ROVER DRAMAWERKS ANNOUNCES AUDITIONS
365 WOMEN A YEAR FESTIVAL
13 plays by women, about women, for everyone
Auditions:
Saturday, February 9 from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm
Sunday, February 10 from 7:00 to 10:00 pm
Appointments are required. For an appointment time, please email
audition14@roverdramawerks.com.
Auditions will be at Rover Dramawerks, 221 W. Parker Road, Suite 580 in Plano, at the northwest corner of 75 and Parker Rd. in the Ruisseau Village Shopping Center.
Brief Synopses:
Rover is pleased to present 13 short plays by playwrights all over the United States for our fifth annual 365 Women a Year Festival. Directors are looking for an ensemble of ethnically diverse actors (male and female) to fill various roles.
Roles available: about 5 men and 24 women, ages 13+:
Being Wendy Wasserstein by Karen Fix Curry
This play has been pre-cast.
Blonde Ambition by Lindsay Hayward
THE BLONDE: a legend
SUGAR: an actress
THE GIRL: a model
NORMA JEANE: a young girl
Emily’s Room by Jennifer O’Grady
EMILY 54. Upper-middle-class. Unmarried. Wears white.
LAVINIA 52-57. Emily’s sister. Unmarried.
MAGGIE - This role has been pre-cast.
JOHNNY 40s. Maggie’s friend. Irish.
Ful Nabit by J. Thalia Cunningham
WHISTLER'S MOTHER 146-year-old prim female appearing her age, living at the Musée d'Orsay, Paris.
FAIZA Female, 20s-40s. Refugee from Raqqa, northern Syria.
Heartsong by Allie Costa
SARA – A youthful 38. Should resemble Sara Bareilles: Caucasian, brunette. Singer-songwriter. Must be able to sing modern-day pop/rock. Piano and/or guitar skills are a plus.
13-YEAR-OLD SARA - 13. Should resemble Sara Bareilles: Caucasian, brunette. Singing ability not required, but would be a plus.
TWENTIES SARA - Plays Sara at age 23 and 27. Should resemble Sara Bareilles: Caucasian, brunette. Must be able to sing modern-day pop/rock and have basic piano or guitar skills.
Imperial Impetus Impeded by Katherine Dubois
NAPOLEON BONAPARTE
JOSEPHINE, his wife
Judgment Days by D. Lee Miller
This play has been pre-cast.
Just a Girl? by Susan Shafer
GEORGIA O’KEEFFE, a 20-year-old art student
EDWARD SPEICHER, another student
Margaret and Beatrice by Jess Eisenberg
MARGUERITE OF PROVENCE - Queen of France and eldest of four sisters who all became Queens.
BEATRICE OF PROVENCE - Queen of Sicily and Naples and the youngest of four sisters who all became Queens.
CATELINE: fictional royal servant
Partner of — by Rachael Carnes
SALLY (Born Sarah), African American, 14 years old.
ELIZABETH (Called “Betty”), African American, Sarah’s mother.
SUSANNA - African American, Sarah’s grandmother, a ghost.
The Beginning of It All - by Dorothea Cahan
SUSAN GLASPELL a writer, age 39
EUGENE O'NEILL a writer, age 28
The Dress Doctor is In by Christina Hamlett
EDITH HEAD - Hollywood costume designer. Despite her advanced years, this tiny woman with oversized glasses wears her hair in a dramatic black bob with short bangs.
MACY TRUAX - A starstruck young woman in her early 20s who wants a job--any job--at a Hollywood studio.
The Honeytrap by Carol M. Rice
MARIE CHRISTINE CHILVER (code name Christine Collard; aka Agent Fifi) - age 22, beautiful, English
JOSÉ TINCHANT (code name Tas) - age 26, Belgian but speaks with an English accent
Actors will be considered for multiple shows and roles.
Other information:
- Email
audition14@roverdramawerks.com for an appointment time.
- Be prepared to do cold readings from the scripts.
- Please bring a copy of your resume and head shot.
- References may be required.
- Actors and technicians will receive small stipends.
- Rehearsal times and locations will vary.
- Please visit the website at
www.roverdramawerks.com or call (972) 849-0358 for more information.
365 Women a Year Festival will run March 28 - April 6 on Thursdays and Fridays at 8:00 p.m. and Saturdays at 3:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. at Rover Dramawerks, 221 W. Parker Rd., Suite 580, Plano 75023
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