Cincinnati’s new Women’s Theatre is holding open season auditions on Monday October 26, 2015 at Cincinnati Shakespeare Company from 5-9 pm. SHEatre has three staged readings on the books, as well as a 10-minute play festival of new local work. SHEatre is looking for new talent (both men and women) with the hopes that some of these readings can become fully mounted productions in the near future.
The rehearsal processes for each reading will be brief, but please tell us of other work that you might have!
Actors/Actresses will be considered for:
IPHIGENIA AND OTHER DAUGHTERS by Ellen McLaughlin
Iphigenia and Other Daughters is a modern retelling of the fall of the House of Atreus. It follows the children of Clytemnestra and Agamemnon, siblings who are both players in the family tragedy and victims of it. The cycle of blood and vengeance seems inescapable until the final reunion of a lost sister and brother brings the bloody family saga to its mystical and unlikely end.
The reading of IPHIGENIA AND OTHER DAUGHTERS is scheduled for November 23, 2015 at 7:30 on the Cincinnati Shakespeare Company mainstage.
BHUTAN by Daisy Foote from “The Kilroy’s List”
Frances Conroy’s mother is driving her crazy. Her aunt is stalking a married man. Her brother is in prison. She dreams of Bhutan, a far off place in the Himalayan Mountains, but can barely find the kitchen door. ‘Bhutan’ is a play about many things…family, love, change, and most importantly, it’s about having the courage to let-go and take a leap into the unknown.
The reading of BHUTAN will take place on January 25, 2016 at Cincinnati Shakespeare Company at 7:30 pm.
Quickies! The 10 Minute Play Festival
Six 10 minute plays by local playwrights will be performed on March 21 at 7:30 pm at Cincinnati Shakespeare Company.
IN THE BLOOD by Suzan Lori Parks
In this modern adaptation of The Scarlet Letter, Hester La Negrita, a homeless mother of five, lives with her kids on the tough streets of the inner city. Her eldest child is teaching her how to read and write, but the letter “A” is the only letter she knows. Her five kids— Jabber, Bully, Trouble, Beauty and Baby, double as the adults in Hester’s life: her ex-boyfriend, her social worker, her doctor, her best friend and her minister. While Hester’s kids fill her life with joy, the adults with whom she comes into contact only hold her back. Nothing can stop the play’s tragic end.
The reading of IN THE BLOOD will take place on April 11, 2016 at 7:30 pm at Cincinnati Shakespeare Company.
For the audition, please prepare either two one minute monologues that showcase your work or one two minute piece. We may ask you to do a cold read from one of the scripts.
We are looking for diversity on our stage as well as new faces! Everyone is invited to attend. The audition will be very informal and fun! Please sign up for a time on the sign up genius. We look forward to seeing your work!
Sign up for a slot here!
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