We're one week away from auditions for a new play, The Temptation of Adam,

as part of Cleveland PUBLIC Theatre presents: Test Flight 2024

Written By Samantha Cocco

Directed by Mike Frye

Auditions will be held in Parma on:

Sunday, January 7: 1:30pm - 4pm

Monday, January 8: 7pm - 9pm

AUDITION LOCATION:

Cuyahoga County Library

Parma-powers Branch

6996 Powers Blvd

Parma, OH 44129

Characters:

 

ADAM – 30s, male, any race/ethnicity. A dorky and awkward nuclear scientist who has been drafted into the military and into the underground bunker. Requires intimacy scenes with MARIE (kissing, hugging/cuddling, touching of the face)

MARIE – 20s to mid-30s, female, any race/ethnicity. A compassionate and opinionated woman forced into the bunker at the outset of war. Requires intimacy scenes with ADAM (kissing, hugging/cuddling, touching of the face)

DANNY – 30s-40s. any race/ethnicity. Extroverted, blue collar. Brought down to the bunker with his wife and mother. He is trying to keep a sense of humor while their isolated life is taking a toll mentally. 

About the play:

The onset of World War 3 forces a select few to live underground in top secret bunkers. Adam, a nuclear scientist who has been drafted into a noncombat military position, is struggling to cope with the loneliness of his subterranean life. His budding relationship with Marie is changing that, but he worries what will happen when they return to above ground. The Temptation of Adam is a reflection on the toll that isolation takes on our lives and relationships, and what we might do when we are desperate for human connection. This is a fully staged workshop production of a new play.

Key dates:  

Read-through in late January based on actors’ schedules. Tech week begins March 11. Performances are the evenings of March 14, 15, and 16 (three performances).

 

ABOUT THE PROCESS

Rehearsals will be 3-4 times a week beginning February 4th, with evening weekday rehearsals and some daytime weekend rehearsals depending on actor availability. An intimacy coordinator will be at rehearsals to stage intimacy scenes between ADAM and MARIE.

Actors will be paid at least $200.

To schedule an audition appointment, please email michael.frye.2011@owu.edu. Please include “ToA Auditions” in your subject line. Be sure to include your name, email address, phone number, and availability. Please attach a copy of your headshot and resume to your email.

The audition will consist of reading from the script. You may be asked to read multiple times with different actors.