHADOWLANDS </div><div dir="auto">a play</div><div dir="auto">by William Nicholson</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Directed by Keith Stevens </div><div dir="auto">Description:</div><div dir="auto">The Western Reserve Playhouse is pleased to announce auditions for Shadowlands by William Nicholson (known for screenplays: Les Miserables, Gladiator, and Unbroken). Shadowlands is the unlikely true-life love story between noted British Christian author C.S. (Jack) Lewis (The Chronicles of Narnia) and American writer Joy Gresham, who happens to be both Jewish and divorced. Before Joy and her son unexpectedly drop into Jack's life, he led a comfortable bachelor existence, teaching, writing, and lecturing at Oxford. Once Joy appears, things dramatically change. He is forced to approach everything, including his personal faith in God, from his heart, not his mind. </div><div dir="auto">Audition Dates: </div><div dir="auto">Tuesday: 11/07/23 From 6 pm -9 pm</div><div dir="auto">Wednesday: 11/08/23 from 6 pm - 9pm</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Audition Location:</div><div dir="auto"> The Western Reserve Playhouse </div><div dir="auto"> 3326 Everett Road </div><div dir="auto"> Bath, Ohio 44286</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Callbacks: As Needed </div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Performances: Only Seven Shows - January 26-February 10, 2024 (Friday and Saturday at 8:00PM and February 3, 2024, Sunday at 2PM) </div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Rehearsals: Will begin around Rehearsals will run Sunday-Thursday (evenings) based on cast availability. This is a 5 week rehearsal process 6:30-9PM or 7:00-10PM</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Audition Requirements:</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Auditions will be composed purely of cold read from the script.</div><div dir="auto">Any questions please contact <a href="mailto:august@thewrp.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">august@thewrp.org</a></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">How to sign up:</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Please sign up here: </div><div dir="auto"><a href="https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0C4BA5AB2FABF8C52-45548274-auditions" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0C4BA5AB2FABF8C52-45548274-auditions</a> </div><div dir="auto">for a 10-minute audition slot. Please bring a headshot and resume if you have one. We also are asking for all conflicts at this time from_11/29/23 - 02/10/24_. Tech week starts January 21, 2024 and no conflicts will be accepted. </div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Video submissions are also accepted, they are due by midnight_11/08/23_. Please include a one minute monologue, please attach to the email a resume, headshot or photo, preferred roles auditioning for and all conflicts to August Scarpelli at_august@thewrp.org_. Please put in the subject Shadowlands Video Auditions </div><div dir="auto">If you are unavailable to attend and do not have the capability of sending in a video - Please email <a href="mailto:august@thewrp.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">august@thewrp.org</a> for further inquiry.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">No equity contracts available at this time. All positions are volunteer. </div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Roles are open to all races, ethnicities, gender/gender identities, body types, ages, and abilities, unless directly specified by the playwright as integral to their storytelling. Age range/gender listed below are the recommended ages/genders in the script, but are flexible to the interpretation. None of these parts are precast. </div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Roles that are available.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">CS (Jack) Lewis - Precast </div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Major W H (Warnie) Lewis - Jack's older brother and housemate, who is also a confirmed bachelor who has shared Jack's life and the family house for years. He is quiet, unassuming, but always there for Jack.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Professor Christopher Riley - a colleague of Jack's at Oxford and a devout atheist. He is diffident, arrogant, and more than a bit sarcastic. He enjoys verbal jousts with Jack about any and all issues including Jack's writings and Christianity.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Reverend "Harry" Harrington - Anglican priest at Oxford who is part of Jack's inner circle, and with whom Jack exchanges ideas about his faith.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Joy Gresham, nee Davidman - PreCast</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Douglas Gresham - 8-year-old son of Joy, who accompanies her on her trip to England.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Other roles will be combined as follows:</div><div dir="auto">Male presenting- Alan Gregg/Doctor</div><div dir="auto">Male presenting- Dr. Maurice Oakley/waiter in tea room/priest</div><div dir="auto">Male presenting- Registrar's clerk/waiter in hotel</div><div dir="auto">Female presenting- Registrar/nurse</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">During your audition prep, the director encourages all potential auditioners to consider as many roles as possible.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">** If you have any questions, or would like to audition but are unavailable at the prescribed times please contact August Scarpelli at <a href="mailto:August@thewrp.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">August@thewrp.org</a> </div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"><br></div></div>
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