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Thank you for assisting us in the
attached Casting Call for our upcoming production.
Please note ACE is replacing the previously announced
SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE due to licensing issues. If you have
additional questions please contact Adam Leigh (Director) or myself.
Thank you,
Shane Anderson.
Encore Theater Co.
Technical Director
(937) 361-7467
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Encore Theatre Company to cast roles in ACE, a
musical by RICHARD OBERACKER and ROBERT TAYLOR
Director Adam J. Leigh is currently seeking men, women and children of various
ages to fill most roles in a production of ACE. This heartwarming new musical
explores relationships between fathers and sons, husbands and wives and lifts
the human spirit through the open sky. With a beautiful and fresh score, Ace
pays tribute to the achievements and sacrifices made by aviation heroes of World
War I and II and to the people around them. ACE received its world premier in
2006 at the Playhouse in the Park in Cincinnati, Ohio. The Cincinnati Enquirer
called it a "smart, ambitious and emotionally satisfying new musical."
Theatermania raved, "Ace is something you don't see very often these days, a
musical with an original story…the score is moving and exhilarating. Audiences
are in for a treat."
Rehearsals will begin on or around March 1, 2008.
Production dates are April 18-20, 2008. Performances will take place in the
Mathile Theatre located in the Schuster Center for Performing Arts in the heart
of Downtown Dayton, Ohio.
Interested parties should complete the following tasks
for consideration:
- Review the
list of available roles listed below.
- Email Adam
Leigh (Director) and express your interest at
AdamJLeigh@yahoo.com.
- Please
attach a copy of your headshot and resume (if available) to the email you send
to Adam.
- Adam will
then contact you to schedule a time to meet and/or audition that works in your
schedule.
- Be
available with limited conflicts from March 1-April 20, 2008.
If you have any questions, feel free to email or call
Adam Leigh. He can be reached via phone at (937)287-4231 or via email at
AdamJLeigh@yahoo.com.
LIST OF AVAILABLE ROLES IN ACE:
- DANNY (should play around 10 years old; alto belt to
D-flat): a boy of great emotional strength with a tough exterior
masking a vulnerable heart. Must be a strong actor and able to carry the show;
rarely not on stage.
- ACE (late 20's; lyric baritone to G): a pilot, and a guide
for Danny's story. He is charismatic and dashing, but sensitive with darker
shades and inner conflicts.
- RUTH (appears variously ages 19, 28, and 44; soprano to A,
belt to D-flat): John Robert's love interest, a woman of exceptional Midwestern
breeding and class. She is a risk taker and ahead of her time, but a staunch
nationalist with frightening displays of iron will in matters of family honor.
- MRS. CRANDALL (late 30's, early 40's; soprano to G): a
compassionate social worker with the possibility for eccentricity.
- EMILY (should play around 11 years old; belt to E-flat):
precocious, imaginative and self-aware, she overcomes her awkward appearance
with humor, confidence and a sense of loyalty.
- LOUISE (mid 30's; mezzo with belt to D-flat): Danny's
foster mother, consumed with measuring up to the expectations of the perfect
1950's housewife and mother. Strong comic sensibilities and self-awareness.
- EDWARD (mid 30's; baritone): Louise's husband. A thoughtful
man in the manner of Jimmy Stewart at that age.
- Additional Roles available for Men and Women in Ensemble
(actors will play multiple parts)
- Additional Roles available for children. Children should be
able to play 8-12 years of age.
NOTE: The roles of ELIZABETH and JOHN ROBERT are cast at this point. If this
changes, a seperate announcement will be released.
Thank you for your response,
Adam J. Leigh
Director - ACE
(937)287-4231 (cell)
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