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== Cast ==
 
== Cast ==
I’ll be looking for a cast of 4 singers and up to 32 character actors (including 4 from youth theatre). The actors don’t need to be available for the full 2 month rehearsal period as characterisation will be developed on a one-to-one basis.
 
  
Auditions in June 2008, any questions please let me know, knittingcorner@hotmail.com
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'''Singers'''
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Judith - [[Charlotte Vaight]]
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Angela - [[Jenny McLaughlin]]
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Doug - [[Charles Doyle]]
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Brian - [[Mark Dodgeon]]
  
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'''Actors'''
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*Patrick - [[Phillip Gill]]
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*Billy - [[Dave Silk]]
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*Mitch - [[Dion Williams]]
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*Josh - [[Dave Chaisty]]
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*Francis - [[Christopher Poke]]
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*Ray - [[Steve Imrie]]
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*Orville - [[Bob Callender]]
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*Nick - [[Matt Fox]]
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*Dwight - [[Adam Crook]]
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*Roscoe - [[Alan Buckman]]
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*Paul - [[Jack King]]
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*Nat - [[John Lyne]]
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*Bud - [[Steve Brown]]
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*Joe - [[Lee Ridgeway]]
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*Miles - [[John Watson]]
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*Christopher - [[Barry Heselden]]
  
'''THE SINGERS (all aged 20+)'''
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*Tracey - [[Carrie Daniel]]
 
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*Rebecca - [[Fiona Daffern]]
Judith - Soprano, sister to Bud
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*Claudia - [[Helen Chadney]]
 
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*Helen - [[Christine Theophilus]]
Doug - Baritone (has traditionally been black)
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*Wendy - [[Caroline Durant]]
 
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*Rafaella - [[Sue Jacobsen]]
Brian - Tenor, believable as Ray’s friend
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*Nancy - [[Jeanette Hoile]]
 
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*Sally - [[Nicki Pruss]]
Angela - Alto, Claudia’s secretary
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*Joanne - [[Kristy Davis]]
 
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*Bertha - [[Emma Hillman]]
'''THE ACTORS'''
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*Grace - [[Melanie Duignan]]
 
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*Kim - tbc (Youth Group)
Men (16 Characters)'''
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*Tina - [[Sinead O’Neill]]
 
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*Charlotte - [[Ishia Osborne]]
Patrick - M, Fashion designer 30’s 40’s
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Billy - M, All-american boy, early 20’s
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Mitch - M, Any age, traditionally costumed in leather
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Josh - M, clown and leader of a group of friends
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Francis - M, gentleman, older 45+
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Ray - M, party-animal, believable as Brian’s friend
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Orville - M, middle-class ordinary bloke, 30’s 40’s
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Nick - M, drop dead gorgeous, youngish
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Dwight - M, a chorus-boy, age 18-30
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Roscoe - M, a big, old drag-queen
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Lamar - M, fast talking drug abuser, any age
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Paul - M, strong leading man, age 30+
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Nat - M, fire and brimstone orator, age 50+
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Bud - M, all-american boy 20’s/30’s (brother of Judith)
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Joe - M, a comedian, any age
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Miles - M, believable as Doug’s lover
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'''Women (12 Characters)'''
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Wendy - M/F, physically different somehow (ethnic? size? mobility?), 25+
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Tracey - F, gorgeous, age 18-30
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Rebecca - F, a typical house-wife, 30/40’s
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Claudia - F, a high-powered executive any age
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Helen - F, a grandmother, 50+
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Rafaela - F, a young mother 20’s
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Nancy - F, a no-nonsense woman, any age
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Sally - F, any age up to around 40
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Christine - M/F, older, a drama queen
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Joanne - F, strong woman, any age
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Bertha - F, working class, age 40+
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Grace - F, strong dramatic actor, age 30+
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'''Younger actors (4 characters):'''
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Kimberley - F, age 8 (ish)
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Tim or Tina - M/F, energetic, age 14-18
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Charlotte - F, drug abuser, age 14-30
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Paco - M, teenager, age 14-18
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== Crew ==
 
== Crew ==

Revision as of 10:29, 20 June 2008

Poster by Poster Designer

music by Janet Hood and lyrics and additional text by Bill Russell

Directed by Ruth Huggett

Performances: Tue 21st - Sat 25th October 2008, Prompt Corner


Introduction

Elegies is a collection of songs and monologues inspired by the AIDS memorial quilt - a memorial to the lives of people who have died of AIDS related causes.

Surprisingly the show is fun and serves as a celebration of the lives of people affected. The subject matter is dark and moving at times, but overall is presented with humour and joy.

Cast

Singers Judith - Charlotte Vaight Angela - Jenny McLaughlin Doug - Charles Doyle Brian - Mark Dodgeon

Actors

Crew

Reviews

Some review quotes go here


Gallery

Reminiscences and Anecdotes

Members are encouraged to write about their experiences of working on or seeing this production. Please leave your name. Anonymous entries may be deleted.

See Also

References

<references/> From the Wikipedia entry on Elegies: Elegies For Angels, Punks and Raging Queens is a song cycle with music by Janet Hood and lyrics and additional text by Bill Russell. The work features songs and monologues inspired by the NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt and Edgar Lee Masters' Spoon River Anthology. Each of the pieces is written from the perspective of friends and family members dealing with the loss of loved ones to AIDS.<ref>Elegies on Wikipedia</ref>

External Links

Wikpedia entry