I'm so excited to be directing the Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning play Clybourne Park this fall at UVM. This play has amazing roles for seven actors and is a true ensemble piece. Please share this blog with friends who may not be on the theatre listserv who might be interested in auditioning.

As some of you may know, Clybourne Park was inspired by the play A Raisin the the Sun (which was the first play written by a black woman to be produced on Broadway) and Act One takes place just after the events of that play.

I've included a brief synopsis of Clybourne Park and you can find a copy of the script here. If you have any questions you can reach me at craig.wells@uvm.edu or cewells72@gmail.com.

Here are a few articles from The New York Times that will provide you with additional information:

• A link to an interactive of the set design of the 2012 New York production. 
• A link to a slide show of a few of the costume designs for the 2012 New York production
• An article about integration and gentrification as it pertains to the plot of Clybourne Park.

Auditions

• Auditions will be on Wednesday, April 27th from 6:30 PM to 9:30 PM in Royall Tyler Theatre
• Callbacks will be on Thursday, April 28th from 6:30 PM to 10:00 PM in Royall Tyler Theatre

All actors will be reading from sides that will be provided prior to the audition dates. Also, three characters use American Sign Language during the first act.

Characters

ACT ONE (1959)

RUSS (white, late 40s)
BEV (married to Russ, white, 40s)
FRANCINE (black, 30s)
JIM (white, late 20s, ASL)
ALBERT (married to Francine, black, 30s)
KARL (white, 30s, ASL)
BETSY (married to Karl, late 20s, ASL)

ACT TWO (2009)

DAN (played by the actor who played Russ)
KATHY (played by the actress who played Bev)
LENA (played by the actress who played Francine)
TOM (played by the actor who played Jim)
KEVIN (played by the actor who played Albert)
STEVE (played by the actor who played Karl)
LINDSEY (played by the actress who played Betsy)
KENNETH (played by the actor who played Jim & Tom)

Performances

Wednesday, Sept. 28 @ 7:30 pm (Invited Dress)
Thursday, Sept. 29 @ 7:30 pm (Opening)
Friday, Sept. 30 @ 7:30 pm
Saturday, Oct. 1 @ 2:00 pm and 7:30 pm

Wednesday, Oct. 5 (brush up rehearsal)
Thursday, Oct. 6 @ 7:30 pm
Friday, Oct. 7 @ 7:30 pm
Saturday, Oct. 8 @ 7:30 pm
Sunday, Oct. 9 @ 2:00 pm (Closing)

Rehearsals

Rehearsals will begin on Monday, August 29th. Rehearsals will be evenings Monday-Friday, and Saturday during the day. There will be a rehearsal on Labor Day, Sept. 5--most likely during the day.