[e-drive][AUDITION - TORONTO]

[Chris Blanchenot]

Please direct all responses and inquiries directly to the theatre or
association listed in the e-drive notice below.

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AUDITION - TORONTO
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Equity Showcase Theatre announces auditions for The Power of the Dog by 
Howard Barker, directed by Christopher Brauer.  Richard Rose will be the

Supervising Director and the movement coach/choreographer is Heidi
Strauss.

All parts available.
Including:  Stalin, Churchill, Ilona (a fashion model), McGroot (a
radical 
Scottish comedian, clown and juggler), Sorge (a Russian officer), a wide

range of Russian Politicians and Soldiers.

Auditions will be held Thursday March 4, Friday March 5, and Sunday
March 7 
at Equity Showcase Theatre, 651 Dufferin St.  In Toronto in the Camera
Room.

Rehearsals will begin Tues. April 6, and performances are Thursday -
Sunday 
May 20-23, May 27-30, and June 3-6.

The Power of the Dog is a highly physical ensemble piece with very 
challenging text.  We are looking for a diverse cast, which includes all

shapes, sizes and cultural backgrounds.  

CONTACT INFO:

Please mail resumes (no emails please) to:
Christopher Brauer, Director - Power of the Dog,
Equity Showcase Theatre,
651 Dufferin St.,
Toronto, ON,
M6K 2B2

Phone Christopher Brauer for inquiries @: 416.531.8889.

We will contact the people we wish to see.

Please prepare 2 contrasting monologues, one of which should be from the

classical repertoire (it does   not have to be Shakespeare).  Perusal
copies 
of the play will be available at EST, and the Metro Reference Library.

The Power of the Dog, by Howard Barker, contrasts the ideological 
complacency of the makers of history with the nightmarish ballet
performed 
by those who seek to evade its consequences.  It is 1946.  Stalin and 
Churchill secretly meet to sculpt post-war Europe. At the same time, a 
fashion model who has been criss-crossing the ravaged continent having 
herself photographed at sites of atrocity encounters a small battalion
of 
Russian soldiers. Having collaborated with all sides to say alive, her 
strategy of "accept everything, resist nothing" is shaken by her passion
for 
an equally survivalist Russian officer.  In the face of the capricious 
lunacy of their political leaders, they create a morality for
themselves, 
treading the murderous line between truth and accommodation.

Equity members will be seen first at all open audition calls. Equity
members cast in this production will be engaged under an Equity form of
contract. CAEA members: please bring your membership card to the
audition. 
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Canadian Actors' Equity Association
44 Victoria Street, 12th Floor
Toronto, ON M5C 3C4
Tel: 416-867-9165
Fax: 416-867-9246
Email:  communications at caea.com