*FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEAUDITION AUNNOUNCEMENT* *ENSEMBLE THEATRE * Contact: Ian Wolfgang Hinz *216-321-2930* *auditions@ensemble-theatre.org <auditions@ensemble-theatre.org>* *AUDITIONS FOR THE UPCOMING PRODUCTIONS OF "GOLDEN LEAF RAG TIME BLUES" and "JERUSALEM" WILL BE HELD AT ENSEMBLE THEATRE: * 2843 Washington Blvd. Cleveland Heights OH 44118 *WED. SEPTEMBER* 30th from 6pm-10pm *SAT. OCTOBER* 10th from 1pm- 4:30pm Auditions will consist of an interview and possible cold reading. You may go to *http://tiny.cc/ensembleauditions <http://tiny.cc/ensembleauditions>* to see available times and to claim your audition slot. Or you may *email auditions@ensemble-theatre.org <auditions@ensemble-theatre.org>* and one will be assigned to you. Please bring a current resume, headshot and any rehearsal conflicts you may have up to 5 weeks before opening of the production you are auditioning for. If you were seen at the Ensemble general auditions in June but would like to be considered again please feel free to sign up for an audition slot. More information is available at our website: *www.ensemble.theater* or *www.ensembletheatrecle.org <http://www.ensembletheatrecle.org>* under the plays/event tab. *GOLDEN LEAF RAGTIME BLUES. *(by Charles Smith). Directed by Ian Wolfgang Hinz. 3Men, 1Woman (Playground Theatre) 2/5 to 2/28/2016 Developed by American Blues Theatre Company in Chicago in 1987, Golden Leaf Rag Time Blues is a story of a young African American boy and an old Jewish man who are thrown together because of circumstances beyond their control. The two form an unusual friendship when they discover through stories and music that they have more in common than anyone would ever believe. Golden Leaf Rag Time Blues illustrates how our basic needs and human emotions transcend the barriers of race, religion, and age. Roles: *Pompey*: Retired Vaudevillian who was marginally successful before the advent of the talking picture show. Even though he now lives in an SRO and is dependent on monthly social security checks, he has spent years traveling and living on the road so he is not ashamed to be living on a pittance. *Ollie*: Pompey's vaudevillian comedy partner. Never took comedy very seriously. He appears, not as an apparition, but as a man, as he was before he died. *Marsha:* Early to Mid 40's. Pompey's daughter,who has reached a pointing her life where she has come to understand that the dreams of her youth will never be realized. She spends most of her free time doing volunteer work for charities, ostensibly to help the less fortunate. *Jet:* Fifteen year old African American kid with a deep distrust of everyone and every situation. He displays this distrust betraying to appear to be hardened and uncaring, an act which he is never quite successful at pulling off. All he wants to do is be a kid, but everyone loads on his shoulders more responsibility than any fifteen year old should be asked to shoulder. *JERUSALEM* (by Jez Butterworth) Directed by Ian Wolfgang Hinz. 11Men, 5Women (Main Stage Theatre) 4/29 to 5/22/2016. On St Georgeʼ s Day, the morning of the local country fair, Johnny ʻ Roosterʼ Byron, local waster and Lord of Misrule, is a wanted man. The council officials want to serve him an eviction notice on the trailer in the woods which is his home, his son wants to be taken to the fair, a vengeful father who suspects him of leading his under-age daughter astray wants to give him a serious kicking, and a motley crew of mates want his ample supply of drugs and alcohol, and to be regaled by his tales. He can spin a yarn for sure, and has always kept himself afloat with his menacing charm, cunning wit and a wealth of outlandish mythical stories, but how will he dig himself out of the hole this time? Roles: *Johnny "Rooster" Byron* – 40's/50's -opinionated eccentric ex-daredevil and teller of fantastically improbable stories, he has a young son whom he rarely sees, and lives in a caravan in the local woods holding parties where he gets drunk and supplies drugs, some of them to under-age kids. *Ginger –* pathetic underdog of the group, he is older than the others who hang around with Johnny, never having grown out of the lifestyle. He aspires to be a DJ, but is in fact an unemployed plasterer. *The Professor – *vague and whimsical, the elderly professor spouts philosophical nothings and unwittingly takes LSD. *Davey –* young teenage abbatoir worker who is best friends with Lee, and visits Rooster regularly for free drugs and alcohol. He can't stand the idea of leaving Wiltshire. *Troy Whitworth –* local thug, the same age as Ginger; his stepdaughter, whom (it is strongly implied) he sexually abuses, goes missing in the play; he badly beats Johnny up at the end of the play. *Lee –* young teenager, he enters the play having been hidden in the sofa asleep after about 15 minutes; he plans to emigrate to Australia the next day, despite having little money to take with him. *Phaedra –* Troy's stepdaughter, she is seen at the beginning of both Act One and Two singing the hymn "Jerusalem" dressed in fairy wings, and her disappearance is referred to; it is only at the end of Act Two that it is revealed that she is actually hiding in Johnny's caravan. *Pea and Tanya –* two local girls who emerge from underneath Johnny's caravan, having fallen asleep drunk there. *Dawn – *Johnny's ex-girlfriend and mother to his child, though she disapproves of his lifestyle; having spent some time with him she relapses and kisses him, but there is no reconciliation. *Marky –* Johnny's six-year-old son. *Wesley –* the local pub landlord, he is involved in the festivities for St George's Day and has been roped in to doing the Morris Dancing. *Linda Fawcett and Luke Parsons –* the council officials. *Frank Whitworth* Brother of Troy Whitworth *Danny Whitworth* Younger brother of Troy and Frank Whitworth *Please note Ensemble will also be looking for a few parts in The Lion The Witch and The Wardrobe (check website for roles). We are also looking for a RANDALL for Slow Dance on the Killing Ground. Please indicate what shows you would like to audition for when you arrive on Audition information sheet. * *We look forward to meeting you! * -- *Information* info@ensemble-theatre.org 2843 Washington Blvd. Cleveland Hts., OH 441118 216-321-2930/216-202-0938 *www.ensembletheatrecle.org <http://www.ensembletheatrecle.org>*