FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Date: August 21, 2003
Contact: Christa Skiles
Public Relations Director
513-345-2242, ext. 232

CINCINNATI PLAYHOUSE IN THE PARK TO HOST BOYS' AUDITIONS ON SEPTEMBER 15 FOR WORLD PREMIERE PRODUCTION OF GOING GONE

(CINCINNATI) – The Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park will hold auditions on the evening of Monday, September 15 for a young male actor to fill the important role of Hanky in the world premiere production of Karen Hartman’s Going Gone.

Hanky is the son of Jewish immigrants living in Cincinnati during the 1930s and 1940s. This is a large speaking role. Hanky is described as a bright, cherubic, sensitive teenager on the verge of adulthood. The part requires a boy, aged 12 to 16, who looks 13 years of age and who appears “husky.”

Those interested in auditioning for the show should submit a resume of any experience to the Playhouse, along with a photograph (a good quality school or family photo is acceptable). The resume must indicate exact birth date and height. At the audition, children will be asked to share a one-minute contemporary monologue and possibly to read from the script of the show.

Interested young men must be available for all rehearsals, which begin in mid-December. They also must be available for all performances of the show, which are scheduled Tuesdays through Sundays from January 13 through February 14, 2004 and include two weekday matinees.

Headshots and resumes should be sent to the Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, ATTN: AUDITIONS, c/o Michael Haney, P. O. Box 6537, Cincinnati, Ohio, 45206. To be considered, all photos and resumes must be received at the Playhouse by Monday, September 8.

Those selected to audition will be contacted by telephone to schedule specific times. All auditions will be held at the Playhouse, located in Eden Park at the edge of Mt. Adams.

Going Gone is a world premiere drama of assimilation and ascension in America that was inspired by the playwright’s grandfather, Harry Hartman, the voice of the Cincinnati Reds in the 1930s. Harry, an Eastern European immigrant, is celebrated as one of the first major radio broadcasters of baseball. But his wife simply is trying to raise two children and maintain a Jewish household in a non-Jewish land. For his family, Harry is more often a voice on the radio than a presence in their home, and the American dream seems merely an illusion.

Artists fly to and from Cincinnati on Delta Connection COMAIR, the Playhouse’s official airline.

The Playhouse is supported, in part, by the generosity of the tens of thousands of individuals and businesses that give to the Fine Arts Fund.

The Ohio Arts Council helps fund the Playhouse with state tax dollars to encourage economic growth, educational excellence and cultural enrichment for all Ohioans.

The Playhouse also receives funding from the City of Cincinnati.

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