Wake Up and Live’s Actors Studio

Presents

Black and Blue Rhapsody

Two Act play

by Richard S. Asbury, Schuyler Productions-©

Directed by: A. Harris Brown & Richard Asbury

 

PERFORMANCES:

Saturday, June 1, 2019 (6pm) & Sunday, June 2, 2019 (2pm)

Rainey Institute, 1705 E 55^th Street, Cleveland, OH 44105

 

Two special showings with a post-show/candid conversation dealing with

Apathy . . . Anxiety . . . Anticipation . . . DEATH

and how this impacts the Urban Black community’s attitudes & experiences with politics and police relations.

 

AUDITION:

Wake Up and Live’s Actor’s Studio

19333 Van Aven Blvd, Suite 203, Shaker Hts., 44122

Wednesday, March 13, 2019, 5:30pm – 8:30pm

Saturday, March 16, 2019, 1:00pm – 5:00pm

 

South Euclid-Lyndhurst Branch of Cuyahoga County Public Library (Room B)

1876 S Green Rd, South Euclid, OH 44121

Tuesday, March 19, 2019, 5:30pm – 8:30pm

 

All auditioners are asked to come prepared to cold read from the script. We also ask that you bring a current headshot and resume with you to auditions.

 

All actors will receive a stipend for your time.

 

Rehearsals will begin on April 22^nd through May 31^st, typically 3 days each week.

 

CHARACTERS:

George Tate – Male, 40’s Black Barbershop owner

 

Ace Johnson – Male, 30’s Black Recently released from 10 years in prison

 

Mary Ellen – Female, 20s, Postal letter carrier

 

Vincent X (Ahmad) – Male, 20s, minister of local mosque

 

Officer Conner O’Neil – White Male 50’s

 

Officer Sean Ryan – White Male 40s e (cousin of Connor O’Neil)

 

Officer Jane Morris – Black female 20s

 

Officer John O’Neil – White Male 30s (Grandson of Connor O’Neil)

 

Officer Kevin Molinaro – White Male late 20s e

 

Boys – 1 teen male. Appears in each scene

 

Officer (no lines) – Connor O’Neil’s partner

 

 All questions should be directed to a.z.writer2015@gmail.com or a.harris.actor@gmail.com