Seeking Actors for Play "Gruesome Playground Injuries"
Auditions for play “Gruesome Playground Injuries”. Actors wanted. Please see the details below. About the project: Gruesome Playground Injuries explores the lives of two best friends as they navigate the complications of growing up and growing apart over the span of thirty years. As the memories unfold, Kayleen and Doug learn that the scars of growing pains are both physical and emotional. Additional info: These shows have smaller casts, smaller sets, and are staged up close to audiences. The subject matter may be challenging. The humor may be on the dark side. The drama may be intense. Actors will be asked to read from sides provided attached at the audition. Performances are March 24 -26, 2023. Breakdown of Sides for Audition: please see the document attached.
2 roles
Keeps her guard up. Growing up in a tumultuous household with an abusive father and several broken relationships, she ages learning to swallow her smile. Kayleen has a chronic stomach condition that causes her to throw up blood– Something her mother said was anxiety-related. But whether it's illness or anxiety, Kayleen keeps her external self-hardened as a shield against a harsh world.
Would break every bone in his body once just to know how it feels. He’s an extrovert, a daredevil, and a foolish boy trying to make it all make sense. Doug has ADHD, and it shows. He’s a little late with social cues. But his heart is desperate to connect to someone else who can match his curiosity for life. The world may not understand him but he desperately, and dangerously, is trying to understand the world.
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