This also means that for the Atlanta Unifieds, I will not look like my headshots, but a bald guy with a beard.

There was a single adult male role. J. A. HARRISON is a 45ish, blustery irate neighbor, who tends to bully and browbeat everyone. Not that the rest of the male role are children, but I don’t think I can do an 18 year old. So J. A. HARRISON or bust.

Jeannie had me read a single scene with ANNE where J. A. HARRISON rants about a cow who is into his oats. It was a fun scene.

Candy Cain Spahr was supposed to have directed the play, but a new job is taking her away. I was in Heidi with Candy, so it would have been good to work with her again. I take that back, she will be Co-Directing while she is in town, but that is only for a few weeks.

I was mentioning to Candy about understanding the desire to do larger roles. I have done a lot of minor roles and the only lead role I have had was in A Christmas Story this past December. I have scene actors who will refuse to do a role because it is small. My thought is that at least I am doing something that I love to do. Yes I would like to be the lead, but at least with any role, I am on stage even if its just for part of a play.

I know that I am not guaranteed a part in Anne of Avonlea, but I was the only adult male who auditioned last night. There are more auditions on Saturday with callbacks, if necessary, on Saturday afternoon.

Audition Notice for: Anne of Avonlea Directed by Jeannie Hinds.

Dates and times of audition: January 24 Thursday @ 7pm January 26 Saturday @ 11:30am

Location of audition: 608 Holcomb Bridge Road, Roswell, Ga. 30076

Casting needs: Nine women, ages 14-65 Five men, ages 10-55 Anne of Avonlea is the sequel to Anne of Green Gables. It continues the story of Anne Shirley, an imaginative and headstrong young orphan in 1890s Canada, whose hot temper matches her red hair. Anne of Green Gables told of Anne’s adoption by an elderly brother and sister, Marilla and Matthew Cuthbert, and her childhood adventures in the idyllic village of Avonlea on Prince Edward Island. Anne of Avonlea takes up the story with Anne, now sixteen, soon after Matthew’s death, when Anne has graduated from college. It follows her struggles and adventures as an aspiring writer and English teacher in a private school on the mainland.

Performances: March 22-April 20, 2008 Saturday and Sunday at 2 pm Saturday, April 12 & 19 at 7:30pm Performances will be at 10743 Alpharetta Highway, Roswell, Ga. 30076

Audition requirements: Cold readings from the script

Contact:
Name: Jeannie Hinds
Telephone # 770-594-1020
Fax # 770-594-1318
e-mail: kudzuplayhouse@aol.com
website: www.kudzuplayhouse.org

(Directions) Kudzu (3rd Stage) Playhouse is on the corner of Alpharetta Highway and Holcomb Bridge Road in the Roswell Town Center Mall, 608 Holcomb Bridge Road, Roswell. The theatre is downstairs at the South end of the center hallway next to Whirly Ball.

Directed by: Adriana Warner

When: December 4 (Tuesday) and December 5 (Wednesday) from 7-9 PM. No appointment necessary.

Union Status: Non-equity/Non Paying

Casting: one man, one woman

Characters: must be able to play a 25 year age range for the six vignettes

George – begins as an uptight, neurotic accountant, becomes stuffy and rich, gives it all up when he goes into analysis and joins encounter groups, and becomes a latter-day hippie before returning to the establishment.

Doris – matures from an awkward girl to a restless housewife, a college returnee, an over-age flower child, a career woman and finally a settled matron.

Audition requirements: Cold readings from the script

Performances: January 25 – February 24, 2008, Fridays and Saturdays at 8pm and Sundays at 2:30pm

Contact: Jeannie Hinds
Telephone # 770-594-1020
Fax # 770-594-1318
E-mail: kudzuplayhouse@aol.com

Our first read through is next Wednesday. For me that will be after rehearsal for Heidi.

I had been not acting to build a business and it was pure torture not to act. I have had the best time and have been so excited to be back on stage. Now to have two plays back to back is just, well, I am speechless.

So after rehearsal, I went to the auditions again. You know they more they see you, hopefully gives you a better chance at a part. This give you an opportunity to improve upon what you did the night before.

It also gave the opportunity to see all the potentials and how you might size up against the competitions.

At the end of the night, Jeannie – who is directing Breaking Legs – said there would be no call backs and that she would let us know by Friday if we got a part. This was a change from Wednesday night where there might have been callbacks on Thursday with notice by Monday.

Chances are good.

Seeking: One woman, around 28;
Five men, 25-late 50 s.

Audition requirements: Cold readings from the script. Auditions will be at 608 Holcomb Bridge Road, Roswell, Georgia 30076.

Performances will be July 13 August 11, 2007, Fridays and Saturdays at 8pm and Sundays at 2:30pm.

Performances will be at 10743 Alpharetta Highway, Roswell, Ga 30076. Non-Equity, No pay offered.

For more information, contact Jeannie Hinds at kudzuplayhouse@aol.com or call 770-594-1020.

There were lots and sound and light changes. And now for the combinations: Simultaneous light and sound, simultaneous sound with actor (each ghost had a sound for pointing), simultaneous light with actor actions, and several of the more difficult light and sound followed immediate by another sound (I had two Mini disk players), and a few fade sound, queue and play another sound.

As long as I took my time and paid attention I had no problem, but with 120+ changes I never had a perfect night. My hope was to be as transparent to the audience as possible. As long as the audience did not notice, everything was cool. For the most part I was.

On the final night (of any play), Wally and Jeannie hand out a package with a letter, cast photo, VIP passes, etc. In the letter to the Cast and Crew of A Christmas Carol, there was high praise for me: A big thanks goes to Jay for such a great job as our tech. He came in as a novice and finished as a true professional.

For the couple, it says the man is middle aged. What ever that means, but you know a lot depends on who the female is. And for all the other men the age is very broad. I hope to see you.

jeannie

So I went to the audition on the second night. There were only 7 of us on the second night (5 female and 2 male) and the other male read the night before. Very small turn out the second night compared to my last audition at Kudzu where about 100 people auditioned over two nights.

Anyway, there are 4 parts in this play, the two main characters and 1 female and 1 male who both play multiple roles. The roles all reference older life within the play. Even though I could help in the reading and interaction, I don’t believe I will get a part.

And, well, tonight is callbacks and I have not received a call. Plays are very sparse this year. I might have to drive to Marietta.