AUDITION NOTICE
Seeking male actor, early 20s, any race/ethnicity, for final open role in premiere production of new play
PLAYWRIGHTS LOCAL
Millwood Outpost
Written by Tom Hayes
Directed by Rachel Zake
Production Info:
Rehearsals: February 12 - March 17, 2022
Performances: March 18 - April 3, 2022
Location: Creative Space at Waterloo Arts, 397 East 156th Street, Cleveland, OH 44110
Playwrights Local is casting for the premiere production of Millwood Outpost, a new play by Cleveland-based author Tom Hayes. In this drama, six highway workers are forced by stormy weather to share one room in an abandoned Department of Transportation outpost. Over the course of several hours, the men must confront their own fears, prejudices, and beliefs, and those of each other, while elemental forces outside threaten them all. This production will be directed by Rachel Zake, with rehearsals beginning on February 12, 2022 and performances ending on April 3, 2022.
Auditions are available by appointment on evenings and weekends. If you’d like to schedule a time, email your availability to info@playwrightslocal.org.
All open roles are paid, professional positions compensated on the non-Equity scale.
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 in March/April 2022.
Open Roles
NICK (Early 20s, male, any race or ethnicity): College kid. Works summers at ODOT. Pretentious and impertinent. A know-it-all salesman type.
Location
Creative Space at Waterloo Arts, 397 East 156th Street, Cleveland, OH 44110
Company Contact
info@playwrightslocal.org | (216) 302-8850
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Audition Activities
Perform prepared monologues
Read sides from the play
Possibly undertake light movement or direction
Notices
Participants will not be required to perform high-risk activities as part of the auditions
Participants will not be charged to audition
Auditions will not be recorded
Participants will be notified by the producer if they are called back but not cast
All potential participants can decline auditions without fear of losing future invitations
Production Notices
The play includes one stage altercation that will be blocked in the eventual production.
CLEan House
Playwrights Local is a CLEan House Theatre. This means we are committed to being a space free of harassment based on sex, gender, race, religion, class, ethnicity, nationality, political belief, or ability. We are committed to being a safe environment that fully allows us to challenge ourselves, our audiences, and our communities; that supports creative risks of mind and body; and that establishes the freedom to create theatre that represents the full range of human experience. Find info on this policy on our website at http://www.playwrightslocal.org/clean-house-standards/.
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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. Playwrights Local offers classes and workshops, produces original plays, provides networking opportunities, and engages the community through outreach projects. Tax-deductible contributions to this 501(c)(3) group can be made at http://playwrightslocal.org/donate/.
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