MOTHER WOVE THE MORNING OPEN - Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Fairfax Auditions

MOTHER WOVE THE MORNING

– OPEN Auditions by APPOINTMENT in VA

Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Fairfax Oakton VA Benefit (Theatre Authority approval pending) No pay (possible travel stipend).

Producer: Susan Bennett

Author: Carol Lynn Pearson

Dir: Sarah Jebian

1st reh: 9/19/11. Rehearses M, F (7:30 - 9:30 PM) and Sat (10-2). Perfs: 10/21 and 10/22.

OPEN Auditions by APPOINTMENT:

Tuesday, September 13, 2011 Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Fairfax

7:30 PM – 9:30 PM 2709 Hunter Mill Road

Oakton VA 22124

Auditions are in the Sanctuary.

For an appointment, contact Susan Bennet:
scbennett@cox.net.

Cold-read from script, sides will be provided. Please bring a picture & resume, stapled back-to-back.

Callbacks will be held on September 14.

Benefit production. All proceeds will be donated to the Fistula Foundation, an organization that provides life-saving surgery to repair obstetric fistulas in Ethiopia and other African countries.

Seeking:

Carol Lynn:

40s-60s. Present-day character. Mother of four, wife, poet, author. Very nice Mormon lady with a backbone of steel. Inquisitive. Aching for the mother she never knew existed. Spiritually lost and finding her way.

Bruen the Paleolithic:

Any age. Character from the year 20,000 BCE. Earthy. Connected to all living things. The original wise woman.

Rachel:

20s. Bible character, 600 BCE. A fighter. Knows how to play the good little girl, but is hiding a secret that could get her killed.

Helah the Midianite Virgin:

10 years old. Character from 1300 BCE. Has witnessed the slaughter of her family; has been kidnapped and made a slave.

Amenepshut the Egyptian Priestess:

Any age. Character from 1200 BCE. Sassy, sarcastic, incredulous. Not afraid to argue or challenge.

Lydia and the Rape of the Levite’s Concubine:

50s-60s. Character from 1000 BCE. Might be insane. A broken soul. Witnessed her friend being raped to death.

Io the Greek:

20s-30s. Character from 475 BCE. Vivacious. Desperately wants to be onstage, but is forbidden because she is a woman. Flair for comedy.

Julia the Gnostic:

Any age. Character from 200 CE. Warm, open soul. Peaceful. Believes in the holiness of women.

Paula the Christian at Ephesus:

30s-40s. Character from 431 CE. Can talk the talk, but has a twinkle in her eye when she says it. Accepts her lot in life as a woman who is inferior to men in every way…or does she?

Genevieve the Witch:

Any age. Character from the year 1432. Mysterious. Fed up; has given up the battle, but not the war. Confident in her own skin; knows who and what she is. Proud. Not afraid to die.

Running Cloud the Native American:

Any age. Character from the year 1600. Tells the story of creation as she knows it. Should move well and be physically expressive.

Phoebe the Shaker:

Any age; African American (or any ethnicity). Character from 1825. Escaped slave. Was “saved” by Mother Ann, the leader of the Shaker movement in the US. Has found her own power as a woman; courageous, strong, healing.

Emma Smith the Mormon First Lady:

Caucasian, 30s. Character from 1842. Heartbroken over her husband's decision to embrace polygamy. Confused. Proud. A “steel magnolia”.

Elizabeth Cady Stanton the American Feminist:

Caucasian, 60s-70s. Character from 1870. Sassy with a capital “S”. May be older than your grandmother, but isn't afraid to show you who's boss. Tough as nails. Very funny.

Hilda the Nazi Woman:

Caucasian, 30s-40s. Character from 1942. Does as she's told, doesn't question, will do whatever it takes to protect what is hers, even if that means betraying a friend.

Rebecca the Jewish Woman:

30s-40s. Character from 1942. Knows what is coming, but is powerless to stop it. Although she is terrified, she holds herself together with grace and strength, and faces what will come with courage.

Marie the Therapist:

Any age. Present-day character. A therapist. Helps Daniel to embrace his “feminine” side by letting him know that “emotional” or “feminine” doesn't equal weak.

Daniel, Marie’s Client:

Any age. Played by a woman. Present-day character. Emotionally shut-off. His marriage is falling apart because, like his father before him, he can't express himself emotionally, and his wife is tired of feeling lonely in their marriage.

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