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AUDITION NOTICE:TITLE: THE PILLOWMAN
AUTHOR: Martin McDonagh
DIRECTOR: Carl daSilva
RUN: August 30 – September 28, 2024
Fridays & Saturdays at 8pm, Sundays at 2pm. Special performances on Thursday and Sunday nights may be added for private parties and special events.
This is a volunteer community theater production. Non-Equity. There is no pay.
AUDITION DATES:
Open Call:
Dates: Monday, July 8 & Tuesday, July 9, 2024
Times: 7pm - 9pm
Location: Long Beach Playhouse
Callbacks:
Date and Time: Wednesday, July 10, 7pm - 10pm, by invitation only.
REHEARSALS:
First Rehearsal - First Read-Through: Saturday, July 13, from Noon - 4pm.
Regular Rehearsal: Sundays from 6pm - 9pm; Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, & Thursdays from 7pm - 10pm.
(Please refer to beginning rehearsal schedule for specific dates and times.)
Location: Long Beach Playhouse
AUDITION REQUIREMENTS:
Bring headshot and resume.
Sides for cold readings will be provided at the auditions.
Standard American Dialect will be used for all roles.
SHORT SYNOPSIS:
A dark comedy about a writer in a totalitarian state who is interrogated about the gruesome content of the stories and their similarity to a number of child-murders happening in their town. When the writer learns that the brother has confessed to the murders and implicated him/her in the process, s/he resigns to being executed but attempts to save the stories from destruction.
CASTING THE FOLLOWING ROLES:
KATURIAN (M or F, 30 to 40 - Any Race): A writer of gruesome short stories often involving children, is surprised and confused as to why s/he was brought in by detectives for questioning. S/he cares deeply about the brother Michal and about saving the stories from destruction.
TUPOLSKI (M or F, 50s to 60s - Any Race): The lead detective and the "good cop" in the interrogation. Cold and uncaring, s/he self describes as ‘detached from the people s/he aims to save’. S/he supervises Ariel.
ARIEL (M or F, 30 to 40 - Any Race): A brutal and violent detective who has a vendetta against anyone who commits crimes against children because of abuse in his or her own childhood.
MICHAL (M, 30 to 40 - Any Race): Katurian's older brother, who is "slow to get things" and often referred to as a ‘retard’ following his years of abuse at the hands of his parents. He is also taken into jail by the detectives.
MOTHER: (F, 30s to 50s - Any Race): Looking for someone to play various mothers in the reenactment scenes. Experience with physical comedy and pantomime a plus.
FATHER: (M, 30s to 50s - Any Race): Looking for someone to play various fathers and other roles in the reenactment scenes. Experience with physical comedy and pantomime a plus.
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Long Beach Playhouse, 5021 E Anaheim St,Long Beach,CA,United States
