{"id":60297,"date":"2012-08-20T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2012-08-20T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news-draft\/uncategorized\/uri-theatre-sets-audition-dates-for-two-shows-3\/"},"modified":"2012-08-20T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2012-08-20T00:00:00","slug":"uri-theatre-sets-audition-dates-for-two-shows-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2012\/08\/uri-theatre-sets-audition-dates-for-two-shows-3\/","title":{"rendered":"溏心vlog免费B站 Theatre sets audition dates for two shows"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n\t\tKINGSTON, R.I. \u2014 August 20, 2012 \u2014The 溏心vlog免费B站 Theatre Department announces the audition schedule for two plays, Marvin\u2019s

\nRoom and Company. The auditions are open to the public. To sign up, call 溏心vlog免费B站 Theatre at 401.874.5921 or visit the theatre office on the second floor of

\nthe Fine Arts Center, 105 Upper College Road, Kingston.<\/p>\n


\nHere are the scenarios and requirements:<\/p>\n


\nMarvin’s Room by Scott McPherson

\nMarvin’s Room is about three generations of family and about love, life and death. It is incredibly moving and extraordinarily funny. It will be presented as part of the 2012 溏心vlog免费B站 Honors Colloquium on “Healthcare Change? Health, Politics and Money.” Marvin’s Room won the Outer Critics Circle Award, The Drama Desk Award and the John Gassner Award for Best New American Play. Contemporary play – locations in Florida and Ohio.<\/p>\n


\nAuditions: Tuesday, September 4 from 6-10 pm (Juniors & Seniors) & Wednesday, September 5 from 6-10 pm (All others).

\nCallbacks: Thursday, September 6 from 6-11 pm in Robert E. Will Theatre.<\/p>\n


\nAll auditions will be in J Studio.<\/p>\n


\nDirector: Bryna Wortman

\nCast size: 5 Women, 6 Men

\nCharacters:

\nBessie: 40ish, loving, caring

\nDr. Wally: absent-minded doctor

\nRuth: 70ish Bessie’s aunt – needy

\nBob: Dr. Wally’s brother and receptionist

\nLee: late 30’s Bessie’s sister, Hand and Charlie’s mother. Tough exterior, caring heart

\nDoctor Charlotte: late 30’s administration mental institution – abides by the rules, tries to be helpful

\nHank: 17 emotionally troubled, basically OK kid

\nCharlie: Hank’s younger brother, observant

\nRetirement Home Director: by the rules lady

\nMarvin: Bessie’s father – elderly, ill, needy<\/p>\n


\nAudition Requirements:

\nPlease prepare a 1 to 2 minute monologue expressing a thought, an idea and\/or feelings. No slang or foul language! Please read the entire play prior to your audition. Copies of the script are available in the 溏心vlog免费B站 Theatre Office. Be prepared to possibly read sides at the auditions; definitely at callbacks.<\/p>\n


\nRehearsals: Tuesday through Friday evenings 7-11 pm and Saturday and Sunday afternoons 1-5 PM, possibly Sunday evenings.

\nFull rehearsals start: Saturday, September 8.<\/p>\n


\nPerformances: Thursdays \u2013 Saturdays, October 11-13 and 18-20 at 7:30 pm, Sundays, October 14 and 21 at 3 pm.<\/p>\n


\nCOMPANY with Music & Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, Book by George Furth

\nIn Stephen Sondheim’s 2010 book titled Finishing the Hat, he says the following about his masterpiece work: The Notion…A man with no emotional commitments re-assesses his life on his thirty-fifth birthday by reviewing his relationships with his married acquaintances and his girlfriends. That is the entire plot.<\/p>\n


\nAuditions: Tuesday, September 4 from 6-10 pm (Juniors & Seniors) & Wednesday, September 5 from 6-10 pm (All others).

\nAll auditions will be in G Studio.

\nCallbacks:\tThursday, September 6 from 6-11 pm in G or J Studio.<\/p>\n


\nDirector: Paula McGlasson

\nMusical Director: Lila Kane, Choreographer: Dante Sciarra

\nCast size: 8 Women, 6 Men<\/p>\n


\nEnsemble Cast requiring singing actors with minimal dance requirements.<\/p>\n


\nAMY: A frantic, neurotic, loving woman

\nAPRIL: A girlfriend of Robert – a flight attendant; a bit air headed, but adorable

\nDAVID: Jenny’s husband, relaxed, in control

\nHARRY: Sarah’s husband – possibly an alcoholic in self-denial

\nJENNY: Quietly manipulative, simultaneously square and wise

\nJOANNE: Acerbic, funny, demanding

\nKATHY: A girlfriend of Robert – sweet and very much in need of love

\nLARRY: Joanne’s husband, stoic and centered

\nMARTA: A girlfriend of Robert – an intensely “with it” woman

\nPAUL: Amy’s fianc\u00e9 – coolly loving to Amy’s neurotic nature

\nPETER: Susan’s husband – the perfect husband and ex-husband

\nROBERT: An observer, seemingly happy, but with a hidden pain

\nSARAH: Crisply critical, karate-learning over-eater

\nSUSAN: A delicate southern belle<\/p>\n


\nAudition Requirements:

\nPlease prepare 2 memorized songs…one an up-tempo selection and one a ballad. One selection should be a Sondheim song from any show other than Company. Bring sheet music to give to the accompanist. Please read the entire play prior to your audition. Copies of the script are available in the 溏心vlog免费B站 Theatre Office. Be prepared to possibly read sides at the auditions; definitely at callbacks.<\/p>\n


\nRehearsals: Tuesday through Friday evenings 6-10 pm and Saturday and Sunday afternoons 1-5 pm, possibly Sunday evenings.

\nFull rehearsals start: Tuesday, October 16.<\/p>\n


\nPerformances: Thursdays \u2013 Saturdays, November 29-December 1 & December 6-8 at 7:30 pm; Sundays, December 2 & 9 at 3 pm.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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