Actors Needed for "The Pillowman" Play Audition
Auditions for “The Pillowman” show. Casting actors. Please see more info below. About the project: Synopsis: In an interrogation room in an unnamed totalitarian dictatorship, Katurian, a writer, is being interrogated by two detectives. Next door, Katurian’s intellectually disabled sibling Michal waits. The detectives want to know why Katurian’s stories feature gruesome plots about child murder and torture, and in particular, why they seem to mirror a string of recent child murders in the area. This brutal dark comedy from Martin McDonagh, the master of the horror-comedy, poses unanswerable questions: Can stories hold the power to cause atrocities? Where is the line between truth and fairy tale? Is a life of horror worth living at all? Drawing on inspiration as diverse as Grimm’s Fairy Tales, Kafka, and Antonin Artaud, The Pillowman is a dark, twisty, and utterly unforgettable masterpiece from one of Ireland’s most treasured writers. Additional info: Auditions will consist of cold readings from the play. Rehearsals will start in December, with a break for the holidays. Rehearsal days are flexible to work around actor conflicts. Show dates: February 14th – March 2nd 2024 (Friday – Sunday performances). If you are interested, please apply.
6 roles
A very talented writer who doesn’t like to rock the boat, but is passionate about telling stories.
An Investigator. The “Good” Cop. Sardonic, Funny, Straightforward, Intelligent, And Controlled.
The “Bad” Cop – Explosive, Physically Powerful, Self-Righteous, Violent, And Brutal.
Katurian’s sibling who is intellectually disabled and has a childlike innocence.
Minor role to appear as shadow in the storytelling part of the play. This role may be double cast. Puppetry Experience A Plus.
Minor role to appear as shadow in the storytelling part of the play. This role may be double cast. Puppetry Experience A Plus.
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