<div dir="ltr">Updated with Audition Dates!<br><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">---------- Forwarded message ---------<br>From: <strong class="gmail_sendername" dir="auto">Evan Jones</strong> <span dir="auto"><<a href="mailto:epjones1234@gmail.com">epjones1234@gmail.com</a>></span><br>Date: Thu, May 4, 2023 at 10:43 AM<br>Subject: Auditions for Buried Child at ACT<br>To: <<a href="mailto:capdist-auditions@capdisttheater.org">capdist-auditions@capdisttheater.org</a>><br></div><br><br><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div style="text-align:center;margin:0px;font-family:"Segoe UI Historic","Segoe UI",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(5,5,5);font-size:15px">Albany Civic Theater announces auditions for </div><div style="text-align:center;margin:0px;font-family:"Segoe UI Historic","Segoe UI",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(5,5,5)"><font size="4">Buried Child by Sam Shepard</font></div><div style="text-align:center;margin:0px;font-family:"Segoe UI Historic","Segoe UI",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(5,5,5);font-size:15px">directed by Evan Jones</div><div style="text-align:center;margin:0px;font-family:"Segoe UI Historic","Segoe UI",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(5,5,5);font-size:15px"><b>May 15 & May 16 @ 7pm</b></div><div style="margin:0.5em 0px 0px;font-family:"Segoe UI Historic","Segoe UI",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(5,5,5);font-size:15px">"The setting is a squalid farm home occupied by a family filled with suppressed violence and an unease born of deep-seated unhappiness. The characters are a ranting alcoholic grandfather; a sanctimonious grandmother who goes on drinking bouts with the local minister; and their sons, Tilden, an All-American footballer now a hulking semi-idiot; and Bradley, who has lost one leg to a chainsaw. Into their midst comes Vince, a grandson none of them recognizes or remembers, and his girlfriend, Shelly, who cannot comprehend the madness to which she is suddenly introduced. The family harbors a dark secret, creating a cloud of guilt."<br>Winner of the 1979 Pulitzer Prize!</div><div style="margin:0.5em 0px 0px;font-family:"Segoe UI Historic","Segoe UI",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(5,5,5);font-size:15px">Performers of all backgrounds are encouraged to audition and will be considered.</div><div style="margin:0.5em 0px 0px;font-family:"Segoe UI Historic","Segoe UI",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(5,5,5);font-size:15px">Rehearsals will begin in Early July, and will be based on actor availability. Please bring a comprehensive list of conflict dates.<br><b>Performance dates:</b> Sept 8-Sept 24, Fri-Sun</div><div style="margin:0.5em 0px 0px;font-family:"Segoe UI Historic","Segoe UI",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(5,5,5);font-size:15px"><b>Character Breakdown:</b><br>(age ranges are approximate)</div><div style="margin:0.5em 0px 0px;font-family:"Segoe UI Historic","Segoe UI",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(5,5,5);font-size:15px">Dodge - Male, 60's-70's - The family patriarch.</div><div style="margin:0.5em 0px 0px;font-family:"Segoe UI Historic","Segoe UI",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(5,5,5);font-size:15px">Halie - Female, 60's - Dodge's wife.</div><div style="margin:0.5em 0px 0px;font-family:"Segoe UI Historic","Segoe UI",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(5,5,5);font-size:15px">Tilden - Male, 40's - Dodge and Halie's eldest son.</div><div style="margin:0.5em 0px 0px;font-family:"Segoe UI Historic","Segoe UI",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(5,5,5);font-size:15px">Bradley - Male, 30's-40's - Dodge and Halie's second son.</div><div style="margin:0.5em 0px 0px;font-family:"Segoe UI Historic","Segoe UI",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(5,5,5);font-size:15px">Vince - Male, 20's - Tilden's son.</div><div style="margin:0.5em 0px 0px;font-family:"Segoe UI Historic","Segoe UI",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(5,5,5);font-size:15px">Shelly - Female, 20's - Vince's girlfriend.</div><div style="margin:0.5em 0px 0px;font-family:"Segoe UI Historic","Segoe UI",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(5,5,5);font-size:15px">Father Dewis - Male, Any Age - A Protestant minister.</div><div style="margin:0.5em 0px 0px;font-family:"Segoe UI Historic","Segoe UI",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(5,5,5);font-size:15px"><br></div><div style="margin:0.5em 0px 0px;font-family:"Segoe UI Historic","Segoe UI",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(5,5,5);font-size:15px">Sign-ups will begin at 6:30 and auditions will start at 7. Auditions will consist of readings from the script. The script can be read at this link: <a href="https://tinyurl.com/2p89hc8x?fbclid=IwAR0mwpeylunlZFDN8ZSfRzQ9ZjFxGMnYSk18WTh-oM8-trKLoo37qBtZrZY" rel="nofollow" role="link" style="text-decoration-line:none;border-width:0px;border-style:initial;border-color:initial;outline:none;list-style:none;margin:0px;text-align:inherit;padding:0px;box-sizing:border-box;background-color:transparent;display:inline;font-family:inherit" target="_blank">https://tinyurl.com/2p89hc8x</a></div></div></div>
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