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Afterthought Theatre Presents

Season 3

 AUDITIONS CALL 720-432-5776

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Actors of all ages and ethnicities are STRONGLY encouraged to audition

Dramatic Roles - Tuesday, June 5, 2012 (7pm-9pm)


"No Child" by Nilaja Sun

 A tour-de-force exploration of the New York City public school system.  An insightful, hilarious and touching master class not to be missed by anyone who is concerned about the state of our education system and how we might fix it.

ROLES NEEDED:  1-3 men or women

PREPARE: Please prepare a two-minute comedic/dramatic monologue and bring a resume and 8x10 photo.
 

 "A Lesson Before Dying" by Romulus Linney

Set in the fictional community of Bayonne, Louisiana, in the late 1940s, A Lesson Before Dying tells the story of Jefferson, a twenty-one-year-old uneducated black field worker wrongfully accused and convicted of the robbery and murder of a white man, and sentenced to death by electrocution. At his trial, Jefferson's court-appointed defense attorney argues that Jefferson lacks the intelligence to plan a robbery, and that, even if he had been involved in the killing, sentencing him to death would be like putting a hog in the electric chair. In spite of this so-called defense, the all-white jury finds Jefferson guilty. To compound the horror of his situation, Jefferson internalizes the attorney's racist depiction of him as a dumb animal.
Determined that Jefferson will die with dignity, his godmother ("nannan"), Miss Emma, turns to Grant Wiggins, a black teacher at the local plantation school, and asks him to teach Jefferson to be a man. Although convinced that there is nothing he can do, Grant reluctantly agrees to visit Jefferson in jail. Over the next several months, while Jefferson awaits execution, he and Grant forge a bond that enables both men to regain their dignity, reconnect with their community, and learn "the importance of standing."

ROLES NEEDED: 5 men, 2 women

PREPARE: Please prepare a two-minute comedic/dramatic monologue and bring a resume and 8x10 photo.
 

"Orange Flower Water" by Craig Wright

Two attractive suburbanites, both trapped in dead-end marriages...the subject of Craig Wright’s popular comic-drama Orange Flower Water is adultery and the brutally honest truth about marriage and infidelity.

ROLES NEEDED:  2 men, 2 women

PREPARE: Please prepare a two-minute comedic/dramatic monologue and bring a resume and 8x10 photo.

 

Musical Roles - Monday, June 4, 2012 (7pm-9pm)

 Annie

Music by Charles Strouse, lyrics by Martin Charnin, and the book by Thomas Meehan
Broadway musical is based upon the popular Harold Gray comic strip Little Orphan Annie. 
DIRECTED BY Hugo Sayles

 

ROLES NEEDED:

Need 16-20 actors of ALL ages and ethnicities (including kids from ages 4 to 60).

PREPARE:

16 - 32 bars from a musical of your choice. 

Please bring sheet music; an accompanist will be provided. No taped music or a cappella allowed.   Also, please bring a headshot, resume, and list of conflicts for June 1sth through August 26th.

Dance auditions will take place the same day.

REHEARSALS:

All rehearsals will take place at our studio space located at 135 Park Avenue West, Denver, CO.

Rehearsals will begin Monday, June 11th and will take place on select weeknight and weekend days.

PERFORMANCES:

Annie will run for two weekends, opening August 17th and running through August 26th at Cleo Parker Robinson Dance Theatre with performances on Fridays at 7:30 p.m., Saturdays at 7:30 p.m., and Sundays at 5:30 p.m.  An extension of the run is possible.

SYNOPSIS:

An orphan, Annie, and her dog Sandy are placed in the lap of luxury for a week as a part of a publicity campaign for billionaire Oliver Warbucks. However, Annie's stay turns out to be much more than anyone had bargained for as she works her way into everyone's hearts and learns a few things for herself.  This traditional rendition of the delightful family musical will be presented with a bit of an urban twist!

CHARACTERS:

Annie An 11-year-old redheaded orphan girl, optimistic and spunky, whose only wish is to find her parents

Miss Hannigan The alcoholic orphanage matron, disillusioned, she hates children, but is fond of alcoholic beverages

Oliver "Daddy" Warbucks Billionaire businessman who opens his home – and heart – to Annie

Grace Farrell Daddy Warbucks' faithful secretary, who loves Annie from the start

Drake The butler of the Warbucks Mansion; a good friend to Annie and Daddy Warbucks.

Daniel "Rooster" Hannigan Miss Hannigan's no-good brother, out for the quick buck

Lily St. Regis Rooster's girlfriend, is smarter than she appears

Molly, Pepper, Duffy, July, Tessie, and Kate the orphans at the orphanage, ages 6 to 13

Franklin D. Roosevelt President of the United States, he aids Daddy Warbucks in the search for Annie's parents

Louis Brandeis Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, he is called upon to assist in Annie's adoption

Bert Healy Radio announcer who agrees to broadcast Annie's search for her parents

The Boylan Sisters Singers on the Bert Healy Show who hope to be famous someday

Lt. Ward A policeman sent after Annie, he finds her at the Hoovervilles

Sandy An abandoned mixed–breed dog that Annie rescues, he becomes her faithful companion

 

AUDITION LOCATION:

OUR NEW SPACE!

135 Park Avenue West, Denver, CO 80205

(across the promenade from Cleo Parker Robinson Dance Theatre)

For more information:  www.afterthoughttheatre.com

CALL  720-432-5776 to schedule your appointment.

All actors will receive a stipend (an additional stipend will be offered if the show extends).

 

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