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Breakdown
KALAMAZOO
By Michelle Kholos Brooks & Kelly Younger
Director: Chad Rabinovitz
When PEG, a 70-something, Irish Catholic bird lover meets IRVING, a 70-something Jewish, metal detector-toting East Coaster on an online dating site, it feels like love at first click. But after their crazy margarita-filled first date, complete with body shots and morning-after tattoos, PEG and IRVING find that they still have a little aging to do if they want to forget their past and move forward into a future together.
OPEN: 7/23/15. CLOSE: 7/3
Seeking:
Peg. (F, 70’s) Irish-American Catholic who “has never met a Jew”. She’s innocent and wild at the same time. * CAST: Actors will be considered as possible replacements.
Irving. (M, 70’s) An East Coast metal detector-toting Jew looking to find love again. * CAST: Actors will be considered as possible replacements
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THE unCIVIL WAR
By Rick Kunzi, Adam Barnosky, & Justin Zeppa
Director: TBA
150 years after the final gunshot, The Civil War’s six lone survivors grab their banjos, washboards, and what’s left of their sanity to retell the story of the infamous conflict…as it really happened. Complete with singing, dancing, outrageous humor and biting historical satire, The unCivil War is a wild, bluegrass-fueled ride that re-examines one of the country’s darkest moments, and sheds a hilarious new light on the leaders we’ve long considered heroes.
OPEN: 7/9/15. CLOSE: 7/18
Seeking:
Zebulon. ZEBULON MORDECAI (Narrator. One of the last remaining veterans of the American Civil War. From Michigan, fought for the North.). Also plays: MESSENGER, UNION SERGEANT, MODERATOR
Lincoln. ABRAHAM LINCOLN (The President of the United States that we all know and love.) Also plays: CLARABELLE * CAST: Actors will be considered as possible replacements
Seward. WILLIAM H. SEWARD (Secretary of State). Also plays: MESSENGER, UNION SOLDIER #3, UNION MAJOR, PENFOLD (Confederate Officer, Lee’s British
“squire”), MESSENGER, GENERAL JOSEPH JOHNSTON, UNION PRIVATE #1/CONFEDERATE PRIVATE #1
Lee. HINCKLEY HOOVER SCOTT (Civil War Veteran, Mute, from Maryland but fought for the South.) Also plays: ROBERT E. LEE (Confederate General Commander. A noble gentleman of the South with an aristocratic air about him.) UNION LIEUTENANT/UNION SOLDIER #2, UNION SOLDIER #1, SALMON P. CHASE (Secretary of Treasury)
McClellan. GEORGE B. MCCLELLAN (A foppish Union General.) Also plays: FLETCHER LARABEE (Civil War Veteran, 192 years young – so old he forgot which side he fought for.), MARY TODD LINCOLN (The First Lady), SIMON CAMERON (Secretary of War), UNION PRIVATE #2/CONFEDERATE PRIVATE #2
Grant. ULYSSES S. GRANT (Drunken Union General.) Also plays: FLAVIUS NECKERCHIEF (Civil War Veteran, from South Carolina but fought for North.), UNION PRIVATE, EULLABELLE (Southern Belle), MONTGOMERY BLAIR (Postmaster General)
Sherman. WILLIAM TECUMSEH SHERMAN (Union General. Stark raving mad.) Also plays: HONUS LOREN SWABSTRAP (Civil War Veteran, Southern from Georgia.), MRS. LEE (Wife of Robert E. Lee), MCDOWELL, UNION SOLDIER #1, EDWARD BATES (Attorney General) UNION PRIVATE #3/CONFEDERATE PRIVATE #3
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SPUN: A BROTHER/SISTER ROCK MUSICAL
By Emily Goodson & Jeremy Schonfeld
Director: Chad Rabinovitz
Following their father’s death, Molly and her estranged brother Jesse try to find a way to reconnect within the ruins of their childhood. Memories have a funny way of changing over time though, and with two very different recollections, blame, doubt, and rock-n-roll become weapons.
This high-octane musical explores the complexities of family and story-telling, weaving together the recollections and unique perspectives of siblings with comedy, wit, and rock.
OPENS: 7/23/15. CLOSE: 8/1
Seeking:
Jesse
A touring singer and guitarist in his late 20s. His style, like his band, is disheveled punk or metal. He is thin from taking poor care of himself on the road, a symptom of the guilt he carries with him. While dreamy and wholly unrealistic at times, he maintains genuine hope that things will work out in the end. He wants nothing more than to reconnect with his distant and angry sister.
Molly
Gritty, aspiring singer in her early to mid 20s. Jesse’s younger sister. She is confident and pretty, but not overtly feminine. Unlike her brother, Molly is rooted in reality, which in her
experience, leaves little room for hope. She knows what needs to be done, and she does it. Her tough, sarcastic exterior belies a delicate vulnerability and begrudging love for her brother.
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THE BANANA TREE (Reading)
By Dan Castellaneta & Deb Lacusta
Director Mark Shanahan
From the minds of The Simpsons stars, Dan Castellaneta (Homer Simpson) and Deb Lacusta (writer), comes a zany comedy about Angela, a convenience store clerk who dreams of being Las Vegas’ first African American female magician. But after a series of hilarious run-ins and blunders, Angela finds herself in the middle of a robbery, a kidnapping, and at the mercy of a criminal mastermind that also happens to be a telepathic banana tree.
OPENS: 7/28/15 CLOSE: 7/28
Seeking:
Brian Eckersley
Former lawyer, now amateur botanist. (40's) Also performs VEGAS ANNOUNCER (V.O.), POLICE (V.O.)
Susan Langdon
Formerly worked at the same law firm as Brian, now homeless. (40's)
Angela Cullen
Convenience store clerk, dreams of being the first female, African American magician headlining on the Vegas strip. (30-40's).
Larry Moss
Out-of-shape local cop. (40's)
Terrance Horatio Williams III.
The mayor's ne're-do-well son. (20's)
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