Casting Performers for "Strange Aeons" Play
Casting performers for the "Strange Aeons" play. Please see the details below. ONLY LOCAL TALENT WILL BE ACCEPTED. About the project: A Faustian bargain throws the natural order out of joint. Now, The Magician must navigate a spectral landscape of his own making to restore what has been lost, but his creations perpetually slip from his control. Realms of imagination bleed together, and the line between the creator and the creation blurs. Drawn from the vaults of Forgotten Lore’s Evermore Cycle, Strange Aeons is an original, immersive theatrical experience inspired by the lives and works of Edgar Allan Poe, Mary Shelley, Charles Dickens, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Percy Bysshe Shelley, and Johannes Wolfgang von Goethe. Additional info: • Callbacks (if needed): Friday, September 12 6:30-8:30pm • Rehearsals: September 21-October 29 (generally, Wednesday evenings and Sunday afternoons) • Tech: November 1-4 • Performance Run: November 5-10. Those auditioning should prepare a dramatic reading of one of the attached materials. Alternatively, those auditioning may select a Gothic or Victorian literary text of their own to perform (1.5 - 2 minutes in length). In addition, those auditioning will be asked to engage in movement-based exercises and/or brief devised sequences during auditions. If you are interested, please apply.
14 roles
Willpower, desire, creation, and manifestation define the Magician.
Authority, structure, and control define the Emperor.
Motherhood, fertility, and nature define the Empress.
Dependence, smothering, and emptiness define the Empress Reversed.
End of cycle, beginnings, change, and metamorphosis define Death.
Innocence, new beginnings, and free spirit define the Fool.
Lack of control, lack of direction, and aggression define the Chariot Reversed.
Addiction, materialism, and playfulness define the Devil.
Cause and effect, clarity, and truth define Justice.
Loneliness and isolation define the Hermit Reversed.
Partnerships, duality, and union define the Lovers.
Faithlessness, discouragement, and insecurity define the Star.
Unconscious, illusions, and intuition define the Moon.
Negativity, depression, and sadness define the Sun.
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