Performers Needed for "Eureka Day" Show
The company is holding auditions for "Eureka Day" Show and looking for performers, please see the details below. ONLY LOCAL TALENT WILL BE CONSIDERED. About the project: The Eureka Day of the title is a private California elementary school with a Board of Directors that values inclusion above all else—that is until an outbreak of the mumps forces everyone in the community to reconsider the school’s liberal vaccine policy. As cases rise, the board realizes with horror that they’ve got to do what they swore they never would: make a choice that won’t please everybody. Rate: All actors will be paid. Additional info: Sides from the script will be provided to auditioning actors. Rehearsals will begin on April 4th. Performances will be in May (specific dates/locations TBA). Please apply if interested.
6 roles
No kids. Head of School, Ex Music Teacher, Moved to Berkeley from New England to catch the last part of the hippie movement. Always a calming presence. Meditates daily with his wife of many years.
Mom of Sebastian, Arlo, Izzy, Juniper, Thomkins, and Walden. Warm, Gracious. She & her husband are UC Berkeley graduate school sweethearts who stayed. Raising their six children has been the joy of her life. She considers her space on the board, nurturing the school they attend, as intertwined in that mission. She lives in a four-million-dollar house (but she’ll tell you it was much cheaper when they bought it) but thinks of herself as middle-class, not wealthy.
Mom of Victor. The newest board member, her son Victor, has been at the school for less than a year since they moved from the East Coast. She is a child of a military family and has excellent skills at joining a new group and navigating the dynamics. She has worked in nonprofits and has experience with well-intentioned white people. While she is good at putting other people at ease, she is still sussing out how comfortable she is in this Berkeley community.
(self-described Hapa). Mom of Olivia. Berkeley native never wanted to live anywhere else. Single mother by choice. A little bored with her job (which she is good at) and a little worried it’s too late to have another child, although she thinks about it.
Dad of Tobias. Stanford grad, Silicon Valley guy who cashed out early (and big) and is looking for the next thing to occupy his time and energy. He has a ton of hipster hobbies, and he and his wife have an open marriage, but only after hours of therapy so that it was done in a meaningful and healthy way. That was years ago, though. Oblivious but well-meaning.
Newest Board Member. This cameo role involves joining the cast for the final scene. No lines. The director will only consider general auditioners for casting in this role who specifically request it at auditions. General auditioners will not be cast in this role without a conversation about their interest level.
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