"The Revolutionists" Play Casting Actors
Auditions for "The Revolutionists" show. In need of cast. ONLY LOCAL TALENT WILL BE CONSIDERED. See the breakdown below. About the project: SYNOPSIS: Four bada*s women lose their heads in this irreverent, girl-powered comedy set during the French Revolution’s Reign of Terror. A playwright, an assassin, a former queen, and spy hang out and try to beat back the extremist havoc in 1793 Paris. A dream-tweaked comedy about legacy, art, activism, feminism, chosen sisters, and how we actually go about changing the world. Beneath the humor lies some important issues to be pondered. Who are the heroes and who are the victims in history, and why do they sometimes change over time? Does the pen dominate the sword? Why have women’s contributions not received adequate recognition, and why have they not achieved the same standing as men? Why do minorities, the poor, and the already oppressed continue to suffer abuse by the privileged? Content Label: PG-13 for adult themes & language. Additional info: Cold reading from the script and a brief a capella song. Please bring a current resume and headshot if you have them. Please see the document attached. If you are interested, please apply.
4 roles
Female Presenting. Ability/movement: On stage the entire play. Sit, stand, lean, climb and be comfortable with ascending and descending stairs. Possibly down on the floor at times. Olympe, a visionary and radical in every action she took, who dared to push the definition of equality beyond where male rebels believed it could extend. French playwright and vocal activist, Olympe believed that a true revolution would give equal rights to the men and women of France.
Female Pres. Vocals: Able to sing a cappella. Ability/movement: On stage nearly the entire play. Sit, stand, lean, climb & be comfortable with ascending and descending stairs. Possibly down on the floor at times. Based most loosely upon the historical canon, Marianne Angels. Marianne is a blend of various women of color who sought equality during the French Revolution in order to raise up women’s realities not only in France itself, but also on one of its island colonies, Saint-Domingue.
Gender: Female Presenting Vocals: Able to sing a cappella. Ability/movement: On stage nearly the entire play. Sit, stand, lean, climb and be comfortable with ascending and descending stairs. Possibly down on the floor at times. Charlotte is the woman who stabbed radical journalist and politician Jean-Paul Marat. While Marat’s legacy and name recognition has thrived thanks to his role as a martyr for the rebels, Charlotte faded into obscurity.
Gender: Female Presenting. Vocals: Able to sing a cappella. Ability/movement: On stage nearly the entire play. Sit, stand, lean, climb and be comfortable with ascending and descending stairs. Possibly down on the floor at times. Arguably the most recognized symbol of privilege during the revolution, Marie was perceived both then and now as just that, a symbol.
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