[e-drive][AUDITION - TORONTO]
Chris Blanchenot
chris at caea.com
Thu Feb 26 14:09:35 EST 2004
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
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