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AUDITIONS FOR the 2010 SEASON |
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History Alive!, the professional acting branch of the Gordon College Institute for Public History, announces
AUDITIONS FOR the 2010 SEASON
2010 will be History Alive!'s nineteenth season of producing original, audience-interactive pieces about New England’s past.
SHOW DESCRIPTIONS:
CRY INNOCENT
The year is 1692. Bridget Bishop has been accused of witchcraft and the audience sits on the Puritan jury. They hear the historical testimonies, cross-examine the witnesses and decide the verdict. The actors respond in character to all comments and questions, revealing much about the Puritan mind. Cry Innocent is the longest continuously-running show north of Boston and has been featured on the Discovery Channel, the Travel Channel, A&E, Nickelodeon, TLC, NPR, BBC, CNN and MTV
Spiritways: A Night in Besieged Salem Village is our contribution to Salem's "Haunted Happenings" festival. Held at night in Pioneer Village, Forest River Park, Spiritways is an unnerving nighttime immersion into the world of the infamous "afflicted girls". Not a haunted house, but not a play with a linear story, it is a recreation of the possible interior world of some of those who ignited and propelled the infamous Salem witchcraft hysteria. A frightening piece with history as it's foundation and education as it's goal—education in a visceral, tangible way.
Tour Guides at Pioneer Village. Built in 1930, Pioneer Village is America's oldest living history museum. Tour guides will interpret the lives of those who settled in Salem in the 1620's and 30's.
TRAINING, PAY, SCHEDULING Positions are paid hourly. Rehearsals will be paid with a small stipend. Classes to enhance the rehearsal process may be available for college credit or for audit. Rehearsals and classes will be scheduled between May 20 and June 28. Performances begin in early July and run through mid-November. Roles are doubled and enough actors are hired to make for some flexibility in scheduling.
AUDITION TIME / DATE Sunday, March 14th. 1:00 p.m.--5:00 p.m. Please arrive at 1:00 and plan to stay for the whole session. Auditions will consist of ensemble games and script readings. Call backs and interviews (by invitation after auditioning) March 15–25.
AUDITION LOCATION
The Old Town Hall, 32 Derby Square, Salem, MA 01970. The entrance to the building is on the Essex Street side.
Information: http://www.gordon.edu/historyalive Questions?
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About Salem Pioneer Village |
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 Built in 1930 to mark the tercentennial of Massachusetts, Pioneer Village is America's first living history museum. The village sits on three acres of land and contains various examples of colonial architecture: dugouts, wigwams, thatched roof cottages, and the Governor's Faire House. Culinary and medicinal gardens and a blacksmith shop further interpret early 17th-century colonial life.
Pioneer Village is nestled between the woods and the ocean, a ten minute drive from downtown, in Salem's Forest River Park. The museum underwent a renovation under the supervision of Salem Preservation, Inc. from 2003 until Spring 2008 when Gordon College (Massachusetts) took over its management along with Old Town Hall. Their theater group History Alive! stages performances there now as well as manage the museum's use as a set for hire. *If you are interested in renting Pioneer Village, please click here for contract information. Also, if you would like to use Pioneer Village for a period event or re-enactment during the summer, please contact us for more information regarding "17th Century Saturdays". |
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Directions from Old Town Hall From downtown Salem, follow Route 1A/114/Lafayette Street toward Marblehead. Take a left onto West Avenue and follow the road straight into Forest River Park. Pioneer Village is on the left-hand side as you are facing the ocean. Less than 10 minutes from downtown Salem. For GPS and online directions, use Forest River Park.
Public Transportation: MBTA access -- bus routes 455 and 459 from Salem Depot (downtown Salem) to Clifton Ave (see MBTA map). Cross Lafayette St, then follow Clifton Ave towards Forest River Park. Pioneer Village is on the left-hand side as you are facing the ocean. See also: |
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