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Auditions are Aug. 25, 26, 2008, for 42 Plays

Callbacks, if needed will be August 27, 2008
By Joan C. McKinney, director of university communications

Auditions for the Campbellsville University fall play titled "43 Plays For 43 Presidents." will be Monday and Tuesday, August 25 and 26, 2008, from 8:00pm until 10pmET in the University Theater in the Alumni Building.

Five parts are available for males or females. Those auditioning should come with a monologue prepared.



Part of the play can be read on www.playscripts.com. The Web site describes the play as follows: "43 Plays For 43 Presidents" is a chronological, biographical survey of the lives and presidencies of each of the 43 men who have held the office so far. Their mistakes and successes are celebrated by a company of actors who take turns donning a star-spangled coat that symbolizes the presidency.

"Beginning with George Washington's almost Eden-like perfection, the scenes shift frequently between the comic and the tragic, from Ben Franklin giving Thomas Jefferson a Borscht Belt-style roast, to the frank portrayal of William Henry Harrison's life as an 'Indian slayer,' and later the grim onset of the Civil War.

"Act II starts off the twentieth century with the assassination of William McKinley, moves through a Nixon-praising dance number and arrives at a WWF-style wrestling match over the 2000 election, when George W. Bush dons the coat and begins the 43rd play.

"Audience members consider their role in shaping the history they just witnessed, and are left to ponder where the presidency has gone since its fall from paradise, and where it will go next."

Callbacks, if needed, will be August 27, 2008, from 8:00pm until 10:00pmET.For more information, contact the theater department at (270) 789-5266 or e-mail Erica Moon at elmoon@campbellsville.edu.


This story was posted on 2008-08-15 08:46:53
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