ROVER DRAMAWERKS ANNOUNCES AUDITIONS
365 WOMEN A YEAR FESTIVAL
12 plays by women, about women, for everyone
Auditions:
Saturday, February 18 from 3:00 to 6:00 pm
Sunday, February 19 from 7:00 to 10:00 pm
Appointments are required. For an appointment time, please email
audition14@roverdramawerks.com.
Auditions will be at Rover Dramawerks, 221 W. Parker Road, Suite 580 in Plano, at the northwest corner of 75 and Parker Rd. in the Ruisseau Village Shopping Center.
Brief Synopses:
Rover is pleased to present 12 short plays by playwrights all over the United States for our third annual 365 Women a Year Festival. Directors are looking for an ensemble of ethnically diverse actors (male and female) to fill various roles.
Roles: about 10 men and 30 women, ages 10+:
The Anesthetic Was Psalms by Nancy Gall-Clayton
JANE TODD CRAWFORD: (Female/47), married to a farmer, mother of five, brave, (1763-1842)
EPHRAIM McDOWELL: (Male/38), medical doctor and surgeon of Scotch ancestry, also brave
SARAH SHELBY McDOWELL: (Female/25), Dr. McDowell’s wife, daughter of Kentucky’s first governor, resourceful, nervous
Curtain Rods by J. Sanders Nelson
CHARLIE: Middle aged black family man, disappointed at his position in life, but taking it all in stride.
LEE: Young 20s-something white male who seems disillusioned with his life
MARINA: alienated wife of Lee
NITA: Charlie’s wife. Sympathetic
The Deaths of Anna May Wong by Anne V. McGravie
BRENDA: American Teenager, fan of Anna May Wong whose mother is dying, watching film for a purpose - F
OLIVE: Brenda’s friend (American), fan of Miss Crawford but watching Anna May Wong film to support Brenda - F
VOICE IN AUDIENCE: Chastises Olive for talking through movie - M
CHARLES CRABBIT: Sea captain, Mrs. Crabbit’s son, engaged to Evangeline for five years; has a dry humor that helps him deal with what seems to be his inevitable fate of life with his mother and Evangeline. - M
MRS. CRABBIT: Owner of Seven Seas Shipping line and Bristol (England) society matron; cold natured and rigid. - F
EVANGELINE: English fiancée of Charles for the last 5 years; frail, clingy and dull .Loves Charfles in her own tightly draw way. - F
LADY MEI LI: Anna May Wong’s role… lady of wealth and position whom Charles marries and brings back to Bristol; her upbringing has not prepared her for living among foreigners, particularly when they are ignorant of but bigoted to foreigners. Loves Charles but has no understanding of him or his world. - Asian F
Herstorical Pen-Pals by Caroline Turner Cole
HARRIET HANSON: Born 1825, Female, Age 10
HEATHER RACHEL CORNING: Born 2004, Female, Age 12
MR. THOMAS/FOREMAN: Harriet’s teacher in school; a public school 7th grade history teacher; factory foreman
MOTHER/MOM: Doubles as both Harriet and Heather’s mothers
MICHELLE/FACTORY WORKER/FACEBOOK ADULT
Hitler’s Whore by Jim Colgan
ALBERT SPEER: One of Hitler’s closest associates, but more quiet, intelligent, and thoughtful than the typical Nazi thug. He is in his early 40s, tall and handsome, though his face shows the stress of his imprisonment.
EVA BRAUN: When the play opens, Eva is 26, slender, pretty, with stylish blond hair. She matures during the play, but always retains her good looks, figure, and stylish dress.
ILSA: The only fictional character in the play, Ilsa is in her late forties, plump, genial, always wears a traditional maid’s uniform. She ages noticeably as the play progresses.
MAGDA GOEBBELS: Wife of Josef Goebbels, one of Adolf Hitler’s most infamous associates. Magda is in her mid thirties when the play opens, attractive and sensual, but stern and haughty. She is always well but conservatively dressed. She is a fierce supporter of the Nazi Party and a great admirer of Hitler.
Joan by Susan Shafer
LITTLE BIRD: a diminutive yellow-feathered bird and the narrator of the play
JOAN GANZ COONEY: the executive producer of a children’s TV show
MIKE: an executive who reports to Ganz Cooney
VIRGINIA: another executive on the team
Julia Tuttle, The Mother of Miami by Marj O'Neill-Butler
JULIA TUTTLE: businesswoman, 45 F
FANNIE TUTTLE: her daughter, 26 F
Linda by Diana Burbano
LA LINDA: A young Chicana woman dressed in a Wonder Woman costume and carrying a guitar.
Little Swan, a Pas de Deux by Allie Costa
ANNA PAVLOVA: 24. Ballerina. Graceful and kind. Dark hair.
MADAME: 49. Former ballerina. Recently became ill. Dark hair.
MARGUERITE: Adult female. Stage manager. Offstage voice.
The Mysterious Affair at the Christies by Jennifer O’Grady
AGATHA CHRISTIE: 25 F
ARCHIE CHRISTIE: 17 M. Her husband. An office of the Royal Flying Corps
No Limits by Carol M. Rice
MO’NE DAVIS: age 13 (African American) F
JACKIE MITCHELL: age 17 (Caucasian) F
EFFA MANLEY: around 50 (indeterminate race but should pass for white) F
Return to Sender (The Minnie Cox Story) by Rita Anderson
MINNIE COX: First female African-American Postmaster, 1880s-1900s. Resilient, poised, driven.
OLA: Choctaw princess that Indianola’s named after. Timeless seer from another era. F
JAMES VARDAMAN: white supremacist, editor of local paper, became governor of Mississippi. Self-proclaimed “Redneck.” M
MRS. ALICE DAWSON: white citizen of Indianola, Minnie’s friend. F
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT: Teddy Roosevelt. M
Actors will be considered for multiple shows and roles.
Other information:
- Email
audition14@roverdramawerks.com for an appointment time.
- Be prepared to do cold readings from the scripts.
- Please bring a copy of your resume and head shot.
- References may be required.
- Actors and technicians will receive small stipends.
- Rehearsal times and locations will vary.
- Please visit the website at
www.roverdramawerks.com or call (972) 849-0358 for more information.
365 Women a Year Festival will run April 6-15 on Thursdays and Fridays at 8:00 p.m. and Saturdays at 3:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. at Rover Dramawerks, 221 W. Parker Rd., Suite 580, Plano 75023.
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