Special Event

Auditions - Fences by August Wilson

Auditions will take place on Saturday September 12 from 1pm - 4pm at Saint Francis of Assisi Catholic Church located at 11401 Leesville Rd, Raleigh, NC 27613. You can visit the Saint Francis of Assisi website for directions: http://www.stfrancisraleigh.org. 

How to schedule your Audition:

Email .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) for an appointment and Melissa Zeph will email you selected readings for the audition.

Please email your reservation request by midnight, September 10th.

Please call Deb Royals with questions or concerns about the actual audition at (919) 272-1551 or Barbette Hunter (336)-692-4002.

WHAT TO BRING:

Resume. Headshot we can keep.  Calendar with conflict information. 

Please be prepared to recite a contemporary monologue and conduct a cold reading.

Production dates are February 12, 13, 14, 19, 20, 21, 26, 27, and 28 – 2010.

Rehearsals begin January 12, 2010.  Tech week begins Sunday, February 7, 2010.  Please be aware that you will need to attend every tech rehearsal starting February 7th.  At this point in the rehearsal process, every member of the cast is required to be in attendance

Story Synopsis
It is 1957 and Troy Maxson, a Negro Leagues homerun legend, works as a garbage collector in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. A proud black man filled with regret and anger, Troy carries with him the death of his dream to play baseball in the major leagues. He grapples to fulfill the responsibilities of his everyday life as a husband and father. Corey, Troy’s second son, has his own aspirations to play college football. Determined to keep his son from suffering his own similar fate, Troy fights to protect him. As life unfolds, fences are built and eroded, and the audience witnesses a powerful family struggle to achieve their dreams in a changing society.

Cast of Characters
Troy Maxson – Former baseball star in the Negro Leagues, 53 year old Troy Maxson works as a garbage collector in Pittsburgh.  He is a strong, spirited man, and the focal point of his family.

Cory – Troy’s second son is strong like his father, and has dreams of playing college football.

Jim Bono – Friend to Troy for over thirty years.

Rose – Troy’s wife of eighteen years. She is the heart of their family.

Gabriel – Troy’s brother who suffered a severe brain injury while in the army and now believes he is the archangel Gabriel.

Lyons – Troy’s oldest son, whose mother Troy met before marrying Rose.

Raynell – Troy’s youngest child and only daughter.

All roles, except for Raynell, are paid positions .  The roles of Rose and for Raynell have been cast.

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