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Auditions: S&B #1
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Funnyhouse of a Negro by Adrienne Kennedy
Director Kym Moore, Stage Manager Maria 'Ria' DiLullo
Performances
September 25 through October 5, 2008 in Leeds Theatre
Auditions in Leeds Theatre
Thursday May 1 from 7pm-10pm
Friday May 2 from 3pm-5pm and 7pm-10pm
Saturday May 3 Callbacks from 12pm-3pm
Any actor interested in auditioning for "Funnyhouse" may chose to either prepare a song, monologue, scene or poetry reading that they may chose as they will OR select one of the following "sides" from the play. All actors should do their best to read the play before auditions, whether they choose to do a scene/monologue from the play for auditions or not.
Here are the sides: Negro-Sarah: "Part of the time I live with Raymond... (up through) Black was evil."
Negro-Sarah: "My friends will be white... (up through) He is very interested in Negros."
Landlady: "Ever since her father hung himself in a harlem hotel when Patrice Lumumba was murdered she hides herself in her room... (up through) I always did know she thought she was somebody else, a Queen or something, somebody else."
Duchess/Funnyman scene: Duchess: "My father is arriving and what am I to do? (up through) Duchess: And she is in the asylum."
Man/Patrice Lumumba "I am a nigger of two generations... (up through) I would not have blugeoned my father's face with an ebony mask."
ALL/Anyone can read this monologue: "He never tires of the journey... (up through) I am bound to him unless, of course, he should die."
Funnyhouse of a Negro, "is an agonizing picture of the inner torment of a young student who cannot bear the pressures of being black in America." Adrienne Kennedy is unquestionably a writer of considerable penetration with a decided gift for poetic characterization and dialogue and a deft sense of theater values and experimental dramaturgy. The play gives expression to an hour of anguish in the mind of a sensitive Negro girl, Sarah, whose dreams lead to madness and eventual suicide."
Cast of Characters: Sarah,Negro Duchess of Hapsburg, One of Herselves Queen Victoria, One of Herselves Patrice Lumumba, One of Herselves Jesus, One of Herselves The Mother Landlady, FunnyLady Raymond, Funnyman
Casting note: Open casting to all Brown University community members, race, gender, ethnicity is not a factor. Also interested in students with movement (dance: capoiera, African, modern etc. and/or sports: gymnastics, swimming, field hockey etc.) and music (plays an instrument or sings) backgrounds. Spoken word poets encouraged to audition as well. Some training in acting is a plus, but not required.
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