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Translations

By Brian Friel

Loves thwarted by understanding and those that thrive against all odds: In the middle of the last century, at the edge of Europe, a woman falls in love with the wrong man, crossing cultural boundaries to the zone where meaning and words do not meet.

October 25 - October 29

in the Brechtbau Theatre

Auditions

Translations
By Brian Friel
Directed by James Nelson

Auditions for the Anglo-Irish Theater Group’s fall production, Brian Friel’s Translations, will be held on SATURDAY, JULY 17th from 14:00 – 17:00. Interested actors and actresses will need to attend for about 15 - 30 minutes during this time.

Translations is a play about language, taking place in Gaelic-speaking 1830’s agricultural Ireland. When the English come to make a map of the area and standardize the place names, the cultural clash and barrier of languages have repercussions across the whole town.

The goal is to be ready for performance in late October or early November. There will be 11-12 weeks of rehearsals, beginning the week of August 15th. Rehearsals will be scheduled around the availability of the actors.

The cast is 7 men, 3 women. We are also looking for a stage manager.

You do not need to prepare anything for the audition. There will be sides from the script available to read. You will be paired up with other auditioners to read scenes. If you would like to read the script before the audition, it is available in the Brechtbau library. PLEASE DO NOT TAKE THE SCRIPT FROM THE LIBRARY, so that others can read it too.

To sign up for the auditions, please send an email to blackoutgunshot@yahoo.com with the time that you would like to attend the audition.
If you can’t attend on the 17th but still are interested, or if you have any other questions, please use the same email to contact us.

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by Peter Shaffer

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Last updated: 22nd July, 2010 ------------------------------- Hello cast and crew of Translations! So begins our journey together! It's hard for me to express how excited I am to work with you all on this beautiful show. I would like all the actors (and any crew who is interested) to meet for a couple hours next week so we can meet each other and see our cast for the first time! I would like to talk to you all a little bit about my vision for the production and what kind of work we'll be doing to create this play. Also, I think it would be very nice to read the play once together to hear it out loud for the first time. We'll begin our regular rehearsals on the week of August 15 - 20th, and our show will be performed on the week of October 25 - 29th. When we meet next week, we can also make a plan together for the rehearsal times. Propsed dates for meeting next year (don't worry, we will only meet on one of these proposed dates!) A: Monday, July 26th: 11:00 - 14:00 B: Monday, July 26th: 15:00 - 18:00 C: Tuesday, July 27th: 18:00 - 21:00 D: Thursday, July 29th: 11:00 - 14:00 E: Thursday, July 29th: 18:00 - 21:00 F: Friday, July 30th: 15:00 - 18:00 G: Friday, July 30th: 18:00 - 21:00 Thanks guys! We're going to have a blast - I promise you a great time and a rockin' show. Your new director, James -------------------- Hi everyone! First off, thank you so much to those who came to audition for Translations - I saw some great things, and it was a very difficult play to cast. As always, there weren't enough parts for the actors who are interested, and so not everyone will be able to act in the play - but even if there isn't something for you in Translations, please know that I will always consider you first for my future projects. Here is the cast list for Translations: MANUS .................................................. Félix Müller SARAH .................................................. Eva Schwendemann JIMMY JACK .......................................... Gagan Narula MAIRE ................................................... Elisabeth Gelinas DOALTY ............................................... Sebastian Schmelzle BRIDGET .............................................. Dagmar Raczynski HUGH .................................................... Hannes Hornbacher OWEN ................................................... Gero Bauer CAPTAIN LANCEY ................................ Jens Gonser LIEUTENANT YOLLAND ....................... Marc Schwarzer Thanks to everybody who auditioned! -James

Get Together's and Further Info

Der Stammtisch der Anglo-Iren und der Provisional Players ist zu einem Stammtisch der englischsprachigen Brechtbau-Theatergruppen zusammengelegt worden.

Er findet während der Vorlesungszeit immer dienstags ab 19.30 im Bierkeller statt.
Interessierte und Theaterbegeisterte, die gerne mehr über das englische Studententheater wissen oder mitmachen möchten, sind sehr herzlich dazu eingeladen!

Alternatively, for information about the group (or any other enquiries), e-mail Dave Hegarty.