Audition Notices
Beowulf Alley Theatre
We Won’t Pay! We Won’t Pay!
We Won't Pay!, We Won't Pay! by Dario Fo, adapted by Ron Jensen, is in need of two male actors to fill roles; one is age 30-45, married to Antonia and the other plays multiple roles-ages 35-75. Must be able to handle Italian dialect and be adept at physical comedy.
Auditions, consisting of cold readings from the script, will be held Monday, September 12, 6-8PM at Beowulf Alley Theatre, 11 South Sixth Avenue. Rehearsals begin mid-December 2011. Performances run Fridays – Sundays from January 26-February 19, 2012. Contact Susan Arnold at smarnold@dakotacom.net for information or to schedule an audition slot.
A Cactus Christmas
Includes Youth Roles
(Tucson, AZ) Beowulf Alley Theatre, at 11 South 6th Avenue, 85701, will hold auditions for its world premiere of A Cactus Christmas, directed by Pat Timm, on Saturday, August 27th from 2-5 p.m. with callbacks on Sunday, August 28th, 2-5 p.m. Auditions will be by cold reading of this original script. Details of the production are listed below. For additional information, please contact Pat Timm at ptonstage@gmail.com or by phone at 520.883.8191 (please leave a message).
A Cactus Christmas, by John Vornholt, is a family-friendly, holiday romp in a ghost town in Wishbone, Arizona.
When a pair of desert rats, holed up in a ghost town encounter a city family, they conjure up a spirited plan to protect the gold that they’re sure is right under their noses.
Character descriptions:
Pete - Desert rat and treasure hunter, worn looking 50s
Alice - Pete's wife and fellow desert rat, not as worn looking 50s
Jeffrey - Dad, looks about 40
Mona - Mom, looks about 35
Felicia - Daughter, looks about 14
Royce - Son, looks about 11
Ghost – looks…well, you know…
Anticipated rehearsals, performance schedule and time commitment.
First meeting/read-thru possible sometime in the week of September 12, 2011. Rehearsals will begin approximately October 24, 2011, days and times to be determined once cast is selected. Tech Rehearsal/Cue-to-cue will be on the weekend of December 3rd, 2011 and run through the Preview performance on December 8th. Performance dates begin on Thursday, December 8 and run Wednesdays through Sundays, closing with a matinee on Saturday, December 24. Evening performances are at 7:30 p.m. and matinees are at 2:30 p.m.
