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Seeking Performers for "Big, Scary Animals" Show

Richmond, CA, United States
ID: 274370Exp: 12/2/2024
Description:

The company is holding auditions for "Big, Scary Animals" Show and looking for performers, please see the details below. ONLY LOCAL TALENT WILL BE CONSIDERED. About the project: An older white couple from the country unknowingly move to the gayborhood to be closer to their granddaughter. What begins as polite dinner conversation with their gay, multi-ethnic neighbors careens out of control. A hilarious collision of race, sex, guns and sports, BIG, SCARY ANIMALS examines shifting generational beliefs and just how hard it is to raise a child regardless of who you are and where you live. Additional info: Performances: September 5th-September 28th, 2025 – Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00 pm; Sundays at 2:00 pm; one Thursday evening at 8:00 pm. Rehearsals: Potentially June 1 through September 5, 2025. All actors bring 1-2 memorized monologue of their own. And actors prepare 1 monologue and 1 scene to be read from the sides below. Please see the attachment for sides and for script. If interested, please apply.

6 roles

DonaldMale50-69 y.o.White / Caucasian

Rural; Married to Rhonda; Conservative; Gun-enthusiast; Taciturn; Guilt-ridden

RhondaFemale50-69 y.o.White / Caucasian

Rural; Married to Donald; Conservative; Chipper; Positive; Talkative; Defensive

MarcusMale40-59 y.o.All ethnicities

Gay; Quadruple Consciousness (a phrase he uses); consciously strives against gay stereotypes; Snobby?; Urban; Married to Clark; Professor

ClarkMale40-59 y.o.White / Caucasian Other Asian

Non-Black; Urban; Gay; Married to Marcus; Stereotypical and proud; Entertaining; Protective

SophiaFemale19-20 y.o.African-American

College student; Know-it-all; Confrontational; Gen-Z; Adopted daughter of Marcus & Clark; False bravado?

RonnieMale18-22 y.o.White / Caucasian

High school senior; Mildly neurodiverse (probably?); Taciturn; Curious; Volatile; Son of Donald & Rhonda