Casting Performers for "The Roaring Girl" Play
Auditions for "The Roaring Girl". Directors are looking for actors, please see the details below. About the project: Sebastian has a problem. He's in love with Mary but his father won't agree to their marriage. In desperation, he turns to the one person who can help him: the fearless and feisty cross-dressing thief Moll Cutpurse. This shockingly contemporary but rarely produced 1611 play takes a raucous, mischievous look at gender, counterculture, generational tensions, and the lengths we go to for the ones we love. Rate: All actors will receive a $500 stipend. Additional info: Please prepare a 60-90 second comedic monologue. While the play is a classical text, written in heightened language, an audition piece need not be. We are looking for actors with a strong sense of comedic timing! Please submit your self-tape and materials via the Google form by Sunday, February 1. CALLBACKS: Will take place in person at 1 pm on Saturday, February 7. Location TBD. REHEARSALS/PERFORMANCES Rehearsals: April & May - weeknights and weekends Tech: May 23-June 3 IDR/Preview: June 4 Opening: June 5 Closing: June 27 CONTENT WARNINGS: Brief physical intimacy, some sword violence. When applying, please include a headshot, resume, and video , conflicts.
7 role s
A gender outlaw and underworld celebrity of early modern London. Moll smokes, fights, steals, and *gasp* wears trousers! A source of consternation to the older generation and admiration to the younger one, and is even willing to lend a hand to a pair of star-crossed lovers. Be queer do crimes. Will be engaging in a swordfight. Comfortable with brief singing.
A young gallant desperately in love with Mary Fitzallard. Loverboy, mischievous. Engages in brief physical intimacy.
The daughter of a poor knight and object of Sebastian’s affections. Scrappy, mischievous, underestimated. Engages in brief physical intimacy. DOUBLED WITH Laxton - 20s, he/him. Moll’s admirer; certified fuck boy. Will be engaging in a swordfight.
Sebastian’s boorish father. A set-in-his-ways old aristocrat who wants his child to marry into wealth, or at the very least nobility, and is willing to hire a detective to ensure that.
A local detective hired to uncover Sebastian’s “romance” with Moll; thinks he’s in Knives Out. DOUBLED WITH Neatfoot - any age (he/him) a long-winded, bumbling butler.
Disgruntled shop owner, NOT a fan of Moll; DOUBLED WITH Sir Guy - any age (he/him), Mary’s father, wants his daughter to marry up. Other tracks as needed.
Gossipy aristocrat; DOUBLED WITH Goshawk - any age (he/him) Laxton’s friend, fuck boy in training. Other tracks as needed.
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