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Breakdown
THE VELOCITY OF AUTUMN
By Eric Coble
Directed by Molly Smith
Kreeger Theater: LORT B
1st rehearsal: 8/6/2013
Opens: 9/19/2013
Closes: 10/20/2013
In a simple Brooklyn brownstone, 79-year-old Alexandra lives a solitary existence with her fleeting memories and enough explosives to take down most of the block. At an impasse with her family over how she should spend her autumn years, Alexandra’s long-absent son enters as a most unlikely mediator to try and save his mother’s life as much as his own.
All roles have been cast.
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LOVE IN AFGHANISTAN
By Charles Randolph Wright
Kogod Cradle: LORT D
1st rehearsal: 9/10/2013
Open: 10/24/2013
Close: 11/17/2013
Duke and Roya are two distinctly different people discovering love in the most unlikely of places: war-torn Afghanistan. One, an emerging hip-hop artist, the other, a high-level Afghan interpreter, both who fight to navigate the pitfalls of romance amid the cultural landmines of religious differences and political unrest.
TO BE CAST:
ROYA (Early 20s, Afghan, Female): Translator, very beautiful.
DUKE (Early 20s, African-American, Male): Famous American hip hop star.
SADEED (50, Afghan, Male): Roya’s father. Handsome.
DESIREE (Mid to late 40s, West Indian, Female): Duke’s mother, from Jamaica and London. Charming and brilliant.
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TAPPIN’ THRU LIFE
Co-Production with Alliance Theatre and Cleveland Playhouse
By Maurice Hines
Directed by Jeff Calhoun
Kreeger Theater: LORT B
1st Preview: 10/15/2013
Open: 11/21/2013
Close: 12/29/2013
With song and dance, Maurice Hines pays tribute to his brother, Gregory, and the singers who have inspired him, from Frank Sinatra to Lena Horne. To help bring the history of American tap to life, Hines brings The Diva Orchestra, an all-female nine-piece big band.
All principal roles have been cast. Actors may be considered for possible replacements if needed. There are ensemble parts available. Stay tuned for ECCs on an upcoming date TBD.
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GUESS WHO’S COMING TO DINNER
By Todd Kreidler. Based on the screenplay by William Rose.
Directed by Kenny Leon
Fichandler Stage: LORT B
1st rehearsal: 10/29/2013
Open: 12/5/2013
Close: 1/5/2014
A progressive white couple’s proud liberal sensibilities are put to the test when their daughter, fresh from an overseas romance, brings her African-American fiancé home to meet them. Personal beliefs clash with the mores of the late 60’s in this exploration of family and culture.
TO BE CAST:
HILARY ST. GEORGE (43, Caucasian, Female): Assistant Director of the Drayton Gallery.
CHRISTINA DRAYTON (64, Caucasian, Female): Runs the Drayton Gallery out of her home.
MATT DRAYTON (67, Caucasian, Male): Publisher of the San Francisco newspaper, The Guardian.
DOCTOR JOHN PRENTICE: (37, African-American, Male): A medical research doctor.
MONSIGNOR RYAN (75, Caucasian, Male): Longtime family friend of the Draytons.
JOHN PRENTICE SR (63, African-American, Male): A schoolteacher.
MARY PRENTICE (59, African-American, Female): Works in a department store.
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MOTHER COURAGE
By Bertolt Brecht.
Directed by Molly Smith
Fichandler Stage: LORT B
1st rehearsal: 1/2/2014
Open: 2/6/2014
Close: 3/9/2014
Tough-as-nails matriarch Mother Courage profits off the very war that steals her children from her one by one. This unique in-the-round staging of Brecht’s landmark anti-war play fuses politics, satire and music.
TO BE CAST:
EILIF (20s to 40s, Any Ethnicity, Male): The warlike son, eager to join battle and carry out its brutal business.
SWISS CHEESE (20s to 40s, Any Ethnicity): Suffers from an excessive sense of duty and honesty that his mother has instilled in him because he is not particularly bright.
CHAPLAIN (30s-60s, Any Ethnicity, Male): Loyal to the Swedish monarchy but frustrated with the realities and consequences of war, particularly how it damages his chances of returning to priesthood. Dependent on Mother Courage for food.
COOK (50s to 60s, Any Ethnicity, Male): An aging Don Juan, darkly ironic, bears no loyalty to greedy rulers who exploit him.
YVETTE (20s to 50s, Any ethnicity, Female): A camp prostitute who makes her fortune by marrying and inheriting the estate of a lecherous old Colonel.
ENSEMBLE (Male and Female, Any Ethnicity): Seeking actors who can sing and have a facility for language. Movement training and instrumental ability a plus but not required.
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CAMP DAVID
By Lawrence Wright
Directed by Molly Smith
Kreeger Theater: LORT B
1st rehearsal: 2/18/2014
Open: 4/3/2014
Close: 5/4/2014
Sixty-two miles north of Washington, DC, nestled in Catoctin Mountain Park, lies the clandestine retreat known as Camp David. For thirteen tumultuous days, President Jimmy Carter and his wife Rosalynn host Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin and Egyptian President Anwar Sadat in an attempt to create peace in the Middle East.
TO BE CAST:
JIMMY CARTER (43, White Male): 39th president of the United States.
ROSALYNN CARTER (40, White Female): First Lady and wife of Jimmy Carter.
MENACHEM BEGIN (54, Israeli, Male): Sixth Prime Minister of the State of Israel.
ANWAR SADAT (49, Egyptian, Male): Third president of Egypt.
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SMOKEY JOE’S CAFE
By Jerry Leiber and Matt Stoller
Directed by Randy Johnson
Fichandler Stage: LORT B
1st rehearsal: 3/25/2014
Open: 5/8/2014
Close: 6/8/2014
TO BE CAST:
Ensemble (Male & Female, Any Ethnicity): Seeking strong singer/dancers.
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