[NEohioPAL] AUDITIONS - STIPEND PAY - The Roaring 2020s: An Original Immersive Murder Mystery Dinner Experience - Presented by The Bohemian Comedians

[Jesse Oyster]

The Bohemian Comedians, a rising comedic theatrical troupe, is excited to
announce in-person and online auditions on January 26th for performance
roles with stipend pay in their upcoming production of

The Roaring 2020s:

An Original Interactive Murder Mystery Dinner Experience

Written and Directed By Jesse Oyster

The Roaring 2020s is a genre bending new work that seeks to take audiences
through the immersive multi-layered story of *a murder mystery dinner
experience gone wrong*.

The Synopsis (before the show goes wrong):

Power is a precarious ladder in Capone’s Chicago, especially when his
family gets involved. The owner of Pablo’s Preserves, Chicago’s newest
speakeasy, finds herself in over her head trying to balance a hostile
takeover from the Italian mafia, and a gold mine trade agreement for
imported vodka with a mysterious Russian duchess. Forbidden loves will be
revealed, ambitions will be crushed, and loyalties will be pushed past the
brink as they unravel the secrets behind a mysterious death.


The Synopsis (after the show goes wrong):

     Lucy Lancer, the ambitious owner of Pablo’s, gets a little more than
she bargained for after asking Broadway's latest washed up
actor/playwright, Maxwell Maddock, for a murder mystery dinner experience.
Guests join in the action for the calamitous grand opening of a 1920s
murder mystery filled with eccentric characters, bootlegging, and
espionage. It is clear though from the beginning that strange ambitions are
at work behind the scenes. Lucy struggles to maintain her composure as the
opening cocktail hour spins out of control. Her uninvited conman ex
arrives, a key actor is replaced last minute by an apathetic understudy,
and the head chef keeps sending people on seemingly irrelevant side
missions with dire implications. The murder mystery and backstage drama
finally collide when Lucy is murdered during the opening toast in a flicker
of the lights. As each performer breaks character and copes with the loss
of their patron and friend, Maxwell refuses to drop character as Massimo,
the Mafia Boss Bastard of Capone, until the mystery is solved. As guests
work with the cast to uncover the secret plots of the other performers,
they discover the owner might not have been the only potential victim of
the night.


Actor Compensation:

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   All actors will receive a $100 stipend per performance.
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   Non AEA Contracts available for this production.


Audition Information:

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   Audition date: January 26th from 5:00-7:00pm
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   Audition Location: Reithoffer’s @ 17711 Ravenna Rd, Chagrin Falls, OH,
   44023
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   Audition Parking: Parking will be provided behind the venue building.
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   Online Video Audition Submissions will be open until January 26th at
   5:00pm. to submit a virtual audition email your resume, headshot, list of
   conflicts, and a youtube link to your video audition to
   bohemiancomedians at gmail.com


Please sign up for a 5 minute in person audition slot or video submission
slot below.

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   Audition Sign Up Link:
   https://www.signupgenius.com/go/805084FACAD2DA7FC1-54414368-theroaring


What To Prepare:

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   Monologue cuts for each character are provided on Sign Up Genius. Please
   prepare all cuts provided for a character of your choice. Memorization is
   not required.
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   Please prepare a detailed list of all conflicts during the February
   rehearsal window. (All March rehearsal dates and performances are
   mandatory.)
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   Please prepare a Headshot and resume to be brought in physically or
   emailed to bohemiancomedians at gmail.com prior to your audition time/video
   submission.


Rehearsal, Tech, and Performance Dates:


Performance Dates: March 6th and 13th


Rehearsals will begin on February 2nd and usually run from 6:00-9:30pm.


Week one: February 2nd, 4th, and 5th (6-9:30)

Week two: February 9th, 10th and 12th (6-9:30)

Week three: February 15th-17th (6-9:30)

Week four: February 22nd (1:oo-4;30pm), 23rd and 24th (6-9:30pm)

Week five (Tech Week): March 2nd-4th (5-10pm)

Opening Night: March 6th (Actor Call at 6pm with Doors opening at 7pm)

Brush up Rehearsal: March 9th (6-9:30pm)

Second Performance: March 13th (Actor Call at 6pm with Doors opening at
7pm)


Beyond the Second Performance: The Bohemian Comedians will be seeking out
additional venues to host the Roaring 2020s after our initial run at
Reithoffer’s. All actors auditioning for the Roaring 2020s should be open
to extending their contract with the Bohemian Comedians to accommodate
additional performances. Each additional performance would be accompanied
by at least one in-venue brush up rehearsal. All actors would receive
comparable compensation for each additional performance added to the
schedule.


Casting breakdown:


(4M, 3F. Each performer will be cast as a 1920s character and a 2020s
character, except for Lucy and Pablo. Performers in "The Roaring 2020s"
should be comfortable and confident with character driven improvisation.
All roles are open to all 18+ actors who feel they are the right fit
regardless of race, age, and gender.)


     - Massimo/Max - 23M

         -  A rising gangster in Chicago’s Italian Mafia and the bastard
nephew of Al Capone; Massimo Manchelli is the grizzled, charismatic 1920’s
character played by Maxwell Maddock, the disgraced Writer and Director of
the off-broadway flop, the Void, and tonight's treacherous performance.

     - Bertha Bronowich/Lee Lancer - 25F

         - A Russian Duchess who came to America to sell vodka during the
American and Russian prohibition. Bertha serves as the 1920’s character of
Lee Lancer, the practically-minded accountant at Pablo’s and disgruntled
younger sister of Lucy.

     - News Reporter Barry Bartenboot/Dr. Hector Brown - 27M

         - An eccentric news reporter brought in by Trixie; Barry serves as
a duisguie for Hector, Lucy’s conman ex who has shown up uninvited.

    - Trixie Tiramisu/Beatrice Huns - 19F

         - The jazz singer at Pablo’s and favored niece of Al Capone,
Trixie Tiramisu is the stage name of Beatrice Huns, a social media
sensation and local rising actress.

     - Stephano Bricker/Steve Smith - 21M

         - A mafia grunt who does Massimo’s dirty work. The stage character
of Steve Smith, a Server at Pablo’s who got roped in as the understudy last
minute, and  just wants to go on his fifteen minute break.

     - Pablo - 31M

         - The greatest chef in all of Chicago who's been working at
Pablo’s since its foundation. Pablo is famous for Pablo’s soggy churros,
excitable demeanor, and complete inablility to use first person pronouns.

     - Lucy Lancer - 29F

         - A political socialist and owner of Pablo’s. Lucy wants to see
her employees reach their full potential, but struggles to maintain deeper
connections.


Please Direct all questions and Inquiries via email to
bohemiancomedians at gmail.com
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