Proscenium Players announces open auditions for 'Twelve Angry Men'
Proscenium Players is holding open auditions for their May production at the Brewery Arts Center of “Twelve Angry Men” directed by Jeff Fast and produced by Jonni Moon.
This dramatic stage version, adapted by Sherman Sergel, is based on the Emmy award-winning television movie by Reginald Rose. The plot of this show is that a jury must decide whether or not to reach a guilty verdict and sentence the 19 year old defendant to death. At the beginning of the play, eleven jurors vote “guilty.” Only one man believes that the young man might be innocent. He must convince the others that “reasonable doubt” exists. One by one, the jury is persuaded to agree with this Juror.
There are 13 roles for men age 18 or older; Guard/Bailiff – will also be stage manager; Jury Foreman – A small, petty man who is impressed with the authority he has and handles himself quite formally; Juror #2 – A meek, hesitant man who finds it difficult to maintain opinions of his own; Juror #3 – A very strong, forceful, extremely opinionated man within whom can be detected a streak of sadism; Juror #4 – A man who seems to be of wealth and position, and a practiced speaker who presents himself well at all times; Juror #5 – A naïve, very frightened young man who takes his obligations in this case very seriously but who finds it difficult to speak up when his elders have the floor; Juror #6 – An honest, but dull-witted man who comes upon his decisions slowly and carefully; Juror #7 – A loud, flashy, glad-handed salesman type who has more important things to do than to sit on a jury; Juror #8 – A quiet, thoughtful, gentle man who sees all sides of every question and constantly seeks the truth; Juror #9 – A mild, gentle old man, long since defeated by life, and now merely waiting to die; Juror #10 – An angry, bitter man who is a bigot and places no values on any human life save his own; Juror #11 – A refugee from Europe who speaks with an accent and is ashamed, humble, almost subservient to the people around him; Juror #12 – A slick, bright advertising man who thinks of human beings in terms of percentages, graphs and polls, and has no real understanding of people.
Auditions will be at the Carson Royal Mobile Park Clubhouse, 1871 N. Lompa Lane, in Carson City on Sunday, February 12th at 2:00 p.m. and again on Wednesday, February 22, 2012 at 6:30 p.m. Those auditioning will be asked to do cold readings from the script. Performances will be held at the Brewery Arts Center in Carson City on May 11th, 12th, 13th, 18th, 19th, and 20th.
Rehearsal dates and time will be determined on the availability of those being cast.
For more information about auditions or the production please call Jonni Moon at (775) 883-9386.
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