.July 24, 2010

********CASTING CALL*********

for Under Construction

GENERAL AUDITIONS: 
Sunday morning Aug. 8th 
Wednesday evening Aug. 18th 
@ The Artistic Home Studio Theater - 3914 N Clark St. 

Rehearsals begin October 4 
Performances November 27- December 18 at The Artistic Home 

Casting: 
4W (two mid-late 20s, one 40s-50s, one 60s-70s) 
4M (two mid-late 20s, one 40s-50s, one 60s-70s) 

Jackalope's upcoming mainstage production, Under Construction, looks at the American family through the eyes of one young woman as she sifts through her memories trying to make sense of her past. Visually we use the work of Norman Rockwell and modern assemblage art to examine idealism vs realism, memory vs imagination, and our own personal construction. 

Casting is for 2-3 workshop dates (TBA) before the rehearsal period as well. Auditions are by appointment only; you must have a confirmed slot to audition. To request an audition slot, interested persons should email jackalope@jackalopetheatre.org with their headshot/resume and wait for a response. Make sure you title the subject line "UC AUDITION REQUEST". 

We're excited to see YOU! 

April 20, 2010

Be a Part of Our Process!

You're invited to our FREE Reading

May 13th @ 7:30pm @ The Belle Plaine Studio, 2014 W Belle Plaine, Chicago, IL 60618

At Jackalope, we want the theatre we make to be the theatre the community helps us make. We would like you to join us at our upcoming public reading to lend us your ears, your time, and your insight.

UNDER CONSTRUCTION
From the script by Charles Mee. Adapted by AJ Ware, Melanie Berner, and Andrew Burden Swanson. Directed by Associate Artistic Director, AJ Ware.

The production by Charles Mee and the SITI Company was a hit at 2008's Humana Festival.  Ware, Berner, and Swanson take the concept- a dissection of American life seen through the eyes of visual artists- and infuse it with Jackalope's signature aesthetic.  Juxtaposing the work of Norman Rockwell and modern artist, Tom Deininger, Under Construction asks how far we can really remove ourselves from our past and whether we can be truly whole by doing so.  Info on the workshop and production coming soon, so keep an eye out! 

March 29, 2010

ANNOUNCEMENT!

Jackalope is proud to welcome our new Managing Director, 
Taree Chadwick! As well as being a great friend of the company,  Taree has stage managed for Jackalope's second production 
Moonshiner and was Production Manager for the Jackalope Living  Newspapers Festival!

A quick note from Taree Chadwick, Managing Director of  Jackalope Theatre Company:

"I am excited to be a part of this company. Jackalope is consistently growing and I am thrilled that I am now a part of moving the  company forward. I look forward to creating great work with the Jackalope team!"