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Breakdown
THEATREWORKS 2013-2014 SEASON
Ethnicity is open for all roles, unless otherwise specified.
The Loudest Man on Earth by Catherine Rush. Directed by Pamela Berlin
Rehearsals begin June 18, Opens July 13, closes August 4, 2013
Present-day
Jordan Weiss, male, 40s, deaf, a theatre director (cast)
Haylee Masters, female, 30s, a journalist and author (cast)
Actor, 30s-40s, plays multiple roles (cast)
Actress, 30s-40s, plays multiple roles
(Our production of Other Desert Cities by Jon Robin Baitz is a co-production with The Old Globe, who will be casting. TheatreWorks rehearsals begin July 30, Opens August 24, Closes September 15, 2013)
Warrior Class by Kenneth Lin
Rehearsals begin September 17, Opens October 12, Closes November 3, 2013
Present-day
Julian Weishan Lee, male, 40s, Chinese-American, a square jawed Marine turned politician
Nathan Berkshire, male, 50s, caucasian, a many faceted political creature with an easy demeanor
Holly Lillian Eames, female, 40s, caucasian, a suburban housewife, dated Julius in college
Little Women -- music by Jason Howland, lyrics by Mindi Dickstein, book by Allan Knee, based on the novel by Luisa May Alcott. Directed by Robert Kelley
Rehearsals begin November 8, 2013, Opens December 7, 2013, Closes December 29, 2013 or January 5, 2014
Takes place in Concord, Mass, 1863-1866. The girls will be played by adult actors.
Jo March, an impassioned and irrepressible young author
Marmee and others, mother of the girls, her strength and spirit hold the family together
Meg and others, the oldest and most graceful of the sisters
Beth and others, the second youngest, most sweet-tempered of the sisters
Amy and others, the youngest and most impetuous of the sisters
Aunt March and others, the sisters’ formidable and wealthy aunt
Professor Bhaer and others, male, mid-late 30s, a German professor
Laurie and others, 20, a young man who lives with his grandfather next door to the March family
Mr. Brooke and others, late 20s, Laurie’s tutor, falls in love with Meg
Mr. Laurence and others, male, early 70s, stern solidly-built, Laurie’s wealthy grandfather
Silent Sky by Lauren Gunderson. Directed by Meredith McDonough
Rehearsals begin December 20, 2013, Opens January 18, 2014, Closes February 9 or 16, 2014
Takes place in 1900-1910
Henrietta Leavitt, female, 30s, the brilliant, meticulous, excited astronomer
Margaret Leavitt, female, 30s, her sister, a creative, sweet homebody, a pianist
Peter Shaw, male, 30s, asst to the head astronomer, love interest for Henrietta
Annie Cannon, female, 40s, team leader of photometer team at Harvard Observatory, terse and sure, grows into a firebrand
Williamina Flemming, female, 50s, Scottish, smart as a whip and fun, one of the photometer team
Once on this Island – Music by Stephen Flaherty, Book and Lyrics by Lynn Ahrens, based on “My Love, My Love” by Rosa Guy
Rehearsals begin February 7, 2014, Opens March 8, 2014, Closes March 30, 2014
Set in the French Antilles, any time.
Little Ti Moune, an orphan girl, found in a tree
Ti Moune, our heroine
Mama Euralie, her adopted mother, a peasant
Asaka, the goddess of the earth
Erzulie, the goddess of love
Andrea, Daniel’s betrothed, one of the “grandes hommes”
Agwe, god of water
Papa Ge, god of death
Tonton Julian, Ti Moune’s adopted father, a peasant
Daniel, Ti Moune’s beloved, one of the “grandes hommes”
Armand, Daniel’s father, one of the “grandes hommes”
Hound of the Baskervilles adapted by Steven Canny and John Nicholson from the novel by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Rehearsals begin March 11, 2014, Opens April 5, 2014, Closes April 27, 2014
Set in England, in the 1890s. Three actors play all the roles.
John, male, plays Dr. John Watson and other
Jason, male, plays Sir Henry Baskerville and others
Javier, male, plays Sherlock Holmes, Miss and Mr. Stapleton, Mr and Mrs. Barrymore.
Marry Me A Little – Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, conceived and developed by Craig Lucas and Norman Rene. Directed by Robert Kelley
Rehearsals begin May 13, 2014, Opens June 7, 2014, Closes June 29, 2014
A young woman, lives in Apt. 2E.
A young man, lives in Apt. 3E
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