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TOUGH CHOICES FOR THE NEW CENTURY
- Project
ID # 31895
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Live Event
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Submission Type |
Open Call
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| Location |
Dallas TX |
Union |
Non-union
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| Rate/Pay |
n/a
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Release Date |
04-27-06
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| Audition Date |
12-31-69
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Submission Deadline |
05-07-06
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| Shoot Date |
12-31-69
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| Casting Category |
Theatre - Non-Equity
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| Market(s) |
Dallas, TX |
To be performed July 2006
as part of the Festival of Independent Theatres
at the Bath House Cultural Center
This is an open call - please bring a headshot and resume.
Actors of all ethnicities are encouraged to auditon.
The audition will consist of readings from the scripts.
The scripts are available for perusal at KD Studio,
the Bath House Cultural Center and S.T.A.G.E.
NOTE: ALL TALENT UNDER THE AGE OF 18 MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY A PARENT OR LEGAL GUARDIAN AT ALL TIMES
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Seeking 1 talent(s) for this role
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BOB DOOLEY: Seminar speaker, 35-60
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Searchable talent specs:
Gender: Male
Age: from 35 to 60 |
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Seeking 1 talent(s) for this role
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HELEN DOOLEY: Bob's wife, 30-55
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Searchable talent specs:
Gender: Female
Age: from 30 to 55 |
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Seeking 1 talent(s) for this role
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ARDEN SHINGLES: Female self-defense expert, 25-50
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Searchable talent specs:
Gender: Female
Age: from 25 to 50 |
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I don't think I've met anyone with a stronger work ethic than Ray Charles He reinstilled our interest in patriotic songs King, Glen Campbell, Stevie Wonder and Wynton Marsalis performed musical tributes to Charles, who died last week at 73, during a joyous funeral service at the First African Methodist Episcopal Church "His voice made me feel like I wanted to love deeper, to care more and reach out and touch the world
On Thursday more than 5,000 people attended the public viewing for the Grammy-winning artist at the Los Angeles Convention Center "He was a teacher who taught us about the blues, to people who didn't understand the blues "
"I'm here to join the chorus to praise Ray He taught us about country music B "
Another tribute came from actor-director Clint Eastwood, who interviewed Charles for an extensive segment of the documentary "The Blues
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The funeral motorcade was to pass by his recording studio, designated a historic landmark last month, en route to Inglewood Park Cemetery
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The funeral ended with the opening of Charles' casket and the playing of his recording of "Over the Rainbow" with Johnny Mathis as hundreds of mourners passed by
"He worked so hard to be a perfectionist and entertain us all," he said
The event was attended not only by fellow performers but by Los Angeles city luminaries including Mayor James Hahn, Police Chief William Bratton and Councilman Bernard Parks Anything he touched was just good
"He's a genius," King said
Nelson joked that after his last loss to the sightless performer, he asked him, "Next time we play, can we turn the lights on?"
King, who played a mournful ballad on his guitar, held back tears as he paid tribute to Charles
"Now heaven has a maestro," Jackson said "Ray, when you first get there, before you meet Count (Basie), before you meet Duke (Ellington), before you meet family and friends, there's a man over there, across the river who is giving sight to the blind!"
Friends and family of the singer, who had been blind since age 7, applauded and cheered Jesse Jackson added a New Testament reading threaded with his own inspirational message to Charles He was called a genius," Eastwood said "
Wonder, who is also blind, said that when he first heard recordings of Charles he didn't know they shared a disability "One of the greatest musicians I ever met
Willie Nelson performed a tearful rendition of Charles' signature hit, "Georgia On My Mind," but wasn't allowed to leave the pulpit on a sad note â€â€? Charles' longtime manager, Joe Adams, teased him about always losing chess games to Charles Friends Sing Praises of Ray Charles
Jun 18, 6:59 PM EST
Friends of Ray Charles sent the late singer off on a high note Friday , started the service with a rousing tone, clapping his hands throughout a reading from the Old Testament
"Long before I knew we had so much in common, I knew him as a man and a voice that touched my heart," Wonder said, his fingers trailing over piano keys His initials were spelled out in a giant R and C made from white chrysanthemums and carnations, and one of his colorful jackets rested on the empty piano bench "Certainly Ray was supertalented, but talent comes with a lot of work
