12th Annual Festival of Shorts
Director: Listed below with each short play
Vocal/Music Director: N/A
AUDITION & PRODUCTION DETAILS
Audition Dates
Saturday, May 20, 2023: 12:00pm-3:00pm
Sunday, May 21, 2023: 5:00pm-8:00pm
Callbacks (by invitation only)
Each short will have a 45-minute time slot designated during one of the following times/days. You may be called for multiple callbacks.
Tuesday, May 23, 2023: 7:00pm-10:00pm
Wednesday, May 24, 2023: 7:00pm-10:00pm
Audition & Callback Location
Edmonds Driftwood Players Rehearsal Annex located at 200 Dayton Street, Edmonds
Rehearsal Dates
May 30 – June 28, 2023
A total of 11 hours of regular rehearsal will be scheduled for each play during this time frame, with tech time starting June 21. Most rehearsal schedules will be 2-3 hours, twice per week. Our rehearsals may start as early as 6pm on weekdays and go no later than 10pm. If any weekend rehearsals are necessary (due to conflicts during the week), they will be scheduled based on availability of your cast/team.
All of the following days are REQUIRED for the Act you are cast in:
· Act I Cue to Cue: June 21 (6-10pm)
· Act II Cue to Cue: June 22 (6-10pm)
· Act I Run-through: June 24 (time TBD)
· Act II Run-through: June 25 (time TBD)
· Full Dress Rehearsals: June 26-28 evenings
· Performances (call time will be no earlier than 1.5 hours prior to curtain)
o Thursday, June 29 at 8pm
o Friday, June 30 at 8pm
o Saturday, July 1 at 2pm
o Saturday, July 1 at 8pm
o Sunday, July 2 at 2pm
· Strike, July 2 following the performance/awards
Rehearsal Location
Edmonds Driftwood Players Rehearsal Annex located at 200 Dayton Street, Edmonds OR Wade James Theatre located at 950 Main Street, Edmonds
Performance Dates
June 29-July 2, 2023 for a total of 5 performances (Thursday, Friday, Saturday at 8pm; Saturday, Sunday at 2pm). Call times will be no more than 1.5 hours prior to curtain)
Performance Location
This production plays at The Wade James Theatre, home of Edmonds Driftwood Players, located at 950 Main Street, Edmonds (Free lot & street parking)
Show Synopsis
Join us for our 12th Annual Festival of Shorts. Each performance includes eight short plays that include multiple directors and casts. Come and be a part of our annual festival where the audience votes for a favorite at each performance from among the eight finalists. The theme for this year is Pay It Forward. We were looking for scripts that highlight acts of kindness, however small, and how those acts make a huge difference.
The finalists are selected from submissions from around the globe and have never before been produced for an audience. Past winners have later been developed into full-length award-winning plays!
After the closing performance, we will announce the winners for:
Audition Requirement
· Monologue: Please come prepared with a 1 to 2 minute-long comedic monologue AND a 1 to 2 minute-long dramatic monologue.
· Headshot and Resume: Please bring one copy of each. The headshot does not need to be professionally made – a print out of a selfie will suffice. If this prevents a barrier to participation, please contact the office about printing.
· Song: N/A
· Accents: N/A
· Dance: N/A
Casting
Actors of all ethnicity, gender, identity, and ability are encouraged to audition. Any gender identities listed are referring to the characters in the play and the pronouns used in the script.
Act I/Show #1: Tiny Man on Ferry, directed by Jonathan Olson
A perfect moment is often not by design.
JIM (any gender identity): 20-early 30 something, eager to find the perfect moment.
BECKY (any gender identity): 20-early 30 something eager to live the perfect moment.
Act I/Show #2: Ubercorn, Directed by Diane L Jamieson
Older brother helps younger, autistic brother by processing his resistance to going to school in the “small yellow bus.”
OSCAR (male identifying): ages 17 to mid-20’s, intelligent college bound male who is very caring and compassionate of his neurodivergent brother.
DENNY (male identifying): Oscar’s younger Brother, ages 15 to mid-20’s; high school boy who has been marginalized his whole life by his differences. Mild to moderate on autism spectrum. While neurodivergent actors will be considered, it is not necessary to be neurodivergent to audition for this role.
Act I/Show #3: Frequent Flyers, directed by Henry Dwan
A frequent flyer salesperson's final sale is to make someone pick up what they had left behind in their life...
BEN (male identifying): 40-50. Anxious, hypochondriac and “frequent flyer” of the local Emergency Room.
SAMANTHA (female identifying): 40-50. An unemployed salesperson. She looks like a person you would open your mind to and share everything with her after a brief conversation.
Act I/Show #4: Be My Fur Baby, Directed by Beth Mahmoud-Howell
A real brokenhearted “bitch” unexpectedly finds a familiar new companion, leaving the old dogs behind and hopefully opening her heart to create some new memories.
KATE (female identifying): Quirky, mid 20’s-30’s, looking for a friend.
JEN (any gender identity): Works at animal shelter. Must love dogs.
HAROLD (dog): Slightly snobby, pretentious, fussy.
ROWDY (dog): People pleasing, overly friendly, hyper active.
COCO (dog): Diffident, impervious to her neighbors, but lonely underneath. Role requires the ability to express and react non-verbally.
Act II/Show #5: Monday Morning Still in the Park With George, Directed by Henry S Brown, Jr.
When a young rebel with too many causes tries to make a point in an art gallery, a patient janitor gives her the kind of attention she wasn’t counting on.
LIZZIE (female identifying): 20s. Passionate about social causes but naïve about the consequences of pursuing those same causes.
GEORGE (male identifying): 50s-60s. Doesn’t suffer fools easily but he remembers what it’s like and what it means to be young.
Act II/Show #6: The Best We Can Do, directed by Vicki Wicks
Two people of different ages meet at a bench by the river. Both are looking for a connection and love.
OSCAR (any gender identity): aged 30’s-40’s, A visitor who comes to sit by the river with someone with whom he shares a bond and would like to feel a connection with again.
LINDA (female identifying): aged 60’s-80’s, A resident who enjoys sitting by the river and would like confirmation that she’s made a difference in someone’s life. Her memory is not what it once was.
Act II/Show #7: Serendipitous, directed by Eric Bischoff
Two men are in an elevator leaving an office building when it becomes stuck between floors. As they wait, they discover a common bond that bridges the age gap between them.
BART (male identifying): retired in his 60's or 70's, dealing with a daughter who thinks he may be losing it in his old age.
TYLER (male identifying): in his 20's or 30's. He is an easy-going, young environmental attorney.
Act II/Show #8: The Wrong Jane, directed by Kelly Rogers Flynt
Jane Smith encounters Robert Twelve, a domestic android, given to her by some other Jane Smith’s deceased Aunt Mildred.
JANE SMITH (female identifying): Any age between about 25 and 65.
ROBERT TWELVE (male identifying): A general-purpose domestic android.
To reserve your audition time: Visit our
Audition Page. Click on the “Audition Survey” button and you will be taken to a Google Survey so that we can collect your contact information, conflicts, and the roles you are interested in. Be sure to double check that your email is entered correctly so we can reach you for callbacks. At the end of the survey there will be a link to select your audition time.
Edmonds Driftwood Players is not associated with Actors’ Equity Association and does not participate in union contracts. This festival is a completely volunteer-based production and there are no stipends offered to actors at this time.
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