Audition Jan. 20 for Side Street Studio Arts show

Side Street Studio Arts will hold auditions for "A Memory, A Monologue, A Rant, and A Prayer" at 5 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 20, at Side Street Studio Arts, 15 Ziegler Court in Elgin.

The show will be one night only, Saturday, Feb. 14, at 7:30 p.m. Proceeds from the event will go to benefit the Community Crisis Center.

Auditions will consist of cold readings from the script. No prepared materials required. They are searching for a cast of 5-7 people, both men and women. Rehearsals will be minimal.

"A Memory, A Monologue, A Rant, and A Prayer" is a groundbreaking collection of monologues by world-renowned authors and playwrights, edited by Eve Ensler and Mollie Doyle. These diverse voices rise up in a collective roar to break open, expose, and examine the insidiousness of violence at all levels: brutality, neglect, a punch, even a put-down. The volume features such authors and topics as: Edward Albee on S&M; Maya Angelou on women's work; Michael Cunningham on self-mutilation; Dave Eggers on a Sudanese abduction; Edwidge Danticat on a border crossing; Carol Gilligan on a daughter witnessing her mother being hit; Susan Miller on raising a son as a single mother; Sharon Olds on a bra; Patricia Bosworth on her own physically abusive relationship; Jane Fonda on reclaiming our Mojo; and many more. It is available for you to present as a reading, and includes pieces by and for men.

Side Street Studio Arts was founded in 2013 by Tanner Melvin and Erin Rehberg as an outlet for the artists of Elgin. Currently under the direction of Amanda Harris, Melvin, and Rehberg, its mission is to provide an accessible space, run by artists, encouraging all aspects of the artistic process from creation to curation.

For more information on the membership program or any of its programs, visit www.SideStreetStudioArts.org, call (847) 429-2276 or email SideStreetStudioArts@gmail.com.

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