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Announcing auditions for “Dearly Departed”!
A Comedy by David Bottrell and Jessie Jones
Directed by Diane Malone
In the Baptist backwoods of the Bible Belt, the beleaguered Turpin family proves that living and dying in the South are seldom tidy and always hilarious. Despite their earnest efforts to pull themselves together for their father’s funeral, the Turpin’s other problems keep overshadowing the solemn occasion: Firstborn Ray-Bud drinks himself silly as the funeral bills mount; Junior, the younger son, is juggling financial ruin, a pack of no-neck monster kids, and a wife who suspects him of infidelity in the family car; their spinster sister, Delightful, copes with death as she does life, by devouring junk food; and all the neighbors add more than two cents. As the situation becomes fraught with mishap, Ray-Bud says to his long-suffering wife, “When I die, don’t tell nobody. Just bury me in the backyard and tell everybody I left you.” Amidst the chaos, the Turpins turn for comfort to their friends and neighbors, an eccentric community of misfits who just manage to pull together and help each other through their hours of need, and finally, the funeral.
Please prepare a 1 minute comedic monologue and be prepared for cold readings from the script
Needed are:
1— African American male (45 – 65 years old)
1— African American female (45 – 65 years old)
2— African American male (25–45 years old)
2— African American female (25 – 45 years old)
1— African American female (35 – 55 years old)
1– Caucasian or Hispanic female (25–45 years old)
1– Caucasian or Hispanic male (45 – 65 years old)
1— Caucasian or Hispanic female (45-65 years old)
Audition Date: May 21, 2008
Time: 7:00 p.m.- please arrive 15 minutes early sign-in
Location: Gallista Gallery
1913 S. Flores St. San Antonio, TX 78204
Performance: July 11 – 27, 2008
Thursday, Friday and Saturday – 8 pm and Sunday – 4 pm
Call or email us to confirm an audition slot at (210) 656-0349 or email paulr@therenaissanceguild.org
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Our theme for this ActOne Series is “New Beginnings”, featuring scripts that illuminate the new beginning/rebirth of a life experience (ex: relationship, job, family, etc).
I NEVER
Writer: Torence White
Director: Justin Keown
Brandon: Craig Allen
Courtney: Nicole Thomas
Becky: Inez Eddington
Kelly: Laura Tonerlin
CONTRIBUTION FOR A GOOD CAUSE
Writer: P. G. Marlar
Director: Ann Turner
Mr. Davis: David Clingan
Karen: Sabrina Sanford
The Wounded Heart of a Man
Writer: Kim Bryant Smith
Director: Danielle King
Darius: Eric Moore
Vernique: Angela Nichols
Dante: Andrew Jacobi Jeter
THE BIG SIGN
Writer: Amy Whittenberger
Director: Jenelva Carter
Nora: DeAnna Navarro
Karen: Schronda Donald
Frank: Charles Riley
IN THE BEGINNING
Writer: Rachelle Neuman
Director: Stephanie Hicks
Girl Baby: Cynthia Castro
Boy Baby: Rick Clyde
The Visit
Writer: Chantel Linay
Director: Martha Buchanan
Alorah: Scharlette Donald
Bryan: Ruel Martens
Nurse: Ashley Lewis-Blunt
CLEAVER
Writer: Keisha Poiro
Director: Hector Machado
Mouser: Robert Martinez
Ross: John Fitzhugh
Betty: Barbara Ann Puloski-Robles
Patty Jean: Marilyn Buchanan
Cleaver/Frank: Steve Valdez
Policeman: James Gustafson
Scenes from AOS Vol X – Photos by Curits Hahn
Performances:
May 30th & 31th – 8PM
Jump Start Theatre
108 Blue Star, San Antonio, TX 78204
Tickets are just $8!
For more information: call (210) 656-0349, click here to visit our Myspace page The Renaissanceguild
Jenelva Carter & Danielle King, Program Mgrs
The ActOne Series (“AOS”) was developed to provide a venue and a voice to writers. Focusing mainly on local San Antonio writers, TRG produces excerpts from several unpublished pieces. Many writers who we’ve worked with have had their plays produced all over the nation and most recently, in New York. Through two evenings of performances, the writers get the opportunity to see their works come to life, local actors get to show their stuff on stage and the San Antonio community gets the opportunity to celebrate the work of their neighbors and friends. The AOS atmosphere is very casual with musical interludes used to segue in between the plays, most of which are only 10-15 minutes in length. Afterwards, the audience can hang around and participate in a Q&A session with the writers. All in all it makes for a pretty “hip” night at the theatre.
Click here to visit our Myspace page The Renaissanceguild
Grant Writer wanted!
TRG is looking for a Grant writer who is successful & experienced in grants for non-profit art organizations. Primary responsibilities include; research, write, edit and prepare grants for presentation or submission. Pay will be based off of percentage of grant earnings.
For job description, details, and contact information, click here
Thank you for your interest and support!