Another chance to audition for a progress production. Auditions for Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck are on Sunday 24th October 2.30-5pm and Wednesday 27th October 7.30-10pm Progress Theatre. The performance dates are 10th – 19th February 2011.
Director Joe Haynes has directed of Mice and Men before. He is drawn to it because he is interested in the 'American Dream' as a fascinating subject for theatre. The phrase was first used by the American writer James Truslow Adams in 1931 "The American Dream is that dream of a land in which life should be better and richer and fuller for every man, with opportunity for each according to ability or achievement. " Of Mice and Men was written only a few years after this in 1937. Joe believes that its story of two poor men and their dream of owning their own piece of land is one of the finest examples of the genre.
Joe is an experiences director - his debut was ‘Spring and Port Wine’ in 1977. As well as being interested in American drama Joe is passionate about Shakespeare. He directed an outdoor production of Twelfth Night in 2009 and has previously previously directed Midsummer Night’s Dream, The Tempest and The Winter’s Tale. He will be directing Measure for Measure for the Wargrave Village Festival in 2011.
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Coming up...
Auditions for Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck 2.30-5pm Sunday 24th October Progress Theatre Foyer and 7.30-10pm Wednesday 27th October Progress Theatre Foyer
Writefest 4th to 6th November 2010
Ajax by Sophocles 25th November to 4th December 2010
See Progress Theatre website for details of all our productions and auditions.
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