WHERE: Kumu Kahua Theatre, 46 Merchant Street, Honolulu, HI
WHEN: WORKSHOP: 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm, Saturday October 29, 2016
AUDITIONS:
INFO: 808-536-4222, kumukahua.org and kumukahuatheatreom@gmail.com
Open auditions will be held to cast the Hawai’i premiere of Buffalo’ed by Jeannie Barroga. The show will be directed by Reb Beau Allen and runs January 26 through February 26, 2017.
There will be a free audition workshop held from 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm, Saturday October 29, also at Kumu Kahua Theatre. This workshop is an opportunity for all interested to work with the script and director, and learn the best way to prepare for this audition.
The workshop is free, but space is limited. Please call 808-536-4222 or
email kumukahuatheatreom@gmail.com to reserve your spot.
Director Reb Beau Allen is looking for 6 men and 2 women to play the following roles:
Characters:
Filipino/Filipino-American:
1. LUISA Filipina, mid- to late-20s, nationalist from the provinces; pretending to be a Lady
2. PORFIRIO Filipino, early 30s, nationalist leader, illustrado; as ‘servant’ goes by ‘Firio pretending to be crippled
African-American:
3. DAVID FAGEN African-American: actor can be as young as mid-20s, INFANTRY narrator/chorus-type role; ageless
4. WOODRUFF African-American, mid- 30s, cavalry, Well-read, somewhat annoying
5. LINC African-American, late 48-51, cavalry, A leader in groups, married to Della
6. DELLA (in Oregon) African-American: late 30s, Linc’s wife, A teacher, mother of 3, her letters are dramatized dialogue with Linc
Caucasian:
7. SGT. TOM CONNOR Caucasian men: 48-49, Sergeant, lifer (older) buffers between Captain and soldiers; supervises ‘Firio
8. CAPTAIN CALVIN TERRY 38-41, supports Manifest Destiny, symbolizes pro-imperialism
ALSO:DANCERS (2-4); one is the REBEL female passing for a boy; double-triple casting possible
Printed scripts are available FOR LOAN ONLY with a $10 cash deposit in person at the Kumu Kahua Theatre office weekdays between 11am and 3pm. Please call 536-4222 before coming to the theatre.
For further information, call the Kumu Kahua Theatre office at 808-536-4222.
Kumu Kahua productions are supported in part by The Hawaii State Foundation on Culture and Arts through appropriations from the Legislature of the State of Hawaii and by the National Endowment for the Arts. The Hawai‘i Tourism Authority, the Hawai‘i Community Foundation, The Atherton Foundation, McInerny Foundation (Bank of Hawaii, Trustee); Hawaiian Electric Company; The Star Advertiser and other Foundations, Businesses and Patrons.
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