Little Grey Hat Productions and Manatee Players Hold Auditions for COPENHAGEN by Michael Frayn
Sunday, May 17th 2015, in the Bradenton Kiwanis Theater at Manatee Performing Arts Center from 4pm – 7pm
Little Grey Hat Productions and the Manatee Players are producing the Tony-Award winning drama Copenhagen by Michael Frayn. The play is set in a nebulous “atomic afterlife,” where physicists Neils Bohr and Werner Heisenberg can finally dissect the conversation they secretly had in 1941 regarding atomic power and whether or not the Nazis would acquire it. This is the first time the play has ever been produced in the area, with three roles available:
WERNER HEISENBERG – 30-40, a passionate and brilliant German physicist caught between his desire to unravel the mysteries of the atom and the need to keep that knowledge out of the hands of the Third Reich. Energetic, tragically driven, but misses the small details in his haste.
NEILS BOHR – 40-60, an older, wise but stubborn Danish physicist whose original research laid the groundwork for most future endeavors in theoretical physics, and therefore the development of nuclear fission. Haunted by the end result of his work and the lives it took.
MARGRETHE BOHR – 40-60, Neils’ wife, an observant, compassionate participant in the conversation between the two men, often providing context for the audience as the least scientifically-minded of the three. Mourns the deaths of her sons and saddened by the falling out between Heisenberg and Neils.
COPENHAGEN will rehearse 5 nights a week beginning in late May through early July. Directed by Heiko Knipfelberg. Performances will be July 9th – 19th. Tickets and further details available on the Manatee Players website at www.manateeperformingartscenter.com.
Auditions will be held May 17th from 4 to 7pm in:
BRADENTON KIWANIS THEATER
Manatee Performing Arts Center
502 3rd Ave. W.
Bradenton, FL 34205
Actors will be auditioned in the order they arrive. Please bring two copies of your resume. No headshot is required. Sides are available in PDF form to peruse and download to prepare. Please print and bring the side you want to read from; they can be found at www.littlegreyhatproductions.com.
Questions about auditions should be directed to Heiko Knipfelberg at [email protected].
The Manatee Players, Inc.
Manatee Performing Arts Center
502 3rd Avenue West
Bradenton, FL 34205
www.manateeperformingartscenter.com
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Ticket Office: 941-748-5875
