FutureFest 2025 auditions will be Tuesday, May 27 and Wednesday, May 28, 2025 at 7pm at Dayton Playhouse – 1301 E Siebenthaler Ave, Dayton, OH 45414-5300
The Festival will run the third weekend of July – Friday, July 18 through Sunday, July 20, 2025.
All auditions will consist of cold readings from the scripts. All five plays will be performed as “staged readings.” All five plays will be auditioned each night of auditions; it is not required to attend both audition sessions.
The Shows:
THE ART OF ARSON by Hutchins Foster, directed by David Shough
Zelda Fanning has summoned her family to her house on what would have been her deceased husband’s seventieth birthday. Four generations of secrets come to light, dysfunctions are dealt with, and fantastic Halloween costumes are worn. All the while an arson-induced wildfire encroaches closer to the one-of-a-kind house Zelda built.
- Zelda: 68, White, the spine of the family
- Gabe: 67, Latino, Zelda’s queer best friend
- Oompah: 87, White, Zelda’s aging father
- Coe: 17, White, Zelda’s Angst Ridden Grandson
- Rex: 43, White, Zelda’s Uptight Son
- Paulette: 41, White, Rex’s effusive wife
- Ranny: 20, White, Zelda’s granddaughter
- Tucker: 25, Black, Ranny’s fiancé
- Mavis: 45, White, Zelda’s daughter just out of rehab
THE LOCKKE INN by Brent Alles, directed by Tim Rezash
Matt Locke lives a great life. He has a funny, beautiful wife – Abby – and two smart, rambunctious kids – Jimmy and Samantha. He’s trying to run his own bed and breakfast, a lifelong dream of his. He even puts up with the well meaning but annoying next door neighbor TOBY whenever he barges in. However, all is not as it seems, as we learn the secret behind Matt Locke’s life and what might bring the Locke Inn crashing down around him.
- Matt Locke / Matt Simmons – 30s or 40s (M)
- Abby Locke / Stephanie Simmons – 30s or 40s (F)
- Jimmy Locke – 13 (M)
- Samantha Locke – 11 (F)
- Toby / Dr. Tobias / Parker / Brad Simmons – 50s or 60s (M)
ANGEL’S SHARE by Dominic Finocchiaro, directed by Melissa Ertsgaard
Mom and dad’s son has died. his name was Steve. Stephen is not mom and dad’s son. however, with a tiny implant, the boundary between Steve and Stephen could begin to dissolve. but what’s lost along the way? is a person more than just their memories? a speculative fiction exploration of grief, love, and family.
- Mom – female, forties
- Dad – male, forties
- Counselor – female, twenties
- Stephen – male, teens
THE GOOD NAME by Sopan Deb, directed by Jenna Gomes
Vikas Choudhury is a thoughtful but aimless young man living with his aunt and uncle in the New Jersey suburbs as he grieves the death of his parents. A mysterious bag appears at the door, sparking revelations that help them face a quietly buried past. As each family member wraps their hopes and fears up in the bag’s contents, they find themselves unraveling their relationships to each other. “The Good Name” is an examination of duty and cultural expectations, grief and forgiveness, and family.
- Vikas Choudhary, 27, M
- Susmita Ghosh, 65, F
- Shibani Ghosh, 40, F
- Dulal Ghosh, 72, M
- Amin Khondakar, 60, M
PRAYER CIRCLE by Erik Gernand, directed by Matt Meier
A prayer group at a small country church discovers that their invocations to God have far greater consequences than any of them ever imagined.
- Marilyn – 60s/70s, female, the queen-bee wannabe
- Addy – 17, female, the surly do-gooder
- Carol – 30s/40s female, the anxious optimist
- Doug – 40s/50s, male, the pragmatic dreamer
- Pastor Evans – 30s/40s, male, the pious cynic
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