Coming in 2014 – Hali-Wood Squares!
Eastern Front Theatre and Neptune Theatre are holding auditions in Halifax (only) on Monday, October 28 and Tuesday, Oct. 29, for their co-production of Joanne Miller’s new play, Cradle and All. The play tells the tale of a mother’s comedic journey to solve the mystery of the Mona Lisa.
Rehearsals start January 14, 2014, with the show previewing on February 4, 2014 and closing February 16, 2014.
Character Breakdown
Carole – a mother and former artist, 36
Mike – a father and accountant, 38
Andrew – a performance artist still living with his mother, 33, he doubles as:
Leonardo da Vinci – The Quintessential Renaissance man who speaks in an Italian accent
Elizabeth – Mike and Carole’s mother, 66
Actors will also be provided sides and asked to read in pairs. Eastern Front Theatre’s Artistic Producer, Charlie Rhindress, who will be directing the production, and playwright, Joanne Miller, will be in attendance at the auditions.
Please submit a photo and resume to Eastern Front Theatre, 1580 Barrington St., Halifax, NS, B3J 1Z6 or electronically to adam@easternfronttheatre.com Please indicate preferred dates and times to audition. Every effort will be made to accommodate actors’ schedules. Submissions must be received by Thursday, October 24, 2013.
Members of Canadian Actors Equity Association will be seen first at all auditions. Only those artists we wish to see will be contacted for an audition.
January 27, 2014
Eastern Front Theatre is proud to present Hali-Wood Squares, its second annual fundraising game-show! Based on the popular and similarly named long-running TV game-show, Hali-Wood Squares will feature some of Halifax’s most recognizable names and faces. A highlight of this one-night only event will be the fantastic line-up of talented celebrities we have organized to sit in the famous squares. Some of our Hali-famous participants include:
- Heather Rankin of the Juno Award winning Rankin Family
- Playwright, performer, and CBC Radio personality Jackie Torrens
- Performer, playwright, producer, and arts commentator for Global TV, Off The Leash’s Jeremy Webb
- CTV Morning Live’s Cyril Lunney
- Plus a few more surprise guests!
Hosted by EFT’s Artistic Producer Charlie Rhindress, audience members will be invited to take part as contestants or simply sit back and enjoy the show. Either way you get to experience a live game-show right here in Halifax!!! With prizes, lots of laughs, a silent auction featuring entertainment themed items, and musical performances by our live houseband, we look forward to offering this fun light-hearted event to the community. It’s our way to put on a great show, bring all of our supporters together for a night, and help raise the funds that make our season of East Coast productions possible.
Doors open at 7:00pm, Show at 7:30pm, General Admission
Tickets- $30 each OR 2 for $50 until December 25th at 11:59pm. Use “2013EFT” to get the 2 for $50 special price!!
(Taxes and service fees not included)
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Cradle and All
Eastern Front Theatre and Neptune Theatre are holding auditions in Halifax (only) on Monday, October 28 and Tuesday, Oct. 29, for their co-production of Joanne Miller’s new play, Cradle and All. The play tells the tale of a mother’s comedic journey to solve the mystery of the Mona Lisa.
Rehearsals start January 14, 2014, with the show previewing on February 4, 2014 and closing February 16, 2014.
Character Breakdown
Carole – a mother and former artist, 36
Mike – a father and accountant, 38
Andrew – a performance artist still living with his mother, 33, he doubles as:
Leonardo da Vinci – The Quintessential Renaissance man who speaks in an Italian accent
Elizabeth – Mike and Carole’s mother, 66
Actors will also be provided sides and asked to read in pairs. Eastern Front Theatre’s Artistic Producer, Charlie Rhindress, who will be directing the production, and playwright, Joanne Miller, will be in attendance at the auditions.
Please submit a photo and resume to Eastern Front Theatre, 1580 Barrington St., Halifax, NS, B3J 1Z6 or electronically to adam@easternfronttheatre.com Please indicate preferred dates and times to audition. Every effort will be made to accommodate actors’ schedules. Submissions must be received by Thursday, October 24, 2013.
Members of Canadian Actors Equity Association will be seen first at all auditions. Only those artists we wish to see will be contacted for an audition.
By Joanne Miller
An Eastern Front Theatre and Neptune Theatre co-production
February 4-16, 2014
Eastern Front Theatre is excited to join with Neptune Theatre in 2014 for the world Premiere production of Joanne Miller’s Cradle and All, a mother’s comedic journey to solve the mystery of the Mona Lisa. Following the success of last year’s audience favourite,Eighteen, EFT is excited to be part of Neptune’s Scotiabank Studio Theatre Series once again.
With two small children, an accountant husband with OCD, an overbearing mother, and a performance artist brother who refuses to grow up, Carole, a former artist, wonders if she has made the right choices. She wants to paint again, but life keeps intervening. About to give up, she is visited by Leonardo da Vinci. He will help her paint again if she can solve the mystery of the Mona Lisa. This fast paced new comedy about finding our true identity, answers once and for all the ancient riddle, “Who was the real Mona Lisa?”
