What : Auditions 

When: Sat., Dec. 22nd. 2 - 6pm

            Sun., Dec. 23rd. 4 - 8pm

Where: none too fragile theatre

             1835 Merriman Rd.

             Akron, Ohio 44221

(Enter through Pub Bricco)

Auditions will consist of cold readings from the respective scripts which will be available for 2 hours before auditions start beginning. Please Email Sean Derry (sjsderry@gmail.com) to confirm participation for either day and time desired.

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Show: Yankee Tavern by Steven Dietz

            Directed by Sean Derry

Performance Dates: February 8th - 23rd

Rehearsal Dates: January 14th - Feb. 7th

Sun., 6 hrs/ Mon., Tues., & Thur., 4 hrs

Story: Just when you thought you'd heard every crazy 9/11 conspiracy theory, a stranger walks into the Yankee Tavern. There, inside the walls of this crumbling New York tavern, a young couple finds themselves caught up in what might be the biggest conspiracy of all. Steven Dietz's acclaimed dramatic thriller is a fierce, funny and ultimately mind-bending work of theatrical power that grips you until the final word. What you dont know can hurt you!

Roles:

Adam - Owner of Yankee Tavern &

a graduate student 

Late 20's/early 30's

Any ethnicity

Kate - Already Cast 

Ray - Already Cast

Palmer - a mysterious man- Looks like former military/ could be CIA, FBI, NSA or Homeland Security Agent.

40's - 50's

Any Ethnicity

AEA contracts are available. Non-Equity Roles receive a $600 stipend.

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Show: Prodigal Son 

            by John Patrick Shanley

            Directed by Sean Derry

Performance Dates: March 22 - Apr. 6th

Rehearsal Dates: Feb. 25th - March 21st

Sun. 6 hrs,/ Mon.,Tues., & Thurs.,4 hrs

Story: A 17-year old boy from the Bronx suddenly finds himself in a private school in New Hampshire, during the late 1960's. He's violent, gifted, alienated, and on fire with a ferocious loneliness.Two faculty members wrestle with the dilemma: Is the kid a star or a disaster? A passionate, explosive portrait of a young man on the verge of salvation or destruction.

Roles:

Jim Quinn - young man from the Bronx, former student of New England Private High School 

19 - 30

White

Carl Schmitt - New England Private School Headmaster 

Late 30's - 40's

White

Alan Hoffman - Private School Teacher in New England

Late 30's - 40's

White

Austin - Young male, private school student

18 - early 20's

White

Louise Schmitt - wife of Private School Headmaster, she has lost a young child in a car accident

Late 30's - Early 40's 

White

AEA contracts are available. Non-Equity Roles receive a $600 stipend.