Auditions for Upcoming Show at Kumu Kahua Theatre
WHAT: Auditions for Will the Real Charlie Chan Please Stand Up? by Nancy P. Moss
WHERE: Kumu Kahua Theatre, 46 Merchant Street
WHEN: Noon to 3pm on Saturday, June 15, and 6pm to 9pm on Sunday, June 16
How much: No cost
INFO: 536-4441,
kumukahua.org
The fictional Charlie Chan and the real-life detective he was modeled after join forces to fight crime in Honolulu.
Wielding his whip, detective Chang Apana is singlehandedly cleaning up the gambling houses and opium dens of Honolulu’s 1920s Chinatown and Iwilei districts. But when a corrupt racist cop threatens to undo his good works and remove him from the force, Apana is assisted in uncovering crime by a stranger from San Francisco who speaks in Confucian aphorisms, many in mangled English. Playwright Moss entertains with a creative blend of historical theater, crime drama and comedy.
Rehearsals begin as early as Monday, July 1. Performances will be August 22 - September 22nd, 2013, with the possibility of week's extension. Director Reiko Ho is seeking 8 to 10 actors to play these roles:
Detective Chang Apana ..................... Chinese, 40’s, 5’2” or so
Detective Sergeant Charlie Chan ....... Chinese
Sergeant Lee Fook ............................ 20’s-30’s
Joseph ............................................... 20’s, Filipino; Receptionist at the police station
Chief Detective Evan Flaherty ........... 40’s or 50’s.
Kanoe ................................................ Early 20’s
Mei Lai .............................................. 40’s
Lookout, client, Ki Jong
Auditions will be held at the Kumu Kahua Theatre, on the corner of Merchant and Bethel Streets, from noon to 3pm on Saturday, June 15, and 6pm to 9pm on Sunday, June 16. The entrance into Kumu Kahua Theatre is from the small park on the Merchant Street side.
Auditions will consist of readings from the script, and some movement exercises. Please dress accordingly. Auditioners may come either day, but should come early and may be asked to stay for the whole time.
Scripts are available for loan with a $10 cash deposit at the Kumu Kahua Theatre office weekdays between 11am and 3pm--please call 536-4222 before coming to the theatre.
For further information, call the Kumu Kahua Theatre office at 536-4222.
Performance days and time for this show are as follows:
Thursday, Friday & Saturday 8pm: August 22, 23, 24, 29, 30, 31; September 5, 6, 7, 12, 13, 14, 19, 20, 21, 2013;
Sundays 2pm: August 25; September 1, 8, 15, 22, 2013.
Kumu Kahua productions are supported in part by the State Foundation on Culture and Arts through appropriations from the Legislature of the State of Hawaii and by the National Endowment for the Arts. Also paid for in part by the taxpayers of the City & County of Honolulu; the Mayor’s Office of Culture and the Arts; The Annenberg Foundation, McInerny Foundation (Bank of Hawaii, Trustee); Hawaiian Electric Company; The Star Advertiser and other Foundations, Businesses and Patrons.
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