12 Peers Theater is seeking Equity and Non-Equity actors for their upcoming 2015 Season. Auditions for the World Premiere of Existence and the Single Girl by Matt Henderson and Detroit by Lisa D’Amour will take place on November 14th from 7:00pm-10:00pm and November 15th from 11:00am-3:00pm at the Maker Theater (5950 Ellsworth Ave Pgh, PA 15232) in Shadyside. Callbacks for Existence and the Single Girl will be held on November 15th from 5:00pm-7:00pm at the Maker Theater. Please prepare two contrasting contemporary monologues no longer than 2 minutes in length. To schedule an audition time please email Sara Fisher at sfisher@12peerstheater.org. For more information please visit www.12peerstheater.org
Existence and the Single Girl (World Premiere) by Matt Henderson
Directed by Todd Betker
February 5 – 21, 2015
Rehearsals begin in January
Ashley is a 12-year-old girl with a severe psychological problem: she can’t stop pondering the meaning of life. Her long-suffering mother finally decides to call a psychologist for guidance, who provides her with the best treatment possible for a young girl with existential blues—she molds her into a pop culture phenomenon. Attempting to find her place in the world, Ashley adopts the various teen girl pop culture personas that are given to her, with the hope that she will discover the answer to the age-old question--Can the secret to purpose and meaning in the universe be found in a Cosmo personality quiz?
CHARACTER BREAKDOWN:
ASHLEY, a confused young girl who ages from 12 to 22 throughout the course of the play, also appears as LESLIE. Played by an actress late teens-20's.
MOMMY, Ashley’s mother, also pretty confused. 30's-50's.
NICE PSYCHOLOGIST, a woman over 40, also appears as NICE CASTING AGENT, NICE SITCOM DIRECTOR, NICE MUSIC VIDEO DIRECTOR, and NICE JANITOR
BLAINE, an actor, ages from about 13 to 17 throughout the course of the play, also appears as DADDY. Played by an actor late teens-20's.
Detroit by Lisa D’Amour
Directed by Vince Ventura
May 14 – 30, 2015
Rehearsals begin in April
In a first-ring suburb just outside a city that might be Detroit, Ben and Mary see sudden signs of life at the deserted house next door and invite their new neighbors Sharon and Kenny over for a barbecue. As the action unfolds we learn that Sharon and Kenny met at rehab, neither is employed, and they don't own a stick of furniture. The quintessential American back-yard party quickly turns into something more dangerous—and filled with potential.
CHARACTER BREAKDOWN:
BEN, raised in the United States, somewhere inland: Kansas City, maybe Denver. He worked at one bank for five years and another bank for six years. Recently laid off from his job. 20’s-40’s
MARY, raised in the United States, somewhere inland: Kansas City, maybe Denver. Met Ben after work at a happy hour, when he was working in a bank, and she was working as a paralegal assistant. Now she works as a paralegal at a small law firm. 20’s-40’s
KENNY, raised in several cities in California until he was twelve or thirteen when his parents finally split up and he moved to Omaha with his mom. Now he works as a warehouse manager. Fresh out of major substance abuse rehab. 20’s-40’s
SHARON, raised in Tucson, Arizona, until she was nine, when she and her mother moved to Columbus, Ohio, for two years and then to Indianapolis, where she went to high school. In her junior year her mother moved back to Arizona with her boyfriend, and Sharon lived with her best friend to finish school. Now Sharon works at a phone bank, answering customer service calls. Fresh out of major substance abuse rehab. 20’s-40’s
FRANK, two generations older than the other characters. Maybe he’s in his late seventies, early eighties? But he’s spry, the kind of man who’s been fixing his roof and rewiring the electricity on his house and taking care of his impeccable lawn for many years. He’s happy.
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