419 Films is announcing auditions for: THE PELICAN BAR Based on short story by Best Selling Karen Joy Fowler Directed by Carson S. Curva FULLY PAID Accepting auditions from SAG-AFTRA members and non-SAG-AFTRA SYNOPSIS: Drugs, alcohol, and angst made NORAH every parent’s nightmare. When her parents finally send her away to the boarding school from hell, the infamous Fowler’s School for Girls, NORAH must fight for everything we take for granted, right down to a hairbrush and feminine products. Along the way, she meets JETTA, and together they work to expose the rotten conditions orchestrated by the school’s headmaster, MAMA STRONG AUDITIONS: Saturday, Dec. 10, 10a-3p Cleveland Public Library The Jefferson Meeting Room 850 Jefferson Ave, Cleveland, OH Sunday, Dec. 11, 6p-10p Columbus Metropolitan Library 96 S Grant Ave, Columbus, OH Video Auditions also accepted CHARACTER DESCRIPTIONS: Top Billed roles: ## NORAH (passable as 16-18 female) Stubborn and angsty teen who thinks she has the world figured out, but secretly has a heart of gold. ## JETTA (passable as 16-18 female) A sarcastic teen with an authority problem who buries her emotions and is afraid to open up to others. ## MAMA STRONG (passable 60-70 female) Strict and megalomaniacal with a warped utopian view who will stop at nothing to achieve it. Billed roles: ## SARAH (passable 35-40 female) Reluctant mother who feels she has lost control of her daughter ## MIKE (passable 35-40 male) Pushover dad who has let his wife handle their daughter’s issues alone ## KELSEY (passable 16-18 female) A “yes-man/fair weather fan” going whichever way the wind is blowing ## Chole (passable 16-18 female) Timid that is often afraid to speak her mind and something to hide We are also looking for background actors. CONTACT INFO: Contact Cullum Andrews at cullum1@mac.com to inquire about the audition. Pay rates are negotiable. Please include a headshot and resume. A headshot, resume, and prepared monologue are requested at you audition time. Prepared by Ass’t Director, Cullum Andrews The Pelican Bar — from best selling author Karen Joy Fowler