Brother-Brother
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Title |
Brother-Brother |
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Playwright |
Sixtus Chetachi Igbokwe |
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Director |
Meredith Healy |
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Associate Director |
Patrick Adu |
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Stage Manager |
Sophie Young |
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Category |
Gallery, MacVey Theatre |
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First Rehearsal |
October 30 |
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Load In/ Tech /Dress |
November 12-15 |
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Performances |
November 16-18 |
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Roles to be cast |
Age (Presentation) |
Gender (Presentation) |
Description |
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OJEMBA |
75 |
Male |
An American returnee and Professor of Dramatic Studies |
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ORIAKU |
58 |
Female |
Ojemba’s wife |
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NDAA OKENTA |
62 |
Male |
Ojemba’s brother |
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IFENKILI |
27 |
Female |
Ndaa Okenta’s new wife |
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PAINTER |
26 |
Male |
A hired creative |
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WRITER |
26 |
Male |
A hired creative |
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SINGER |
26 |
Female |
A hired creative |
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WOMAN |
31 |
Female |
A nursing-mother |
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1st MAN |
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A villager |
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2nd MAN |
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A villager |
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FIRST MASQURADES |
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Ancestral spirits of death and non-verbal actors |
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SECOND MASQURADES |
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Ancestral spirits of death and non-verbal actors |
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THIRD MASQURADES |
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Ancestral spirits of death and non-verbal actors |
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FOURTH MASQURADES |
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Ancestral spirits of death and non-verbal actors |
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FIFTH MASQURADES |
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Ancestral spirits of death and non-verbal actors |
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Synopsis |
Since the head of a great man does not end in the soil of a foreign land, the critically ill Professor of Dramatic Studies in Iowa, United States, Professor Ojemba Enwilo returns to Nigeria to plan his own funeral and set up quick memorable legacies in the arts. He reunites with his long-separated brother, Ndaa Okenta and together they plan to outsmart and batter the monster called Death. Set in one day, Brother-Brother explores man’s age-long efforts to navigate the heart-wrenching problem of death. |
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Notices |
Notices will be available by August 11. |
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Important Dates/Holidays |
10/31 Halloween/ All Hallows Eve, 11/1 All Saints Day, 11/1 Dia de los Muertos, 11/1 Samhain-Beltane*, 11/12 Diwali, 11/28 Loy Krathong, 11/5 Daylight Saving Time Ends, 11/7 Election Day, 11/11 Veteran’s Day (Fed. Observed), 11/19-11/26 Fall Break |
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Callback will take place in TB 170, Saturday 7-11pm. |
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7:00p – 8:00p |
8:00p – 9:00p |
9:00p – 10:00p |
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Asha Keller Tony Nguyen Kylen Phillips Colin Payan Joey Lepire Lara Zeng
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Maddie Rodriguez John Stinson Gabby Johnson Aidan Seville Alyssa Santoleri Jasper Rood
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Dajzané Meadows-Sanderlin Michael Taylor Isaac Addai Olivia Foster Monté Howell |
Brother–Brother
Cast
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Actor |
Character |
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Michael Taylor |
Ojemba |
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Dajzané Meadows-Sanderlin |
Oriaku |
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Isaac Addai |
Ndaa Okenta |
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Olivia Foster |
Ifenkili |
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Tony Nguyen |
Painter/Chorus |
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Kylen Phillips |
Writer/Chorus |
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TBD |
Singer/Chorus |
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Lara Zeng |
Woman/Chorus |
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Adrian Enzastiga |
First Man/Chorus |
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Alyssa Santoleri |
Second Woman/Chorus |
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TBD |
Masquerade 1 |
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TBD |
Masquerade 2 |
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TBD |
Masquerade 3 |
Thank you to all who auditioned!
Please email Meredith Healy (meredith-healy@uiowa.edu) and Sophie Young
(sophia-g-young@uiowa.edu) to accept or decline your role.
Please attend the Consent Workshop on Monday, August 28 from 7p-8p in MacVey Theatre
Questions?
Sophie Young, Stage Manager
The rehearsal schedule will be posted by the first rehearsal on October 30.
Questions or concerns?
Sophie Young, Stage Manager: sophia-g-young@uiowa.edu