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Casting Performers for Upcoming Play

Philadelphia, PA, United States
ID: 289516Exp: 9/13/2025
Description:

The company is holding auditions for production of "Dog Sees God, Confessions of a Teenage Blockhead" and looking for performers, please see the details below. About the project: When CB’S dog dies from rabies, CB begins to question the existence of an afterlife. His best friend is too burnt out to provide any coherent speculation; his sister has gone goth; his ex-girlfriend has recently been institutionalized; and his other friends are too inebriated to give him any sort of solace. But a chance meeting with an artistic kid, the target of this group’s bullying, offers CB a piece of mind and sets in motion a friendship that will push teen angst to the very limits. Drug use, suicide, eating disorders, teen violence, rebellion and sexual identity collide and careen toward an ending that’s both haunting and hopeful. Additional info: Anyone auditioning must arrive at the theater no later than 11:30AM. Audition Requirements: Please prepare a 1–2‑minute comedic monologue. You may be also asked to read from the script. Performance Dates: 1/7(preview performance), 1/9, 1/10, 1/11, 1/16, 1/17, 1/18, 1/23, 1/24, 1/25. Additional performances may be added Rehearsal Dates: Rehearsals will generally be held on Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, with additional rehearsals scheduled as we approach Opening Night. Cast members will be required to attend the Club Night Performance of It’s Only a Play, which will be held on Wednesday, November 5th. If cast, you will also be required to assist with Set Build on 11/23 and 11/24 and set strike on Sunday, January 25th. Cast members will be required to assist with Hospitality for one performance of It’s Only a Play. Additional rehearsals may be added as needed If interested, please apply.

7 roles

CB (Charlie Brown)Male20-39 y.o.All ethnicities

Is the main character in the play. He is intensely saddened over the death of his dog, and is forced to question both his sexuality and his social status when he unwittingly falls for his classmate Beethoven.

Beethoven (Schroeder)Male20-39 y.o.All ethnicities

Became the school outcast prior to events in the play. A bit of a recluse, Beethoven takes solace in playing the piano, but when he and CB become romantically involved, his world is turned upside down.

CB’s Sister (Sally)Female20-39 y.o.All ethnicities

Has gone Goth, at least for a portion of the play. It is mentioned that, like her character basis, she changes her philosophy on life often.

Van (Linus)Male20-39 y.o.All ethnicities

Always the philosopher in childhood, is now a pothead with a worldview to match.

Matt (Pig-Pen)Male20-39 y.o.All ethnicities

Is a pathological germophobe whose dirtiness has been internalized – he is sex-obsessed, homophobic, and terrorizes Beethoven mercilessly. He is CB’s best friend.

Tricia (Peppermint Patty)Female20-39 y.o.All ethnicities

A party girl, who professes herself to be “pretty” and “popular”.

Marcy (Marcie)Female20-39 y.o.All ethnicities

A party girl and Tricia’s sidekick. She has a threesome with Tricia and Matt during the play.