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Audtions for R.U.R. (Rossum's Universal Robots)

Flat Earth Theatre announces open auditions for "Rossums Universal Robots" By Karel Capek to be held Thursday, November 20th from 7-9 PM and Saturday, November 22nd from 2-4 PM at the Arsenal Center for the Arts (321 Arsenal Street in Watertown). Additional times are available by appointment.

Written in 1920, R.U.R. was the first literary work to use the word 'robot' to describe artificial people. The play deals with biological robots who have been created to perform menial labor. However, when the robots become displeased with their subjugated status in the world, they hatch a plan to destroy their human creators. The play calls for a total of eleven actors and actresses. Those auditioning will be asked to cold-read selections from the script. Rehearsals will be held mainly in the evenings beginning the week of December 1st.

The play will be presented January 23rd - 31st, 2009 at the Arsenal Center for the Arts. For more information, contact auditions@flatearththeatre.com.