Theater Auditions for "Back From The Dead" Play
ONLY LOCAL TALENT WILL BE ACCEPTED. Theater is currently in search of performers for production of "Back From The Dead". More details are below. About the play: In the desolate world of the Nowhere, a future North America ravaged by atomic fallout, a renegade group known as 'The No One' scrambles to survive under the rule of the self-appointed President Doctor Genius. As war breaks out and alliances shift, The No One must navigate a treacherous journey through dystopia, encountering eccentric survivors, deceitful societies, power struggles, mutated creatures, and a sexy aviatrix with a droid sidekick and a blimp full of intoxicants. Will Vesper, Daydream, Spike, Priscilla, and Gatsby escape the chaos and find their way to the legendary Greenspace, or will they find out the hard way that they're no one after all? Rate: Non-union with an honorarium. Additional information: AUDITION LOCATION Vancouver, BC. SHOOT/PERFORMANCE DATE(S) July 24-27, Aug 8-11. SHOOT/PERFORMANCE LOCATION(S) SUBMISSION DEADLINE May 9, 2024. Please prepare a comedic monologue; a wacky bold choice. Max 2 minutes. Cold reads may also be provided at the auditions. Please bring sheet music for an 80’s rock song and prepare to sing 32 bars with a piano accompanist. When applying, please submit resume and head shots.
16 roles
Tough with a gooey center. Has never had a real family, and desperately wants one. Did some bad things and is trying to make up for them by saving her friends, the family she found and desperately wants to keep together. Keeps calm… on the outside. Scared of vulnerability, as she’s been burned many times.
Gooey all the way through. Wistfully remembers the world before the end, but has accepted their reality. A philosophical, poetic sort. Loves vulnerability.
Optimistic, loving, and soft. Only gives one chance before she’ll shoot you, though. Offer her a sensory experience, and she’s in. An apocalyptic fairy princess.
Cynicist with seemingly-unshakable morals. Five minutes away from snapping. Charismatic, political, without faith that things will turn out all right. Searching for a home that makes sense to him. Too sarcastic by half. Speaks up, even when he shouldn’t.
Tough as nails, but proud of his cooking skills. Total punk. Will try anything once. Practical, loyal, good in a fight. Has a thing for robots. Pretty funny, but no one notices.
ADDITIONAL CHARACTER. SURVIVOR. (She/her) A glamorous aviatrix with a collection of drugs, a zeppelin, and a desperation for companionship. Lives life to the fullest… Maybe too much to the fullest. Speaks in a transatlantic accent and charms the pants off everybody she meets; it only becomes a problem when they want their pants back.
ADDITIONAL CHARACTER. SURVIVOR. (She/her) Wise, helpful, robotic, sexy. Programmed to be obedient, but somehow yearns for more.
ADDITIONAL CHARACTER. SURVIVOR. Strange, wise, crooked man who provides psychedelic guidance. He always says the word ‘why’ with an aspirated H.
ADDITIONAL CHARACTER. SURVIVOR. (He/him or they/them) Hairdresser defector with a thirst for power and a thing for tough girls. Needy, desperate, unhinged but tries to hide it. Codependent. Thinks he’s in a movie.
ADDITIONAL CHARACTER. SURVIVOR. (She/her) Making the most of a bad situation, Champagne Laserbeam reinvented herself as a rock star dictator when the opportunity presented itself and has never been happier. Fabulous.
ADDITIONAL CHARACTER. SURVIVOR. (She/her) Right at home as the leader of a group of over-sexed party people who need a leader to schedule their debauchery for them. Very good at talking people into things. Knows more and is sharper than she lets on. A glittering, evangelical siren.
ADDITIONAL CHARACTER. SURVIVOR. (He/him) Big Brother, if Big Brother was a mad scientist who watched too much TV.
ENSEMBLE ROLE. Some featured roles noted above double for ensemble. Maybe ensemble roles have comedic lines. Fascists.
ENSEMBLE ROLE. Some featured roles noted above double for ensemble. Maybe ensemble roles have comedic lines. Punks.
ENSEMBLE ROLE. Some featured roles noted above double for ensemble. Maybe ensemble roles have comedic lines. Lost souls searching for someone to fulfill their mommy issues in a tough apocalypse.
ENSEMBLE ROLE. Some featured roles noted above double for ensemble. Maybe ensemble roles have comedic lines. Hedonist glamazons who yearn for oppression.
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