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irene.kapustina@gmail.com.
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Contract
Showcase-NY
NYC Fringe show. $400 total stipend
Seeking
NYC auditions will be held on an upcoming date TBD by appointment only.
Seeking submissions from male actors for the role of MAKAR (Lead): Male, 35-45, any ethnicity.
See breakdown for more info.
Other Dates
Rehearsals @Spaceworks in LIC and Williamsburg: 7/10-8/13.
Runs: 8/16 - 8/29 with possible extension in September
See breakdown for details.
Personnel
Irene Kapustina, Creator and Director.
For consideration, email picture and resume ASAP
Other
Presented at The Kraine Theatre as part of the New York International Fringe Festival 2015.
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Breakdown
POOR PEOPLE will be presented at The Kraine Theatre as part of the New York International Fringe Festival 2015.
POOR PEOPLE is a free stage adaptation of Fyodor Dostoyevsky’s epistolary novel and first masterpiece, Poor Folk. Poor People is set in St. Petersburg in 1846. The play tells the story of Makar Devushkin, a middle-aged clerk, who despite his poverty remains a human with an endearingly bumbling, optimistic outlook and humor. Makar’s existence is transformed when Varvara Dobroselova, a young seamstress and Makar’s distant relation, enters his life. The two develop a platonic relationship, which they use as a shield when forced to face unscrupulous relatives, unwelcomed sexual advances, contempt at work, sickness, and hard labor. Poor People celebrates the resilience of the human spirit when circumstances seem insurmountable. Poor People is the only Dostoyevsky piece in FringeNYC 2015; and it is an innovative blend of physical theatre and scripted text.
https://poorpeopletheplay.wordpress.com/
Seeking the following role only:
MAKAR:
(Lead) A poor clerk in his 40s. Any ethnicity. Unattractive, run down appearance; uneducated, yet extremely likable and kindhearted; Russian Don Quixote; an idealist and a dreamer; lives for the sake of young and gentle Varvara, his relation, whom he adores endlessly. Looking for an actor with a vast emotional range, ability to handle tragicomedy and dense text, and who moves well.
Rehearsals @Spaceworks in LIC and Williamsburg: July 10 - August 13: Mon, Wed: 6-10pm, Fri: 10-2pm; Sat, Sun: 10-4pm Performance dates: 8/16/15 3:45pm; 8/20/15 4:45pm; 8/24/15 7:00pm; 8/27/15 7:00pm; 8/29/15 5:30pm with possible extension in September
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