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Breakdown
PICNIC
Dir. William Hayes
1st rehearsal: September 15, 2015. Runs: October 9, 2015 – November 8, 2015
Hal Carter, male (20’s) Handsome, charismatic, impulsive, sexy, well-built vagabond. Has led a rough life as a drifter. Hal is insecure, socially inept, and frightened that others will see through his bravado. While on the surface he is cocky and worldly, underneath he is a troubled young man with a difficult past who envies the stability he sees in others.
Millie Owens, female (18-20 to play a 16 year old girl) Madge's younger sister. Very intelligent, shy but boisterous, and assertive in an effort to appear confident. She is a smart, scrappy, smart-mouthed tomboy and never afraid of a fight.
Alan Seymour, male (20’s) Madge's home-town boyfriend. Nice looking, smart, level-headed, wealthy and polished, a good guy. He is jealous of Hal’s freedom and inhibitions, and he likes to live vicariously through Hal’s exploits.
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THE HISTORY BOYS
(all actors must speak with a British dialect)
Dir. J. Barry Lewis
1st rehearsal: November 10, 2015. Runs: December 4, 2015 – January 3, 2016
Irwin, male (20’s-30’s) A brash, awkward yet charismatic young teacher. He is vulnerable, insecure, uncertain of his career path and his sexuality. He is pragmatic, cynical, pessimistic yet incisively brilliant, rigorous and demanding. Despite his airs, he has a longing need to be liked by the boys. He has an apparently flippant and glib attitude to education and is not as concerned with the truth as with what sounds good.
Posner, male (18+ to play 17-18 years old) Jewish, small-framed, and homosexual. Posner struggles with feeling like an outsider. He has a sneaky side, an eagerness to learn and impress. He is shy with a great deal of insecurity and self-doubt. Singing ability a plus.
Dakin, male (18+ to play 17-18 years old) Very self-confident “leader” of the group. Cocky, headstrong, smart, creative, and attractive. He is aware of all of these strengths and has developed a smug sense of both entitlement and disregard. Dakin has a cynical nature and is bored with the world because he gets almost anything that he wants.
Scripps , male (18+ to play 17-18 years old) A devout Anglican, he acts as narrator in the play. He is chaste, sharp, perceptive, amiable, calm but strong and is liked by everyone. He is an observer and often the voice of reason for the boys. This role requires some piano playing ability.
Akthar, male (18+ to play 17-18 years old) of Asian, Middle Eastern or Indian ancestry. Muslim, cheerful, cheeky, rowdy, and bright. Keen on jokes, computers, and pop culture.
Crowther, male (18+ to play 17-18 years old) Can be African American or multicultural. He is blunt and has a straight to the point sense of humor. He is down to earth. He is a little disillusioned and frustrated.
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LONG DAY’S JOURNEY INTO NIGHT
Dir. William Hayes
1st rehearsal: December 29, 2015. Runs: January 29, 2016 – February 28, 2016
Edmund Tyrone, male (20’s-30’s) The Tyrone’s sickly younger son. He is ambitious, brilliant, sensitive, brooding and deeply unsettled by his relationship to his dysfunctional family. Edmund seems more reticent and thoughtful than his showier brother and father; he is an observer rather than an actor. He is an extremely nervous, restless, consumptive, poet-in-waiting
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OUTSIDE MULLINGAR
(all actors must speak with an Irish dialect)
Dir. J. Barry Lewis
1st rehearsal: March 1, 2016. Runs: March 25, 2016 – April 24, 2016
Anthony Reilly, male (40’s) An intense dreamer, dutiful and quiet; his subdued manner masks a full, yearning heart; resigned to a life alone because he's afraid to reveal himself; sensitive, guarded, painfully shy, he feels things deeply.
Rosemary Muldoon, female (40’s) A farmer’s daughter and a tough cookie. A bit of a tomboy, but with a romantic soul. Stubborn, yet patient and optimistic. She is feisty, practical, has a temper and is determined to get what she wants once she sets her mind to it. Confrontational, proud and beautiful, she is a strong willed woman.
Tony Reilly, male (60’s-70’s) Anthony's father; a wily old Irish farmer, cantankerous, set in his ways, and sly; proud, stubborn, and gruff; a fixture of his part of the Irish countryside. He is stern and unsentimental, he thinks he knows it all, and is right about everything.
Aoife Muldoon, female (60’s-70’s) Rosemary's mother, in bad health. She is grief-stricken because her husband has just died. A sharp, straight-shooter who doesn’t suffer fools. She is weathered, blunt, highly opinionated, and set in her ways. She has some spunk left in her and calls things as she sees them.
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SATCHMO AT THE WALDORF
Dir. J. Barry Lewis
1st rehearsal: April 19, 2016. Runs: May 13, 2016 – June 12, 2016
Louis Armstrong, African-American male (40’s-60’s) to play the ailing Jazz legend at 70 years old. Does not need to resemble Armstrong but must suggest Armstrong’s gravelly voice rather than imitating it. Does not need to play trumpet but must be able to sing a little. He shifts from an optimistic, genial, humorous innocent sensitivity to tough and rough. He is sometimes conflicted, resentful, angry and wracked with regrets. He is a charismatic story-teller and crowd pleaser with a bright smile. An all-around entertainer. Actor must also play Joe Glaser, Armstrong’s white, Jewish fast-talking manager as well as the cool, angry jazz musician Miles Davis.
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