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| ROCK 'N' ROLL | ||
| Please prepare the sides listed below for the character you are called for. 1st Rehearsal- March 23, 2009 Press Opening- April 26, 2009 Scheduled Close- May 31, 2009 4 Week Extension- June 28, 2009 |
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| Jan | ||
| (M 35-45) Literary stand-in for Tom Stoppard. Plays ages 20-50. Ideally dark featured and Eastern European (Czech). Intense, intelligent, British educated antihero. A dissident by default under personal and political pressures. Caught between worlds. Collector and lover of Rock ‘n’ Roll music. | ||
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| Young Esme | ||
| (16) Free spirited daughter of Max and Eleanor, very innocent and very much a Flower Child. | ||
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| Alice | ||
| (16, about to go to University) Daughter of Esme and Nigel. Very intelligent, independent, and out spoken. Side 1 of 2 |
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| Alice- Sides 2 of 2 | ||
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| Ferdinand | ||
| (20’s, 30’s, 40’s)- Jan’s friend and fellow rock ‘n roll fanatic. While they both are not happy with the state of their country, they tend to disagree about the best way to instigate change. Czech. | ||
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| BLACKBIRD | ||
| Please prepare the sides listed below for the character you are called for. 1st Rehearsal- November 6, 2008 Press Opening- December 7, 2008 Scheduled Close- December 21, 2008 4 Week Extension- January 18, 2009 |
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| Una | ||
| (late 20’s) When she was 12 years old she became sexually involved with Ray. She seems older than her years and carries an air of confidence and sexuality that belies deep emotional wounds. Could be petite or physically childlike. Please prepare these sides with no accent. |
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| Ray | ||
| (45-55) Midlevel sales manager. Going by the name of Peter, he is trying to lead a new life after getting out of prison for his affair with Una. By turns charismatic and vulnerable, a middle aged Everyman with a believable sexuality. | ||
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| RADIO GOLF | ||
| We are now accepting submissions for Radio Golf, by August Wilson. 1st Rehearsal: April 20, 2009 Press Opening: May 24, 2009 Scheduled Close: June 28, 2009 4 Week Extension: July 26, 2009 Please submit your headshot and resume to casting@studiotheatre.org. |
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| Harmond | ||
| (30’s-40’s) Charismatic and eloquent Real-estate developer running for the Mayor of Pittsburgh. Idealistic. | ||
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| Mame | ||
| (30’s-40’s) Harmond’s wife and Campaign manager. Has a career of her own as a PR representative, which she has put on hold to work for her husband. Cultured and articulate- the perfect modern political wife. | ||
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| Roosevelt | ||
| (30’s-40’s) Harmond’s friend from college and current business partner. Ambitious and very proud of his success. Willing to move into ethically grey areas to continue to move up the ladder. | ||
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| Sterling | ||
| (50’s-60’s) Neighborhood handy man. More intelligent than people give him credit for. Strong sense of right and wrong. | ||
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| Old Joe | ||
| (70’s-80’s) Proud family man with a rich cultural and spiritual heritage and an important secret. Recently returned to Pittsburgh and his old house only to find it about to be demolished in Harmond’s urban renewal project. Determined to keep his house. |
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