Show Synopsis
IF YOU BUILD IT, NO ONE WILL COME...
Nearly Naked Theatre presents the West Coast
Region and Arizona Premiere of THE UNDERPANTS GODOT. A director surreptitiously plans an avant-garde production of "Waiting for Godot", with the main characters played by hot guys in their underwear instead of old men. When a representative of the notoriously litigious estate of Samuel Beckett crashes a rehearsal to investigate and decide whether the performance should be allowed, the performers must convince her by the seat of their...
underpants. This hilarious meta-theatrical piece asks us to test our limits of acceptable interpretation and adaptation of art from any era, be it Shakespeare or Tennessee Williams or the Batman franchise (Batnipples anyone?).
Character Breakdown
DOUG ALBERT: (male, 30+)A director with strong, if
somewhat opportunistic vision. Appears in his underwear, but not necessarily (as in definitely not) an underwear model.
JENNA: (female, 20+) A stage manager (can be an offstage voice).
TIM O’FARRELL: (male 25-35) An actor, playing Vladimir in Waiting for Godot. Too young and good-looking for the role, really. Strong opinions on theatrical interpretations. THIS ROLE REQUIRES NUDITY
MARK RANSOM: (male
25-35) An actor, playing Estragon in Waiting for Godot. Too young and good-looking for the role, also. THIS ROLE REQUIRES NUDITY
TARA GONDLEMAN: (female 35-45+) Representative of the Beckett Estate. Seems pretty uptight. But maybe she isn’t?
BIFF SHOWER: (male 25-35) An actor, playing Pozzo in Waiting for Godot. In fairly good shape and knows it. Has a lot of Shakespeare experience and isn’t afraid to tell you about
it. THIS ROLE REQUIRES PARTIAL NUDITY (the butt-flap in his long underwear is open most of the show)
KEVIN COOKER: (male 25-35) An actor, playing Lucky in Waiting for Godot. He’s on his phone a lot, like a plugged-in millenial. Then after barely talking for a hour he drops an amazing monologue on inserted homoeroticism that goes right down a gay-fabulous rabbit hole. THIS ROLE REQUIRES NUDITY.
What To Prepare
Actors should prepare cold reads from the script. Sides will be provided after actors submit an electronic resume & headshot (or an experience summary and any picture, even a candid or a selfie).
READING WAITING FOR GODOT WOULDN’T BE A TERRIBLE IDEA EITHER
Additional Info
APPOINTMENTS are made by emailing your headshot and resume (or photo and brief summary of experience/training) to [email protected]
Please include your FULL NAME and PHONE NUMBER in the body of the email, NOT just on your attached resume. (Volunteers monitoring email account
do not open attachments and thus cannot see your name and phone if you do not put it in the email).
RESUMES are not required, but a HEADSHOT or ANY PICTURE OF YOURSELF is REQUIRED. Even a candid.
WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU! BREAK A LEG!
