Clockwise People

Board of Directors

Rebecca Adler
Jackie Cunningham
Chris Douglas
Emperatriz Guerra
Jeff Harting
Margaret Mullen
Madelyn Sergel
Diana Serna
Jane D. Waller

Staff

Madelyn Sergel, Artistic Director
Rebecca Adler, Managing Director
Diane Hitzeman, Marketing Director
Brad Paschall, Artistic Associate
Cassandra Ellwing, Artistic Associate
Patrick Kerr, Artistic Associate

Artistic Advisory Board

David Alex
Claudia Allen
Judy Blue
Helen Caro
Michael Fosberg
Katie Jones
Nancy Lollar
Alexandra Main
Doug McDade
Wayne Mell
Sean Parks
Tori Sergel
Richard Shavzin
Gretchen Sonstroem
Maggie Speer
Lourdes Vazquez

Current Audition Information

2012–2013 Season Auditions

Clockwise Theatre will hold general auditions for its 2012–2013 season on Saturday July 21 from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and Sunday July 22 from  11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m..

Important Details

  • Please bring four headshots/resumes (or snapshots if you don't have a headshot) and a two to four minute prepared monologue of your choosing.
  • Season includes Soul Sisters, Cars and Quinceañeras (world premiere), and The Party in the Kitchen (world premiere).
  • Rehearsals are held Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday from 6:30PM to 9:30PM and one weekend daytime rehearsal TBD, over an eight week span.
  • Performances are Friday and Saturday at 8:00 p.m., Sunday at 3:00 p.m. Call time is one hour before curtain.
  • During the run there will pick-up rehearsals Thursdays at 7:00 p.m.
  • All actors are paid $20.00 per-performance for a total of 12 performances.
  • Please refer to The Plays and Their Characters below for complete rehearsal and performance schedule information.

Our Location

  • All auditions, rehearsals, and performances take place at Clockwise Theatre at 221 North Genesee St. Waukegan. We are one door north of the historic Genesee Theatre in downtown Waukegan.
  • Before scheduling your audition, be sure you know where we're located, how to get here, and if you would be able to arrange transportation to-and-from rehearsals, pick-up rehearsals, and performances.
  • For commuting actors: The Metra station is located three blocks south of the theatre. Rehearsal times are set to coincide with the Metra schedule. Commuting artists will be provided a ride to the Metra station after evening rehearsals. Union Pacific/North Line link: http://metrarail.com/metra/en/home/maps_schedules/metra_system_map/up-n/map.WAUKEGAN.html?schedule-start=WAUKEGAN

How to Schedule an Audition

  • To schedule an audition, send an e-mail with “Audition Request” in the subject line to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it with:

Your name
Phone number
E-mail address
Preferred date and hour time slot (see example below) and a second choice alternate time slot.

For example:

Mary Smith
847-234-5678
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First choice: 10:00 a.m., Saturday, July 21 (You will be seen between 10:00 and 11:00 a.m.)
Second choice: 11:30 a.m., Sunday, July 22 (You will be seen between 11:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m.)

  • You will receive a return e-mail confirming your audition slot.
  • Actors will been seen as they arrive during their assigned hour slot. (So, if you're running a few minutes late, don't worry! You can sign in and be seen when you arrive.)

The Plays and Their Characters

Soul Sisters by Joanne Koch & Sarah Blacher Cohen, directed by Joyce Becker Lee

Two great performers—one Jewish, one African American, help each other through public success, personal tragedy and a rediscovery of their roots. Featuring original and traditional music, including songs by Billie Holiday and Debbie Friedman, Soul Sisters celebrates Jewish and African American cultures, recognizing conflicts between the two and joyously finding common ground through music and shared struggles.

Available roles:

  • CLEO WILLIAMS, 20s-30s, African American, a newcomer to Chicago, working as a waitress. If you would like to be considered for the role of Cleo, please choose 16 bars to sing acapella in addition to your audition monologue.
  • STANLEY KLEIN, 40s-50s, Sandra Langley’s Manager

Notes:

The role of Stanley is a non-singing role. The role of Sandra has been cast.

