Casting Performers for "The Squirrels" Show
The company is holding auditions for "The Squirrels" show and looking for actors, please see the details below. ONLY LOCAL TALENT WILL BE CONSIDERED. About the project: Scurius, the patriarch of a family of gray squirrels, has collected enough nuts to last ten winters. When a group of starving fox squirrels begs him to share his hoard of food, animosity erupts into a ferocious war. THE SQUIRRELS is a boundary-pushing, darkly satirical look at wealth inequality in which no creature comes out unscathed. Rate: All roles are compensate with a $400 stipend. Additional info: Please arrive early to fill out an audition form and bring any conflicts which you may have. Auditions will consist of readings from the scripts. Production Dates are Friday March 28th - Saturday April 19th (Shows Thursday through Saturday at 7:30 PM, and 1 Sunday performance at 3PM).
6 roles
Great old gray squirrel. Big. Fat-ish. The greatest gatherer of nuts the forest ever saw. Now gone to seed. Father to Chordata. Partner to Mammalia. Adopted father to Rodentia.
Young gray squirrel. Squirrel sexy. Squirrel smart. She knows the forest is changing. She is in love with Carolinensis. She is perhaps a little too sentimental.
Older gray squirrel. The long-suffering partner to Sciurus. She loves him. Knows his faults. Has aided his schemes. She is dedicated to her daughter and wants only the best for her.
Adopted daughter of Sciurus. Young fox squirrel. She swims with the tide that raises her boat.
Young fox squirrel. Fierce. Strong. Idealistic but hungry. It is after all the dead of winter and mating season is coming.
Gray squirrel. He is smooth. Too smooth. He stares too long. He's creepy like an evil Rikki-Tikki- Tavi. The scientist is not a real scientist. He's a cartoon scientist. Make of that what you will.
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