Auditions for George Orwell’s "1984”

All roles available. No Equity contracts available for this production. Those planning to attend should click here to sign up for an audition slot. via Sign-Up Genius.  

Please plan to arrive at the scheduled start time so the director is able to have pairing options. Bring a list of conflicts between March 1 and May 2, and a headshot if you have one. Auditions will consist of cold readings from the script. Callbacks will be scheduled as needed. This production runs from April 17 – May 2.

For additional information, including a character list, please visit www.broadview-heights-spotlights.org. For remaining questions, please reach out to the director, August Scarapelli at august@thewrp.org.

Show Synopsis:

This powerful and disturbingly provocative authorized stage adaptation is true to the novel in which Orwell depicts with great power the horrors of man’s fate in a society where Big Brother is always watching—where everything that is not prohibited is compulsory. As your cast presents the play, you will be participating in a theatrical event that is both. 

Orwell himself once said, “I do not believe that the kind of society I describe necessarily will arrive, but I believe that something resembling it could arrive. The moral to be drawn from the dangerous nightmare situation is a simple one: Don’t let it happen. It depends on you.”

Characters

All roles available.  No Equity contracts are available for this production. Doubling may be used at the discretion of the director and production staff.

·         Loudspeaker Voice

·         Parsons

·         Syme

·         Winston Smith

·         Messenger

·         Coffee Vendor

·         First Guard

·         Second Guard

·         O’Brien

·         Julia

·         Big Brother’s Voice

·         Goldstein’s Voice

·         Gladys

·         Landlady

·         Martin

·         Waitress

Click here to sign up for an audition slot.

1984 is presented by special arrangement with Dramatic Publishing.