Playwrights Local

Seeks actors for a staged reading in the

5th Annual Cleveland Playwrights Festival

Saturday, October 12, 2019

Creative Space at Waterloo Arts

This reading will be at 5:00 pm. 

Reply with a cover email and headshot/resume to playwrightslocal@gmail.com. 

AUTOPOIESIS

Written by Oana Leuca

Directed by Erik Andrews

Synopsis

“Autopoiesis” is a short play in absurdist fashion that raises issues of social media addiction, beauty standards, and bullying. The action takes place in a cabaret, where Dana, a 60-year-old dancer, is doing a smokey-eyed tutorial on Facebook, while teaching 14-year-old Ana about the meaning of life. Harassed by the Scale-people, the Canary-beasts, and also by the netizens, Dana’s self-esteem problems worsen. She befriends DontExist, a 30 year-old female writer who thinks she is inside the heart of a giraffe. They lap-dance together, and start reflecting on love and life, while all the other characters around them scroll on their phones or even end up marrying their phones.

Open Roles 

Dana - a cabaret dancer (female, 50s-60s)

Ana - a young girl (female, 14-21)

DontExist - a writer (female, 30)

Actor 1 - Multiple Roles (open age/gender)

Actor 2 - Multiple Roles (open age/gender)

Actor 3 - Multiple Roles (open age/gender)

Logistics

There will be 1-2 rehearsals in North Collinwood or in Tremont.

This is an unpaid reading, but a great chance to be a part of a new play!

Reply with a cover email and headshot/resume to playwrightslocal@gmail.com. 

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/.