[NEohioPAL] The New Steve Martin Comedy "Meteor Shower" has Auditions at Beck Center

[Scott Spence]

*Beck Center in Lakewood will hold auditions for Steve Martin's
comedy METEOR SHOWER **on Sunday, January 12th and Monday, January 13th by
appointment. The production will **open on April 3rd and continue until May
3rd in Beck's intimate Studio Theater.*

*Appointments begin at 1PM on Sunday the 12th, and 6PM on Monday the 13th.
Please*

*call the Beck Box Office to schedule your appointment at 216-521-2540 x10*

*Artistic Director Scott Spence seeks 4 actors between the ages of 30 and
45 for this *
*slightly absurdist piece. Two Equity contracts are anticipated (Special
Appearance Tier 1)*
*for this production. Non Equity actors are compensated. Actors of all
ethnicities will*
*be considered for all four roles.*

*The rehearsal process will commence on or around March 3rd, 2020.*

*Callbacks will occur in the Jan. 18th thru 20th range ~~~ to be
determined.*

*Scripts for METEOR SHOWER are available for in-house perusal only at
Beck. *
*If you wish to order your own copy you may do so here....*
 https://www.samuelfrench.com/s/63306/meteor-shower


*Actors wishing to audition are invited to present a 60 to 90 second comic
monologue*
*of their choosing. This is not a requirement, however, as sides will be
provided as*
*well to be used during your call. Sides will be available to you prior to
your audition*
*slot should you choose to arrive early to familiarize yourself with them.*

*Roles:*

*Corky (*Originally played by Amy Schumer*) and Norm~~~An ordinary couple
seeking to*
*broaden their circle of friends. They are always employing various
counselling*
*techniques to keep their marriage strong.*

*Gerald (*Originally played by Keegan Michael Key*) and Laura (*Originally
played by
Laura Benanti*) are an apparently predatory couple hell bent on messing
with couples*
*just like Corky and Norm. They are exceeding good looking, pampered, and
very*
*manipulative.....until celestial events and the bending of time prove to
be their undoing.*

*The following show description and review snippets below are courtesy of
the*
*Samuel French website:*
Corky and Norm are excited to host Gerald and Laura at their home in the
valley outside Los Angeles to watch a once-in-a-lifetime meteor shower. But
as the stars come out and the conversation gets rolling, it becomes clear
that Gerald and Laura might not be all that they appear to be. Over the
course of a crazy, starlit dinner party, the wildly unexpected occurs. The
couples begin to flirt and insanity reigns. Martin, using his trademark
absurdist humor, bends the fluid nature of time and reality to create a
surprising and unforgettably funny new play.

REVIEWS

"Mr. Martin is peerless at crafting tiny wit bombs, and always has been
[...] It's definitely funny!" - *The New York Times *

"*Meteor Shower* is a very funny play. Keening-like-a-howler-monkey funny.
Design-a-new-cry-laughing-emoji funny." - *Entertainment Weekly *

"*Meteor Shower* sparks with the same anarchic energy as Martin’s reckless
comedy *Picasso at the Lapin Agile*." - *Deadline*
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