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The (edward) Hopper Project

Written by
Mary Jo Bolduc, Jen Ellison, Bob Fisher, Tom Flanigan, Don Hall,
Merrie Greenfield, Joe Janes, Cholley Kuhaneck, Rebecca Langguth

Inspired by the Paintings of Edward Hopper 
 
Directed by Don Hall
 
January 15 – February 21
Thursdays – Saturdays at 7:30 p.m.; Sundays at 3 p.m.
No performance on Friday, February 12, due to the holiday
Storefront Theater, 66 E. Randolph Street
Tickets: $20 general admission; $15 for seniors and students
www.dcatheater.org or (312) 742-TIXS (8497)
This project is presented in association with Chicago DCA Theater
 
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WNEP Theater brings to life a mosaic of characters inspired by the paintings of American realist artist Edward Hopper.  Presented in a series of vignettes and short moments written by WNEP company members, a cast of seventeen actors follow Hopper’s New York from dawn to dark and thrust the audience into the quiet desperation and dark comedy of the city.
 
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ALSO at the SAME VENUE:
 
Night Hawk Sandwich
 
Wednesdays starting January 20 - February 17 at 7:30pm
Storefront Theatre
66 E. Randolf Street
Tix - $5
Call the DCA to reserve at
(312) 742-8497
 
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The Anatomy of an Audition
Friday, 30 October 2009

The following was originally published on Founding Director Don Hall's personal blog An Angry White Guy in Chicago.

Tickets for The (edward) Hopper Project can be purchased here.

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What the Hell Was He Thinking?

The following is as close an approximation of the process I personally like best to audition people for a show (scripted.)  It certainly has its flaws and I'd much prefer to just do it the way The Group Theatre did in the thirties - rent a resort in the woods for the summer and workshop the plays until a cast emerged but WNEP doesn't have the dough and no actors I know have the time or ability to simply quit their day jobs for two months in the summer.  So, this is the best I have.

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