[Capdist-auditions] EARLY AUDITIONS for THEATER VOICES Staged Reading of A LESSON BEFORE DYING, directed by Carol Charniga

[Theater Voices]

*THEATER VOICES will hold early auditions for a staged reading of Romulus
Linney’s A LESSON BEFORE DYING, directed by Carol Charniga.*



*Location*

Steamer No. 10 Theatre, 500 Western Avenue, Albany - corner of West
Lawrence Street.



*Times*

    Sunday  January 5 at 7-9pm

    Monday January 6 at 7-9pm



Actors will be asked to read scenes from the play.  Please arrive at the
start time and be prepared to stay.


Production dates are May 16-18 (four performances Fri.-Sun*.) *Rehearsals
will begin in early April



*Synopsis*:



Set in the Louisiana backwoods in 1948*, A Lesson Before Dying* is the
story of 2 young black men. Jefferson, innocent and awaiting execution,
insists that he will be dragged to the electric chair like the hog he was
compared to at his trial. Grant, a schoolteacher anxious to leave the
South, has a debt of honor to attempt to help Jefferson approach his death
with dignity. Together both men learn the power of love and compassion,
individual heroism and freedom as a state of mind.

Written by playwright, Romulus Linney, the play is based on Ernest J.
Gaines' celebrated novel about life and justice in pre-civil rights
Louisiana.



All characters are African American except Sherriff Guidry

All have Southern or Louisiana accents


*Seeking*:



*Jefferson* – the prisoner, 20’s-30's

*Grant Wiggins* – a schoolteacher and friend, 20’s to 30’s

*Miss Emma* - Jefferson's Godmother, 60’s to 70’s

*Vivian* - Grant's girlfriend and fellow teacher, 20’s to 30’s

*Reverend Ambrose* – a minister, 50’s to 60’s

*Guidry* – The Sheriff, 40’s to 60’s



contact info at theatervoices.org with questions



www.theatervoices.org for more information about Theater Voices
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