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Auditions at The Weekend Theater for our Fall Shows
The Weekend Theater, 7th & Chester in downtown Little
Rock, has set auditions for three of our fall shows at 10 a.m. on Saturday,
July 18th and at 7 p.m. on Sunday, July 19th .
Auditions will consist of reading from the scripts. You do not have to prepare anything
prior to the audition. Scripts will not be available prior to auditions. Those auditioning
should be prepared to stay approximately three hours and you need only attend one of the
auditions.
** Our Town , which chronicles the daily life of close knit families and reveals
the universal truths that connect us all, written by Thornton Wilder, has parts for 17
males and 7 females, along with several extras. All actors 18 and over will be considered.
It will rehearse August 15th through September 10th with performances on September 11-26.
Directed by Jamie Scott Blakey.
** In A Dark, Dark House , a puzzle play concerning repressed memories of
childhood sexual abuse, written by Neil LaBute, will rehearse October 10th through
November 5th with performances November 6-21. Two males who can play ages mid-to-late 30s
and one older teenage female will be needed. Directed by Duane Jackson.
** The Last White Class , about an African American family in a white
neighborhood during the introduction of bussing in Boston, written by Marge Piercy and Ira
Wood, rehearses November 7th through December 3rd with performances December 4-19. Several
teenagers and adults, including five white males, three white females, two black males and
two black females will be needed. Directed by Ralph Hyman.
For more information, call The Weekend Theater at 374-3761 or e-mail Artistic Director
Ralph Hyman at ralphhyman@yahoo.com
We look forward to having you come and read with us. We are a theater which chooses plays
of social significance and we learn to treat each other and ourselves with kindness,
empathy and respect.
2009-2010 Season Announced
Click
here to see the upcoming 2009-2010 season.
Casting for Summer Musicals
RENT
Roger Davis.....................Greg Robinson
Mark Cohen......................Gabe Washam
Tom Collins.....................James Thweatt
Benjamin "Benny" Coffin III.....Darren Drone
Joanne Jefferson................Kim Duval
Angel Dumott Schunard...........Brandon Nichols
Mimi Marquez....................Laura K. Choate
Maureen Johnson.................Micah Qualls
Ensemble:
Jennifer Jackson, Duane Jackson, Regi Ott, Ryan Whitfield, Courtney Speyer, Caroline Holt,
Roben Johnson, Danette Perry, Anthony Gerard, Josh Miller, Chris Straw, Jeremy Ricketson,
Carl Carter, Amanda Craven
JEKYLL & HYDE
DR. HENRY JEKYLL/EDWARD HYDE....................Greg Robinson
EMMA CAREW......................................Heather Goodson
LUCY HARRIS.....................................Mary Ann Hansen
GABRIEL JOHN UTTERSON...........................Christopher Straw
SIR DANVERS CAREW...............................Doug Killgore
SIMON STRIDE....................................Jeremy Ricketson
NELLIE..........................................Ganelle Holman
SPIDER..........................................Jason Willey - u/s Utterson
BISSET..........................................Ian Moore
GENERAL LORD GLOSSOP............................Perry Bland
LADY BEACONSFIELD...............................Allison Pace
LORD SAVAGE.....................................Tom McLeod
THE BISHOP OF BASINGSTOKE.......................Tucker Steinmetz
THE RIGHT HONOURABLE ARCHIBALD PROOPS...........Duane Jackson - u/s Jekyll/Hyde
AN INMATE / POOLE...............................Michael Armstrong
AN ORDERLY......................................Michael Bartholomey
LOW PEOPLE OF LONDON: Sarah Blakey, Breanna Baker, Nathan Vincent, Kristy Barrington,
Micah Qualls - u/s Lucy
HIGH PEOPLE OF LONDON: Alisa Dixon, CE Fifer, Danette Perry, Sarah Wessman- u/s Emma, Cara
VonderBruegge
Director ................. Byron Taylor
Assistant Director ....... Andy Hall
Stage Manager ............ Jamie Scott Blakey
Lighting Designer ........ Jason Smoller
Light/sound tech ......... Eric Wolff
Assistant Stage Manager .. Kathryn Kellog
Producer ................. Danette Perry
Choreographer ............ Cara VonderBruegge
Profiles of Weekend Theater Personnel
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here to read our second installment of Profiles of Weekend Theater Personnel, a talent
bio write-up of Danette Perry, written by Helene Rush. The Profiles of Weekend Theater
Personnel section will include everything you've ever wanted to know about people onstage
and backstage, as it takes everyone onstage and backstage to put on a production at the
Weekend Theater and to keep the Weekend Theater running. Check back with us regularly for
new Talent Bios, as this section will be updated frequently.
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