{"id":2574,"date":"2015-05-03T21:15:25","date_gmt":"2015-05-04T02:15:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jaredmcdaris.com\/?p=2574"},"modified":"2015-05-03T21:15:47","modified_gmt":"2015-05-04T02:15:47","slug":"a-thousand-times-goodnight-is-debuting-in-chicago","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.jaredmcdaris.com\/?p=2574","title":{"rendered":"A Thousand Times Goodnight is debuting in Chicago"},"content":{"rendered":"

A Thousand Times Goodnight<\/a> is coming to my hometown. Check out audition infoz below:<\/p>\n

A THOUSAND TIMES GOODNIGHT<\/strong><\/p>\n

An Elizabethan-style Comedy<\/p>\n

AUDITIONS<\/strong>: May 16, Saturday, 12:00pm to 4:00pm<\/p>\n

CALLBACKS<\/strong>: May 23, Saturday, 4:00pm to 7:00pm<\/p>\n

May 24, Sunday, 12:00pm to 3:00pm<\/p>\n

PAY<\/strong>: $50<\/p>\n

REHEARSALS<\/strong>: June 19 to July 29 (4 Nights or fewer per week)<\/p>\n

PRODUCTION DATES<\/strong>: July 30, 31, August 1, 7, 8, 9, 15, 16, 17<\/p>\n

A Thousand Times Goodnight<\/em> is a verse comedy inspired by 1001 Arabian Nights<\/em>. It follows the story of Scheherazade as she attempts to tame the furious and foolish Sultan of Persia, who responds to infidelity by vowing to wed a different woman each night and execute her the following morning. Scheherazade must navigate the Sultan\u2019s temper, manipulative courtiers, and her own father in order to save her nation and herself. Written in five acts and borrowing heavy inspiration fromTaming of the Shrew<\/em>, Love\u2019s Labours Lost<\/em>, and Midsummer Night\u2019s Dream<\/em>, A Thousand Times Goodnight<\/em> endeavors to promote reason over impulse, and talk over violence.<\/p>\n

MATERIAL TO PREPARE<\/strong>: Audition slots are 2 minutes long. Please prepare one verse monolog. A second monolog of any kind is welcome (though not required), so long as the total audition time remains under 2 minutes.<\/p>\n

CAST<\/strong> (each actor plays at least two roles)<\/p>\n

Scheherazade<\/strong> (F): A maiden of Persia (one of few left) whose strident demeanor gives her a shrewish reputation. She volunteers to wed the Sultan in order to spare other maidens the same unfortunate fate. She is an intelligent, articulate, strong-willed young woman who is capable of both gentility toward those who are rational, and passionate argument against those who are irrational.<\/p>\n

SIMILAR TO: Beatrice (Much Ado About Nothing), Margaret (Henry VI), Mistress Ford (Merry Wives of Windsor)<\/p>\n

Sultan Shahryar<\/strong> (M): The ruler of Persia. After being betrayed by his first wife, the Sultan vows to take a new bride to bed each night, then execute her the following morning. Although a frightening figure on rare occasion, he is at heart a friendly, disarming, and almost childlike man who\u2019s strayed down a very dark path.<\/p>\n

SIMILAR TO: Bottom (Midsummer Night\u2019s Dream), Master Ford (Merry Wives of Windsor), Caesar (Julius Caesar)<\/p>\n

Vizier Jafar<\/strong> (M) (Please Note<\/u> The Vizier has already been cast): The Sultan\u2019s adviser and Scheherazade\u2019s father. He is capable of framing lyrical and cogent arguments in support of wise policies, but lacks the emotional conviction to repair the Sultan\u2019s broken heart, nor can he convince the monarch to abandon his vendetta against womankind. Jafar is first and foremost a gifted logician and public speaker. He also plays Ad Avis the evil sorcerer.<\/p>\n

SIMILAR TO: Bishop of Canterbury (Henry V), Polonius (Hamlet), Prospero (The Tempest)<\/p>\n

Dinyzade<\/strong> (F): Scheherazade\u2019s younger sister. She is excitable and easily distracted, and her monologs leap from theory to personal anecdotes with little warning. Although not the equal of her sister, she is sharper than she portrays herself to be. A young clown role. She also plays Aladdin.<\/p>\n

SIMILAR TO: Launce (Two Gentlemen of Verona), Lancelet (Merchant of Venice), Mote (Love\u2019s Labor\u2019s Lost)<\/p>\n

Clown<\/strong> (M): A \u2018clever clown\u2019 role. He throws out puns but also makes subversive critiques of the Sultan, and even speaks a revolutionary ranting soliloquy. Quick-thought and immense energy are critical. This role is especially open to cross-gender casting.<\/p>\n

SIMILAR TO: Feste (Twelth Night), Speed (Two Gentlemen of Verona), Thersites (Troilus & Cressida)<\/p>\n

Governess Alma<\/strong>\u00a0(F): Manager of Persia\u2019s orphans, Alma is overwhelmed of late by women de-maiden-ing themselves in order to evade the Sultan\u2019s bed. She and Shah Zaman scheme to take over the realm. She also plays Aladdin\u2019s genie.<\/p>\n

SIMILAR TO: Adriana (Comedy of Errors), Lady MacBeth (MacBeth)<\/p>\n

Shah Zaman<\/strong> (M): The Sultan\u2019s Brother and ruler of a nearby region. His people have expelled him, and now he worries the same may happen to Shahryar. He and Alma scheme to take over the realm. He also plays the King of Thieves.<\/p>\n

SIMILAR TO: Master Ford (Merry Wives of Windsor), MacBeth (MacBeth)<\/p>\n

A Thousand Times Goodnight<\/em> is a coproduction between The Unrehearsed Shakespeare Company (www.unrehearsedchicago.com<\/a>) and director Jared McDaris (www.jaredmcdaris.com<\/a>).<\/p>\n

CONTACT INFO<\/strong>: To reserve and audition time, please email a Headshot and Resume, along with your preferred audition time and any audition conflicts, tounrehearsedchicago@gmail.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

REPLY TO EMAIL<\/strong>: unrehearsedchicago@gmail.com<\/a>
\nWEBSITE<\/strong>: www.unrehearsedchicago.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A Thousand Times Goodnight is coming to my hometown. Check out audition infoz below: A THOUSAND TIMES GOODNIGHT An Elizabethan-style Comedy AUDITIONS: May 16, Saturday, 12:00pm to 4:00pm CALLBACKS: May 23, Saturday, 4:00pm to 7:00pm May 24, Sunday, 12:00pm to … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2574","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-theater-stuff"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p9u111-Fw","_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.jaredmcdaris.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2574","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.jaredmcdaris.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.jaredmcdaris.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.jaredmcdaris.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.jaredmcdaris.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2574"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.jaredmcdaris.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2574\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2575,"href":"http:\/\/www.jaredmcdaris.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2574\/revisions\/2575"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.jaredmcdaris.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2574"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.jaredmcdaris.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2574"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.jaredmcdaris.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2574"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}