none too fragile theatre Announces Auditions for the First 3 Productions of 2017 Season!
Who: none too fragile theatre What: The Whale by Samuel D. Hunter - directed by sean derry When: Saturday, October 22nd, 11:30am - 2pm Where: none too fragile theatre 1841 Merriman Rd. Akron, 44313 (enter through Pub Bricco)
Breakdown: Liz - 30's or 40's Any Ethnicity Elder Thomas - Late Teens/Early 20's White Male Mary - 40's White Female
Charlie - Already Cast - *Robert Ellis Ellie - Already Cast - Ireland Derry *(Actor's Equity Association Member)
All Who Audition: Cold Reads from Script Please arrive no later than 12:30pm.
Production Dates: February 3rd - 18th, 2017 Thursdays, Fridays & Saturdays @ 8pm Sunday Matinee, 2/12 @ 2pm Monday, 2/13 @ 8pm
Rehearsal Dates: January 9th - February 2nd, 2017
The Story: On the outskirts of Mormon Country, Idaho, a six hundred pound recluse hides away in his apartment, and slowly eats himself to death. Desperate to reconnect with his long-estranged daughter, he reaches out to her, only to find a viciously sharp-tongued and wildly unhappy teen. Big-hearted and fiercely funny, The Whale tells the story of a man's last chance at redemption, and of finding beauty in the most unexpected places.
Awards: Winner - 2013 Lucille Nortel Award, Best Play Winner - 2013 Drama Desk Special Award for Significant Contribution to Theatre Winner - 2013 GLAAD Media Award, Outstanding New York Theatre Nominee - 2013 Outer Critics Circle Awards, Outstanding New Off-Broadway Play Nominee - 2013 John Gassner Award, Outstanding New American Play Finalist - 27th Annual Lambda Literary Award, for best LGBT DRAMA OF 2014/2015
Press: "Riveting...An impassioned & arresting clash of minds & emotions. I was glued to the stage...Equally dynamic and horrifying." - New York Observer
"Extraordinary. As he did in his breakthrough play A Bright New Boise, Hunter has constructed an outsize, gothic scenario in tender miniature." - New York Magazine
Who: none too fragile theatre What: A Skull In Connemara by Martin McDonagh - directed by sean derry When: Sunday, October 23rd, 11:30am - 1:30pm Where: none too fragile theatre 1841 Merriman Rd. Akron, 44313 (enter through Pub Bricco)
Breakdown: Mary-Johnny Taggerty - 60's or 70's White Female Mairtin Hanlon - Late Teens/Early 20's White Male Thomas Hanlon - Late 20's - Early 40's White Male
Mick Dowd - Already Cast - *David Peacock *(Actor's Equity Association Member)
All Who Audition: Cold Reads from Script Please arrive no later than 12pm (noon)
Production Dates: March 17th - April 1st, 2017 Thursdays, Fridays & Saturdays @ 8pm Sunday Matinee, 3/26 @ 2pm Monday, 3/27 @ 8pm
Rehearsal Dates: February 20th - March 16th, 2017
The Story: On the outskirts of Mormon Country, Idaho, a six hundred pound recluse hides away in his apartment, and slowly eats himself to death. Desperate to reconnect with his long-estranged daughter, he reaches out to her, only to find a viciously sharp-tongued and wildly unhappy teen. Big-hearted and fiercely funny, The Whale tells the story of a man's last chance at redemption, and of finding beauty in the most unexpected places.
Awards: 1998 Laurence Olivier Best New Comedy (Nominee)
Press: "Mr. McDonagh's great strength is that he combines a love of traditional storytelling with the savage ironic humor of the modern generation..." - The Guardian (UK)
"Skull-cracking craic. A twisted & deliciously dark production - witty in all the wrong places & hilarious in all the right ones - it takes a grisly set-up & bookends it with all the simplicities of country life in the early 1990's" - The Herald
"judging by the subject matter McDonagh gravitates towards - the body count tends to be significant amid the near-hysterical laughter - it is understandable that he has been dubbed the 'Quentin Tarantino of Irish drama'; his probing of death & violent acts while keeping the banter flowing spiritedly makes him the undisputed bad boy of the Irish stage play." - Newsletter
"This is a hilarious & bloody performance not to be missed. Hilariously weird & whacky... It's funny how distinctly Irish it is." - Love Belfast
Who: none too fragile theatre What: Salvage by George Brant - directed by sean derry When: Sunday, October 23rd, 1:30pm - 3pm Where: none too fragile theatre 1841 Merriman Rd. Akron, 44313 (enter through Pub Bricco)
Breakdown: Roberta Aspern - 60's White Female
Amanda Aspern - Already Cast - *Derdriu Ring Kelly Aspern - Already Cast - Kelly Strand *(Actor's Equity Association Member)
All Who Audition: Cold Reads from Script Please arrive no later than 2pm.
Production Dates: May 5th - 20th, 2017 Thursdays, Fridays & Saturdays @ 8pm Sunday Matinee, 5/14 @ 2pm Monday, 5/15 @ 8pm
Rehearsal Dates: April 10th - May 4th, 2017
The Story: Danny's sister & mother have just laid him to rest & now find themselves racing against time to rescue his prized possessions from the family basement before a flood hits. Enter Danny's high-school sweetheart to lend a hand, but is she here to pay her last respects or to keep Danny alive forever?
Press: "As the dialogue among these three women intensifies into a roller-coaster ride of vulnerability & deception, one shocking secret is revealed after another. Yet despite the harsh twists of what-ifs & missed chances, the play leaves you with the saving graces of family loyalty & endurance. -TimeOut New York
"A fantastic, dark portrait of three women at the end of their rope...so rich & compelling that you can't wait to see what's around the bend." -nytheatre.com
"A winner...a remarkable thread of hope...that should keep the play in production for some time." - The Happiest Medium
"Compelling & powerful..."wow" is too small a word." - The Balcony & Beyond
"Magic...a gem of a play." - CT Out & About
"A powerful piece of writing...refreshingly provocative." - Connecticut Critics Circle