Jobs in Acting for "Nuclear Family" Play
ONLY LOCAL TALENT WILL BE ACCEPTED. Seeking talent for production of "Nuclear Family". More details are below. About the project: Justin and Bea are just your average 1960s Canadian couple. They have two kids, a house in the suburbs with a white picket fence, and a fully-stocked fallout shelter in the basement. But will their detailed plans for surviving the nuclear apocalypse prepare them for challenges more immediate than the atomic bomb: family secrets, troublesome neighbours, and teenage angst? A Cold War black comedy from the creator of the Harry S. Rintoul Award-nominated Murmurs of Earth and Countdown to Babylon. Additional information: Independent Fringe Festival Production (non-union). Project Length: ~1.25 hours. Equal shares of net ticket revenue. Production Location: Winnipeg, Manitoba. REHEARSALS BEGIN: February 2022. PERFORMANCES: Winnipeg Festival, July 17-28, 2024. If you're interested, please apply.
5 roles
An amiable and pun-loving forest ranger who is obsessed with preparing his family for nuclear war.
Justin’s dutiful but dissatisfied wife, who pines for her days as an airline stewardess and dreams of taking her family on an overseas vacation.
Justin and Bea’s next-door neighbour, a political science professor whose left-wing views cause him and Justin to become bitter enemies.
Frank’s wife, who judges Bea for having given up her career for domesticity.
Narrates pantomime segments on the “8 Steps to Survival” in the style of old public service training films. Not a live role; narration will be pre-recorded.
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