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Auditions for SCP’s first production of its 80th season, </SPAN><SPAN
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for Godot</SPAN><SPAN
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by Samuel Beckett, will take place on Tuesday, June 5 and Thursday, June 7 at
the Playhouse, 12 S. Church St., Schenectady, NY<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>12305.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Registration for auditions begins at
7:00 p.m. each night.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
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<P class=MsoNormal style="mso-pagination: none"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; language: EN; mso-ansi-language: EN"><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The plot of Samuel
Beckett's </SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-STYLE: italic; language: EN; mso-ansi-language: EN">Waiting
for Godot</SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; language: EN; mso-ansi-language: EN"> is simple to
relate. Two tramps are waiting by a sickly looking tree for the arrival of M.
Godot. They quarrel, make up, contemplate suicide, try to sleep, eat a carrot
and gnaw on some chicken bones. Two other characters appear, a master and a
slave, who perform a grotesque scene in the middle of the play. A young boy
arrives to say that M. Godot will not come today, but that he will come
tomorrow. The play is a development of the title, </SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-STYLE: italic; language: EN; mso-ansi-language: EN">Waiting
for Godot</SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; language: EN; mso-ansi-language: EN">. He does not come
and the two tramps resume their vigil by the tree, which between the first and
second day has sprouted a few leaves, the only symbol of a possible order in a
thoroughly alienated world.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="mso-pagination: none"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; language: EN; mso-ansi-language: EN"><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Many ingenious
theories have been advanced to provide satisfactory interpretations for the
characters of Beckett's play. Religious or mythical interpretations prevail. The
two tramps Estragon (Gogo) and Vladimir (Didi) may be Everyman and his
conscience. The most obvious interpretation of Godot is that he is God. The play
is theatre of the absurd. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; language: EN; mso-ansi-language: EN"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; TEXT-DECORATION: underline; mso-armenian-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-currency-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; language: EN; mso-ansi-language: EN; text-underline: single">AVAILABLE
ROLES<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; language: EN; mso-ansi-language: EN"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="mso-pagination: none"><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; language: EN; mso-ansi-language: EN">(Estragon)
Gogo </SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-STYLE: italic; language: EN; mso-ansi-language: EN">(age
unimportant) </SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; language: EN; mso-ansi-language: EN">is the less
confident tramp, and at one moment is ready to hang himself.
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; language: EN; mso-ansi-language: EN"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="mso-pagination: none"><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; language: EN; mso-ansi-language: EN">(Vladimir)
DiDi<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-STYLE: italic; language: EN; mso-ansi-language: EN">(age
unimportant) </SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; language: EN; mso-ansi-language: EN">is the more
hopeful, philosophical tramp. He is the one who keeps reminding them what they
are waiting for. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; language: EN; mso-ansi-language: EN"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="mso-pagination: none"><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; language: EN; mso-ansi-language: EN">Pozzo</SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; language: EN; mso-ansi-language: EN"> </SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-STYLE: italic; language: EN; mso-ansi-language: EN">(age
unimportant) </SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; language: EN; mso-ansi-language: EN">would seem to be
the evil master, the exploiter. But perhaps he is Godot, or an evil incarnation
of Godot. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; language: EN; mso-ansi-language: EN"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="mso-pagination: none"><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; language: EN; mso-ansi-language: EN">Lucky</SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; language: EN; mso-ansi-language: EN"> </SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-STYLE: italic; language: EN; mso-ansi-language: EN">(age
unimportant) </SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; language: EN; mso-ansi-language: EN">is anything but - a
slave figure. His part is played mostly in pantomime, with one long, complex,
monologue, reflective of James Joyce.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; language: EN; mso-ansi-language: EN"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="mso-pagination: none"><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; language: EN; mso-ansi-language: EN">Boy</SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; language: EN; mso-ansi-language: EN"> </SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-STYLE: italic; language: EN; mso-ansi-language: EN">(10-13)
</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; language: EN; mso-ansi-language: EN">Has a
small but important scene at the end of each act. Would not require a large time
commitment until the end.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Waiting for Godot
</SPAN><SPAN
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be directed by Melissa Brown.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>Production dates are October 19, 20, 21 and 24-28.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Perusal scripts are available.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Volunteers are needed to help build the
set and work backstage.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>House
managers and hospitality staff are also needed.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>For more information, contact the
director at 370-5828 or<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>email her
at mbrown96@ nycap.rr.com.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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