EMP Collective is proudly presenting their second theatre piece of 2012: A Brief Narrative of an Extraordinary Birth of Rabbits by playwright C. Denby Swanson, directed by Elissa Goetschius.
In 1726, Mary Toft was an English peasant who took a hold of the scientific community by reportedly giving birth to rabbits after unsuccessfully chasing one in the fields for supper. In 2012, A Brief Narrative of an Extraordinary Birth of Rabbits plunges into the world of Mare, a dreamy young woman who agrees to be the surrogate for the infertile sister’s child.
All goes according to protocol until Mare gives birth to a rabbit instead. . . with 24 more to follow.
Led by The Stork himself, A Brief Narrative of an Extraordinary Birth of Rabbitsexplores infertility, creation, science, and the imagination.
EMP is currently casting for the following roles:
THE STORK – (Yes, that one.) Our narrator.
MARE – A pregnant woman. Imaginative, dreamy.
JOE – The father, Kitty’s husband.
KITTY – Her sister. Desperately wants a child.
CAL – A woman born from a calcified egg, now a nurse
RAT FATHER – Self-explanatory.
RABBIT BABY (one of many) – puppeteer
JOHN HOWARD – A Man-Midwife – puppet experience a plus
NATHANAEL ST ANDRE – A dancing instructor and Surgeon of the Royal Household – puppet experience a plus
SIR RICHARD MANNINGHAM – A physician – puppet experience a plus
AUDITION DATES
3/11, 3/12 6pm – 8:30pm, EMP
3/13 6pm-8:30 -- Washington, D.C.
Callbacks 3/15 6pm – 8:30pm, EMP
WHAT TO BRING/EXPECT
Bring a current headshot, resume, and availability for March – June 2012. Auditions will be comprised of sides provided. Roles are non-union and volunteer.
RESERVE AN AUDITION SLOT
Email
info@empcollective.org with headshot and resume to reserve a slot.
LOCATION
Auditions, rehearsals and performances will take place at EMP: 306 W Redwood Street, Baltimore
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