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AUDITION - TORONTO
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Acting Up Stage Theatre Company Inc. 
presents the Toronto premiere of

john & jen

Music by Andrew Lippa	
Book by Tom Greenwald and Andrew Lippa
Lyrics by Tom Greenwald	

Director: Michael Jones
Musical Director: Wayne Gwillim
Artistic Producer: Mitchell Marcus

Venue: The Poor Alex Theatre (296 Brunswick Avenue at Bloor Street)
Rehearsals: January 3rd-25th (Tuesday-Thursday evenings and weekends)
Production Run: January 26th-February 12th, 2006

Acting Up Stage, the company that produced last year's Canadian premiere
of Jonathan Larson's tick, tick-BOOM!, will be holding auditions for
their second production, the Toronto premiere of Andrew Lippa's john &
jen. 

A truly original musical that takes a look at the complexities of family
relationships,  particularly the bonds between brother and sister and
the bonds between parent and child 
 john & jen is a show brimming with intelligence, wit, and beautiful
melodies.

This is the story of Jen and her relationships with the two Johns of her
life:  her younger brother, who was killed in Vietnam, and his namesake,
Jen's son who is trying to find his way in a confusing world.  With a
cast of only two people, john & jen is a tour-de-force for two actors
who take Jen and John from childhood, through adolescence, and beyond.

Set against a background of American history from 1950 through 1990,
john & jen is a musical about connections, commitment, and the healing
of the human heart.

AUDITION INFORMATION

Performers of all ethnic and racial backgrounds are encouraged to
audition. Auditions will be held on Monday, September 5th (daytime) and
Tuesday, September 6th (evening). 

Please note that this production is applying to engage Equity artists
through the Independent Artists Projects Policy ("Indie").

SEEKING THE FOLLOWING ROLES

Both actors cast need to be comfortable playing a variety of ages, from
childhood through to young adults (for John) and middle age (for Jen).

Jen (Equity) - changes from protective older sister to rebellious hippy
in the first act; in the second act, a mother struggling with the
conflicts between protecting her child and allowing him to grow -
soprano/mezzo belt, low G to top F

John (Equity or non-Equity) - ages in both acts from birth through to
age 18, in the first act becoming a conservative all-American soldier,
in the second act a concerned son with a slightly rebellious streak -
light/high baritone or low tenor, low A to top G

PLEASE SUBMIT HEADSHOTS, RESUMES AND A COVER LETTER TO:

MITCHELL MARCUS, ARTISTIC PRODUCER
ACTING UP STAGE THEATRE COMPANY
76 VENTURA WAY
THORNHILL, ON
L4J 7T4

SUBMISSIONS MUST BE RECEIVED NO LATER THAN FRIDAY, AUGUST 19TH 

Please email any questions to actingupstage at rogers.com (but please no
email submissions) or visit www.actingupstage.com
 
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