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Looking for Actors for One Act Festival

Farmington, MI, United States
ID: 285166Exp: 5/17/2025
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Actors for 2025 One Act Festival. See more info below. About the project: "ärt" Synopsis: Emotions run high in the judges’ room during an art competition. Two judges implore the third judge to vote for their favorites, and when the artists are invited for interviews, chaos erupts. "Every, Every" Synopsis: In the aftermath of a horrific tragedy, two strangers come together and find peace from each other through the magic of theatre. "Wine DNA" Synopsis: Sorella and Jonah try to connect over their love of wine on an obligatory blind date...What could go wrong? "The Mime's Garden" Synopsis: A French Mime is tending to their garden when two girls run in begging for help as a murderer is after them. After some convincing, the Mime decides to help foil the Murderer in a Looney Toons style one-act. "The Trouble with Cashews" Synopsis: At a Fourth of July family gathering, brother and sister Paul and Tara stumble upon the truth regarding the perpetual warfare between human beings thanks to the way their Aunt Dorothy eats from a bowl of assorted nuts. "Underneath" Synopsis: “Underneath” underscores the idea that our identity is shaped not only by the things we cling to but also by the things we release. Reminding us when all is said and done the only thing we truly have is the love underneath. "Revenge of the Supermodels" Synopsis: In the year 2040, after a vaccine with unintended side effects has created a health emergency, the United States Army enlists the help of supermodels in a top-secret government project to save the country. "FISH & FOWL" Synopsis: While going through their deceased father's possessions, adult siblings Del and Della find what appear to be intimate photos of their stepmother. Awkwardness ensues. Additional info: Registration begins at 10:30am. Auditions begin at 11:00am. Each actor will be evaluated by all directors and may be selected for ANY of the 8 plays, UNLESS you expressly state that you only want to be considered for certain plays. NOTE: All character age ranges are rough approximations; directors have broad discretion when casting. Preparation: Actors should prepare a 30 - 60 second monologue (not necessarily memorized). Most plays are comedies; Every Every and Underneath are dramas, which might influence your monologue selection. Directors might also ask actors to read cuts from specific plays. Rehearsal schedule will be planned after casting but likely two days/week. Show dates: Friday, June 27 (8:00PM) Saturday, June 28 (8:00PM) Sunday, June 29 (2:00PM) Mandatory Rehearsal Dates: Tech Rehearsal: Sunday, June 22 Dress rehearsals: Monday, June 23 Tuesday, June 24 Wednesday, June 25 Please see the attachment for all important info, including sides, audition form & video audition info. If you are interested, please apply.

25 roles

MRS. NOTTINGFemale18-56 y.o.All ethnicities

Judge. "ärt"

MRS. CRULLFemale18-56 y.o.All ethnicities

Judge. "ärt"

MRS. KERRYFemale18-56 y.o.All ethnicities

Judge. "ärt"

JOHNMale40-59 y.o.All ethnicities

A man who lost his son in a horrific tragedy. "Every, Every"

MELANIEFemale30-49 y.o.All ethnicities

A woman who lost her stepsister, who she was almost like a mother to, in the same tragedy where John lost his son. "Every, Every"

AMYFemale20-29 y.o.All ethnicities

An actress who has yet to spend much time on the stage but has all the magic to do so. "Every, Every"

JASONMale20-29 y.o.All ethnicities

A shy actor who brings a unique joy to the world. "Every, Every"

SORELLAFemale20-39 y.o.All ethnicities

Very uninterested and irritated at the beginning, but she begins to think maybe she does have a connection after all. "Wine DNA"

JONAHMale20-39 y.o.All ethnicities

Eager to make the blind date work. "Wine DNA"

CHARFemale18-40 y.o.All ethnicities

Sassy, a little stand-offish, prickly personality. "The Mime's Garden"

SOPHIEFemale18-40 y.o.All ethnicities

Kindhearted, understanding, caring. "The Mime's Garden"

MIMEBoth genders18-56 y.o.All ethnicities

French Mime outfit and facepaint. No spoken dialogue, everything mimed. REQUIRES PHYSICAL ACTING, IMPROV AND/OR MIME SKILLS. "The Mime's Garden"

MURDERERMale20-50 y.o.All ethnicities

Dirty, angry and intimidating, crazed and ready to murder, extremely gullible. "The Mime's Garden"

PAULMale20-49 y.o.All ethnicities

Younger brother of TARA. "The Trouble with Cashews"

TARAFemale20-49 y.o.All ethnicities

Older sister of PAUL. "The Trouble with Cashews"

STEVEMale30-56 y.o.All ethnicities

Steadfast in knowing what he wants for his parents. "Underneath"

ROSIEFemale56-56 y.o.All ethnicities

(60+) - She is very ill, moves slowly, loves deeply. "Underneath"

EDDIEMale56-56 y.o.All ethnicities

(60+) - Reserved, protective of his family. "Underneath"

NOAHMale20-29 y.o.All ethnicities

College frat boy. "Revenge of the Supermodels"

AMBERFemale20-29 y.o.All ethnicities

U.S. Army lieutenant. "Revenge of the Supermodels"

THE SUPERMODELSFemale20-29 y.o.All ethnicities

All played by the same actor wearing different wigs: TRIXIE – Chief Science Officer - Ditzy. CHASTITY – U.S. Army Captain – Domineering. German or European accent. KRYSTAL – U.S. Army Colonel - Sensual. "Revenge of the Supermodels"

MRS. JOHNSONFemale50-59 y.o.All ethnicities

Maternal. "Revenge of the Supermodels"

DELMale40-44 y.o.All ethnicities

Younger brother of DELLA. "FISH & FOWL"

DELLAFemale43-47 y.o.All ethnicities

(Mid 40s) – Older sister of DEL. "FISH & FOWL"

VIVIANFemale56-56 y.o.All ethnicities

(60s) – Stepmother of DEL and DELLA. "FISH & FOWL"