ABCD: Four Plays
Conceived and directed by Vertical Submarine
General Auditions: Saturday, February 2, 2013 12pm – 3pm
Callbacks: Tuesday, February 5, 2013 7pm – 9pm
Location: 72-13 Mohamed Sultan Road, Singapore 239007
Looking for
2 Male Leads
age 25 - 35, speak English with Spanish/French accent, physically fit
2 Female Leads
age 25 - 35, speak English with Spanish/French accent, comfortable with nudity on stage, physically fit
1 Narrator
age 25 & above, good articulation of speech, clear voice
Production Dates
Rehearsals: Mid-Feb till first week of April
Technical/Dress Rehearsals: March 25 through April 2, 2013
Performances: April 3 to 6, 2013
Please email Cody Chen at
codyhchen@gmail.com to make a reservation and request an application form by Friday, February 1, 2013, 10
pm. On day of auditions, please bring 2 headshots and 2 copies of updated resume. Thank you.
About the Play
'Foreplay is a French invention' - Ricardo Piglia
This work is inspired by a series of conversations between brother and sister, between a prostitute and her customer, between a man and his lover, between a traitor and his confidante. All the stories take place in a room, bedroom or dining room and the dialogues will be taken from three important 20th century Argentine writers: Roberto Arlt, Jorge Luis Borges and Julio Cortazar and one French writer, Marguerite Duras. Hence, Arlt, Borges, Cortazar and Duras (A, B, C, D). Aside from the alphabetical coincidence, all the stories reflect the impossibility of human relationship; the impossibility of dialogue.
Similar to some of vertical submarine's previous projects, such as Decomposition II (2008), Analogic (2009), Dust (2011), this performance will take the form of a reading.
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