AKRON’S NONE TOO FRAGILE THEATRE ANNOUNCES AUDITIONS FOR THE FIRST THREE PRODUCTIONS OF THEIR 2017 SEASON!

Who: none too fragile theatre
What: Auditions for 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 – 40’s Any Ethnicity Female
                        ELDER THOMAS – 18 – 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: Please be prepared to read excerpts from the 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

TheStory: 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.

WINNER - 2013 Lucille Lortel 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, Oustanding New American Play
FINALIST - 27th Annual Lambda Literary Award, for best LGBT Drama of 2014/15

"Riveting...An impassioned and arresting clash of minds and 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: Auditions for A Skull In Connemara by Martin McDonagh – dir. 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 Raggerty – 60’s – 70’s White Female 

                        Mairtin Hanlon– Late Teens - Early 20’s White Male 

                        Thomas Hanlon – Late 20’s – 40 White Male

Mick Dowd– Already Cast – *David Peacock *(Actor’s Equity Association Member)

All Who Audition: Please be prepared to read excerpts from the script. (Irish Accent)

Please arrive no later than 12pm (noon).

Production Dates: March 17th – April 1st, 2017
Thursdays, Fridays & Saturdays @ 8pm

Sunday Matinee, 2/12 @ 2pm Monday, 2/13 @ 8pm

Rehearsal Dates: February 20th – March 16th , 2017

THE STORY: For one week each autumn, Mick Dowd is hired to disinter the bones in certain sections of his local cemetery to make way for the new arrivals. As the time approaches for him to dig up those of his own late wife, strange rumors regarding his involvement in her sudden death seven years ago gradually begin to resurface.

1998 - Laurence Olivier Best New Comedy Award (Nomination)

"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 and deliciously dark production – witty in all the wrong places and hilarious in all the right ones – it takes a grisly set-up and bookends it with all the simplicities of country life in the early 1990s.” – 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 and violent acts while keeping the banter flowing spiritedly makes him the undisputed bad boy of the Irish stage play.” – Newsletter

“This is a hilarious and bloody performance not to be missed. Hilariously weird and whacky... It’s funny how distinctly Irish it is.” - Love Belfast

Who: none too fragile theatre
What: Auditions for 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 

                                Kelly Aspern – Already Cast – Kelly Strand

                               Amanda Graham – Already Cast - *Derdriu Ring

                                                      *(Actor’s Equity Association Member)

All Who Audition: Please be prepared to read excerpts from the 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

TheStory: Danny’s sister and mother have just laid him to rest and 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 and deception, one shocking secret is revealed after another. Yet despite the harsh twists of what-ifs and missed chances, the play leaves you with the saving graces of family loyalty and endurance."
- TimeOut New York

"A fantastic, dark portrait of three women at the end of their rope...so rich and 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 and powerful..."wow" is too small a word." - The Balcony and Beyond "Magic...a gem of a play." - CT Out and About

"A powerful piece of writing...refreshingly provocative." – Connecticut Critics Circle