[Capdist-auditions] Re-opening the casting call for TWO MALES, any age, the play Forbidden to Protect, performing Saturday, May 5th in Albany

[H, M]

Hello.
This is a re-call for two males for the play, Forbidden to Protect. Here is
the original casting call, which went out a few weeks ago and which was
almost but not quite completely cast.  Rehearsals have started but there is
still time to prepare for the role. Please see below for details. Thank you.
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Hello. I am a Siena College professor facilitating the casting of a play to
be performed in Albany on the evening of Saturday, May 5th.

I chair and run an annual conference, weekend-long conference, the Battered
Mothers Custody Conference (BMCC).  This event, which will be held this
year on May 4th - 6th at the Red Lion Inn on Wolf Road, Albany,  brings
together national and local DV experts to address the legal, psychological,
and social justice barriers affecting domestic violence survivors who
attempt to gain legal protections for their children upon leaving a
relationship with an abuser.

This year, on Saturday evening, May 5th, we plan to host the original
hour-long play, *Forbidden to Protect.*  The play depicts the true-life
stories of women who lost custody of their children to an abusive
ex-partner via the family court/divorce system of our country.  The script
is taken directly from actual court transcripts and interviews with the DV
survivors whose stories are being depicted. The material is appropriately
shocking and timely, and it has profound social justice implications.  In
participating, you would be contributing to the enlightenment of the
general public about a serious pattern of societal injustice.  I hope you
will consider donating your skills to this cause.

The director and co-author of the play, Lundy Bancroft, is an
internationally known author ("Why Does He Do That?"  "The Batterer as
Parent") and expert on the dynamics of battering relationships.
http://lundybancroft.com/

Lundy has asked me to reach out to local actors to cast this play, which
will have a single performance on the evening of May 5th and will involve
2-3 rehearsals in the upcoming few weeks prior to the performance. He
also informed
me that the main roles will involve monologues of between 1000 and 1500
words, although it is my understanding that some roles involve fewer lines.

Please see below a description of the play and, beneath that, a list of the
roles to be filled.  A link at which the event is publicized is
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/forbidden-to-protect-a-debu
t-stage-performance-tickets-44165071919

If you would be interested in being in this production, please email me
back at this address, hannah at siena.edu with a cc: to Lundy Bancroft at
lundybancroft at juno.com.  Also feel free to pass on this announcement to any
of your theatre friends and colleagues. Prior acting experience is not
necessary.

Thank you!
Dr. Mo Hannah
Professor of Psychology, Siena College
Chair, BMCC



-- 
Mo Therese Hannah, Ph.D.
Professor of Psychology, Siena College
NYS Licensed Psychologist
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