ROVER DRAMAWERKS ANNOUNCES AUDITIONS
FOR YOUTH ACTORS, AGES 10-18
DEADLINE!
by Don Zolidis
directed by Nicole Denson
Auditions:
Sunday, April 14 from 2:00 to 4:00 pm
Monday, April 15 from 7:00 to 9:00 pm
Callbacks, if needed, will be Tuesday, April 16.
Appointments are required. For an appointment, please include your full name and choose your preferred time via Signup Genius:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090549AEAB29A20-48791593-auditions
Auditions will be at Reclamation Church, located at
901 Cross Bend Rd. in Plano, at the northwest corner of Alma and Cross Bend.
Brief Synopsis:
Eight mystery writers arrive at a legendary writer’s remote island mansion for the Deadline Challenge – 24 hours to write the best murder mystery, with the winner receiving a life-changing publishing deal. In reality, they’ve been brought together to solve a murder – the victim yet be determined and the killer yet to strike. If one of them can murder one of the others and get away with it, they'll win the contest. Who will live? Who will die? Who will survive...the Deadline?
Roles: 3 men, 6 women, 4 either
DELLACROIX (M or F) - the host, dapper
BELLA (M or F) - the barista
MEYERS (F) - an elderly boat captain
MORRIS (M or F) - completer of odd jobs, loud
NORRIS (M or F) - completer of even jobs, irritated
PENELOPE BAIN (F) - a social media star, just having written her first book
DEBORAH HASTINGS (F) - part of the Hastings husband-wife team
GREGORY HASTINGS (M) - her husband, kind of a doofus
CARSWELL CHALMERS (M) - a former pulp novelist of noir mysteries
VAMPETTA (F) - the gothic Queen of murder mysteries
BRENDA (F) - a mystery
ZAK (M) - the student of a famous novelist, a bro
JENNIFER MILAM (F) - southern, the writer of self-published cozy mysteries
All roles are available.
- Sign up for an appointment time via
Signup Genius, and access to a script will be made available to you. Be familiar with the play before coming to auditions.
- Be prepared to read scenes from the script.
- Please bring a resume and headshot.
- References may be required.
- Actors must be between 10 and 18 years of age (inclusive) at the time of the performances.
- Youth actors will not be paid.
- There are NO TUITION REQUIREMENTS OR OTHER FEES to be involved with this production.
- Rehearsals will be in Plano and will begin on or around May 9 – to be set based on theater schedule and conflicts of cast.
- All conflicts must be noted at time of audition.
- Please visit
Rover’s website at
https://www.roverdramawerks.com/ or call (972) 849-0358 for more information.
Deadline! will run for four performances, June 20-22 on Thursdays and Fridays at 8:00 and Saturdays at 3:00 and 8:00 pm, at the Cox Playhouse, 1517 H Avenue in historic downtown Plano.
Please note Rover’s locations for auditions and performances!
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