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Performers Needed for "Getting Out" Play

Seattle, WA, United States
ID: 291175Exp: 8/17/2025
Description:

Casting talent for "Getting Out" Play, please see the details below. ONLY LOCAL TALENT WILL BE CONSIDERED. About the project: Arlene Horsclaw is out of prison, paroled after spending eight years following a murder conviction. Her eight years did not go easy, and Arlene spent much of her time in solitary confinement. As Arlene tries to adjust to life on the outside, memories of her criminal past “Arlie” force their way in. She remembers a vicious and angry child who killed frogs for fun and beat up other kids. But Arlie was also brutally abused by her father, and ran away with a pimp named Carl--what she saw as her only escape. Arlene, for the first time in eight years, has choices in front of her: Will she return to Carl? Will she allow former prison guard Bennie to stay and take care of her? Will she be alone forever? Getting Out, Marsha Norman’s first professional play, is inspired by the playwright’s time working with juvenile offenders, and creates a stark and heartbreakingly realistic portrayal of a woman trying to start over. Additional info: Callbacks TBA A one minute monologue is required for the audition. Please read the play before auditioning. Rehearsals: Monday through Friday, 3:30pm – 6:30pm Performances: December 5,6,7,12,13,14 - Friday and Saturdays - 7:30pm, Sundays 3pm

9 roles

CARLMale26-29 y.o.All ethnicities

Arlene's former pimp and partner in various crimes.

ARLIEFemale18-56 y.o.All ethnicities

Arlene at various times earlier in her life.

BENNIEMale50-59 y.o.All ethnicities

An Alabama prison guard.

EVANSMale18-56 y.o.All ethnicities

A prison guard.

CALDWELLMale18-56 y.o.All ethnicities

A prison guard.

DOCTORMale18-56 y.o.All ethnicities

A psychiatrist in a juvenile institution.

MOTHERFemale18-56 y.o.All ethnicities

Arlene's mother.

WARDENMale18-56 y.o.All ethnicities

Superintendent of Pine Ridge Correctional Institute for women.

RUBYFemale36-39 y.o.All ethnicities

Arlene's upstairs neighbor, a cook in a diner, also an ex-con.