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Title |
West Illinois Glass House |
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Playwright |
Alex Lead |
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Director |
Josh Turner |
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Stage Manager |
Meenakshi Chinmai |
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Category |
Gallery |
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First Rehearsal |
January 29 |
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Load In/Tech /Dress |
February 13-15 |
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Performances |
February 16-18 |
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Roles to be cast |
Age (Presentation) |
Gender (Presentation) |
Description |
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The Defendant |
50 |
Black female |
Protagonist, in between jobs and on house arrest |
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Inez |
36 |
Latine female |
Defendant’s pro bono lawyer |
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Jasper |
30 |
Black male |
Defendant’s son, a wedding planner |
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Sphene |
20 |
Black male |
Defendant’s son, a polisci major |
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Onyx |
10 |
Black male |
Defendant's son, a budding activist |
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Rachelle |
50 |
Race-neutral female |
Defendant’s best friend, a social worker |
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Synopsis |
While the economy burns around her, an attorney in need of good publicity volunteers to pick up the pieces of a manslaughter suspect and her underreacting children. Set in Dallas over March 2008 |
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Notices |
Content warnings: Addiction, discussion of extreme violence, outdated terms |
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Important Dates/Holidays |
2/2 Groundhog Day, 2/7 Lailat al Miraj*, 2/10 Seol-nal, 2/10 Chinese New Year (Year of the Dragon), 2/10 Tet Nguyen Dan, 2/10 Tsagaan Sar, 2/10 Losar, 2/11 Superbowl, 2/13 Mardi Gras, 2/14 St. Valentine's Day, 2/14 Ash Wednesday (Beginning of Lent), 2/15 Nirvana Day |
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TIME |
FOR |
WHO |
LOCATION |
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7:30 PM |
Defendant |
Olivia Foster, Dajzané Meadows-Sanderlin |
TB 170 |
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Rachelle |
Dajzané Meadows-Sanderlin, Katie Gucik |
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Inez |
Kathleen Guerrero, Orlando Lopez, Madeline Rodriguez |
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Jasper |
Isaac Addai, Michael Taylor |
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Sphene |
Isaac Addai, Michael Taylor, Kylen Phillips |
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Onyx |
Kylen Phillips |
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9:00 PM |
Defendant |
Cianon Jones, Asha Keller |
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Rachelle |
Asha Keller, Samantha Mayer, Trinity Christofferson |
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Inez |
Olivia Gould, Trinity Christofferson, E’mma Camara |
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Jasper |
Andrew Lindsay, Monte Howell |
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Sphene |
E’mma Camara, Asha Keller, Andrew Lindsay |
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Onyx |
E’mma Camara, Cianon Jones, Andrew Lindsay |
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11:00 PM |
End of Day |
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NOTES: |
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Everyone in Brother-Brother will be released by 8:30pm.
If you are unable to make it to your callback, please contact Meenakshi at meenakshi-kn@uiowa.edu to let them know. Thank you!
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Character | Name |
| Jasper | Michael Taylor |
| Sphene | Kylen Phillips |
| Onyx | Asha Keller |
| Defendant | Cianon Jones |
| Rachelle | Dajzané Meadows-Sanderlin |
| Inez | Olivia Gould |
| Please email Meenakshi Chinmai (meenakshi-kn@uiowa.edu) to accept or decline the role by noon on Monday November 27th. If you have any questions please let Meenaskshi know, thank you! |
Questions or concerns?
Alex Lead, Playwright: alcindor-leadon@uiowa.edu
Josh Turner, Director: joshua-j-turner@uiowa.edu
Meenakshi Chinmai, Stage Manager: meenakshi-kn@uiowa.edu