CLEVELAND PLAY HOUSE 2013-14 Season
Woody Sez
by David M. Lutken
Directed by Nick Corley.
First Rehearsal – Aug. 21, 2012. Opening -- Sep. 19, 2012. Closing -- Oct 6, 2012.
Seeking: female ensemble member
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Venus in Fur
by David Ives
Directed by Laura Kepley.
First Rehearsal – Oct. 8, 2013. Opening -- Nov. 6, 2013. Closing – Dec. 1, 2013.
Seeking:
Thomas, Vanda.
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A Christmas Story
by Philip Grecian
Directed by John McClutcheon.
First Rehearsal – Nov. 12, 2013. Opening – Dec. 4, 2013. Closing – Dec. 22, 2013.
Seeking:
The Old Man, Mother, Miss Shields.
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Yentl
by Leah Napolin and Isaac Bashevis Singer
Directed by Michael Bloom.
First Rehearsal – Dec. 17, 2013. Opening – Jan. 15, 2014. Closing – Feb. 2, 2014.
Seeking:
All roles available: Yentl/Anshel, Avigdor, Haddass, nine ensemble roles.
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Breath & Imagination
by Daniel Beaty
Director TBA.
First Rehearsal – Jan. 21, 2014. Opening – Feb. 19, 2014. Closing – Mar. 9, 2014.
Seeking:
All roles available: Roland Hayes, Angel Mo’, Preacher.
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Clybourne Park
by Bruce Norris
Directed by Mark Cuddy.
First Rehearsal – Mar. 18, 2014. Opening – Mar. 26, 2014. Closing – Apr. 13, 2014.
This is a co-production, originating at GEVA before moving to CPH.
All roles available: Russ/Dan, Bev/Kathy, Francine/Lena, Jim/Tom/Kenneth, Albert/Kevin, Karl/Steve, Betsy/Lindsey.
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Informed Consent
by Deborah Zoe Laufer
Directed by Sean Daniels.
First Rehearsal – Apr. 19, 2014. Opening – Apr. 26, 2014. Closing – May 18, 2014.
This is a co-production, originating at GEVA before moving to CPH. This is a new play.
Seeking:
Gillian
Genetic anthropologist, 30s-40s, Caucasian
Graham/Edward
Gillian’s husband, a children’s book author, 30s-40s, a person of color / An older member of the Havasupai tribe
Natalie/Arella
Gillian and Graham’s four-year-old daughter, multi-racial / member of the Havasupai tribe in her 30’s.
Ken/Lawyer
anthropologist in his 70s, can be of any ethnicity / hired by the university to confront Gillian
Dean Hagan/Mother/Grandmother
40s-50s, dean of the university, can be of any ethnicity / Gillian’s mother / member of the Havasupai tribe
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Tappin' Through Life
by Maurice Hines
Director TBA.
First Rehearsal – May 27, 2014. Opening -- Jun. 4, 2014. Closing -- Jun. 22, 2014.
This is a co-production, originating at Arena Stage before moving to Alliance Theatre and then to CPH.
All roles are cast.
Alabama Shakespeare Festival 2013 – 2014 season.
A CHRISTMAS CAROL
By Charles Dickens
Adapted by Geoffrey Sherman
1st Reh: 11/08/13 Runs: 11/29/13 – 12/24/13
All roles available.
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THE GREAT GATSBY
By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Adapted by Simon Levy
1st Reh: 01/03/14 Runs: 01/28/14 – 02/16/14
All roles available.
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TWENTY SEVEN
By Edward Morgan
Adapted from ‘Old Man’ by William Faulkner
1st Reh: 01/24/14 Runs: 02/14/14 – 03/02/14
Seeking:
AIKINS
30s, lean, scruffy filthy and generally ornery
TOMMY
30s, a bit high-strung
IKE
50s, grizzled and reserved
ELLIE
25, thin and fairly pretty with an olive complexion
DEPUTY BUCKWORTH
30s-40s, beefy, red-faced. Also doubles with CAPTIAN/MAN WITH A GUN
WARDEN PERCY
well-bred southern gentleman also doubles with DOCTOR/LAME MAN
COTTON FARMER
poor, uneducated also doubles with ROUGH MAN/CAJUN/MR. ALLEN
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THE LIAR
Adapted by David Ives
From the comedy by Pierre Corneille
1st Reh: 02/05/14 Runs: 03/11/14 – 03/30/14
All roles available.
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THE TAMING OF THE SHREW
by William Shakespeare
1st Reh: 03/19/14 Runs: 04/22/14 – 05/25/14
All roles available.
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MARY POPPINS
Original Music & Lyrics by Richard M. Sherman & Robert B. Sherman
Book by Jullian Fellowes
Additional Music & Lyrics by George Stiles & Anthony Drewe
Co-Created by Cameron Macintosh
1st Reh: 06/24/14 Runs: 07/15/14 – 08/17/14
All roles available.
Mailing Address: Alabama Shakespeare Festival, 1 Festival Drive, Montgomery, Al 36117
DENVER CENTER THEATRE 2013-14 Season
DEATH OF A SALESMAN
by Arthur Miller, directed by Anthony Powell
1st reh: 8/20/13. 1st preview: 9/20/13. Opens: 9/26/13. Closes: 10/20/13
All roles available
JUST LIKE US
by Karen Zacarías, based on the book by Helen Thorpe, directed by Kent Thompson
1st reh: 9/3/13. 1st preview: 10/4/13. Opens: 10/10/13. Closes: 11/3/13
New Play
Seeking:
Helen Thorpe
Early 40s – The narrator. Irish-American Quaker. Very smart.
