AUDITION NOTICE PITTSBURGH PLAYWRIGHTS THEATER COMPANY’S OPEN CALL Casting for the 2014-2015 Season Saturday, September 20: 10am – 4pm Sunday, September 21: 12pm – 6pm Monday, September 22: 6pm- 10pm Callbacks will occur closer to production Actors of all ages, ethnicities, and backgrounds are encouraged to audition Please prepare two contrasting contemporary monologues Ubuntu Holiday By Kim El Directed By Mils James December 2014 This gentle but thought-provoking comedy, directed by Mils James, is set at a Kwanzaa celebration interrupted by a distrustful Christian guest. Rancor and controversy threaten to disrupt the otherwise festive atmosphere. However, in the end the joy and good feelings of the season win out. Christmas Star By Ray Werner Directed By Monteze Freeland December 2014 Running in repertory with Ubuntu Holiday will be Ray Werners Christmas Star, directed by Monteze Freeland. Christmas Star tells the story of an Iraq war veteran, his Vietnam-veteran father and bewildered mother, gathering for a Christmas Eve celebration. Patriotism, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and the meaning of family all jostle for attention in this thought-provoking holiday-themed play. First Annual Pittsburgh Playwrights One-Act Play Festival February 2015 Formerly known as the Theatre Festival in Black and White, the First Annual Pittsburgh Playwrights One-Act Play Festival is open to all Pittsburgh playwrights. This festival will shine a light on Pittsburghs diverse communities by soliciting plays from an array of playwrights from various cultural backgrounds. Dinah Written and Directed By Ernest McCarty March 20 – April 12 2015 Dinah, a dazzling play about the legendary blues singer Dinah Washington, will run from March 20 – April 12. Ernest McCarty is both director and playwright of this play set during the last year of the short life of the remarkable woman called the Queen of the Blues. Dinah includes a riveting array of musical numbers and biographical vignettes. This show provides a powerful insight into the tragic and often controversial life of one of the most popular African-American singers of the 1950s. ** Please prepare a 32 bar cut of your best song. An accompanist will not be provided. ** Fences By August Wilson Directed By Mark Clayton Southers May 1–31 2015 Returning to familiar ground, Pittsburgh Playwrights artistic director Mark Clayton Southers will direct August Wilsons Pulitzer Prize-winning masterpiece Fences, running May 1 – May 31. Set in the 1950s, Fences evokes the early rumblings of the civil rights movement. The central character, Troy Maxson, a middle-aged resident of Pittsburghs Hill District, is unable to shed the legacy of his failure as a young baseball player. The play follows Troys struggle to accept the generational changes that allowed his son to succeed in ways Troy never could. Email mfreeland@pghplaywrights with a specified date and time. We will see groups of four (4) in half- hour increments. **Pittsburgh Playwrights Theatre Company is committed to developing and showcasing the works of local playwrights; from accomplished masters like August Wilson and George S. Kaufman to promising new talents. We seek to nurture a racially and culturally diverse community of playwrights, directors, actors and technical specialists to hone their craft and to network creative opportunities. Finally, we support a racially and culturally diverse management staff and board of directors who, together, promote audiences that reflect the rich variety of our Pittsburgh community. Through such sharing of talents, resources, perspectives and experiences we aspire to provide artistic enlightenment that will strengthen our civic community.** Visit us on Facebook and Twitter Copyright 2007-2014 Pittsburgh Playwrights Theatre Company
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