[Capdist-auditions] Cap Dist posting for Drums Along the Mohawk Outoor Drama

[Kyle Jenks]

Castand Crew needed for Drums Along the Mohawk Outdoor Drama
 
There will be four performances of WalterD. Edmond’s classic tale, Drums Along the Mohawk, produced and adapted for thestage by Kyle Jenks. This story takes place in 1777 and recounts the events ofthe American Revolution as it pertained to inhabitants of the Mohawk Valley ofupstate NY.
 
Performances dates and locations:
 
JulyPerformances
·        Sat.July 27, 2013 5pm 
·        Sun.July 28, 2013 2pm 
Tawasentha Park 
188 Route 146?
Guilderland, NY 12009 
 
AugustPerformances
·        Sat.Aug 3, 2013 5pm
·        Sun.Aug 4, 2013 2pm 
Gelston Castle Estate 
980 Robinson Road 
Mohawk, NY 13407 
 
Rehearsals for the first performanceweekend will be conducted from July 13th through July 26th at TawasenthaPark in Guilderland. NY. Please plan for at least one other rehearsal between theperformance weekends. Dress rehearsal for August 3-4 will be in the morning ofAug. 3, 2013 at Gelston Castle Estate.
 
Actors will be paid a stipend at thecompletion of the run. Stipend rates vary with the size of the role performed.
 
Auditions will be by appointment only.  Please send headshot and resume to kylejenks at datmod.com. After receipt of headshot and resume, youwill be contacted for an audition appointment.
 
Talent will be asked to read from thescript for most parts. 
 
We will be casting for the following roles:
 
GIL MARTIN:
·        Lead male: 20’s: a bit naïve and innocent. Hard worker, in love with hiswife. Wants a family and to live a decent life. Singing ability a plus.
NICHOLAS HERKIMER
·        Hero: 49- 53 years old. Affluent but humble father figure with acommanding presence.  Head of the TryonCounty Militia. Head of the Committee of Safety. Rank: Brigadier General. Appointedby Maj. General Philip Schuyler in Albany. Rock of the Mohawk Valley. Belovedby the Mohawk Valley patriots. Unshakeable patriot. Optimal but not necessary:About 6’ tall. Singing ability a plus but not a necessity.
BRIGADIERGENERAL BENEDICT ARNOLD
·        America’s best fighting general. A favorite of “General George Washington.Brash, confident, yet civilized and a steadfast patriot.
MRS. DEMOOTH
·        40’s: Is sweet and supportive of her husband and the patriot viewpointbut we learn she has a conniving side. Optimal if she is petite.
COL. BARRY ST. LEGER
·        Falsely confident, a bit arrogant British Colonel. Age: Early 30’s. Agood formal British accent is a plus but not necessary.
SIR JOHN JOHNSON
·        Falsely confident, a bit arrogant Tory leader. [Tory=American colonist loyal to theBritish Crown]. Age: Early 30’s.
ENSIGNWALTER BUTLER
·        Son of the Mohawk Valley’s most powerful and prominent Tory JohnButler.  [Tory=American colonist loyal tothe British Crown].  Age: 20’s to early30’s. Confident, intelligent, brash, a ladies man. A lawyer by profession.  Excellent motivator and a man of means. Canbe ruthless.
CREWPOSITION OPEN
·        Assistant Director/Stage Manager
For more information about Drums Along theMohawk Outdoor Drama, please visit 
our web site at http://www.datmod.com/Or find us on Facebook 
at https://www.facebook.com/drumsalongthemohawk.

 

Kyle Jenks
Writer / Producer / Director

Drums Along the Mohawk Outdoor Drama 
by Walter D. Edmonds
Mohawk, NY
www.datmod.com
www.facebook.com/drumsalongthemohawk

[216] 509-7502


"To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream; not only plan but also believe"
Anatole France
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