Marisela
18-22, female. Fully Bilingual and bi-culturally Mexican. Colorful. Also plays Raul Gomez Garcia (19, male). Must speak fluent Spanish.
Yadira
18-22, female. Fully Bilingual, bi-cultural Mexican. Marisela’s best friend, yet polar opposite in manner and look. Also plays Spanish Translator.
Clara
18-22, female. Bilingual, bi-cultural Mexican. Innocent, religious, earnest. Also plays Prosecutor.
Elissa
18-22, female. Bilingual and bi-cultural. The go getter team captain of the group. Also plays ensemble roles.
Fabian
(Must be fluent in English and Spanish. No accent in English.) Mexican Father. 40s. Also plays Tom Tancredo, an Italian-American Congressman.
Josefa
Late 30s, Early 40s. Marisela’s Mexican mother. Spanish, non-English speaking. Also plays ensemble roles.
Irene Chavez
30s. Latina and Bilingual/Bi-Cultural. A social worker. Also plays ensemble roles.
Yolanda
40s-50s. Latina but with no accent in English. Brassy. Also plays ensemble roles.
Woman
Anglo, Mid-30s. Various roles.
Young Man 1
Latino, Early 20s.Various roles.
Young Man 2
Anglo, Early 20s. Various roles.
Man 1
Latino, 30s-Early 40s. Various roles.
Man 2
Anglo, 50s-60s. Various roles.
Man 3
African-American, 30s-40s. Various roles.
THE MOST DESERVING
by Catherine Trieschmann, directed by Shelley Butler
1st reh: 9/10/13. 1st preview: 10/11/13. Opens: 10/17/13. Closes: 11/17/13
New play.
Seeking:
Jolene Atkinson
40s-50s. Head of Hays City Arts Council. Very fit and energetic. Caucasian.
Ted Atkinson
Early 50s. Jolene's husband. A little pudgy, a little charming. British.
Liz Chang
30s. An assistant art professor. Smart, ambitious, and a little patronizing. Asian-American.
Edie Kelch
60s-70s. A widow. A local arts enthusiast and patron. Caucasian.
Dwayne Dean
50s-60s. An unemployed good ol' boy and artist. Caucasian.
Everett Whiteside
50s-early 60s. A paraplegic, self-taught artist. African American.
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JACKIE AND ME
by Steven Dietz, based on the book by Dan Gutman, directed by TBA
1st reh: 10/8/13. 1st preview: 11/15/13. Opens: 11/21/13. Closes: 12/22/13
All roles available
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A CHRISTMAS CAROL
by Charles Dickens, adapted by Richard Hellesen, music by David de Berry, directed by Bruce K. Sevy
1st reh: 11/5/13. 1st preview: 11/29/13. Opens: 12/5/13. Closes: 12/29/13
All roles available
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THE LEGEND OF GEORGIA MCBRIDE
by Matthew Lopez, directed by Mike Donahue
1st reh: 12/3/13. 1st preview: 1/10/14. Opens: 1/16/14. Closes: 2/23/14
New Play
Seeking:
Casey/Miss Georgia McBride
20s, Male, white, Southern. A former high school football star turned Elvis impersonator who becomes a celebrated drag queen. Must believably live in both worlds.
Jo
20s, Female, white. Casey’s pregnant wife. Also plays Eddie (male), a redneck owner of a bar, and Miss Auburn Sienna, the most elegant and beautiful drag queen in Florida.
Miss Tracy Mills
30/40s, Male, white. A sweet-natured drag queen. Also plays Beau, Casey’s brother, a Republican accountant.
Miss Tranny Wynette
20s, Male, any ethnicity. A sharp-tongued, ill-tempered drag queen. Also plays Jason, Casey & Jo’s friend and landlord, and Miss Helvetica Bold, a ferociously funny Drag Queen.
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BLACK ODYSSEY
by Marcus Gardley, directed by TBA
1st reh: 12/10/13. 1st preview: 1/17/14. Opens: 1/23/14. Closes: 2/16/14
New Play
Seeking:
Great Grand Daddy Deus
god of gods, god of the sky. The same actor plays Eaton, the chef.
Great Grand Paw Sidin
god of sea, king of fish. The same actor plays Naval Officer and John Suitor, Nella’s love interest.
Great Aunt Tina
goddess of war, the black madonna. The same actress plays The Soul Siren.
Ulysses Lincoln
a vet from the Gulf War, black, 33
Nella Pell
his wife, black, 33
Malachi
their son, 13
Artez Sabine
Grand Marshall of a Second Line in New Orleans, 49. The same actor plays Alabama Slim, a lost traveler, and Tire’seas, the blind.
Alsendra Sabine
his wife, black, 4o. The same actress plays Queen Mother Circe Nzinga and Scylla, the sea creature.
Benevelonce Nausicca Sabine
their daughter, 10. The same actor plays Guardian One and Charybdis, the whirlpool.
HAMLET
by William Shakespeare, directed by Kent Thompson
1st reh: 12/17/13. 1st preview: 1/24/14. Opens: 1/30/14. Closes: 1/23/14
All roles available
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SHADOWLANDS
by William Nicholson, directed by TBA
1st reh: 2/25/14. 1st preview: 3/28/14. Opens: 4/3/14. Closes: 4/27/14
All roles available
ANIMAL CRACKERS
by George S. Kaufman & Morrie Ryskind, music and lyrics by Bert Kalmar & Harry Ruby, adapted by Henry Wishcamper, directed by TBA
1st reh: 3/4/14. 1st preview: 4/4/14. Opens: 4/10/14. Closes: 5/11/14
All roles available
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