Akron's Premiere Black Box Theatre announces auditions for their 2016 spring line-up! None Too Fragile is located in the heart of Akron's Merriman Valley at the Southern Gateway to the Cuyahoga Valley National Park. An intimate 80 seat, black box, Off Broadway style theatre is celebrating the opening of their 24th production and 4th theatrical season on January 29th, 2016! AUDITIONS: When: Sunday, November 22nd, 3 - 6pm. No appointments. Arrive asap. Where: 1835 Merriman Rd, Akron, 44313 Needed: Contemporary Monologue/ Reading from selected script(s). **All non-Equity Actors are paid a stipend of $400. ***Equity Contracts will be considered. Productions & Characters being cast: 1. Pure Shock Value by Matt Pelfrey Satire/Dark Comedy-directed by Sean Derry January 29th - February 13th Pure Shock Value by Matt Pelfrey is an in-your-face black comedy with witty dialogue and riotous situations. Three industry bottom-feeders: Ethan, Gabby and Tex on the brink of abandoning their careers, find America’s hippest, edgiest, director: Julian Quintana, convulsing in their backyard, but instead of getting him medical attention, they imprison him in their apartment until he agrees to make their celluloid dreams come true. "Pelfrey's Pure Shock Value brilliantly updates the scathingly bleak Hollywood satire for a post-Tarantino generation of Silver Lake Slackers. " - S.F. Bay Guardian Breakdown: Gabby - Female/Any Ethnicity/Age 25-35 Ethan - Male/Any Ethnicity/Age 30-35 Tex - Male/Any Ethnicity/ Age 25-30 Julian - Male/Any Ethnicity/ Age 40's 2. A Kid Like Jake by Daniel Pearle Dramedy - directed by Sean Derry March 11th - 26th The admissions cycle for Manhattan's most exclusive private schools, Alex and Greg have high hopes for their son Jake, a precocious four-year-old who happens to prefer Cinderella to G.I. Joe. But as the process continues, Jake's behavior becomes erratic and perplexing, and other adults in his life start to wonder whether his fondness for dress-up might be cause for concern. The story of a husband and wife struggling to do right by their son, A KID LIKE JAKE is a study of intimacy and parenthood and the fantasies that accompany both. Breakdown: Alex - Female/Any Ethnicity/Age 30's Greg - Male/Any Ethnicity/Age 30's Judy - Female/Any Ethnicity/Age 40-60's Nurse - Female/Any Ethnicity/Age 20's 3. The Beauty Queen of Leenane by Martin McDonagh Dark Comedy - directed by Sean Derry April 22nd - May 7th 1998 Drama Desk Awards -Outstanding Play *(WINNER)* 1998 Drama League Award <https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drama_League_Award> - Best Play *(WINNER)* 1998 Lucille Lortel Award <https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucille_Lortel_Award> - Outstanding Play *(WINNER)* 1998 Outer Critics Circle Award <https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outer_Critics_Circle_Award> - Best Broadway Play*(WINNER)* 1998 Drama Critics <https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Drama_Critics%27_Circle>Circle Award (Nomination) Set in the mountains of Conemara, County Galway, Ireland. The Beauty Queen of Leenane tells the darkly comic tale of Maureen Folan, a plain and lonely woman, and Mag, her manipulative aging mother, whose interference in Maureen's first and possibly final chance of a loving relationship sets in motion a train of events that leads inexorably towards the plays terrifying denouement. Breakdown: Mag Folan - Cast(Anne McEvoy) Maureen Folan - Cast (Derdriu Ring) Pato Dooley - Male/White/Age 37-43 Ray Dooley - Male/White/Age 20's Any Questions can be directed to: Sean Derry Co-Artistic Director none too fragile theater Sjsderry@gmail. <Sjsderry@gmail.com>com