CDF’s StageDoor Youth Theatre Company announces auditions for our upcoming production of – Zink:  the Myth the Legend, the Zebra, by Cherie Bennett 
This production will be directed by Charla Cochran.

Zink is about true courage in the face of unpredictable predators. Imaginative, funny, and heartbreaking, it's the story of the relationship of Becky, a lonely pre-teen girl with leukemia, to her guardian-angel herd of zebras on the African savannah.  In Africa, Becky learns about Zink, a mythical polka-dotted zebra once an outcast but later a hero with the most courage and biggest heart. Becky's health worsens and she zaps back and forth between her real life and the zebra world until the shattering, breathtaking and uplifting climax. Never maudlin, "playwright Bennett does a masterful job of balancing the hard realities of illness and the magic found on the zebras' African plains. A clear case of theatrical risks bringing great rewards." (Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel) This play was commissioned by First Stage Milwaukee, based on a theme from the Zink the Zebra Foundation. 

Audition Information:

When:Please call to schedule an audition time – 870-0073   
Thursday, December 4, 2008 / 7:00 – 8:00pm
Friday, December 5, 2008 / 5:30 – 8:00pm
Saturday, December 6, 2008 / 10:00 -11:30am
Callbacks for youth roles will be held Saturday, December 6th at 2pm

Where:         Children’s Dance Foundation
1715 27th Court South in Downtown Homewood

Auditions for Adults can be arranged with the director, Charla Cochran by phone 870-0073 or email: charla@childrensdancefoundation.org
We are seeking young actors age 8 and up as well as teenagers and adults. Auditionees should prepare a short, memorized monologue (about a minute) and may be asked to read from the script.  Bring a resume if you have one (not required) and a photo of yourself (a snapshot will do - this is for reference only).
Our first cast meeting and read-through will happen December 13th and rehearsals will begin in January, 2009 (and will be held primarily Friday evenings and Saturday afternoons throughout January and February (an occasional Sunday afternoon rehearsal is possible, as needed).  Dress Rehearsals are held March 1, 2, 3, 4 and the Show dates are March 5, 6, 7, 8 at CDF’s Studio Theatre. 
A production fee of $100 is required of youth actors under 18 yr old who are cast in the show, to help cover costs associated with the following:  rehearsal time, production costs, scripts, two (2) complimentary tickets to the performance and a souvenir t-shirt for the actor to keep. 
Please do not audition if you have conflicts with any performance or dress rehearsal during production week beginning March 1st. Thank you!
Zink: the Myth, the Legend, the Zebra

We are seeking actors for the following roles:

The Humans:
Becky Zaslow:           a leukemia patient, 10
Diane Zaslow:           Becky’s mother
Ted Zaslow:               Becky’s father
Lee Zaslow:               Becky’s sister or brother, 8
Nurse Pat                   Becky’s nurse           
Darlene Dunbar        Becky’s hospital roommate
Terry Belcher             Becky’s teacher
Ashley Chaffin           classmate of Becky’s 10
Sara Bowder             Ashley’s follower, 10

The Zebras:
Shlep                          A monkey who wants to be a zebra
Papa (or Mama) Zeke    Leader of the zebras
Ice Z                            A zebra who sings lead in the Zensational Z’Bras
Zip                               A member of the Z’Bras trio
Zap                             Zip’s twin, also in the Z’Bras trio
Zilch                            Another zebra
Zuzi                             A young zebra          

Unlimited additional zebras (non-speaking parts)