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Spirits in October 2012: Incredible Firsts Actor Information Overview: Spirits in October drew 700 visitors last year to Riverside Cemetery where we put a human face on history by bringing to life the stories of people buried in the cemetery. Actors at graveside who interpret these stories and tour guides who host and narrate the tour make this a meaningful experience for our visitors. Available Roles: 1. Clemiel Barto “Pop” Walden (19061970) Pop with son Alan and Eddy Cook Father of music enterpreneurs Alan and Phil Walden. In his latter years Pop traveled with Otis Redding on his European tour and loved Otis like a son. A traditional Southern man of humble origins with a noble spirit who bridged a cultural divide and experienced through rockandroll a world of travel, luxury, and intrigue. Casting: Man 50s70, humble man with noble spirit, family man

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Spirits  in  October  2012:  Incredible  Firsts  Actor  Information  

   Overview:      Spirits  in  October  drew  700  visitors  last  year  to  Riverside  Cemetery  where  we  put  a  human  face  on  history  by  bringing  to  life  the  stories  of  people  buried  in  the  cemetery.    Actors  at  graveside  who  interpret  these  stories  and  tour  guides  who  host  and  narrate  the  tour  make  this  a  meaningful  experience  for  our  visitors.            Available  Roles:    1. Clemiel  Barto  “Pop”  Walden  (1906-­1970)  

                    Pop  with  son  Alan  and  Eddy  Cook    Father  of  music  enterpreneurs    Alan  and  Phil  Walden.  In  his  latter  years  Pop  traveled  with  Otis  Redding  on  his  European  tour  and  loved  Otis  like  a  son.    A  traditional  Southern  man  of  humble  origins  with  a  noble  spirit  who  bridged  a  cultural  divide  and  experienced  through  rock-­‐and-­‐roll  a  world  of  travel,  luxury,  and  intrigue.    Casting:    Man  50s-­70,  humble  man  with  noble  spirit,  family  man              

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 2. Cecil  Roberts  Coke,  Sr.    (1916-­2003)  3. Joseph  Benjamin  Coke    (1909-­1968)    Photographed  Ocmulgee  Archaeology  dig  –  1st  National  Monument  in  Georgia.    Joseph  was  24  and  his  brother  Cecil  only  17  when  they  were  hired  to  climb  up  rickety  scaffolding  and  photo-­‐document  the  site  of  the  Indian  Mounds  being  excavated  by  scholars  from  the  Smithsonian.    (Joseph  had  paid  his  way  through  college  by  photographing  groups  of  debutantes  and  sororities  and  had  a  big  box  Graflex  suitable  for  wide-­‐angle  photography).    The  Coke  brothers  later  opened  the  first  camera  shop  in  Macon,  which  is  still  operated  by  their  descendants  on  Cherry  St.      

 Casting:  2  men,  late  teens  to  mid-­twenties.    Adventurous,  entrepreneurial  

 Dates:    

Performance  dates  are  the  last  two  weekends  in  October.      Each  role  will  be  double  or  triple  cast.    Two  shifts  of  actors  per  day  (night).  Shifts  are  6:00-­‐8:00  (with  actors  called  for  5:00)  and  8:00-­‐10:00  (with  actors  called  for  7:00).    There  is  one  Sunday  afternoon  tour.    Groups  are  scheduled  to  set  out  every  15  minutes  from  6:00-­‐9:00,  with  the  last  tour  ending  at  10:00.      Last  stop  is  the  Macon  Public  Mausoleum  for  a  reception  and  exhibits.        See  details  at  ovations365.com      Specific  dates  are  Wed  Oct  17th  (Preview  Party  for  sponsors  and  media,  6:00-­8:0O,  Th,  Oct.  18,  Fri  Oct.  19  and  Sat.  Oct.  20  and  Th  Oct  25,  Fri  Oct  26,  Sat  Oct.  27  and  Sun  afternoon  (3:00-­5:00)  Oct  28      Logistics:      Actors  are  stationed  at  graveside  and  a  guide  brings  groups  of  15  people  to  each  site  to  hear  a  3-­‐5  minute  monologue  or  scene.  There  are  lanterns  lighting  the  actors  after  dark  and  luminaries  lighting  pathways.    Each  actor  is  provided  a  bench  to  rest  on  between  performances  and  a  basket  or  bag  to  conceal  water,  flashlight,  phone.        Other  Requirements:  

• Costume  fitting    • Voice  and  diction  training  will  be  provided  to  help  you  transcend  the  challenge  of  performing  outdoors  with  ambient  traffic  noise  nearby  

• Rehearsals  to  be  scheduled  at  convenience  of  actors    Contact  [email protected]