Sleeping Weazel Announces Auditions for Tryouts
Sleeping Weazel will hold auditions on Sunday, February 3 for its March production of Tryouts written by Adara Meyers, directed by Cecelia Raker. 5:30*-8:00 pm at The Factory Theatre, 791 Tremont Street, Boston, MA.
The production is part of Sleeping Weazel’s March 6-9, 2013 event, WOMEN IN ACTION: a new wave of art, theatre, music, and performance. Rehearsals begin on February 10. The show will run March 8-9, 2013 at The Factory Theatre.
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Please prepare a short classical monologue in addition to a short contemporary one. We will also have sides for you to read. Wear clothing you feel comfortable moving in. Please bring your headshot and résumé.
*Auditions for all will begin promptly at 5:30 pm and will include individual and group work.
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For a copy of the script and to confirm that you are auditioning, please e-mail Adara Meyers at adara@sleepingweazel.com
CAST
ANNE:
Female, age 40-55, has trouble admitting that she’s St. Anne, mother of DAUGHTER.
PTA PRESIDENT:
Female, age 40-55, alternately giddy and smug; hiding something big.
GIRL:
Female, age 16, intrinsically happy and situationally depressed.
DAUGHTER:
Female, age 16, works and plays just hard enough to be a self-proclaimed genius.
YOUNG FOREIGNER:
Female, age 16, a well-liked pleaser. Slightly innocent; socially shrewd.
About Tryouts:
When a group of mothers and daughters each attempt to prove their “individuality,” the murky waves of love and death crash against generational angst and pseudo-religious understanding in this satirical play about womanhood.