AUDITION BULLETIN: PAID - Play Readings & Bechdel Test Festival - The Bridge Initiative

Published: Fri, 01/11/19

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Play Readings & Bechdel Test Festival
The Bridge Initiative

Playwright or Screenwriter: various
Director: various
Compensation: Pay ($50-100)
Rehearsals Begin: TBD
Run/Shoot: TBD

Stage/Live

Ages: Adult

Show Synopsis

Save-the-date for upcoming auditions!

Seeking actors of all genders for upcoming play reading projects including:

"Collective Rage: A Play in 5 Betties"
by Jen Silverman
- reading February 17th, 4pm @ASU Kerr in Scottsdale
"Disruption" by AJ Baker
- reading March 24th, 4pm @ASU Kerr in Scottsdale
Bechdel Test Festival Several world premiere full-length and short plays at Tempe Center for the Arts April 26-28

**NOTE: all projects are readings, so no memorization required. We anticipate rehearsing 8 hours per project except for the plays in development which will require a more extensive commitment TBA. Compensation is $50 for 8-hour rehearsed readings and we anticipate paying $100 for the development week.

**IF YOU HAVE WORKED WITH US IN THE PAST, and/or attended our audition in August, we are happy to see you read again or you can send us an email to let us know you are still available and interested (please specify which project(s) you would like to be considered for).

Character Breakdown

COLLECTIVE RAGE: A PLAY IN 5 BETTIES by Jen Silverman @ ASU Kerr in Scottsdale February 17th, 4pm

BETTY 1: femme, white, rich, uptight, fueled by a secret rage
BETTY 2: femme, white or Asian, rich, uptight but coming undone
BETTY 3: femme, Latina, charismatic and pretty, kind of a know-it-all
BETTY 4: butch lesbian, any ethnicity, great tattoos, gently melancholic, too often ignored
BETTY 5: genderqueer (masculine of center), any ethnicity, great tattoos, owns hole-in-the-wall boxing gym

NOTE: Micky Small, director for COLLECTIVE RAGE, will only be present for Friday auditions (your casting is NOT dependent on her seeing you, but obviously it helps!)

DISRUPTION by AJ Baker – @ ASU Kerr in Scottsdale March 24th, 4pm

ANDREA (ANDY) POWELL, MD (F, late 40s) CEO of GeneFarm, a Silicon Valley biotech company. A veteran of the Silicon Valley gender wars, she’s widely admired as a passionate leader for women in the workplace.
VIVIAN STARR (F, 50+) High power lawyer for the company. If Andy is a warrior in the gender wars, Vivian is a 5-star general. Has counseled Andy since she took her first big money job, and through every stage of her career since then.
JUDGE EMANUEL (MANNY) DIAMOND (Ret.) (M, 60+) The mediator. Retired judge now paid thousands of dollars an hour to settle cases in private proceedings as a mediator. Before he became a judge, he was a trial lawyer. Seen it all, rarely surprised by anything.
CRIS FRIEND (F, mid-30s), Andy’s Chief of Staff. Smart, hip, ambitious– she is the
gate-keeper to all things Andy, personal and professional.
LASZLO ELZA (M, 40s). Former Head of Global Sales at GeneFarm, he had a night with Andy shortly after her husband died. He was restructured out of the company not long after. An inveterate gambler, Laz owes millions of dollars in gambling debts

Bechdel Test Festival @ Tempe Center for the Arts April 26-28

FESTIVAL FULL-LENGTH PLAYS

AN OCEAN OF BEES by Susan Hansell
ADAM – male or male-identified, the “same age” as EVE, race neutral or any
EVE – female or female-identified, the “same age” as ADAM, race neutral or any
GLORIA – female or female-identified, “somewhat older” than ADAM and EVE, race neutral or any
STEVE – male or male-identified, “somewhat younger” than ADAM and EVE, race neutral or any

THE TRAGIC ECSTASY OF GIRLHOOD by Kira Rockwell
CHARLIE (16) White. An anxious realist.
ISABEL “IZZY” (14) Latina, Mexican-American. Audi’s sister. A naive explorer.
ADRIANA “AUDI” (16) Latina, Mexican-American. Izzy’s older sister. A bold general.
MERCY (16) Black, or Biracial. A strong-willed optimist.
AMBER’S APPARITION (17) In search of her identity. A fading memory.

THE WAY NORTH by Tira Palmquist
FREDDY HANSEN – Black woman, mid 50s. Formerly the sheriff in a northern Minnesota county. Now self-employed as an outdoor adventure guide and outfitter.
AGNUS KUUR – Black woman, mid 20s. Sudanese refugee.
ALEX HANSEN – Black woman (or mixed race), early 30s. Freddy’s daughter. Lives in Minneapolis, MN. An accountant.
DAN WILLIANS – White man, mid 40s. Sheriff in a northern Minnesota county.

FESTIVAL SHORT PLAYS:

IS IT COLD IN HERE? by Julie Weinberg
Essie – Late 70’s – Opinionated and strong and sarcastically funny
Jackie – 44 years old – Essie’s baby, single and close to Mom Cassandra – 49 years old – Essie’s older daughter – married and mother of two, devoted to her daughters
Simon – 55 years old – supervising Cryonaut – earnest and happy. He loves his cause

LILIES FROM IRON by Alison Campbell and Anne-Marie Wilding
PAT – 22. Pat is an average build attractive collect student. She has generally succeeded using her independence and self-sufficiency. She manages to be both nurturing and cynical. She is an aspiring writer and has read “The Diary of Anne Frank” 32 times and counting. Pat would do anything for the people she loves.
LEXI– 22. Lexi is a very attractive and extremely “fit” college student. Lexi benefits from being her very social and flirty self. However, her exterior behavior may hint at some compensation for her extreme inner critic. Lexi, at her very core, is a strong and empathetic woman.
ADAM – 22. Adam is average in an endearing sort of way, yet very intelligent and observant, which can often be understood as shyness. His quick wit, reliability, and graciousness make him an incredible friend. In love with Pat.

**NOTE: We aim to include people who have been historically underrepresented both on and off the stage in the industry and we strive to unite our community in these shared endeavors.

What To Prepare

We will have sides available but you can also prepare a 1-minute monologue if you prefer.

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Auditions By Appointment

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Audition Contact

Natalie Andrews
405-306-7147
[email protected]

Audition Dates/Times

Fri. Jan. 18.-- 6a-9p
Sat Jan. 19,-- 10a-1p

Audition Venue

Benedictine University, Gillett Hall, Community Room
225 East Main Street, Mesa, AZ, USA