AUDITION NOTICE PLAYWRIGHTS LOCAL www.playwrightslocal.org Millwood Outpost Written by Tom Hayes Directed by Rachel Zake 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 or on a walk-in basis. If you’d like to schedule a time, email your preference(s) 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. 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 Audition Dates (Sign up via email or walk-in for next available time) - Thursday, August 26: 6:30 - 8:30 pm - Saturday, August 28: 11:00 am - 2:00 pm Callbacks (By invitation or appointment only; no walk-ins available) - Monday, August 30 from 6:30 - 8:30 pm Location Creative Space at Waterloo Arts, 397 East 156th Street, Cleveland, OH 44110 Company Contact info@playwrightslocal.org | (216) 302-8850 Open Roles All roles are open to actors of any race/ethnicity. - DAD (60s, male): Retired. But ODOT lets "emeritus" staff come back to work summers. Crew chief of the mowers. Sardonic, weary, easily outraged. - DIGGER (40s, male): Intimidating, mean-spirited, and coarse. Rollo's right-hand. Irritable, quick-tempered. Chews Skoal and spits in a can. - MOON (Early 30s, male): Big guy. Down to earth. Does his job and then goes home. Not invested in "office politics". Even-tempered. - NICK (Early 20s, male): Older college kid. Works summers at ODOT. Pretentious and impertinent. A know-it-all salesman type. - ROLLO (Mid-40s, male): Runs the backhoe and is a crew chief. Arrogant and opinionated. Expects his instructions to be followed. - ZAK: (Late teens, male): Just out of high school. First summer, before college, at ODOT. Unconcerned and indifferent. ========================================== 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/. ========================================== About the Company Playwrights Local <http://www.playwrightslocal.org/> 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/. # # #