[NEohioPAL] Audition Announcement: 2023 NEOMFA Playwrights Festival

[Cory Molner]

convergence-continuum

announces auditions for the 12th annualNEOMFA Playwrights Festival!

Auditionsto be held at the theatre located at

2438Scranton Rd. Cleveland, Ohio 44113

TheNortheast Ohio Master of Fine Arts (NEOMFA) is a unique graduate program thatoffers a terminal degree in Creative Writing. Each year, convergence-continuum hostsa 2-weekend festival featuring works by students of the program. Each show isgiven a full production for the playwright to experience their work on stage.Rehearsals will start in early January.  Those who have participatedin the past can testify that the Festival is an intensive, busy and thoroughlyfun experience!  Shows can range from 10-minute shorts to fulllength.

Thisseason will feature 3 works: One full length play, and two one-acts.

Inall, the three plays have 20 roles: from younger to older actors, of allgenders, races and ethnicities.

Auditionswill be Monday, December 19th at 7pm with possible additional call backs the 20thor 21st.

Pleasearrive early to fill out an audition form and with knowledge of your conflicts.

Auditionswill consist of readings from the scripts, but the auditions will be generalFestival auditions, not for specific plays.  All three directors willbe present.  It is possible that you could be cast in a play that youdid not read from during auditions. It is also could be possible that you maybe cast in two plays.

*Oneproduction may require nudity. Comfortability with role will be asked on theaudition form.

Performancedates are:

February 9-11th (Week 1: two one-acts)

February 16th-18th (Week 2: Fulllength play)

All cast and crew will receive a stipend for theirparticipation

Any questions may be directed toinfo at convergence-continuum.org

 

The Plays:

Scenes from a NightsDream by David Hansen

·      NEMO/FOODHUB GUY: (M , White)

·      JENNY/INTERN: 17 (F)

·      MAN/BOSS: 40 - 50 (M , White)

·      THERAPIST/COLLEAGUE: 30-50 (F)

·      MOM/GRANDMOTHER/WIFE: 40 - 50 (F)

·      JESUS/DJ/AUTHOR: 30 (M )

·      BROTHER: 17 (M )

·      DAD/DAVID: 50 (M )

·      CAMILLE: 11 (F)

 

TBD Interview Project by Laura Barbieri

·      JESS: 40s, female. Played by Actor #1. A formerfoster parent and current adoptive parent. She and her husband Nick have tenchildren – four biological (Emma, Anna, Adam, and Faith), and six adoptive(Abby, Kayla, Landon, Lucas, Alec, and Jenny). She has a Master’s Degree inTrauma and Resilience.

·      SARAH: 30s-40s, female. Played by Actor #2. Aformer foster parent and current adoptive parent, who works for a privatefoster care agency. She and her husband Alan have five children – fourbiological (including Gabriel and Joel), and one adoptive (Elena).

·      NICOLE: 50s, female. Played by Actor #3. Aformer foster parent and current adoptive parent. She and her husband Tim havefive children – two biological (Ashtyn and Leah), and three adoptive (Tyson,Isaac, and Amber).

·      TIM: 50s, male. Played by Actor #4. A formerfoster parent and current adoptive parent. He and his wife Nicole have fivechildren – two biological (Ashtyn and Leah), and three adoptive (Tyson, Isaac,and Amber).

·      LEAH: 18, female. Played by Actor #5. Biologicaldaughter of Tim and Nicole.

·      MELISSA: 20s, female. Played by Actor #6. Afoster parent and case worker for a fostering agency. She and her husbandAndrew currently have three foster children (Bethany, Olivia, and Colton).

Home Movie by Eric Mansfield

·      FRANK PORTER - Early 60's, Husband and devotedfather of four. He supported his family working as a butcher at the localgrocery store while committed to his children and his wife, Suzanne, who hasrecently been diagnosed with dementia.

·      TOM -- 35. Frank's oldest son and named afterFrank’s late brother. Tom inherited Frank's leadership abilities andathleticism. A high school class president and star quarterback, Tom zoomedthrough college and med school with Frank cheering him on. He idolizes Frank ashis hero.

·      MATT -- 34, Second Son. An intellectual andintrovert who raced soap box derby cars he built with Frank in the garage. Mattwent to college and became a journalist thanks to Frank encouraging Jack tofollow his passion to be a writer.

·      JACK-- 32, Third Son. Class clown and all-aroundsmart aleck. His quick wit, similar to Frank's, has served him well climbingthe ranks as a hot shot young attorney.

·      CAROL -- 29, Youngest child and the onlydaughter. She was the “oops” baby so her brothers teasingly call her"oopsie," but Frank was so glad to finally have a daughter. Carol hadBroadway dreams but now she teaches theatre in the local schools. She is 8.5months pregnant.


Cory MolnerExecutive Artistic Director, convergence-continuum Theater(He/Him/His)

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