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SUMMARY:AUDITIONS: BEN HUR
DESCRIPTION:AUDITIONS: BEN HUR\nTITLE: BEN HUR (A Comedy) \nAUTHOR: Patrick Barlow (based on the novel by General Lew Wallace) \nDIRECTOR: Gregory Cohen \nRUN: February 24 – March 23\, 2024 \nFridays & Saturdays 8pm\, Sundays at 2pm. Special performances on Thursday and Sunday nights may be added for private parties and special events. \nThis is a volunteer community theater production.  Non-Equity.  There is no pay.  \nAUDITION DATES:\nOpen Call: \nDates: Tuesday\, Jan. 2 & Wednesday\, Jan. 3\, 2024  \n(Auditioners only need to come to one night of Open Call Auditions.) \nTimes: 7pm – 9pm \nLocation: Long Beach Playhouse   \nCallbacks: By Invitation Only. \nDate: Thursday\, January 4\, 2024 \nTimes: 7pm – 10pm \nREHEARSALS:\nFirst Read-Through: Saturday\, Jan. 6\, 2024 – Noon – 4pm \nRegular Rehearsal: Starting Monday Jan. 6\, 2024: Mon.-Thurs.\, 7pm – 10pm. Possible rehearsals on Saturday mornings\, if necessary\, from 9am – Noon. \n(Please see Beginning Rehearsal Schedule BELOW for specific dates and times.) \nLocation: Long Beach Playhouse \nAUDITION REQUIREMENTS:\nBring headshot and resume.  \nSides for cold readings will be provided at the auditions.  (Also available BELOW.) \nSHORT SYNOPSIS: \nFrom the playwright who brought us the hilarious The 39 Steps\, comes BEN HUR\, the epic tale based on one of the best-selling books of the nineteenth century\, now told with only four actors! An ill-equipped and understaffed theatre company mounts a full production of the classic biblical epic made famous by the Charlton Heston film classic\, complete with chariot race\, sea battle\, stage combat\, and actors struggling with professional rivalries and offstage romances. Can this plucky band of thespians retell one of the largest stories ever told? \nCASTING THE FOLLOWING ROLES:\nNOTE: Looking to cast wonderful character actors with imaginative minds\,  great comic timing\, and high energy physical comedy skills! \nAll ethnicities and gender identities will be considered for all roles. \nDANIEL VEIL   (M\, 20s – 40s) The owner\, producer\, director of the Daniel Veil Theatre Collective (who also happens to be the star of this production).  He is highly confident of his theatrical abilities (not so much in his ability to win the love of Crystal\, his leading lady).  He plays Judah Ben Hur\, Melchior\, and a Nubian dancer. \nCRYSTAL SINGER (F\, 20s) Pretty\, sweet\, and smart leading lady (and object of Daniel’s affections).  She plays Mary\, Tirzah\, Esther\, Ancient Slave\, Nubian Dancer\, Catalinya\, Naboth\, and Mrs. Pilate.  Ability to do a wide variety of characters and accents a necessity. (Must be comfortable with kissing Omar.) \nOMAR LORD (M\, 20s – 30s) Very good looking local weatherman/game show host type making his debut in this production and the object of Crystal’s affections.  He plays Messala\, Jesus\, Caspar\, Archangel Gabriel\, Galley Captain\, Roman Captain\, Galley Slave\, Nubian Dancer and Valentinyo. Ability to do a wide variety of characters and accents a necessity. (Must be comfortable with kissing Crystal.) \nEDGAR T. CHESTERFIELD (M\, 40s – Death) Classically trained Shakespearean actor past his prime.  He plays Balthasar\, Sarah\, Centurion/Slave-Driver\, Quintus Arrius\, and Pontius Pilate. Ability to do a wide variety of characters and accents a necessity. \n1 MALE and 1 FEMALE ENSEMBLE/UNDERSTUDY (20s-40s) These understudies will not only be understudying all the roles\, but will appear in every performance as “backstage crew that are understudies.” These will be very funny additions to the main cast. \nBEGINNING REHEARSAL SCHEDULE:\n\n\nBen-Hur-Beg.-Reh.-Schedule-V.2Download\n\n\nINFORMATION ABOUT THE AUDITION PROCESS:\n\n\nINSTRUCTDownload\n\n\nSIDES:\n\n\nCrystal-SidesDownload\n\n\n\nDaniel-SidesDownload\n\n\n\nOmar-SidesDownload\n\n\n\nEdgar-SidesDownload
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