A HARD WALL AT HIGH SPEED Submission - Astoria Performing Arts Center Auditions

A Hard Wall at High Speed

- Photo/Resume Request

Astoria Performing Arts Center Showcase (approval pending)

Artistic Dir: Tom Wojtunik

Playwright: Ashlin Halfnight

Dir: May Adrales

Casting: wojcik|seay casting

Reading: Mid-September (minimal time commitment). Showcase rehearses 10/3 – 11/2/11 (weekdays/evenings and weekends, based on actor availability). Runs 11/3-11/19 (Th-Sa @ 8, Sa @ 2). Possible additional performances 11/13-11/15.

Astoria, NY appointment auditions will be held 8/23/11 (daytime) and 8/24 (evening). Callbacks: 8/26. To be considered, send photo/resume to be received by 8/12/11 to

ATTN: Hard Wall/High Speed

wojcik|seay casting

247 W 38th St 10th Fl

New York NY 10018

Seeking:

Rudy:

Man, 30s. Handsome, working-class, strong build. Upstanding and earnest, with a dreamer's eye. Pilot; loves to fly and takes pride in his skill. Family man; believes in the good in people. Naïve in the best sense of the word, but primed for a wake-up call. Sturdy leader, noble, trustworthy, hard-working, confident in his abilities, dependable. The kind of guy people turn to in times of crisis, and who always knows how to take charge.

June:

Woman, 30s. Rudy’s wife. Attractive, but often tired, both physically and emotionally. Now expecting her first child, and plagued by the thought that her best years have come and gone. Working-class. Hasn't left South Florida. Smart, vulnerable, sensitive, but life’s ups and downs have made her hard and defensive.

Trout:

Man, 20s. Rudy’s younger brother. Scrappy and raffish, working class. Runs a charter fishing boat – sometimes. Prone to womanizing and resentment toward his older brother, he is a volatile and emotional man-boy with an appealing sense of humor and ruggedness. Has a “devil-may-care”, cool exterior, but has a lot more resentment and violence beneath the surface. Intensely emotional, unpredictable and physically agile.

Marcy:

Woman, late 20s. Trout's girlfriend. Sexy. Straight-shooter. Confident in her body and looks, but not yet fully confident of her role in life, Marcy is actively finding her place in a difficult family, a changing world. Studying to be a teacher, and holding fast to an honest desire to make the world a better place, she has a natural moral center, but can be swayed by dogma, big ideas and the strong convictions of others. Has both girlish innocence and idealism mixed with the tough determination.

Theatre’s statement: “ALL ETHNICITIES ENCOURAGED TO AUDITION.”
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