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Riot Productions Presents "Audition Sides" as part of the San Diego International Fringe Festival.After a messy affair and a nasty breakup, two actors are thrust back together to play opposite each other in a callback that just won't end. A humorous look at the worst possible callback room where two people struggling to stay away from each other are forced into each other's arms, this three person play also delves into the actor's experience as the couple navigate the endless dance call, the preposterous number of sides the auditors now don't want to see, and the not-quite-certainty that these roles were precast to begin with.
Inspired by the grief-comedy of "Fleabag," this script by Sarah Alida LeClair evokes familiar moments in the actor's life: the weird phenomenon that the one person you don't want to see will be the one person sitting in the waiting room before your audition; the odd cognitive dissonance required to read a scene together when two actors know--and dislike--each other; the mental math of an actor trying to figure out "how much do I want this role in proportion to how awful I can sense this is going to be"? "Audition Sides" also taps into more universal themes of infidelity, aging, passion, and what it means to be a good person as it explores the idea: what would you say to that person who used to be your everything if you were trapped together with no way out?
Directed by Kay McNellen in her San Diego directorial debut, and featuring Josalyn Johnson as The Proctor, Jason Schlarmann as The Man and Sarah Alida LeClair as The Woman.
OB Playhouse, 4944 Newport Avenue, Ocean Beach CA
May 16 7:30 p.m.
May 18 1:00 p.m.
May 20 7:30 p.m.
May 23 6:00 p.m.
May 25 8:00 p.m.
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OB Playhouse & Theatre Company, 4944 Newport Ave, San Diego, CA 92107-3175, United States,San Diego, California
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