Beck Center in lakewood Announces Auditions for William mastrosimone's gripping drama "*Cat's Paw*" which will open the 2023/2024 theatre season in beck's intimate studio theatre. *Directed by NYC Director William Roudebush, CAT'S PAW opens Sept. 22nd, 2023 and closes Oct. 22nd, 2023. Rehearsals will begin Tuesday, Aug. 22nd. CAT'S PAW features 4 characters (2 male/2 female). It is expected that 2 AEA {Special Appearance} Contracts will be offered. Non AEA actors are also paid.* *Because the director is NYC based, this audition process will take place via video submission, and in the Callback process....Zoom appointments. All actors interested in being considered for this project should submit a 60 to 90 second monologue in video form to Artistic Director Scott Spence. Please use scottdavidspence@gmail.com <scottdavidspence@gmail.com> for your video submission. If a monologue is unavailable to you for any reason, please email a request for a brief monologue cutting from the script. Finally, if a video submission is* *entirely impossible for any reason, please email to see if alternative arrangements can be made.* *Playwright Mastrosimone will be in residence the final week of rehearsal.* SUMMARY This is a gripping drama about an unusual terrorist, one who is brilliant, articulate and... right? Victor is the head of a group responsible for a bomb attack at the White House in which 27 people have been killed. He has a television news reporter led to his lair so she can tell the world why he has done what he has done. Victor's obsession is the destruction of the world's water supply and, with it, the final destruction of the human race by pollution. When the reporter asks if he feels any guilt about the death of the 27 innocent people, he replies that hundreds of innocent people die every hour because of what mankind is doing to its water supply and do the people responsible feel guilt for this? The cat and mouse game between the young woman reporter and Victor gets more and more tense, leading to a shocking and violent conclusion. A hit at Seattle Repertory Theatre and at San Diego's Old Globe. Characters VICTOR: ( 35-45) A Genius...A Quick thinking, laser focused, hypochondriac. Intimidating & funny. A once great idealist, beaten down by the system who is now self absorbed in striking back to gain the attention his idealism failed to muster for his cause. DAVID DARLING: (40-55) A bureaucrat. Officious, pliable, knows his job responsibilities. He's capable, smart and a "yes" man who never had a conflict in his entire life. CATHEY: (20's) A lost soul who discovers herself in a cult of environmental activists and pays the ultimate price for her disillusionment in the leader of that cult. JESSICA LYONS: (30-45) Intelligent, quick, courageous, ruthless, aggressive news woman trying to build her market share. *Deadline for video audition submittal is 10PM on Monday, July 31st. If you have any questions **please email Artistic Director Scott Spence at scottdavidspence@gmail.com <scottdavidspence@gmail.com>*