I'm directing!

[gilana]

It's official -- 84 Charing Cross Road has been selected for the next Bare Bones!  My blurb:

In 1949, a struggling young New York playwright sent a letter inquiring about second-hand books to an antiquarian book store in London. So began a 20-year friendship between Helene Hanff and the booksellers at 84, Charing Cross Road. Taken from their actual letters, this story will amuse you, charm you, and send you running to your nearest library.

It's a really sweet and funny show, and I can't wait to see it brought to life in front of an audience.

Auditions are on March 15, and the show will be one night only, Thursday April 19, so mark your calendars now, or better yet, go sign up to audition!

Comments

[trowa-barton.livejournal.com]

Congratulations!
Look forward to seeing the show.

[plumtreeblossom.livejournal.com]

Congratulations! Directing is so much fun. :-)

[ayelle.livejournal.com]

You should direct more often too, I've always been impressed by the energy and watchability of the shorts you've directed.

[plumtreeblossom.livejournal.com]

I'm looking forward to directing again sometime, definitely. For the past year and a half I've really had to put all of my energy into my job, but now that I'm more established in the position, I'll have more time for theatre. Looking forward to gilana's work!

[miss-chance.livejournal.com]

Woo Hoo!

I put the date in my calendar.

I dunno about auditioning. maybe? Probably if I were going to audition for a staged reading it would not be in the three weeks before open studios, though.

[gilana]

Yay! I'm so flattered that you would even consider auditioning. But yeah, it's a very compressed time frame for rehearsal, and I expect you'll be just a little bit busy... but hey, there's still more than a month before auditions, think about it! I'll be very happy to see you either at auditions or in the audience.

[catness.livejournal.com]

Sounds like a great show. Congratulations! :)

[ayelle.livejournal.com]

Congrats, yayy! I'm so excited to see you hone your directing skillz -- you have a talent for it.

[gilana]

Thank you! I'm looking forward to doing it again -- I just hope I get as great a bunch of actors!

[hill-the-khore.livejournal.com]

Although it's been about a bajillion years, I'm tempted to audition. A staged read is actually something I could handle time-wise very easily.

[gilana]

Yes yes yes, please do! It would be lovely to see you again, it's been way too long, and you're right, this should be a pretty minimal time commitment.

[hill-the-khore.livejournal.com]

Yay! I can generally handle a fairly involved rehearsal schedule. The big thing for me is finding time alone to commit everything to memory. That need is totally erased in staged reads, which I love. It's all the fun work of theatre without the mind-numbing work!

Not to mention I love staged readings.

For us LJers, could you by any chance post a character analysis? Or, if you're feeling lazy and willing to humor me, what parts might be played by males in their 20's?

[gilana]

Sure, here's what's on the audition sheet. I could absolutely see you reading for Frank!

Since the play takes place over the course of twenty years, actors from 20-­‐70 are all encouraged to audiiton.

HELENE HANFF. (Second syllable pronounced to rhyme with “rain”.) Exuberant and unaffected, a struggling young writer and self-­‐educated bibliophile in New York, passionately in love with England and literature.

FRANK DOEL – 29. British accent. Delightfully dusty, a proper Englishman, with a dry wit and a kind heart hidden behind his British reserve.

OTHERS (The director will work with one actor to develop distinct personalities for these multiple characters):
CECILY FARR. British accent. Book store employee. A friendly young mother.
MEGAN WELLS. British accent. Secretary to the bosses. Businesslike and extremely organized, always has the right word.
MAXINE STUART. Helene's friend, a glamorous Broadway actress

[hill-the-khore.livejournal.com]

Sooooo if I come I can read as the "distinct personality" characters, right? Because honestly, I will buy three wigs if I have to just to be in the show.

[gilana]

We did a Bare Bones about gay Asian men with 3 women and one man, all Caucasian. I'm definitely open to cross-casting, if you can convince me you're the best choice to play the part!

[spwebdesign.livejournal.com]

Congratulations! Sounds like an interesting play.

[dietrich.livejournal.com]

I'm strongly considering auditioning for this! I worked on this show (as an ASM) years ago; it's really quite wonderful and poignant.

[gilana]

Oh, excellent, I hope you do! And I'll be curious to hear afterward how the productions compare.