Buffalo Soldier

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Buffalo Soldier
By Bruce Craig Miller

Direction by John Moon

Rehearsals will begin on or around January 25, 2010
Performance Dates: February 23 – 28, 2010

Casting 4 male African-American actors (2 of whom must sing) and 1 white male actor. Most roles double. Please see breakdown below for age ranges.

Auditions are by appointment only and will be held at Theatre IV’s Empire Theatre, 114 W. Broad Street in Richmond  on Sunday, January 10th 6:00 -10:00 pm.  Appointments will be taken beginning on Monday January 4th.  All actors paid.

Actors interested in auditioning should come prepared to read from the script.

Call (804)344-8052 for an appointment beginning Monday, January 4, 2010.  If there is any difficulty leaving a message, send us an email

Cast Breakdown

Actor 1 (SINGS)
Jones              a 15 year old Buffalo Soldier, 1898
Kelvin              African-American, 15-19 years old, 1989-93
Actor 2
Cosby             a Buffalo Soldier in his 30s, 1898
Bethany          African-American reporter, 1989-93
Powell             General Colin Powell, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, 1993
Actor 3
Bynum            a Buffalo Soldier in his 40s, 1898
Moore             a wheelchair-bound veteran of African-American and Hawaiian ancestry, 1989-93
Actor 4
Roosevelt       Lieutenant Colonel Teddy Roosevelt, 1898
Peipen            a white high school principal, 1989
McClure          a white minister, 1989
Gordon           a collector of military artifacts, 1993
Actor 5 (SINGS)
Morgan           African-American, 106-110 years old, 1989-93

 

The Sound of Music

Direction and Choreography by Chase Kniffen;
Musical Direction by Sandy Dacus

Performance Dates: May 14 – July 3, 2010

Casting 24 actors, 18 years or older, with strong singing abilities. All performers will be paid.  The role of The Mother Abbess has been pre-cast. 

Auditions are by appointment only and will be held at Barksdale Theatre at Willow Lawn, 1601 Willow Lawn Drive in Richmond on Mon., January 11th and Tues., January 12th from 6-10 pm.

Those auditioning should prepare 32 bars of a song.  Please bring sheet music in appropriate key. Accompanist provided.  

To schedule appointment, please call (804)344-8052 after January 4th, 2010. If there is any difficulty leaving a message, send us an email

 

 

THE SOUND OF MUSIC CHILDREN'S AUDITIONS

Those children who have already auditioned will be notified by email no later than January 1st if invited to callbacks.

Thank you to all who have done such a great job – the quality of auditions has been exceptionally high.

If you have been called back and have a question, please send us an email

 

 

New Information regarding auditions will be listed on this site and mailed out in our eNewsletter as details become available. Theatre IV also posts audition notices in the Arts and Leisure section of the Sunday Richmond Times-Dispatch one week before auditions take place.