AUDITION NOTICE
PLAYWRIGHTS LOCAL
The King of Cage Street
Written & directed by Michael Oatman
Production Info:
Rehearsals: October 4 - November 4, 2021
Performances: November 5 - 21, 2021
Location: Creative Space at Waterloo Arts, 397 East 156th Street, Cleveland, OH 44110
Playwrights Local is casting for its upcoming production of The King of Cage Street by Michael Oatman. All open roles are paid, professional positions compensated on the non-Equity scale.
Auditions are available by appointment or on a walk-in basis. If you’d like to schedule a time, email your preference to info@playwrightslocal.org.
Please bring a resume and headshot and prepare a monologue for your audition. Also expect to read sides from the script.
Synopsis: The King of Cage Street is, in a sense, a love story: a character study of three broken people against a backdrop of urban decay. These three dispirited souls — D-Bear, a reformed thug; Skully, an alcoholic handy man; and Dime, a transgendered sex worker — have created a space for themselves and their makeshift family. They have survived in the worst part of the worst ghetto in Ohio, thriving in what D-Bear calls “at the end of the world.” This is where we find the trio when D-Bear receives news that a vicious enemy from his past has been released and is returning soon. As this showdown plays out, the fragile bonds that hold the trio together are strained to the point of rupture.
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.
Open Audition Dates (Sign up via email or walk-in for next available time)
Friday, September 10: 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Sunday, September 12: 11:30am - 1:30pm
Callbacks (By invitation or appointment only; no walk-ins available)
Sunday, September 12: 1:30 - 3:30
Location
Creative Space at Waterloo Arts, 397 East 156th Street, Cleveland, OH 44110
Company Contact
info@playwrightslocal.org | (216) 302-8850
Open Roles
D-Bear: African American, male, mid-30s
Dime: African American, transsexual or male or female, mid-30s
Skully: African American, male, late 40s/early 50s
Rio: African American, male, mid-30s
Rossdale: African American, male, mid-30s
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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
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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