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| Created Date | November 30, 2023 | |
| Expiration Date | December 30, 2023 | |
| Posted by | Administrator | |
| Country | United States | |
| State | Illinois | |
| City | Chicago | |
| Location | Chicago | |
| Project Type | Non-Equity Audition | |
| Project Title | Wake Up, Mrs. Moore | |
Description:
iambe theatre ensemble announces auditions for the debut production of Wake Up, Mrs. Moore by Julie Marie Myatt, running April 12 - 28 at Elgin Art Showcase, Elgin, IL, directed by Gail Cannata.
It's 1970 and young feminist Virginia Moore is ready to change the world. Marching against the Vietnam War and for equal rights for women, Virginia is going to make a better world for all. After being struck in the head after a rally, she lapses into a coma for 40 years. Her husband Glenn and sister Alma visit her bedside to share the events and years of the American life she is missing, while Virginia travels the globe and experiences the feminist dream in her mind. When Virginia miraculously awakes, what has changed in America? Is this the future Virginia imagined, and who continues to sleep?
This is a non-equity production.
Actors will receive a flat $100 stipend.
Cast breakdown:
Virginia Moore: this role has been cast.
Glenn Moore: 50's-60's; male identifying; lawyer; kind, loving, self-sacrificing husband to Virginia; patient, if not very adventurous.
Alma Jennings: this role has been cast.
George Larson: 20's-early 30's; male identifying; brother to Virginia and Alma; soldier in the Vietnam War; wise beyond his years.
Susan Jones: 30's-60's; African American; female identifying; caring and supportive nurse to Virginia; passionate; sarcastic sense of humor.
Tracy Jennings: 30's-40's; female identifying; successful doctor; independent; in embittered relationship with her mother, Alma.
Auditions will be held at Baker United Memorial Church in St. Charles on December 12 with callbacks on December 13, if necessary.
Auditions will consist of readings from the script.
3-4 rehearsals per week beginning March 4 (at Elgin First United Methodist Church).
Must be available for Tech Week beginning April 7 and performances April 12-28 (at Elgin Art Showcase).
Contact Info:
Auditions by appointment only.
To request an appointment, submit headshot and resume to iambeauditions@gmail.com
Sides from the script will be sent along with your time slot.
