CASTING NOTICE Playwrights Local (http://playwrightslocal.org/) seeks multiple cast members for a staged reading presented online via Zoom on Wednesday, February 24 at 7:00 pm LEAVING HOME Written by Gabrielle DiDonato Directed by Brooke Turner Event Page http://www.playwrightslocal.org/winter-roundtable-series-2021/ Logistics - There will be 3 rehearsals and 1 on-book reading, all conducted via Zoom. - This is an unpaid position, but a great chance to be a part of a new play! - Reply with a cover email and headshot/resume to the director at leavinghomePL@gmail.com. Please include your availability for February 10-24. Synopsis for Leaving Home Jane & John have a child. They pay little attention to him or each other. One day their child goes missing & they don’t notice -- not right away. Not for a while. Two detectives take up the missing case. Jane & John are left to contemplate their role as parents (absent parents) & begin to lose trust in each other. Their relationship grows strange. The longer their child is missing, the more they break down. The more the detectives break down. & the further & further away the missing child seems. Open Roles *Jane (Mother):* Woman; 26-40 years old; wears a simplistic dress in neutral tones *John (Father): *Man; 26-40 years old; wears a tie, white button-up shirt, tailored pants, well-worn suit, his shoes have holes in them *Son: *Boy; 7-10 years old; mismatched clothing; unkempt hair *Detective Peterson: *Man; 30-50 years old *Detective Hugh: *Any; 26-45 years old; preferably short *Mr. Jones:* Man; 50s; friendly *Mrs. Jones: *Woman; 40s; wears bright pink lipstick *Narrator/Stage Directions: *Any age, etc. About the Roundtable Reading Series http://www.playwrightslocal.org/winter-roundtable-series-2021/