ARTS BRIEF: Dust off your head shots, actors: It's a big week for auditions in Anchorage.
Updated to correct the date of auditions for Peter Porco's "Wind Blown & Dripping." Those auditions will be held Saturday, Nov. 14, not Saturday, Nov. 7 as previously reported.
"Wonder of the World" by David Lindsey-Abaire
University of Alaska Anchorage
Saturday, Nov. 7, 4 p.m. to 6 p.m., UAA Fine Arts Building room 220
UAA is casting three women and three men, ages 20 to 60, for this "wacky comedy." Comic monologues are encouraged but not required; come prepared to read from the script. Scripts are available for checkout (with a $10 deposit) from Anna in UAA Fine Arts Building room 302. Rehearsals begin in January; "Wonder of the World" runs Feb. 12-28, 2010. For questions and further information, contact director Fran Lautenberger at (907) 786-1797.
"The Afterlife of the Mind" by William Bivins
Saturday, Nov. 7 and Sunday, Nov. 8, 12 p.m. to 4 p.m., Out North Theatre, 3800 Debarr Rd.
Out North calls "The Afterlife of the Mind," which debuted in the 2008 Last Frontier Theatre Conference play lab, a "hilarious and shocking comedy about neuroscience, metaphysics and sex." Roles are available for men and women in their 30s, 40s and 50s (as well as one role listed as "age indeterminable"). To check out a copy of the script, contact Schatzie Schaefers at (907) 279-8099 ext. 208 or via e-mail [schatzie@outnorth.org]. "The Afterlife of the Mind" runs Jan. 21-Feb. 14, 2010. For more information, contact director Mike Daniels [carpemike@gmail.com].
"Caroline, or Change" by Tony Kushner
Tuesday, Nov. 10, 7 p.m. to 10 p.m., Anchorage Opera, 1507 Spar Ave.
Teresa Pond directs Kushner's pop-blues musical, set in 1963 Louisiana. Roles are available for eight African-American women ages 18 to 60, one African-American male age 25 to 60, two African-American boys ages 7 to 12, two white women ages 25 to 65, three white men ages 30 to 65, and one white boy age 7 to 11. Come prepared with a song of your choice. "Caroline, or Change" runs May 7-30, 2010.
"Wind Blown & Dripping" by Peter Porco
Saturday, Nov. 14, 11 a.m., 413 D St.
Cyrano's seeks seven men in their early 20s, mid-30s and late 40s for the world premiere of Peter Porco's "Wind Blown & Dripping," the story of mystery writer Dashiell Hammett's days stationed at Adak, where he edited the post newspaper. Hammett would later go on to write "The Thin Man" and "The Maltese Falcon." Auditions will include cold readings from the script. "Wind Blown & Dripping" runs Jan. 15-31, 2010. For more information, contact Cyrano's at (907) 274-2599.
Contact Maia Nolan at maia_alaskadispatch.com.