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Pocket Theatre VR and Theatre L'Acadie are seeking submissions for our upcoming collaboration inc. New Play Festival.

We are seeking a diverse selection of actors for the upcoming inc. New Play Festival. (These will be staged stand readings, featuring 30 minute excerpts of each play.) Some actors will be cast in multiple roles in multiple readings.

Actor stipend: $50 per show cast

PLAY and CHARACTER BREAKDOWNS:

HERAkles by Kevin Blair:

HERA - the Goddess. Ageless. Mother of Gods. Wears many hats, not that she wants to, while running the amusement park.

HERAKLES - a teenager/young adult. An underdog hero. Youthful angst with a hint of hope.

PORTRAYED BY ONE ACTOR:
TICKET TAKER - a lil sleepy, a lil forgetful. A wood nymph.
FATES - a Father and his two children.
EURYSTHEUS - the King of Plumbing and Fixing.
FORTUNE TELLER - like Zoltar, the robot kind you pay for a telling.
ZEUS - The God. Ageless. Not all he's cracked up to be.

DREAD MERCHANTS by Andrew Piechota:

FRANK - Older (forties to fifties). The senior salesman. Somewhat wary of Bruce. Before he sold doomsday bunkers, he sold insurance. Covers his insecurity with a genial air. Knows how to tell a good story. Quick to give advice, even if no one asked for it. Prioritizes feeling useful over actually being useful. A dad, but not exactly "fatherly."

BRUCE - Younger (mid-twenties to early-thirties). The junior salesman. Somewhat embarrassed by Frank. Before he sold doomsday bunkers, he attended a no-name business school and hustled in real estate. Observant, persistent, and quietly ambitious. Knows how to work a prospect. Wants to be close to the center of things, and is quick to seize an opportunity. Gets impatient when others don't move fast enough for him.

JEFFREY - Of an age with Frank, but better hair, better clothes, etc. An ace salesman, or at least knows how to present himself as one. Friendly, but not a friend.

A note on ages: More important than the actual age of the performers is the ability to portray the generational gap between Frank and Bruce.

REVULVA by Samantha Hurley

FANNY - F, late 20s, a woman whose pussy is trying to kill her.

PUSSY - M, 60s-70s, not the jolly Santa Claus type of old man, but crotchety, curmudgeonly "get off my lawn" type of old man.

SILLY GOOSE 1 - 20s-30s, can be played by an actor of any race or gender expression, but plays mostly female-identifying roles. Strong character actor (GAL PAL, POST OFFICE WORKER,WAITRESS, POLICE OFFICER, LAWYER, TALK SHOW HOST, DOMINATRIX)

SILLY GOOSE 2 - 20s-30s, can be played by any race or gender expression, but plays mostly male-identifying roles aka the dudes Fanny bangs. Strong character actor. (RECEPTIONIST, MAN IN A DEEP V, MAN IN A DEEPER V, DICK WHO RAMMED INTO HER ASS, GUY FROM CONNECTICUT, MAN HOLDING A FISH, GUY HAVING A GOOD TIME AT A WEDDING, MAN WITH A DEAD DEER, SEEMINGLY NORMAL GUY, GUY WHO MIGHT BE HOMELESS, JAKE GYLLENHAAL, AUDIENCE MEMBER, A MORE HANDSOME AUDIENCE MEMBER, CHEKHOV)

A LIFE OF LUXURY by Keegon Schuett

PENELOPE (f, six years old) - a flirtatious female platypus who loves to enjoy food, drinking, and attention.

CECIL (m, three years old) - a nervous male platypus who's inexperienced in the ways of thinking, using his venom, and seduction.

BETTY (f, eighteen months old) - a young tomboy of a puggle who isn't afraid to challenge definition.

THE TRICK OF THREES by Annika Anderson

Katherine - 61 (f); Trying to figure out what she believes in; concerned; conflicted; commanding; quick-on-her-feet; great at improvisation.

THE HOTTEST FALL by Ky Baity

Mel - Black, nonbinary (AFAB) early to late 20s

Wren - Nonbinary (AMAB ) person of color, early to late 20s

Faith/ensemble - Woman of color, early to mid 20s

Nico/ensemble - Man, any ethnicity, early to mid 20s

Female Professor - Woman over 30, any ethnicity

Male Professor - Man over 30, any ethnicity

(Content warning from the playwright - Mention of sexual assault including hazeing, mention of sex acts/genitalia, institutional racism and sexism)