<html><body style="font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><span style="font-size:20pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:#333333;">Casting</span></p><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:15pt;"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:#333333;"><i>Grand Concourse</i> by
Heidi Schreck</span></p><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:15pt;"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:#333333;">Directed by Patrick
White</span></p><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:15pt;"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:#333333;">Albany Civic Theater</span></p><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:15pt;"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:#333333;">235 Second Ave</span></p><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:15pt;"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:#333333;">Albany, NY</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:7.5pt;line-height:15pt;"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:#333333;">Auditions Monday, 11/7 & Wednesday, 11/9</span></p><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:15pt;"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:#333333;">Performances 2/3-2/19</span></p><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:7.5pt;line-height:15pt;"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:#3D3D3D;">CASTING </span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51);">2m, 2f</span></p><p><b></b></p><b></b>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:11.25pt;line-height:normal;"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:#3D3D3D;">CASTING ATTRIBUTES - </span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:#333333;">Role(s) for Black Actor(s), Role(s) for Latino Actor(s),
Multicultural casting, Strong Role for Leading Woman. All age ranges will be considered, except for Emma as noted below.</span><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:#3D3D3D;"></span></b></p><p><b></b></p><b></b>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:15pt;"><strong><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:#333333;">SHELLEY </span></strong><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:#333333;">- A nun, and the administrator of
the soup kitchen. Black actress a plus.<br><strong>EMMA </strong>- 19.
A college dropout who volunteers for Shelley. <br><strong>OSCAR </strong>-
The handsome Latino janitor of the soup kitchen.<br><strong>FROG </strong>- One
of the homeless patrons. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:#333333;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:15pt;"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:#333333;">STORY - </span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51);">Having dedicated her life to religious
service, Shelley runs a Bronx soup kitchen with unsentimental efficiency, but
lately her heart’s not quite in it. Her brisk nature masks an unsettling fear
that her efforts are meaningless. When Emma — an idealistic but confused
college dropout — arrives to volunteer, her reckless mix of generosity and
self-involvement pushes Shelley to the breaking point. With keen humor and
startling compassion, Heidi Schreck’s play navigates the mystery of faith, the
limits of forgiveness, and the pursuit of something resembling joy.</span></p><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:15pt;"><b><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:#333333;">REVIEWS</span></span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:#333333;">-<b>"<i>GRAND CONCOURSE</i> may well
break your heart. You may need tissues by the end. "</b> - <i>New York
Post </i>“Heidi Schreck’s beautiful tragicomedy of life… reminds you of why you
go to the theater in the first place.” - Chicago Sun Times "Insightful
with a moving, even shocking epiphany." - <i>Huffington Post</i>"[Heidi
Schreck] writes fluid, natural dialogue and creates detailed characters
that offer generous opportunities for actors...the words have the ring of plain
truth." - <i>The New York Times </i>"While most stories about nuns
can’t resist being feel-good and sincere, the best thing about Schreck’s story
is its dry-eyed lack of sweetness and sentiment. Amen to that." - <i>New
York Daily News</i>" Heidi Schreck's <i>Grand Concourse</i>, [is] a brutal
response to the notion of unconditional forgiveness and never-ending charity.
With its pointed perspective and merciless plot, <i>Grand Concourse</i> is
likely to rouse flashes of anger and sadness. A master provocateur of a
playwright, it's nearly impossible to walk away unscathed by Schreck's
harrowing tale." - <i>TheatreMania</i> </span></p><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:15pt;"><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial, sans-serif;font-size:12pt;">Please contact Patrick
White with questions or requests for audition sides or copies of the script, </span><a href="mailto:white.patrick1963@gmail.com" style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;font-size:12pt;"><span style="color:#333333;">white.patrick1963@gmail.com</span></a><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial, sans-serif;font-size:12pt;">
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