{"id":44382,"date":"2023-09-01T14:25:14","date_gmt":"2023-09-01T19:25:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/?p=44382"},"modified":"2023-09-01T15:01:57","modified_gmt":"2023-09-01T20:01:57","slug":"auditions-children-of-lesser-god-dfw","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/blog\/2023\/09\/01\/auditions-children-of-lesser-god-dfw\/","title":{"rendered":"AUDITIONS: Children of Lesser God – DFW"},"content":{"rendered":"

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AUDITIONS!!!<\/strong>
\nCHILDREN OF A LESSER GOD <\/strong>
\nby Mark Medoff<\/strong><\/p>\n

Deaf or Hard of Hearing Actors wanted! If you are Deaf or Hard of Hearing, but never acted, we\u2019d still love to see you. Marlee Matlin had never acted before she did this role, and then she won an Oscar!<\/strong><\/p>\n

A play about the conflicted professional and romantic relationship between a new speech teacher at the School for the Deaf and a former student, speechless by choice.<\/p>\n

Stage West Theatre, Produced by Sweet Apple Productions
\nDirected by Jennifer Bangs & Jorilyn Tasker
\nPerformance Dates: Feb 22 \u2013 25, 2024<\/p>\n

Audition Dates: September 7, 2023 @ 7-9pm & September 9, 2023 @ 10am-12pm<\/strong><\/p>\n

No need to make an appt, but if you\u2019d like a time slot, email\u00a0Productions@SweetApple.org<\/p>\n

Seeking the following roles, any ethnicity:<\/p>\n

SARAH NORMAN\u00a0\u2013 female lead, mid 20s, Deaf from birth. She cleans the dorms at the School for the Deaf where she still lives after graduating years before. Proud, Attractive, Marginalized, Confident, Defiant, Solitary, Emotionally Scarred, Promiscuous, Angry.\u00a0Actress must be Deaf or Hard of Hearing. Actress must use her voice to speak at the end of the play.<\/p>\n

ORIN DENNIS\u00a0\u2013 male, in his 20s, has some residual hearing, a lip reader. Launches formal complaint against the School for the Deaf where he attended and now teaches. In love with Sarah, jealous of James though he knows he needs him. A Leader, Protective, Driven, Outspoken, Opportunistic. Orin reads lips and uses his voice to speak a little. Actor must be Deaf or Hard of Hearing.<\/p>\n

MRS. NORMAN\u00a0\u2013 Sarah\u2019s mother. Abandoned by husband and raised Sarah on her own. She has a strained relationship with her daughter. Mrs. Norman knows how to sign, but oftentimes refuses. Actress doesn\u2019t need to have prior knowledge of sign language, but definitely a plus.<\/p>\n

MR. FRANKLIN\u00a0\u2013 male, 40s-60s. School administrator whose practices come into question. A Realist, Pompous, Set in his ways. Actor doesn\u2019t need to have prior knowledge of sign language, but definitely a plus.<\/p>\n

LYDIA\u00a0\u2013 female, in her late teens, has some residual hearing, a lip reader. Student at the School for the Deaf. In love with James, jealous of Sarah. Sweet, Innocent, Immature. Lydia has had years of speech therapy, so she is more comfortable using her voice and has fairly clear speech. Actor must be Deaf or Hard of Hearing.<\/p>\n

EDNA KLEIN\u00a0\u2013 female, 30s-60s. Orin\u2019s Lawyer. Altruistic in that she takes on Orin\u2019s case, but naive in that she knows nothing about Deaf Culture. Character does not sign, but knowing sign language is a plus.<\/p>\n

Role of male lead JAMES LEEDS has been cast.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Audition Location:
\nMichael Brown Productions
\n1730 W. Randol Mill Rd., Suite 140
\nArlington, TX 76012<\/p>\n

Please prepare a 1 min contemporary monologue and\/or cold readings from the script.<\/p>\n

Our co-director is a local BEI Certified Interpreter and will be present at auditions and rehearsals to help bridge the gap of communication. Sweet Apple is also in the process of having student interpreters available for additional interpretations needed between cast and crew during the rehearsal and show process.<\/p>\n

In-person auditions STRONGLY preferred but accepting video submissions.<\/p>\n

Email:\u00a0Productions@SweetApple.org\u00a0by Sept 9, 2023<\/p>\n

Rehearsals begin mid-October 2023.<\/p>\n

Performance Dates: Thursday Feb 22, Friday Feb 23, Saturday Feb 24 (two shows), and Sunday Feb 25.(2024)<\/p>\n

This is a non-paying\/non-union show. Housing and Transportation not provided.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sweet Apple Productions is a collaboration between Ryan Brown & Jennifer Bangs Boswell.<\/p>\n

For more info, please visit\u00a0http:\/\/www.SweetAppleProductions.com\/Auditions<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

AUDITIONS!!! CHILDREN OF A LESSER GOD by Mark Medoff Deaf or Hard of Hearing Actors wanted! If you are Deaf or Hard of Hearing, but never acted, we\u2019d still love to see you. Marlee Matlin had never acted before she…<\/p>\n

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