CenterStage Players, Inc. announces auditions for the premiere of TRANSORBITAL by Nathan Singer, adapted from his novel of the same name.
Directed by Tom Peters and Produced by Fred Hunt
TRANSORBITAL is historical fiction that follows the exploits of superstar lobotomist Dr. Walter Freeman. With his trusty ice pick in hand and his loyal—though erratic—sidekick, The Kid, riding shotgun, Freeman drives his Lobotomobile coast to coast across post-war America, determined to save the country from its own troubled mind. With messianic fervor, an evangelist’s sense of righteousness, and a jazzman’s gift for improvisation (and showmanship), Doc Freeman is quickly gaining converts, and notoriety. All is going just well, until a number of Freeman’s former protégés start turning up dead.
Creepy, grimy, and darkly humorous, Transorbital is an off-kilter twist on the old pulp whodunit.
Auditions will be held at the Arts Center at Dunham, 1945 Dunham Way, Cincinnati, OH 45238
- Saturday, August 23, 10:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m. and
- Tuesday, August 26, 7:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m.
Call-backs, if needed are TBA
Performances will be held at 1425 Sycamore St, Cincinnati, OH 45202 – Feb 20, 21, 22, 26, 27 & 28
Please sign up here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F0A4EADA829A13-57877344-transorbital
Walk-ins will also be accepted – However, preference will be given to auditionees that sign up in advance.
Auditions will consist of readings from the script. Audition sides may be requested in advance by emailing the Director (Tom Peters – sloanpeters@hotmail.com) or Producer (Fred Hunt – nwlsdhunt@fuse.net).
Setting:
ACT I – 1948–1955
ACT II – 1968
Cast of Characters:
- Dr. Walter Freeman, a doctor specializing in lobotomies – mid 50’s, then early 70’s
- The Kid, Freeman’s assistant and later an orderly – early 20’s, then late 30’s
- Irina, a Russian sex worker and later a socialite – late teens, then late 30’s
- Eugene O’Dell, a patient of Freeman’s – 30’s, then 50’s
- Gertrude O’Dell, Eugene’s wife – 30’s, then 50’s
- Chris Williams, a doctor and follower of Freeman’s methods – 20’s, then 40’s
- Doc Hollow – 32
- Cops, Doctors and Transorbitals
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