AUDITION NOTICE Seeking male actor 25-50 for performances May 13-14. Playwrights Local www.playwrightslocal.org DIY A 10-Minute Play by Brian Zoldessy Directed by Fred Sternfeld Production Info – Presented as part of Playwrights Local's upcoming short play festival. – Performance Dates: May 13 & 14, 2022, at 7:30 pm. – Rehearsals: A handful of rehearsals to be scheduled depending upon actor availability April 10-24 and May 7-12. – Workshop-style production, off-book. – Compensation will be a modest stipend. Open Role Man: Male, age range 25-50, any race or ethnicity. Good comic skills and timing. Synopsis DIY is the latest trend in psychotherapy. Our protagonist has purchased the Porta-Shrink Do-It-Yourself Psychotherapy Kit, and every week, under the guidance of his cardboard cutout therapist, he strives to verbalize and face the fears that have plagued him for so long. Will today be his breakthrough session? Will additional sessions be necessary, or is he at the breaking point and about to abandon weeks of therapy? Audition Process – Please submit a video audition of a prepared monologue or a reading from the script, or both. – Access the script for DIY by Brian Zoldessy here <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1bSteeVm434EOHGt2OLk0s0kspN4gyOqzp4skEv6Jv4s/edit> . – Total audition video time should be a maximum of five minutes. – Send your audition video file along with a resume and headshot to playwrightslocal@gmail.com. Submission Deadline Saturday, April 2, 2022 Callbacks If needed, callbacks will be conducted via Zoom. COVID Requirements For the safety of all involved, participants in this production must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. We ask that you bring proof of vaccination to the auditions and follow any forthcoming guidelines for the production. ABOUT THE COMPANY Playwrights Local is a theater company based in Cleveland. Billed as a playwrights’ center, the organization’s goal is to provide a home for dramatic writing in Northeast Ohio. They offer classes and workshops, produce original plays, provide networking opportunities, and engage the community through outreach projects. Tax-deductible contributions to this 501(c)(3) group can be made at http://playwrightslocal.org/donate/.