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Picnic
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ID # 31789
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Live Event
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Open Call
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Fort Collins CO |
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Non-union
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n/a
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Release Date |
04-26-06
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| Audition Date |
12-31-69
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Submission Deadline |
05-07-06
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12-31-69
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| Casting Category |
Theatre - Non-Equity
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| Market(s) |
Denver, CO |
Picnic- play
Auditioners will present a 2-minute monologue to directors.
NOTE: ALL TALENT UNDER THE AGE OF 18 MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY A PARENT OR LEGAL GUARDIAN AT ALL TIMES
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All Roles Open
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Gender: Male Female
Age: from 18 to 65 |
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Not only has Carter made history by playing it, the Detroit-born violinist has also added to its folklore
"I hear this little sound, and it was like a mouse
"And people thought, `When she plays jazz on this instrument, it's going to debase the value of the instrument,'" said the thirty-something Carter as she sat on the carpet of her Manhattan apartment during a recent interview
It was Liberovici who first approached the city of Genoa in the spring of 2001 about the idea of Carter playing the instrument, and Gierig was the facilitator "I'm not going play like a classical player," she concluded
Still, she wasn't prepared for all the hurdles she'd encounter on her way to becoming the first black â€â€? and nonclassical â€â€? artist to play the 18th-century virtuoso's revered instrument In addition, it's become part of her own identity; this month, she released "Paganini: After a Dream," an album featuring her playing the violin "In fact, there was some talk about maybe letting the violin travel to New York," and perhaps do a concert, she said "The disappointment would be too great for me "
"She felt like they were disrespecting her "I'm going to bridge the two worlds "
The violin was escorted by armed guards, and when the instrument's caretaker entered the room, he checked the humidity and closed the shades "I couldn't believe the stuff
Carter was suspicious of all the scrutiny She got really mad," said Gierig, laughing at the memory
Despite her earlier success, to receive permission to play the violin for the album, Carter had to overcome many of the same obstacles, plus a new one: The violin's caretakers would only allow classical music to be played on the album So I don't even entertain it
The concert was so well-received, Gierig proposed returning to Genoa to record an album with Carter playing the famed violin
Officials in Genoa researched Carter, demanding to know her technical approach to playing the violin and even asking for the name of her childhood classical music teacher Both the Paganini Commission, a government agency in charge of the physical upkeep of the instrument, and the Paganini Institute, which is in charge of its legacy, helped make the decision on whether Carter should be allowed to play the violin With all the preconcert hype, Carter became so nervous that she had nightmares of tripping and falling during the concert and breaking the violin But the real difference came after she started playing
Some feared she'd use an amplifier and damage the priceless instrument, crafted by the Guarneri clan (one of the two best violin makers in the 18th century; the other being Stradivarius)
"We definitely tried to talk her into doing something else," he said "It took me a few minutes to realize, `Honey, that's just your violin!'"
And I was like, `Man, what happened?'" she laughed
Bruce Carlson of the Paganini Commission, the violin maker appointed as chief caretaker, was among those skeptical about letting her play the instrument
"She was willing to put her own money and her career on the line," Goldstein said "
Her record company, jazz label Verve, balked at a classical album â€â€? and then was unable to finance the entire project But Carter was prepared to do the album without the label's support "It's got a very warm sound that I really like," she said Regina Carter Plays Paganini's Violin
Apr 23, 11:30 AM EST
When Regina Carter's pianist suggested the jazz musician play Paganini's world-famous violin â€â€? so valuable that it's kept under lock and key in Italy â€â€? she figured it would be a difficult feat to accomplish
"I thought, `These people are being racist,'" she said "
But after hearing her play at the December 2001 concert in Genoa, Carlson now says: "I would rather give the instrument to Regina Carter than to certain classical musicians, because she treats the instrument with utmost respect
At first, Carter considered that to be a roadblock â€â€? but then found a way to adapt
When she arrived in Genoa to see the violin for the first time, Carter said it was "as if the pope, or someone that's really special to you that you really want to meet, is coming and they're surrounded by all these people "Paganini: After a Dream" includes crossover-friendly light classics, South American compositions, a movie tune and original works "And then Vana told me, `It's not against you; they even do this with the classical violin players
"I think once they saw that I was doing this with or without them, they came to the party," said Carter "There were obviously howls of protest from die-hard `only classical music' types," Carlson said
Instead, the petite, dreadlocked musician played so beautifully, she received standing ovations, and her performance of jazz standards such as "Chattanooga Choo-Choo" and Billie Holiday's "Don't Explain" drew raves
She had to endure a rigorous examination of her skills â€â€? and initial disapproval from traditionalists
Verve President Ron Goldstein said it was feared Carter would lose her jazz fans â€â€? and not gain any new ones
The December concert became a media event, mentioned in publications ranging from The New York Times to O magazine
But Carter said she won't let herself get too excited about the possibility, given all the hoops she had to jump through the first two times
Carter says she'd love the opportunity to again play the violin
"For any violinist, it's one of the biggest honors you can get," Gierig said "I said, `You know what? You're right, but who was your classical teacher anyway?'"
In the end, Carlson said, Carter's classical training helped sway officials
The violin is usually played only by the winners of the famous Paganini competition, so "opposition was quite strong," said Carter's pianist Werner "Vana" Gierig, who came up with the idea, along with friend Andrea Liberovici
The Paganini violin is known in classical music circles as "the cannon" because of its loud, booming sound Others had heard that she thumped her own violin in performances, and worried that she'd use it as a percussion "
Meanwhile, she's had to adjust to playing her own violin
It was bigger and wider than Carter's German-made 18th-century violin
