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Oregon Shakespeare Festival 2014 Season
The Tempest by William Shakespeare
First rehearsal: 12/31/13, opens 2/21/14, closes 10/26/14
Director: Tony Taccone
The Cocoanuts. Music and lyrics by Irving Berlin and book by George S. Kaufman First rehearsal:12/31/13, opens 2/22/14, closes 10/26/14
Director: David Ivers
The Sign in Sidney Brustein’s Window by Lorraine Hansberry
First rehearsal: 12/31/13, opens 2/22/14, closes 7/6/14
Director: Juliet Carillo
A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle, adapted by Tracy Young
World Premiere
First rehearsal: 2/25/14, opens 4/19/14, closes 10/25/14
Director: Tracy Young
Margaret "Meg" Murry—Female, 20s-30s. Any ethnicity. Meg is the outcast of the family and also the oldest child of scientists Alex and Kate Murry. Mathematically brilliant but less than adept at other subjects in school, Meg is "awkward", unpopular, and defensive around authority figures well as her peers. Any ethnicity.
Charles Wallace Murry—Male child, 6-12 years old, Any ethnicity. The youngest Murry child. He is very smart and is the most extraordinary and the most vulnerable of the novel's human characters, and the youngest to journey to Camazotz. Charles Wallace did not talk at all until he was nearly four years old, at which time he began to speak in complete sentences. Now five years old, he seldom speaks to anyone but his family, but an empathically or telepathically "read" certain people's thoughts and feelings, and above that has an extraordinary vocabulary.
Calvin O'Keefe—Male, 20s-30s. Any ethnicity. Calvin is the third oldest of Paddy and Branwen O'Keefe's eleven children, a tall, thin, 14-year-old high school junior who is not the best in math but has to study to play on the school basketball team, and is one of the popular boys in high school.. He also likes Meg Murry. He shows some signs of being able to communicate telepathically the same power Charles Wallace seems to have.
Mrs. Whatsit—Female, 30s+, any ethnicity. Mrs. Whatsit is first described as very beautiful woman wrapped in layers of clothes and first appears in chapter one. Charles Wallace, a five year old boy in the book, found her in haunted house in the woods, where she has been living with her two friends Mrs and Mrs Which.. Mrs. Whatsit is the youngest of the Mrs. Ws (despite being over 2 billionyears old), and the best of the three at interacting with the children.
Mrs. Who—Male or Female, 40s +, any ethnicity. She quotes Shakespeare and the Bible repeatedly. Mrs. Who finds it "difficult to verbalize" in her own words.
Mrs. Which—Female, any ethnicity. Mrs. Which's physical appearance is not set; she appears as a shimmering light most of the time. However, she does once take on the appearance of a traditional witch, complete with black hat and broom. She does not stay long in this form, as corporeal appearance is quite difficult for her to maintain. She is the one who usually provides the group, most especially Meg, with the clues the children need to solve the problems encountered during their travels.
Dr. Alex Murry—Male, 40s-50s, any ethnicity. Meg's father is a physicist, researching the mysteries of the space/time continuum, specifically five-dimensional means of travel between planets. He is also the father of Meg, Sandy, Dennys and Charles Wallace. He has been missing for some time as the opens.
Dr. Kate Murry—Female, 40s-50s, any ethnicity. Meg's Mother is a microbiologist, wife of Dr. Alexander Murry, and mother of the four Murry children. She is considered beautiful by the Murry children and others.
Sandy Murry—Male adult, any ethnicity. Sandy and his twin brother Dennys are the middle children in the Murry family, older than Charles Wallace but younger than Meg.
Dennys Murry— Male adult, any ethnicity ,Dennys is the twin of Sandy Murry. Dennys and his twin are usually inseparable, with Dennys generally following Sandy's lead.
Fortinbras-Male or Female, any ethnicity. The Murry family dog. He is both playful and protective. This role requires an actor with great capacity for physical clowning.
The Great Society by Robert Schenkkan
World Premiere, co-produced with Seattle Rep
First rehearsal: 5/27/14, opens 7/26/14, closes 10/25/14
Director: Bill Rauch
Script being written—roles may change:
Senator Bobby Kennedy—late 30s/e40s
Adam Walinsky (speechwriter/aide to Senator Kennedy)—Caucasian, late 20s/e 30s
James Bevel—African American, late 20s/e 30s. Director of Nonviolent Education of Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC)
Everett Dirksen—Caucasian, mid-60s. US Senator from Illinois
Nicholas Katzenbach—Caucasian, 40s. Attorney General during LBJ administration
Lady Bird Johnson—Caucasian, 40s
Coretta King—African American, 40s
The Comedy of Errors by William Shakespeare
First rehearsal 12/31/13, opens 2/23/14, closes 10/26/14
Director: Kent Gash
Set in Harlem. All roles African American except possibly Angelo, Balthasar, and Jailer/Bailiff
Water By the Spoonful by Quiara Alegria Hudes
First rehearsal: 2/19/14, opens 3/30/14, closes 10/26/14
Director: Shishir Kurup
Family Album Book and Lyrics by Stew; Music by Stew and Heidi Rodewald
First rehearsal: 5/13/14, opens 7/5/14, closes 8/31/14
World Premiere
Director: Joanna Settle
Script being written—roles may change:
Heimvey—Male, African American, 35-55, plays guitar, sings. has an everyman quality, looks like a hipster dad.
Claudia --Female, 35-55, Caucasian. plays bass, sings. bi-sexy rocker white chick
Gibbs—Male, 35-55, Caucasian. plays guitar, sings. curly headed white hipster. Cute guy. Kind of guy girls want to take care of.
Charles Andy –Male, 18-40, Caucasian or Asian. A Sensitive type. plays drums, sings. A guy who talks about crystals, with a occasional big temper
Norman--Male, 35-55, Caucasian, plays drums, sings. A middle-aged stock broker w/ a punk aesthetic, former drummer of above band. Wears cool black levis.
The Ex-Muse--Female, 35-55, Non-Caucasian. sexy mommy of any ethnicity, sings. Former installation artist now full-time super-mom, ex of Heimvey. Not traditional Mom-type.
Paul---Male, 35-55. African American or Latino, sings. Turntables: a collage of fairie, leatherboy, drag, big guy. Must be believable as a roadie. Should have substantial height.
The Kids--Male adult actor, sings. Any ethnicity. 35-55. Looking for an adult who stands out. Character will speak as an adult. Takes up space.
Music Teacher ----Female, any ethnicity, 35-55. Plays keyboard, sings. Music teacher of the who ends up joining the band. classically trained pianist, warm, very organized. She has not previously walked on the musical wild side.
Two Gentlemen of Verona by William Shakespeare
First rehearsal: 4/1/14, opens 6/15/14, closes 10/5/14
Director: Sarah Rasmussen
All roles are Female.
Richard III by William Shakespeare
First rehearsal: 4/1/14, opens 6/13/14, closes 10/3/14
Director: James Bundy
Into the Woods. Music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim; book by James Lapine
First rehearsal: 4/1/14, opens 6/14/14, closes 10/4/14
Director: Amanda Dehnert
All roles in all shows will have understudies
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