Seeking Cast for "Leaving Iowa" Play
Looking for actors to cast in the play "Leaving Iowa". Please see the details below for more information. ONLY LOCAL TALENT WILL BE CONSIDERED. About the project: Synopsis: Leaving Iowa is the story of Don Browning, a middle-aged writer, who returns home and decides to finally take his father's ashes to his childhood home, as requested. But when Don discovers Grandma's house is now a grocery store, he begins traveling across Iowa searching for a proper resting place for his father. This father-and-son road trip shifts smoothly from the present to Don's memories of the annual, torturous vacations of his childhood. Don's existential journey leads him to reconcile his past and present at the center of the United States. Leaving Iowa is a postcard to anyone who has ever found himself or herself driving alone on a road, revisiting fond memories of his or her youth. Additional info: Callbacks (If needed): Sunday, February 5, 1:00 - 3:00 PM; Champaign Public Library Robeson Pavilion Room B Read-through: - Wednesday, February 15, 6:30 PM, University Laboratory High School. Rehearsals start March 7, Monday through Friday 6:30 - 9:30 PM. Location TBA. Tech & Dress Rehearsals April 23 - April 27. Performances April 28, 29, May 5, 6 at 7:30 PM and Sundays April 30 and May 7 at 2:00 PM. If you are interested, please apply.
26 roles
Adult writer, young boy in flashbacks.
Don’s Father.
Don’s Mother, past and present.
Don’s Sister, past and present.
Hog Farmer.
Don’s Uncle.
Man with vegetable stand.
Don’s Grandfather.
Grocery Store Employee.
Farmer with Hoe.
Don’s childhood friend, now a professor.
Amish Peddler at flea market.
Civil War performer/narrator at museum.
Mechanic, fixes Don’s car.
Unhappy old man.
Stoic water with mullet.
Hog Farmer Bob’s Wife.
Don’s Aunt.
Co-owner of fruit cart, wife of Fruit Cart Guy.
Don’s Grandmother.
Woman in grocery store parking lot.
Wife of Amish Guy at flea market.
Assistant to Civil War Guy.
Works with Fred at auto repair shop.
Patron in Hotel.
Nighttime waitress.
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