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Auditions for My New Play, FRED & FRIEDA
Audition Notice
Sheilah Crossley-Cox will direct Fred & Frieda, a new play by Nicole Burton, to be performed at the Greenbelt Arts Center April 15 through 18, 2010. This play offers challenging roles - a reunion between a Holocaust survivor and the Black G.I. from Patton's Third Army who rescued her from a concentration camp. Greenbelt Arts Center, one of Washington's most notable community theaters, celebrates its 30th anniversary this season.
Auditions
Tuesday, February 2, 7:00 - 9:30 pm
Wednesday, February 3, 7:00 - 9:30 pm
Main Roles to be Cast
Michael Horowitz, 49, Frieda’s oldest son and CEO of a container board business
Fred Cephas, 71, WWII veteran, 761st Tank Battalion, and retired high school teacher
Lisa Brown, 19, Fred’s granddaughter, computer science major at Howard University
Supporting Roles
Sheilah Crossley-Cox will direct Fred & Frieda, a new play by Nicole Burton, to be performed at the Greenbelt Arts Center April 15 through 18, 2010. This play offers challenging roles - a reunion between a Holocaust survivor and the Black G.I. from Patton's Third Army who rescued her from a concentration camp. Greenbelt Arts Center, one of Washington's most notable community theaters, celebrates its 30th anniversary this season.
Auditions
Tuesday, February 2, 7:00 - 9:30 pm
Wednesday, February 3, 7:00 - 9:30 pm
Main Roles to be Cast
Michael Horowitz, 49, Frieda’s oldest son and CEO of a container board business
Fred Cephas, 71, WWII veteran, 761st Tank Battalion, and retired high school teacher
Lisa Brown, 19, Fred’s granddaughter, computer science major at Howard University
Supporting Roles
Frieda and Fred play themselves at all times.
Zeyde,
Mrs. Goldstein, White soldiers, Nazi soldiers, Black soldiers, Bus Driver, and Waiter roles
can be multicast in whatever way seems appropriate with available
talent.
The Gifts of Adoption Reunion: Courage & Acceptance
On Nov. 19, I spoke about adoption reunion at the Washington Ethical Society. They're a great group. The talk, posted on the archives, was well received with interesting comments afterward from many members of the adoption constellation.
http://ethicalsociety.org/article.php?id=119
http://ethicalsociety.org/article.php?id=119
Expose Emotional Silence So Wounds Can Heal
I'm moderating a literary panel on "Darkness and Light" tomorrow at the Mishkan Torah Synagogue Book Fair. I think this statement, intended for Vietnam vets, resonates for those of us in the adoption constellation. Kind of heavy but that's darkness for you.
"The Last Field Dressing" by Mike Hastie, US Army Medic, Vietnam 1970-1971
Excerpted from U.S. House of Representatives Hearings on the Aftermath of the Vietnam War
Above and beyond all things considered, learn to forgive yourself. I don't care what you did or didn't do, try to forgive what you've considered the unforgivable. For there will simply come a day when you will finally understand that there is absolutely nothing else left to do. Bring loving people into your life, because you cannot forgive yourself alone. If this was possible, you would have done so a long time ago. Expose emotional silence, so your wounds can finally be healed. It takes time to heal, so give yourself that precious gift. Let the self-inflicted guilt die, instead of you.
"The Last Field Dressing" by Mike Hastie, US Army Medic, Vietnam 1970-1971
Excerpted from U.S. House of Representatives Hearings on the Aftermath of the Vietnam War
Above and beyond all things considered, learn to forgive yourself. I don't care what you did or didn't do, try to forgive what you've considered the unforgivable. For there will simply come a day when you will finally understand that there is absolutely nothing else left to do. Bring loving people into your life, because you cannot forgive yourself alone. If this was possible, you would have done so a long time ago. Expose emotional silence, so your wounds can finally be healed. It takes time to heal, so give yourself that precious gift. Let the self-inflicted guilt die, instead of you.
