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Breakdown
2016-17 Season:
WHEN THE RAIN STOPS FALLING
by Andrew Bovell
directed by Blanka Zizka
First rehearsal: Tuesday, September 13, 2016
First preview: Wednesday, October 12, 2016
Opening: Wednesday, October 19, 2016
Closing: Sunday, November 6, 2016
Seeking:
Gabriel Law:
Male, 20s-30s, any race/ethnicity. Gabriel Law is a sentimental young Londoner in the late 1980s. He has a tenuous relationship with his mother Elizabeth and an unquenchable curiosity about the father he cannot remember.
Andrew Price:
Male, 20s-30s, any race/ethnicity. The grandson of Gabriel Law, tries to reconnect with the father who left him as a child.
Gabriel York:
Male, 50s-60s, any race/ethnicity. After abandoning his family in the early 2000s, the reclusive Gabriel believes he is not the fatherly type. Still, in 2039, Gabriel tries to mend his relationship with the son he has not seen in decades.
Younger Elizabeth Law:
Female, 20s-30s, any race/ethnicity. Imaginatively intellectual and suspicious of her husband, Elizabeth resents being stuck at home with a toddler in the 1960s.
Older Elizabeth Law:
Female, 50s-60s, any race/ethnicity. A woman with no patience for nostalgia, Elizabeth insists she can care for herself despite her drinking problem and weakening body.
Younger Gabrielle York:
Female, 20s-30s, any race/ethnicity. Grew up in Southern Australia and thinks it’s the ugliest place on earth. She’s going stir-crazy, but she’s not as tough as she pretends it to be.
Older Gabrielle York:
Female, 50s-60s, any race/ethnicity. Gabrielle is losing her sense of time and space, forcing her into a fearful, nostalgic and uncertain state of mind.
Joe Ryan:
Male, 50s-60s, any race/ethnicity. Joe has been steadfastly in love with his wife Gabrielle for twenty-five years, no matter how distant she may be.
Henry Law:
Male, 40s-50s, any race/ethnicity. Born in 1928, Henry was the husband of Elizabeth and father of Gabriel Law. Erratic, and always yearning for more than he has.
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CONSTELLATIONS
by Nick Payne
directed by Tea Alagic
First rehearsal: Tuesday, December 13, 2016
First preview: Wednesday, January 11, 2017
Opening: Wednesday, January 18, 2017
Closing: Sunday, February 5, 2017
All roles have been CAST. Actors will be considered for possible replacements if needed:
ROLAND:
Role CAST. Male, 20s-30s, any race/ethnicity. An earnest, down-to-earth beekeeper with a good heart.
MARIANNE:
Role CAST. Female, 20s-30s, any race/ethnicity. Witty and sharp, Marianne is a cosmologist studying space and tryin to find her place within it.
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3RD SHOW: TBD
directed by Blanka Zizka
First rehearsal: February 7 or February 14, 2016
First preview: March 22, 2016
Opening: March 29, 2016
Closing: April 16, 2016
Optional extension closing: April 23, 2016
All roles available.
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