  • Rehearsals begin August 27th, 2012
  • Rehearsals will be Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday evenings, 6:30-9:30PM, and one weekend day, TBD
  • Tech Weekend, October 13th & 14th
  • Opens October 19th
  • Pick-up rehearsals during the run, Thursdays at 7PM
  • Closes November 11th

Cars and Quinceañeras by Susan Lieberman, directed by Juan Castaneda

When two Mexican-American families are brought together by chance, everyone is changed by the choices which follow. Cars and Quinceañeras explores the difference between traditional rites of passage and the true meaning of maturity.

  • Rehearsals begin November 19th, 2012
  • Rehearsals will be Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday evenings, 6:30-9:30PM, and one weekend day, TBD
  • Holiday break from December 20th-January 1st
  • Tech Weekend, January 19th & 20th, 2013
  • Opens January 25th, 2013
  • Pick-up rehearsals during the run, Thursdays at 7PM
  • Closes February 17th

Available roles:

  • ANNA, young adult can play teen, Latina, or can play Latina.  Anna is a level headed and intelligent high school freshmen, who deals with making choices between her needs and wants
  • MIRIAM,  young adult  to early  20's  Latina or can play Latina. Miriam is an ambitious and musically inclined high school senior who tends to get a bit over excited under pressure.
  • NELI, young adult can play teen, or can play Latina. Neli is an outgoing, friendly high school freshmen, and good friend of Anna's.
  • INES, mid 30's to 40's Latina or can Play Latina. Mother of Anna, Ines is a hard working, loving mother, who is level headed and always
    does what she needs to do to provide for her children.
  • RAMIRO, mid 30's to 40's Latino or can play Latino. Ramiro is the father of Anna, Ramiro bounces from job to job, and his head is stuck back in his grandfather's hacienda in Mexico.
  • DONA, mid 30's to 40's Latina or can play Latina. Mother of Ana, Dona is a loving mother who works at the local dry cleaners and is secretly excited about becoming a grandmother.

The Party in the Kitchen by Madelyn Sergel

Beginning on an idyllic early fall day in September 2001, a group of friends gather, unsuspecting of the upheaval to follow. From business tycoon Guy and Ava's tumultuous marriage, just-getting-started Danny and his pregnant wife Mary, and middle management Phil and Lily's happy home, all will be changed by events already launched in far away lands and the deals made in distant corporate headquarters.

  • Rehearsals begin February 19th
  • Rehearsals will be Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday evenings, 6:30-9:30PM, and one weekend day, TBD
  • Tech Weekend, April 13th & 14th
  • Opens Friday, April 19th
  • Pick-up rehearsals during the run, Thursdays at 7PM
  • Closes Sunday, May 12th

 Available roles:

  • LILY, 40s, smart, organized, and compassionate
  • PHIL, late 40s, nice, affable, good father and husband, married to Lily
  • AVA, 50s, sophisticated, smart and takes no sh*t. Married to Guy, mother to Eric
  • MARY, 30s, new to the neighborhood, trying to do everything “right” but scared underneath, Latina
  • DANNY, 30s, married to Mary, eager, starting to work his way up the ladder, Latino
  • ERIC, 25, son of Ava and Guy, educated, observant, disabled in a wheelchair
  • SAMANTHA, 16, daughter of Lily and Phil

Note: The role of GUY has been cast
 

Via Metra

Downtown Waukegan is easily accessible via Metra from the north (Kenosha) or south (Chicago and its northern suburbs).

Click here for maps and schedules.

Drive - From the North

From southern Wisconsin, take I-94 south. Exit at Grand Avenue East and take Grand Avenue to Genesee. Turn south on Genesee Street and you're in downtown Waukegan. Click here for a map of downtown Waukegan.

Drive - From the South

To reach us from the south, take Route 41 north and exit at Washington going east. Take Washington to Genesee Street and you're in downtown Waukegan. Click here for a map of downtown Waukegan.

 

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