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Riverhead Railroad Festival
The 2008 Riverhead Railroad Festival
in August. All acting will be done at the Riverhead Museum,
Restoration Site, 416 Griffing Avenue, Riverhead NY. Gates open at 10:00am
close at 4:00pm.
There will
be a schedule of "scenes" and the times for each "act" will be put in our handout program and posted on signs around the
property. Acting areas will be in front of/by the real-deal train cars, locomotives and back shop.
The actors/actress are responsible for
creating their character. The monologue should be no more than 12 to
15 minutes long. The Railroad Museum can supply background material for
research and can/may find more by talking to real live trainmen. |
ACTORS & ACTRESSES
The parts are as follows:
Locomotive Engineer (steam or diesel)
Actor's choice to play either a steam or diesel locomotive engineer.
Passenger Train Conductor Actor to
play a train conductor
Pullman Porter Sleeping Car
Attendant Actor to play a sleeping car attendant (era specific
for a black actor)
Rosie the
Riveter Actress to play a female who
worked in the RR shops during WWII.
Basic clothing like overalls, bandanas, and shoes are the talent's
responsibility. Specialized clothing and accessories such as caps, hats, uniform jackets, lanterns, hand tools etc. are available from the
Museum. |
2008
Artworks International Announces Casting For:
RAILROAD MUSEUM OF LONG ISLAND