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February 9, 2005

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OPEN AUDITIONS SCHEDULED FOR UH’S ALBEE NEW PLAYWRIGHTS WORKSHOP

The University of Houston’s School of Theatre is hosting open auditions for the Edward Albee New Playwrights Workshop from 3 to 6 p.m. Feb. 17-19 in the School of Theatre’s rehearsal room.

A variety of performers are needed for the workshop’s five productions, to be staged in late April. Actors of Asian and Indian descent are especially encouraged to audition. Auditions are not restricted to members of the UH community. Those outside the university may also try out for roles. Auditioning actors must prepare two monologues. Both monologues should run a combine length of no longer than three-minutes.

In 1989, Pulitzer Prize-winning dramatist Edward Albee founded the workshop, in which student playwrights submit scripts to be selected for development and production. This year’s plays were chosen by Pulitzer
Prize-winning playwright and UH faculty member Lanford Wilson.

The workshop’s productions will be staged April 26 – 30 in the School of Theatre’s Jose Quintero Lab Theatre.

For more details on auditions or the workshop, contact Sandy Judice at 713-743-3003. For more information about the UH School of Theatre and the Albee workshop, visit the Web site http://www.class.uh.edu/theatre/home.html.

WHAT: Auditions for Edward Albee New Playwrights Workshop
WHEN: 3 - 6 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 17 – Saturday, Feb. 19
WHERE: University of Houston School of Theatre, Rehearsal Room
WHO: University of Houston School of Theatre

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