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HORIZON THEATRE COMPANY SEASON - Horizon Theatre Company

Horizon Theatre Company – Four Shows

– Equity Principal Auditions by APPOINTMENT in Atlanta

Atlanta GA SPT (approval/salary level pending; 2010 minimum weekly salary: $357)

Co-Artistic/Producing Dir: Lisa Adler

Managing Prod: Jennifer Bauer-Lyons

Equity Principal Auditions by APPOINTMENT:

Tuesday, January 11, 2011 Horizon Theatre Company

Wednesday, January 12, 2011 1083 Austin Avenue – Blue Room

10 AM - 6 PM both days. Atlanta GA 30307

No scheduled break.

For a 5-minute appointment, call Jennifer Bauer-Lyons at 404/523-1477, x140 or e-mail
casting@horizontheatre.com
. Confirmations will go out after 1/3/11. Equity Members without appointments will be seen throughout each audition day, as time permits.

Please prepare EITHER a) two contrasting contemporary monologues OR b) a contemporary song OR c) one contemporary monologue and one contemporary song. Please do not sing songs from either musical. If singing, bring sheet music; accompanist provided.

Please bring a picture & resume, stapled back-to-back.

All listed roles are available (i.e. not yet offered and accepted) unless otherwise specified. For pre-cast roles, auditioning performers will be considered as possible replacements, should any become necessary.

Legacy of Light by Karen Zacaris. Dir TBA. 1st reh: 3/8/11. Runs 4/8-5/8.

Emilie du Châtelet:

Woman, 42. Beautiful, intelligent. A scientist.

Saint-Lambert:

Emilie’s handsome younger lover. Actor also plays Lewis.

Olivia:

Woman, 42. Modern, professional. A scientist. Actress also plays Wet Nurse.

Peter:

Man, 44. Olivia’s husband. Actor also plays Monsieur du Châtelet.

Voltaire:

CAST. Man, 54. Emilie’s lover; Playwright and scientist-wannabe. Age 54.

Millie:

CAST. Woman, 21, Italian descent. Modern. Actress also plays Pauline.

Avenue Q Score: Robert Lopez and Jeff Marx. Book: Jeff Whitty. Dir: Heidi Cline. 1st reh: 4/22/11. Runs 5/20-7/2.

Seeking Kate Monster/Lucy T. Slut, Nicky/Trekkie/Bear, Gary Coleman, Brian, Mrs T/Bear.

The roles of Princeton/Rod and Christmas Eve are cast.

Three Sistahs by Thomas W. Jones II. Dir: Mr. Jones. 1st reh: 6/14/11. Runs 7/15-8/22.

Musical.

Marsha:

African American woman, 30-40. Middle sister. Housewife.

Irene:

African American woman, 20-30. Youngest sister. Activist.

Olive:

CAST. African American woman, 40-50. Oldest sister. Professor.

Ruined by Lynn Nottage. Dir: Lisa Adler. 1st reh: 8/16/11. Runs 9/16-10/16.

Mama Nadi:

Black African woman, early 40s. Attractive. Proprietor of Mama Nadi’s Bar. Has an arrogant stride and majestic bearing. Can be flirtatious to get her way; knows how to charm men in the system – an excellent businesswoman. Has a dark and troubled past, which gives her a definite hard edge and steely toughness -- but it also gives her an empathetic compassion for “ruined” women: she takes in women who have been raped by soldiers, and offers them a livelihood.

Christian:

Black African man. Traveling salesman, trafficking goods across the border for businesses in war-torn parts of the Congo. Has a fondness for philosophizing and poetry – hence Mama’s nickname for him: “the professor”. Despairs at the unpredictable conflict tearing his country apart and the ignorance of the young men who claim authority. In love with Mama, and wants to settle down with her.

Sophie:

Black African woman, 18. Beautiful. Was a very good student, and preparing to take her university entrance exams. However, she has been cast out by her village after suffering terrible and brutal abuse from the militia – she has been “ruined”, genitally mutilated. Gentle and very compliant at first, but has a steely determination and sense of survival which ultimately drives her to start deceiving the very woman who took her in.

Salima:

Black African woman. Rather plain girl, with stubbornness and defiance. She, too, has been attacked by militia men, who raped her, before abducting her and keeping her as their “concubine” in the forest. Her husband has refused to take her back, and she has been exiled from her village. She holds out hope that her husband will come back for her.

Josephine:

Black African woman. Prostitute at Mama Nadi’s bar. Resentful of the newcomers and makes little attempt to befriend them. Mr. Harari regularly comes to see her, and she hopes he will take her out of the bar eventually. Her father was the village chief, and she was eldest child. She was attacked by soldiers at her home, but none of the villagers came to her aid.

Jerome Kisembe:

Black African man. Leader of the local rebel militia. Powerful and dangerous, with an unpredictable, volatile temper. Commands a band of men known for their violent demand for respect. Opposes the “unjust” rule of the government, tackling violence with violence. Regular customer at Mama Nadi’s.

Commander Osembenga:

Black African man. High in the government. Charged with bringing the area surrounding Mama Nadi’s back to law and order. Seeking out the rebel militia and destroying their army. Brash, loud, commanding instant respect, but with a volatile temperament and violence concealed below the surface of his presence. Used to getting what he wants without having to ask twice.

Mr. Aziz Harari:

From Lebanon. Gemstone trader in the Congo on business. Has been coming to Mama Nadi’s for some time, and has built up a relationship with Josephine, though this is really no more than a business transaction. He is a gentle man, offering Mama advice and his wisdom as an outsider. Seems at once frustrated and bemused by the desperate situation he perceives in Congo.

Fortune:

Black African man. Salima’s estranged husband. Was a farmer before being enlisted in the government army, and is not happy with the soldier’s life. Disowned Salima following her attack, but now seeks her forgiveness, as he still loves her and is full of regret. Stakes his place outside Mama Nadi’s, and threatens his safety by waiting for his wife.

Simon:

Black African man. Fortune’s cousin. They grew up in the same farming village. Has known Salima since childhood, and is accompanying his friend to look for his wife, though he does not believe she is still alive. He, too, was a farmer, but has joined the government army and is loyal to Cmdr. Osembenga.

Laurent:

Black African man. Young, hard-faced government soldier, working closely with Cmdr. Osembenga. Quick to carry out his boss’s orders and execute violence where directed.


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